After serving as the full-time secretary since 1928, Milton Button began part-time service due to the economic stresses of the Great Depression. A.J. Glover, a Fort Atkinson, Wis., Holstein breeder and editor of Hoard’s Dairyman, was elected President of the national association. e second Wisconsin native to do so, Glover held the position until 1937.
On its 50th Anniversary, Wisconsin hosted its fourth National Convention, once again returning to Milwaukee, Wis. As part of the festivities, the spouse’s activity included watching a passenger plane land at the city’s new airport.
Outstanding Holstein Boy and Girl awards were bestowed for the first time with Norman Meyer of Elkhorn and Mary Jane Uphoff earning the first honors.
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e Wisconsin Holstein News moved from a quarterly publication to one that was published six times a year.
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Blood typing is developed and implemented as a method to confirm parentage in cattle.
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e Junior Trip program was launched and allowed juniors to tour some of the state’s top dairies. e program started as a joint effort between the State 4-H office, the State Vocational Agriculture Office and the Wisconsin Holstein Association. e group selected five boys for the first trip.
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e Purebred Dairy Cattle Association was formed on July 5 at Petersborough, N.H. It has served as the trade association for all dairy breeds.
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A cow owned by John and Kathryn Bartlett of Oshkosh, Wis., became the breed’s first national Gold Medal Dam. Phoebe was classified Excellent and produced 264,000 pounds of lifetime milk.
Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee and Walworth Counties came together to form the first-ever district show. In 1949, Dane, Rock and Green counties followed suit.
industry A.C. Oosterhuis of Oconomowoc, Wis., succeeded Glover as National President serving until 1942. Wisconsin would not have another national president until 1994.
e Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) program was originally established in 1922 by the National Association. In 1934, Mildred Coen of Pound, Wis., became Wisconsin’s first national DJM winner.
industry e first detailed report on artificial insemination gets published in the U.S.
e first successful embryo transfer occurs. e healthy calf was born in 1952... originally termed “incubator” calf.
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Pabst Farms purchased Wisconsin Admiral Burke Lad. He was bred at the Wisconsin Reformatory, Green Bay, Wis., under the direction of Archie Sandberg and Glen Householder. Together with two sons, Wisconsin Admiral Burke Lad sired several All-American offspring. Due to mounting pressures of the Great Depression, the delegates at the annual convention in Chicago voted to consolidate operations in Brattleboro, Vt., and sell the facility in Madison, Wis. e sale took place the next year.
e Klussendorf Trophy, given to the nation’s top showman, was awarded for the first time at the National Dairy Show. e Klussendorf Trophy was created by Tiffany and Company of New York, N.Y. and it was named after Wisconsin native Arthur Klussendorf who unexpectedly passed away the previous year.
Frosty, the first calf born in the United States from frozen semen was born on May 29 in the herd of John and Melford Hill in Janesville, Wis. e calf was sired by Pabst Burke Tritomia Fryslan and came from a grade Holstein.
A Japanese trainee program was established thanks to the leadership of Marlowe Nelson who served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 in Japan and Korea. e effort helped further develop the Japanese dairy industry and fostered genetic sales between both countries.