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Dairy Work 



The general dairy work, dealing with correspondence, attending dairy 

 meetings, promoting dairying, the second largest industi-y in the State, advis- 

 ing producers along the many lines pertinent to the general welfare of their 

 farms, stock, products, or on the construction of buildings or equipment, has 

 been actively carried out. The volume of letters going out on above subjects 

 is in the many thousands. The meetings attended, both within and without 

 the Commonwealth, have averaged better than four a month. The office 

 conferences with producers, dealers, inspectors and others interested in the 

 industry, or in our work, run into the many hundreds. 



Butter fat check tests have been carried on for the protection of the pro- 

 ducer who is paid on a butter fat basis. This work requires one man, full 

 time, who, at the same time makes quality checks at dealer's plants. 



1937 



Babcock tests made 3,730 Farms not approved 8 



Producers milk tested 3,957 Farms approved on reinspec- 



Dealers or creameries visited. 730 tion 2 

 Milk inspectors visited 170 Farms not approved on rein- 

 Complaints investigated 45 spection 4 



Producers interviewed 509 Reductase tests made 389 



Dealers samples tested 157 Sediment tests made 352 



Farms visited 237 Temperatures taken 2,815 



Farms approved 26 



The man on this work spent considerable time assisting at the Eastern 

 States Exposition, and working with Inspectors of certain cities in arrang- 

 ing for quality exhibits, and assisting with work in connection with National 

 Milk Week. 



Animal Husbandry Work 



The Animal Husbandry work of the Division has been carried on by the 

 Director, working with the Extension Service, the State College, various 

 Associations formed to promote the interest and welfare of sheep, goats, 

 horses, cattle, swine, etc. The Division carried on a Sheep Demonstration 

 Farm, in accordance with the statutes, contracting with Oscar Belden & Sons 

 of North Hatfield, for the use of their farm, flock, etc., to dispense informa- 

 tion to interested parties. Our efforts have enabled forty or moi'e producers 

 to enter into sheep growing as an adjunct to their other farm lines. We have 

 i,mported into the State two carloads of ewes which were sold at cost to 

 farmers to start new flocks, or replenish their depleted old ones. We have 

 assisted growers in numerous flock management problems. We have enabled 

 producers to get sheep from growers who had the type or breeds desired, 

 other than those carried by the Beldens. Cooperating with the Beldens, we 

 have conducted at least one field or general demonstration, open to all people 

 interested in sheep husbandry. At these demonstrations, talks have been 

 given by members of the College faculty, by the Director of this Division, and 

 visiting growers or specialsts. Practical operations have been demonstrated 

 to show how best to control diseases, parasites, etc. All in all, this farm has 

 proven a great help to the grower, and to the State. 



The Department, each year, assists sheep growers in the marketing of their 

 wool, through a co-operative wool pooling plan, which has proven its value to 

 the growers for the last 16 years. Many times the growers actually double 

 the amount received, by marketing through the Pool, over direct sales of grease 

 wool. Blankets are made for the growers who sell them locally, or through 

 established trade channels. 



Meetings dealing with horses, Sheep, cattle and milk goats were arranged 

 in connection with the Union Agricultural assembly, held annually under the 

 sponsorship of our Department. There were several hundred farmers who 

 attended these meetings, many taking a definite part in the open discussions. 



The Director has exchanged speaking engagements with neighboring 



