Boy Scout Merit Badge Wiki
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Name Dairying
Eagle Required?

No

Year Introduced 1911
Year Disconinuted 1975
Year Reintroduced N/A
Past Names N/A
Latest Requirement Revision Unknown

Background[]

Dairying involves learning skill relating to milking a cow. It was discontinued, and became Animal Science. It was presumably discontinued due to not as many people having access to a cow to milk in order to complete the badge.

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The Dairying merit badge.

Requirements[]

  1. "Understand the management of dairy cattle.
  2. Be able to milk.
  3. Understand the sterilization of milk, and care of dairy utensils and appliances.
  4. Test at least five cows for ten days each, with the Babcock test, and make proper reports."
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