Thirty-fourth Annual Convention. 299 



Denmark. Sweden. Norway. Germany. Finland. 



1895 2 



1896 13 ... 



1897 15 ... ... 1 



1898 58 1 1 ... 1 



1899 82 7 . 5 1 1 



1900 49 20 13 1 



1901 41 42 46 5 1 



1902 47 66 42 9 3 



1903 55 51 30 11 5 



1904 28 86 23 34 10 



Total 390 273 163 G3 20 



Government Assistance. 



Since May 23, 1902, the Danish government has given the 

 work financial assistance. Each year the sum of $32,000 is 

 appropriated to be distributed in portions of not more thau 

 $66.00 to any one association, the association to have not less 

 than 200 cows. The government also aids indirectly by offering 

 prizes for the best animals and encourages improvement in dairy 

 cattle by a liberal appropriation for the purpose of aiding bull 

 associations which are a natural outgrowth of the cow testing 

 associations. 



The Swedish government aids the movement by contributing 

 yearly as follows : 



Associations. The first 3 years. The following years. 



With less than 250 cows $53.00 $40.00 



250 to 300 47.00 33.00 



300 to 350 40.00 27.00 



350 to 400 33.00 20.00 



400 to 450 27.00 13.00 



450 to 500 20.00 7.00 



The Control Assistants. 



The assistants, or the men that do the weighing and calcu- 

 lation of the milk, butter, feed, etc., in the associations, are men 

 that have had especial training for that purpose. The agricul- 

 tural schools in Denmark conduct every year special courses of 

 from two or four months, for the purpose of giving instructions 

 to cow testers. Before entering these courses, the students must 

 have had practical experience in the feeding and care of dairy 

 cattle, and must have had such experience in veterinary science, 

 milking, breeding, etc., that they are able to give advice to the 



