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November 1, 1924 
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with smiles or distress as their net pro¬ 
teges were moved up or down the line 
at the judge’s direction and to receive a 
slue, or red, or ribbon of any color was 
an appropriate signal for outbursts of 
handclapping and enthusiasm by the 
ringside observers. Then to watch the 
step of the boy or girl as they went from 
the ringside leading the prize animal 
and displaying the blue ribbon was all 
the evidence that one needed to con¬ 
vince the most skeptical as to the value 
of displays and exhibits of this char¬ 
acter. The future of dairying in this 
country depends upon the younger gen¬ 
eration. And it is well that the import¬ 
ance of efficiency in production and effi¬ 
ciency in marketing be brought to their 
attention during their tender years. If 
the dairy show did nothing else but serve 
the boys and girls as it did, or to show 
the “feeding of the family” display, it 
was worth whatever it cost its sponsors. 
American dairy cows produced enough 
milk last year to provide each person in 
the United States with 212 quarts of 
milk, 17 lbs. of butter, 3.0 lbs. of cheese, 
13.6 lbs. of evaporated milk, and 20 
gallons of ice cream. The United States 
Department of Agriculture featured the 
progress in dairy farm management and 
displayed in a most attractive and unique 
fashion information that was most con¬ 
vincing. A single dairy farm, with its 
original ramshackle buildings, was pic¬ 
tured on the canvas and the progress in 
the way of construction and development 
and the improvement in the production of 
grades suitable for dairying w'as succes¬ 
sively displayed, until at the end of 10 
years of progress the dairy farmer found 
himself in a modern equipped home and 
was able to house his animals in a mod¬ 
ern equipped barn and to feed them 
largely on products that were home¬ 
grown. The old milk wagon w r as re¬ 
placed by a Ford truck and typified in 
a most practical and interesting manner 
the step by step progress that intelligent 
dairy farmers have made. 
Getting back to the live stock show, 
just a word about some of the notable 
animals and herds. Carnation Farms 
had on exhibit the world’s record cow, 
Peitertie Segis Prospect. She produced 
37,381 lbs. of milk within a year and 
followed this the next year by producing 
35.550 lbs. of milk, and 1,419 lbs. of 
butterfat. To realize that this is an 
average production of 48 quarts of milk 
per day for a period of two years is al¬ 
most unbelievable, but nevertheless it is 
her authentic record. 
Then the old cow “May” that had the 
unique distinction of holding the Ameri¬ 
can butterfat record by producing 1,523 
lbs. and 31,610 lbs. of milk was on pa¬ 
rade and, no doubt, was proud of the fact 
that one of her sons was Junior Champ¬ 
ion bull and that this son, together with 
its full sister, was first in the class of 
a progeny of one dam. 
Perhaps there has never been assem¬ 
bled in any one ring as many Holstein 
cows of world fame and of high record 
as were displayed in the A. It. O. class, 
and the Holstein Association is to be 
commended for its successful achieve¬ 
ment in bringing out these world famous 
cows. The public and the breeders ap¬ 
preciate seeing with their own eyes the 
dairy cows that they heard so much 
about in the dairy breeds. 
The Brown Swiss breeders’ interest 
centered chiefly in a cow, who in her 
thirteenth year produced over 25,000 lbs. 
of milk and 1.009 lbs. of butterfat. To 
look at her she would not fill the eye from 
the standpoint of conformation and qual¬ 
ity. but one must give deference to any 
individual that can manufacture this 
quantity of dairy products in 365 days. 
She was a typical representative of pro¬ 
duction wedded to reproduction, and the 
breeders of dairy cows must sooner or 
later come un to a fuller realization _ of 
the importance of these two determining 
factors. „ , 
The exhibit of Guernseys failed to ap¬ 
proach the standards that the breeders 
of this popular type have established 
at previous national dairy shows. This 
applies possibly more to the item of num¬ 
bers than to the matter of quality, for 
the tops in their respective classes^ this 
year were outstanding. Emmadine Farm, 
a comparatively new name in Guernsey 
channels, was frequently on the lips of 
the observers. They captured the grand 
champion bull and likewise the grand 
champion cow. and were conspicuously 
at the head when either blue or red rib¬ 
bons were allotted. 
To assemble a herd of such uniformity 
and of such outstanding quality in so 
short a time is an enviable accomplish¬ 
ment. Here again, one must emphasize 
the importance that Guernsey females 
have played in the development and es¬ 
tablishment of utility type. _ The grand 
old cows that were lined up in the A. It. 
O. division were living examples of milk¬ 
ing machines, agencies that have a re¬ 
markable ability of converting food prod¬ 
ucts into dairy products. Manifestly 
there is more uniformity in the Guern¬ 
sey type as the years go on. but more at¬ 
tention to udders and more regard for 
constitutional vigor and symmetry would 
tend to add to the attractiveness of this 
famous breed. 
With the Jerseys, especial mention 
must be made of Twin Oaks Farm, for 
their achievement in the eastern show 
ring during the past few years is com¬ 
mon knowledge. With a grand champion 
bull in Fern’s Wexford Noble and the 
Grand Champion Cow. this breeding es¬ 
tablishment is entitled to first page posi¬ 
tion. Then to know that young stock of 
their own breeding is coming on to re¬ 
place this assembled group is ample evi¬ 
dence that intelligent and well-tried 
breeding plans prevail at this farm. 
In the Ayrshire classes let it be said 
that they were strong and hard footed 
from beginning to end. Adam Seitz & 
Sons w T on the largest percentage of rib¬ 
bons and were awarded the banner as 
premier breeders. Their aged cow, Helen 
R, was senior and grand champion cow 
and their aged bull was made senior 
champion but was defeated for grand 
championship by the junior two-year old 
Roamer, shown by Barclay Farms. It 
was indeed difficult for the breeders who 
observed this award to justify this plac¬ 
ing and the assignment of the grand 
champion banner to the younger bull 
created an occasion which caused the 
judges to tax their wits in explaining 
this award. 
With the Holstein group, three exhi¬ 
bitors deserve special mention. Har¬ 
grove & Arnold of Des Moines, Iowa, 
with their aged herd exhibit and with 
their uniformity in young grade herd, 
could not be denied first honors. The. 
Jefferson Asylum herd, with its grand 
championship cow and its junior cham¬ 
pion heifer, both by the same sire, must 
be recognized. While the Minnesota 
Holstein Company, winning first and sec¬ 
ond in the get of sires by groups of ani¬ 
mals served by two different bulls and 
first of the produce of cow, deserve es¬ 
pecial mention. 
In the student judging contest, Michi¬ 
gan w r on first place in a competition 
where 22 college teams competed. The 
Iowa contingent won first in the judging 
of dairy products and almost scooped 
the platter in this competition. 
The Dairy Science Association held 
most interesting meetings, as did the 
county agents under the able direction 
of Director Hatch of the Wisconsin Sta¬ 
tion. The Dairy Association paid signal 
honors and evidenced its very great re¬ 
spect to Dean Henry, Prof. Babcock of 
the Wisconsin Station and Prof. Haecker 
of the Minesota station, all of whom have 
played a most important part in guiding 
the dairy industry along intelligent and 
constructive lines. 
There was current in all the conversa¬ 
tion of those observing the judging of 
dairy cattle and the judging of dairy 
products or those who were especially 
concerned in studying equipment having 
to do with dairy animals or dairy prod¬ 
ucts, that the greatest need of the dairy¬ 
men today was some systematic plan 
wherein the marketing of their products 
could be made on a profitable and a uni¬ 
formly graded basis. Secretary Hoover, 
in his address to the National Dairy As¬ 
sociation, and Ex-Governor Lowden as 
well, stressed the importance of market¬ 
ing problems and were convinced that 
education and not legislation would be 
the agency to bring about such improve¬ 
ments. Ex-Governor Lowden has been 
a staunch believer in co-operative market¬ 
ing and Secretary Hoover went even a 
step farther and stated that co-operative 
marketing should be promulgated by gov¬ 
ernment agencies and that men trained in 
marketing work must be placed in re¬ 
sponsible positions and held accountable 
for the constructive development of this 
phase of agriculture. When marketing 
methods are as advanced as production, 
methods it is reasonable to believe farm 
folks will prosper. But until this end is 
attained, there is bound to be blocking 
of plans that will throw both groups out 
of gear. f. c. m. 
House for 400 Birds 
I wish to construct a poultry-house to 
house about 400 hens. Would it be pre¬ 
ferable to build in units to house 100 
hens each? What type house is best 
adapted to this section? Where can I ob¬ 
tain plans? j. m. M. 
Birdsboro, Pa. 
I should prefer a single house for a 
flock of 400 birds, though this might be 
of the long type, divided into pens for 100 
each, if one preferred. There are many 
styles of poultry-houses, each one having 
its advocates, and no one so superior to 
all others as to have gained universal 
adoption. A building 20x60 ft. would 
house that number of fowls, and is of the 
long, narrow type most commonly used. 
A square building, 30x35 ft. on each side, 
the Missouri type, is also in use for a 
flock of the above mentioned size. I am 
not prepared to say which one is best for 
your - locality, as I think that it is largely 
a matter of personal preference. Hens 
do well in any of them if properly cared 
for. I would suggest writing your State 
agricultural college at State College, Pa., 
for detailed plans of poultry buildings. 
Very likely the Poultry Department of 
the University of Missouri, at Columbia, 
Mo., will send plans for the Missouri type 
of house upon application, and the bulle¬ 
tins upon the subject from the New Jer¬ 
sey Experiment Station at New Bruns¬ 
wick. N. J., and the New York Agricul¬ 
tural College at Ithaca, N. Y., will also 
be found helpful. While these publica¬ 
tions are primarily for State residents, 
they are frequently sent outside when the 
supply permits. M. B. D. 
First Member of Cavalry Detach¬ 
ment : “Lookee heah, Joe, how come you- 
all to teach dat der mule all dem tricks? 
Ah can’t teach mail mule nothing!” Sec¬ 
ond Ditto; “Dat’s easy ; you-all jes’ has 
to know moh dan de mule.”—The Point¬ 
er. 
