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Wilber John Fraser

July 1, 1869 – April 16, 1945

FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Wilber John Fraser, Professor of Dairy Farming at the University of Illinois, received his academic training at the institution he later served with distinction for many years. His Bachelor of Science degree was received in 1893 and his Master of Science degree in 1902. During the years 1917 to 1919, he studied agricultural economics at Harvard University. His university training was supplemented by European travel in some of the principal dairy countries and by extensive travel in this country.

Following his graduation in 1893, Professor Fraser was employed as an assistant on the staff of the Agricultural Experiment Station. In 1896 he founded the Department of Dairy Husbandry and served as the first head of the department.

Professor Fraser's early studies dealing with the feeding and management of dairy cows led to the discovery of differences in the efficiency of individual cows and to the belief that the selection of each cow based upon her production record is fundamental to profitable dairy farming. The studies were made not only upon the station herd but records were kept on a number of farm herds in Northern Illinois.