| Show THE STABILITY OF DAIRYING L By Prof Cai Cain V Vr of the he he 0 U. U A. A C. C r The past Dast tw two years have nave afforded unusual opportunity for for br Utah farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers to see what phase of production are arc r the most profitable and substantial al al When one st stops ps to consider the demand and price of ot all the farm yields the dairy cow and her products products products' pro ducts ducts' stand far above them all I One of the best examples of the stability of dairy farming fanning W was s shown in t the Salt River Valley VaHey in Arizona The war made such a demand on cot cotton on crops that the people of the vall valley y who already had a good start starton in on the dairy b business sines siness sold their cows plowed up their alfalfa fields and produced cotton With the end of the war came the end o of high prices rices for this crop The people have the cotton on their hands and in most B II cazes ar Unable to pay ay the th-e cost of pr producing the crop As a result result of this condition on the banks and business businessmen men of 0 the comm community are giving financial support and urging the farmers to go back into the dairy business knowing that that the they will surely surey sure sure- ly y pay their bills if it they have good dairy cows to eat up p th the feed and market their cr crops ps a at home Another good goon example of the value of the dairy cow ow is found in ling big the deposits in banks of of- dairy sections sections' with those in communities where other crops are produced The dairy communities are Mount Vernon Vern Vern- on Wash Nampa Idaho Idabo Lichfield Darrel Cokato and Grove City 1 Minnesota The towns around in which fruit gr grain gran in sugar beets and pot potatoes toes were grown are Kamas Washington Rexburg and Malad doh Ibor 1 I Tracy and Marhall Mar- Mar hall hail Minnesota l The deposits are ares s s n f follows j Dairy towns deposits 40 MO PC Pe capita Grain ct etc towns deposits 10 10 10 per capita V This TIlis l largo large pe capita deposit is made possible possible- poss ble due ue to the regular 1 allowance proVi provided ed I by the iles of milk cream crenIn or buit butter r rome Feme ome of the men engaged in dairy dairy- 6 at the present time seem to think hat the the are arc being badly treated duet due t to tJ seemingly low price in in butter fat t Careful observation b shows hows that th the dairy dairyman man holds an enviable position n 1 tile e farming operations during readjustment re re- re- re adjustment periods Prices for the finh ed products such stich ris as ns butter chee cheese a and d conden condensed ed milk have ve had 1 decided ed set back baek the l last st year thus thu's decreasing the tIle price of bu butter ter fat fat- fatto tolie to lie producer The farmers farmer's cost of production ion is low lowered red enough this thise err e r compared with last year so so that he peak pek o of prices for an any ny length of hi his margin margin-is is greater and more sub sub- uial nial We Ve cannot ride lide along on irne me and keep epin in proper adjustment r prost rost of our common dairy feed stuff stuff- have ave decreased 50 CO per cent or mor more our price of butter fat has only decreased ab about b u 42 per per cent n.- n. |
