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Two Prominent Extension Dairymen Retire From University of Minnesota

Two long-time extension dairymen will retire from the University of Minnesota in June. They are PROFESSOR H. R. SEARLES, who has been on the University staff 40 yr., and PROFESSOR RAMER LEIGHTON, with 35 yr. of service. Both have played important roles in the improvement of dairy farming practices and in aiding the dairy industry in Minnesota. Searles has been especially active in promoting organizations of dairy plants, better dairy feeding, and general herd management and 4-H dairy projects. Leighton has been closely associated with the Minnesota Dairy Herd Improvement Association program and has been instrumental in promoting testing among state farmers. The two men have been widely known as dairy cattle judges.

Searles in 1936–1938 led a campaign to sign up dairy plants to support the Minnesota Dairy Industry Committee, representing hundreds of dairy plants around the state. The organization was the beginning of the American Dairy Association, a nation-wide dairy promotional group.