Scope and Contents The collection includes herd records, progress reports, printed materials, and letters relating to the Old Newaygo Dairy Herd Improvement Association (D.H.I.A.) of Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan.Several samples are included of early cow and herd records (1905-1913). Also included is a bulletin from the Dairy and Food Department (1907) describing cow-testing in Denmark, and the start of cow-testing in the United States.Other items include a state D.H.I.A. records; a...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of the digital copy of the DVD "DHIA in America- A Foundation of Progress- 2005." The DVD is about the Dairy Herd Improvement Association also called Cow Testing Association. The DVD describes the first cow testing association in Newaygo County, Michigan. People of note are Helmer Rabild and Henry Rozema. The DVD was created by Ted Ferris of the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University. Ferris used collection Newaygo Dairy Herd Improvement Association...