During the sixteenth <ju3rrcr of this
period, the three months ending Sep
tember 30, 469 pers ms enrolled from
11 states. Each farmer who signs
the pledge lists the numbers of dif
ferent. kinds of live stock owned,
end the records now show that those
taking part in this movement for
live stock improvement own nearly
500,000 animals and close to 1,000,
000 head of poultry.
The states now having the largest
membership are Ohio, with 2,75S;
Virginia, with 2,227; Kentucky, wth
1,508, and Nebraska, with 1,439. Ken
tucky and Vermont made the largest
gains in the last three months. The
counties making the best showings
in this period were Windsor county,
Vermont, and Union county, Ken
tucky. but Pulaski county, Virginia,
Is still far in the lead of all counties,
with a membership of 57S farmers
and breeders. During the last quar
ter 20 new members were added in
that county.
The records kept by the depart
ment of agriculture show some in
teresting facts concerning the live
stock owned by those who have
signed the pledges. All the males
kept must be purebred; but females
may be purebred, crossbred, grade
or scrub. There are more purebred
females among the swine kept than
in any other kind of animals listed—
62.9 per cent. Cattle come second
in this respect. As high as 72 per
cent of. the mares are grades; sheep
come next in this respect. Only 1
per cent of the swine are classed as
scrubs; 1.2 per cent of the sheep;
3.3 per cent of the cattle, and **.'1
per cent of horses. These figures,
it must be remembered, apply only
to these farms where nothing but
purebred sires are used.
