The Lafayette County Breeders Cooperative Association was incorporated February 20, 1946, in Darlington, Wisconsin, to promote better farming methods, eradicate disease, and generally improve dairy herds through selective breeding and artificial insemination programs. A board of directors, empowered to borrow money, purchase land, and conduct business transactions, and a staff of veterinary technicians constituted the administration of the Association. An annual meeting and special meetings as necessary were held and any livestock owner who paid a membership fee and promised to use the services of the association was eligible for membership.
During its short period of greatest activity, the association attracted members from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, and its technicians visited hundreds of farms each month. Declining membership and services caused the members to dissolve the association on November 16, 1960, although administrative activities continued until 1967, with final dissolution occurring in 1973.
