The trail blazers . one or more of several causes;namely, the failure to eliminate from the herd the low-producing cows; the failureto obey proper feeding principles with some or all of the cows; the failure to pro-duce the right kinds of crops to the full capacity of the available land; and thefailure to provide buildings properly arranged and constructed. To improve these conditions, the College Dairy department, through theExtension Service, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agri-culture, through the Dairy division, has been conducting a state-wide campaignfor approximatel
The trail blazers . one or more of several causes;namely, the failure to eliminate from the herd the low-producing cows; the failureto obey proper feeding principles with some or all of the cows; the failure to pro-duce the right kinds of crops to the full capacity of the available land; and thefailure to provide buildings properly arranged and constructed. To improve these conditions, the College Dairy department, through theExtension Service, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agri-culture, through the Dairy division, has been conducting a state-wide campaignfor approximately two years. Results of these activities haveResults been prompt and encouraging. During a single year under the supervision, direct or indirect, of the College representa-tives, twenty-nine silos, including six solid-wall concrete structures, with a totalcapacity of 1,926 tons, have been built throughout the State, at an average costfor each ton capacity of $ This is but the beginning of a movement, coupled 24. DAIRY HUSBANDRY SPECIMENS OF THE GUERNSEY, AYRSHIRE AND JERSEY GROUPS, COLLEGE DAIRY HERD, WITHGLIMPSES OF THE NEW CONCRETE SILO, STOCK JUDGING, BUTTER MOLDING, AND MILK TESTING with that for the more general production of corn, that promises to give a new andtelling impetus to profitable dairying in Oregon. In connection with this pioneering service on the part of the College dairy-men, assistance has also been rendered to farmers in the building of four moderndairy barns of the two-story, gambrel-roof type and four modern milk very general interest is developing throughout the State ,,.„„„, in better dairy buildings, and the College Extension Service Equipment. is prepared to assist in promoting this interest by supplyingto farmers who contemplate building barns, silos, or milk-houses, blue printplans, bills of material, and suggestions for guarding against mistakes com-monly made in erecting dairy buildings. Whenever possible, a representativeof t
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