"The Pure Bred Million Dollar Bull Campaign started in 1922 to help improve local dairy herds and butterfat content. M.B. Boissevain directed the Marin effort along with support of H.A. Weinland, Sonoma Farm Advisor, W.B. Hopkins, manager of Petaluma Cooperative Creamery, Sam Greens of the California Dairy Council, and Noel Negley, the dairy specialist from UC Berkeley." Editor, M.B. Boissevain: Marin's First Farm Advisor; Historical Photographs of Marin's Agrarian Roots: 1920-1950 "There are 50,000 dairy cows in the Marin-Sonoma dairy belt reported with an average butterfat content of 236 pounds per cow per year. Raising the content could bring an additional $1.5 million to the dairies if they can improve their breeding. Half of the bulls ordered in 1922 were Jerseys, but interest in Holsteins is on the rise. Eighteen banks were interested in the work of the campaign and agreed to loan at 6% to any worthy dairyman in need of credit to buy a Good Pure Bred Dairy Bull." M.B. Boissevain
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