Dates, Dates, Dates Flashcards

Significant events and the year they happened.

1
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First cows arrived at the Jamestown Colony

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1611

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2
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First cows arrived at the Plymouth Colony

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1624

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3
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First dairy cooperative in the U.S. organized in Goshen, Connecticut

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1810

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4
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First commercial cheese factory established in New York

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1851

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5
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First patent for condensed milk

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1856

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6
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First commercial butter factory established in New York

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1856

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7
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First successful condensery built by Gail Borden in Burrville, NY

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1857

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8
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Morrill Act enacted to create the Land Grant College System

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1862

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9
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American Jersey Cattle Club founded

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1868

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10
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American Guernsey Cattle Club founded

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1877

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11
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Centrifugal cream separator invented by Dr. Gustav DeLaval

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1878

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12
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Brown Swiss Breeders Association founded

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1880

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13
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Milk bottle invented by Dr. Harvey Thatcher in Potsdam, NY

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1884

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14
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Hoard’s Dairyman magazine first published

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1885

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15
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America formed

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1885

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16
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Automatic bottle filler and capper patented

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1886

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17
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Hatch Act enacted to create state agricultural experiment stations

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1887

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18
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Babcock test for butterfat developed

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1890

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19
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Pulsator invented

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1895

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20
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American Dairy Goat Association organized

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1904

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21
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First cow testing association in the U.S. organized in Michigan

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1905

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22
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American Dairy Science Association founded

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1906

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23
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First National Dairy Show held in Chicago

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1906

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24
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Brown Swiss cattle recognized as an official dairy breed in the U.S.

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1906

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25
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National Dairy Council organized

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1906

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26
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Smith-Lever Act signed establishing the Cooperative Extension Service

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1914

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27
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National Milk Producers Federation founded

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1916

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28
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Journal of Dairy Science first published

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1917

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29
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Capper-Volstead Act passed by Congress to empower farmers and agricultural producers to market, price, and sell their products through cooperative means

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1922

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30
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Cow Testing Association renamed Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA)

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1927

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31
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Hoard’s Dairyman cow judging contest begun

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1931

32
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First plastic coated paper milk cartons introduced commercially

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1932

33
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National Cooperative Sire Proving Program initiated

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1935

34
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First dairy cattle A.I. organization in Denmark

A

1936

35
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First list of sires proven in DHIA testing published by USDA

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1937

36
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Federal Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act, which provides for federal milk marketing orders, passed

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1937

37
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Artificial insemination began in the U.S.

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1938

38
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First A.I. cooperative in the U.S. organized in New Jersey by E. J. Perry

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1938

39
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First bulk tanks used on farms

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1938

40
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American Dairy Association founded

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1940

41
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Purebred Dairy Cattle Association formed

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1940

42
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National Association of Animal Breeders organized

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1942

43
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PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard was first copyrighted

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1943

44
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First edition of National Research Council’s Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle published

A

1945

45
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National Dairy Shrine founded

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1949

46
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Computer first used to calculate DHIA records in Utah

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1951

47
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First U.S. young sire sampling program established

A

1951

48
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First successful embryo transfer in dairy cattle

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1951

49
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First commercial milk replacer for calves introduced

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1951

50
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Frosty, the first U.S. calf resulting from frozen semen, was born

A

1953

51
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Flavor control equipment introduced commercially

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1955

52
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National Mastitis Council founded

A

1960

53
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Commercial introduction of plastic milk jug

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1964

54
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Red and White Dairy Cattle Association organized

A

1964

55
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National Dairy Herd Information Association organized

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1965

56
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World Dairy Expo founded and holds first show

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1967

57
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Nutrition labeling of fluid milk products begins

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1974

58
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INTERBULL developed

A

1983

59
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Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act created National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and a 15-cent dairy check-off

A

1983

60
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Animal Model first used for USDA genetic evaluations

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1989

61
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Bovine somatotropin, first product of biotechnology for animals, approved

A

1993

62
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Holstein-Friesian Association officially changes its name to Holstein Association USA, Inc.

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1994

63
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Multi-trait Across Country Evaluations (MACE) for bulls implemented by INTERBULL

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1995

64
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Dairy Calf and Heifer Association founded

A

1998

65
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First U.S. commercial robotic milker installed in Wisconsin

A

2000

66
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North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge established

A

2002

67
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Sexed semen becomes commercially available

A

2003

68
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Dairy Cattle Reproductive Council founded

A

2006

69
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Most recent revision of the PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard

A

2009

70
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Genomic predictions of genetic merit officially released by USDA-AIPL

A

2009

71
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Jersey Youth Academy established

A

2009

72
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Virginia 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Materials Page 4

A

2022

73
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Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding assumes responsibility for publishing U.S. dairy genetic evaluations

A

2013

74
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PDCA Showmanship Evaluation Card revised

A

2016

75
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Eighth revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle published

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2021