Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the Yakima Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association Records 1925-1951
Cage.886
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Yakima Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association
- Title
- Yakima Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association records
- ID
- Cage.886
- Date [inclusive]
- 1925-1951
- Extent
- 0.25 linear feet, 1 box.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of the 1925-1950 annual reports of the Yakima Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association and other papers related to the annual reports.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]; Yakima Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association Papers, 1925-1951; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Dairy Herd Improvement Associations, such as the Yakima Valley Association, are designed to help the owners of dairy herds better manage their business. The Yakima Valley Association hired its own testing agent and tested each cow in every member's herd and created an annual report with these statistics at the end of each year. The statistics included the amount of milk produced, the butter fat content of the milk, as well as what feed the cows were on. The data in the report was designed to help owners make decisions to better manage their herds in the future.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the annual reports of the Yakima Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association from the first report in 1925, to the 25th report in 1950, excluding 1933. This collection also contains papers relating to the creation of the annual reports, largely from the late 1940s.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-05-16
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
This collection was separated from the WSU Publications collection in the University Archives (MS.1992.23).
Processing Information
James Feller processed this collection in 2018.
Related Materials
Related Material
Washington State Dairy Herd Improvement Associations Annual Reports, 1932-1996 (Archives 260).
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Dairy cattle
- Agriculture