Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Washington State Dairy Herd Improvement Associations Annual Reports
1932-1996
Archives 260
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Washington State Dairy Herd Improvement Associations Annual Reports
- ID
- Archives 260
- Date [inclusive]
- 1932-1996
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 2 boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Diary Herd Improvement Associations, commonly called DHIAs, were first formed in the state of Washington in 1916, facilitated by the agricultural extension service. The idea of a DHIA is keeping records of concerning milk production of dairy cows, tracking individual animals. Reports of county DHIAs include various statistics that show diary production, including averages. The reports also note those animals and herds with the highest production.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Washington State Dairy Herd Improvement Associations Annual Reports, 1932-1996 (Archives 260)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Diary Herd Improvement Associations, commonly called DHIAs, were first formed in the state of Washington in 1916, facilitated by the agricultural extension service.
The idea of a DHIA is keeping records of concerning milk production of dairy cows, tracking individual animals. A group of dairy farmers form an organization, subscribe to the service, employ a party called a tester, and support a small laboratory. Once or twice a month, the farmers weigh the milk produced by individual animals and collect small samples.. The tester conducts lab operations to determine the content of milk fat and other solids, and also assembles the numeric information and provides periodic reports. These "herd book" reports can be ordered so as to list the production of each animal, ranked from highest to lowest. This information guides the farm operator in the selection of which animals to cull and which to use as the parent stock. The process tends to select a high-producing strain. Over time the overall average production level should rise. Since 1916, production per cow has risen dramatically, five- or six-fold.
A DHIA report can also be used for other management purposes, of course.
Scope and Content
Reports of county DHIAs include various statistics that show diary production, including averages. The reports also note those animals and herds with the highest production. Reports of the Goat Herd Improvement Association of Washington State are also included, along with two DHIA Herd Books which serve as samples of this type of document.
Arrangement
The annual reports are arranged in alphabetical order by county. Reports that cover the entire state follow these.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
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 may apply.
Acquisition Information
Annual Reports concerning the Washington State Dairy Herd Improvement Association were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in Jan. 2004 from Extension Office of Yakima County.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Michael Evans in April 2004.
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Dairy cattle -- Washington (State)
- Dairy farming -- Washington (State)
- Milk yield -- Washington (State)
- Goats -- Washington (State)
- Agriculture
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association-Annual Reports |
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box | folder | |||
Grant County, 1979-1994 |
1 | 1 | ||
Kittitas County, 1932, 1941-1952 |
1 | 2 | ||
Kittitas County, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, 1967, 1969-1975 |
1 | 3 | ||
Kittitas County, 1976-1985 |
1 | 4 | ||
Kittitas County, 1986-1995 |
1 | 5 | ||
Pierce County, 1961-1964, 1966-1973 |
1 | 6 | ||
Walla Walla County, 1977-1990, 1992-1994 |
1 | 7 | ||
Whatcom County, 1994-1996 |
1 | 8 | ||
Yakima County, 1947, 1949-1952, 1954-1961 |
1 | 9 | ||
Yakima County, 1962-1971 |
1 | 10 | ||
Yakima County, 1972-1973, 1975-1984 |
1 | 11 | ||
Yakima County, 1985-1995 |
1 | 12 | ||
Washington State, 1946-1947, 1960, 1962-1974 |
1 | 13 | ||
Washington State, 1975-1986 |
1 | 14 | ||
Washington State, 1987-1994, 1996 |
1 | 15 | ||
Washington State Goat Herd Improvement Association-Annual Reports |
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box | folder | |||
1980-1981, 1985-1987, 1991-1992 |
1 | 16 | ||
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box | folder | |||
Washington DHIA Herd Book, 1973 |
2 | 17 | ||
Washington DHIA Herd Book, 1978 |
2 | 18 | ||
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