Plan A Success Dairy Breeding in Franklin County
In Franklin County Kansas a six year cooperative dairy breeding effort shows strong gains from artificial insemination. Since 1950 the Franklin County Artificial Breeding Association has inseminated over 11 800 first service cows with conception averaging 64 percent. Don Collins of Ottawa manages breeding records for 360 members while a elected board directs monthly. Members choose Holstein or other breeds daily through the state stud K A B S A at Kansas State College and report better cows with higher milk and butterfat production.
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Ottawa
Kansas State College
Don Brown
Franklin County
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Kansas
Don Collins
Don
Truman Milton
Gerald Anderson
Charles Hamilton
Lewis
Turner
Arlen Jones
Association
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
D.h.la
Pomona
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Dairy Day Program Highlights and Contests
Junior exhibitors compete in butter cookies cakes and custard pie with entries closing at 9 30 a m. Activities run from 10 a m to 8 30 p m including Dairy Princess selection free Disneyland films luncheon and judging of cakes and cookies. Evening features Richmond band cow milking contest free square dance and 4 H square dance exhibit on Hickory Street.
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Court House Lot
North American Hotel
Dairy Princess
Hickory Street
Richmond Band
Franklin County Tops State In Annual Milk Output
Franklin county leads the state in dairy production with over 58 million pounds of milk yearly and a farm value near two million dollars. A Dairy Month observance June 16 in Ottawa offers free shows, milk, and ice cream, plus farm tours and a dairy heifer exhibit featuring Holstein Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire and Brown Swiss breeds.
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Franklin County
Jersey
Guernsey
Keith
Harlan Page
Ottawa
Third
Hickory
Holstein
Ayrshire
Topeka
Kansas City
Research Aids The Dairy Farmer
The Franklin County dairy farmer relies on county agents and extension work to optimize feed and methods. Through the Extension Service at Kansas State College and local associations, farmers learn about pasture crops, seed selection, and balanced rations to boost milk production and farm efficiency.
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Don Brown
Don
al- Mabe Ee
Dairy Ee
Tun
Kaned
Isas State College
Manhattan
Accs
Franklin Counting Associations
Franklin County Agricultural
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