| Show 4 e INCREASED INCOME DERIVED ROM FROM r COW the number of dairy cows and the interest in dairying has increased greatly during the past few years this has been due to the greater income to be derived from dairy antry cows during the period of depression the question ot of overproduction tins lins been brought up in view of this dairy interest it Is not the problem of overproduction which should concern us but rather the problem of encouraging real dairymen to take up dalr dairying yint and how 0 o keep them in business permanently after they are once established periods of depression have come before and many have taken up the dairy cow the tact fact to be regretted la is ahat as soon as aa grain or cattle or any other agricultural pursuit became profitable again n large number divorced the cow and gave up the business will this occur again agnan and it if so how can it bo be prevented no man should undertake dairying unless he really likes cows and no man should begin before first making tho the firm determination tt tb stay with the industry nothing Is more disturbing to agricultural economics thun than the lack of permanency consistency I 1 and stability the farmer who Is constantly changing his agricultural bustness business Is usually out in times of high prices for that industry and in during the times of low prices since 1850 the ratio between our population and our dairy cattle lins fins remained practically constant from 1000 to 1020 our population increased 89 per cent it if this increases at the same rate in the future our population will nee need d more cows to mi maintain contain the ibe ratio during recent years our consumption of milk has increased and it will continue to increase as tho the value of milk as a food Is realized B 3 W fairbanks colorado agricultural college |
