Show Marked Progress Shown in Utah's Dairy Industry I Utah's dairy industry has shown such marked marled progress in the last year that observers arc looking forward forward forward for for- ward to a time when the state will willbe willbe be one of the principal dairying regions of the United States Between 20 and 25 per cent more dairy dalry products products' were produced during during during dur dur- ing 1922 than In the preceding year according to an estimate made by bythe bythe bythe the head of a large butter and 1 cheese producing company Records show a further Increase thus far this year of between 10 and 15 per percent percent percent cent he said New cheese factories have been constructed In several parts of the state while the output of old factories has been much ed Cattle Cuttle Have Been Deen Imported Thousands of dollars worth of purebred dairy cows COW and sires have been imported from Wisconsin and placed in various counties of the state during recent months months' Officials of the Sego Milk Products company announced that they have bave put 70 worth of or purebred heifers in Cache county In the last three months I St Stock ck Is being Imported also In Millard county where farmers aro ara ar enthusiastic over dairy possibilities One hundred head of willbe will willbe willbe be shipped into Wayne Vayne county this spring while purchases of good grade and purebred stock are being made II some of the other counties of the state Bankers look upon the growth Inthe in inthe inthe the dairy industry as one of the I surest indications of general prosper prosper- prosper prosper-I ity Uy The state will benefit greatly from the Increased production Dairymen and students of the in industry industry industry in- in are optimistic because of ot the progress being made In the improvement Improvement improvement improve improve- Improve improve- ment of ot the cattle Inferior cows are being weeded from dairy herds which are being built up by the addition addition addition ad ad- of purebred Holsteins Guern Guern- or Jerseys Standards also are being improved by the purchase of purebred bulls Community bull associations associations associations as as- are being organized in many parts of the state stale Farmers whose herds are too small to warrant warrant warrant war war- rant the purchase of a p purebred sire are able to supply the lIle deficiency through the organization of oC community community community associations The beneficial re re- re- re follow this practice willbe will willbe willbe be one of the principal factors in the betterment of the industry according accordIng according accord- accord Ing to officials of the dairy division of the United States department of agriculture Milk l Tests AId Ala Cow testing associations for the purpose of gauging the quality ana quantity of milk produced by the various cows of the herd arc also doing much to make the Industry a profitable one Emphasis is placed on the fact tact that dairying Is being pursued and ami taken up uv more consistently at pres- pres en nt than ever before f fa Ia the history of Jl the state The government the state and the various municipalities are cooperating co cooperating cooperating co- co operating in their efforts to place the tho Industry on a substantial l basis bash Q of Cache county have increased their in the ou last has j Scar far so that It u is ap approaching up- up the hl high h total of ot war war- time The standard of cheese and butter butter butter but but- ter made in the state has Improved d to a great degree The climate with its cool nights and not excessively excessively excessively hot days Is Ideal for tor cheese cheese- making Grading of cream by the creameries with the payment of a a. premium for quality and sweetness has las done dono much to bring the butter butterI generally to first grade I Utah's green groen mountain valleys rapid mountain streams and desirable desirable desira desira- ble Izle vegetation make the state one of the best in the union for dairying The range affords all the principal ingredients necessary In the pro pro-n production pro pro- of at rich milk ibe the e varIous various vari varI- ous altitudes afford g too o ji Ing lug the various seasons seasons' Grains and hay are grown In the many valleys The government census showed Continued on Last Page Pase |