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ested should be held at which time the association may be 

 formally organized. The State dairy extension field man 

 should also be present at that meeting and act in an advis- 

 ory capacity regarding the various steps to be taken in 

 forming a satisfactory organization. 



The constitution and by-lav^s adopted by the associa- 

 tion should be brief and written in simple language. Copies 

 of those in use in well-organized and successful bull associa- 

 tions may be obtained from the extension department of the 

 State agricultural colleges, or from the Bureau of Dairy 

 Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Who Should Join 



Most of the 248 bull associations now in operation are 

 in those districts where the herds are small. These districts 

 are the natural places for the work to begin because the 

 entire cost of a well-bred bull is high per cow to the owner 

 of the small herd. It does not follow, however, that the bull 

 association is not adapted to those districts where the dairy 

 herds are large. The dairy-bull association is adapted to 

 every dairy district and to every farm on which dairy cows 

 of any kind are kept. 



Every dairyman in this country is a prospective mem- 

 ber of such an organization. He has much to gain and noth- 

 ing to lose by joining. If the owners of small herds can pool 

 their small resources and buy good bulls, the owners of 

 large herds can pool their larger resources and buy better 

 bulls, while the owners of the best-bred dairy herds can 

 pool their still greater resources and buy the best bulls 

 available. Even if the financial question is no part of the 

 problem, the farmers may work out some method of ex- 

 change suitable to their conditions and be greatly benefited 

 thereby. 



As a rule, it costs but little more and sometimes less 

 to own a share in a well-bred dairy bull than to be the sole 

 owner of an ordinary scrub. Not only is the original cost 

 less but also the cost for feed and care is apportioned 

 among all the members and falls lightly on each one. 



