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profits than that of the breeding of Jerseys, because of 

 this large and almost untouched southern market. 

 Breeders have it in their power to make Kentucky one 

 of the great breeding and market places for the Hol- 

 stein breed. 



Kentucky furnishes hundreds of examples of run- 

 down farms which have been restored to fertility by 

 dairy farming. A conspicuous example is the county 

 of Pendleton. Fifteen years ago this hill county was 

 washed and gullied, and the, farm land was practically 

 worthless. Today these same hillsides are growing 

 splendid crops of sweet clover, blue grass and alfalfa, 

 bank deposits have more than quadrupled, gullies have 

 been stopped, commodious bams have been built, and 

 good herds of dairy cows are bringing in a comfortable 

 monthly income to a large number of farmers. The 

 counties of Campbell, Kenton, Shelby, Spencer and Har- 

 din may also be cited as examples of the effectiveness of 

 dairy farming in increasing soil fertility. Kentucky 

 farmers are beginning to realize that when well cared 

 for, £Lnd properly applied, the manure from a dairy cow 

 is worth $25 or more per year, and that a herd of cows 

 enables the farmer to feed the grass, hay and forage 

 produced on his farm, thereby keeping a large part of 

 the farm in grass, preventing' erosion, and retaining 

 plant food on the farm. Dairy farming means a profit- 

 able system of ■ agriculture and increased crop produc- 

 tion, and a larger income each year. Moreover, a good 

 herd of dairy cows will bring in a much greater money 

 return and utilize a ^given amount of feed to much 

 greater advantage than an equal number of steers. For 

 this reason the production of dairy products replaces 

 beef production whenever population becomes dense, 

 and land becomes high priced. This is shown by the 

 experience of farmers in the dairy districts of Ken- 

 tucky, and of other States, and by the practice of farm- 

 ers in Denmark, Holland, Germany and other European 

 nations. 



The Kentucky College of Agriculture and Experi- 

 ment Station is actively engaged in the encouragement 

 of all phases of dairying in Kentucky, including the 

 care, breeding and management of dairy cattle, and' the 



