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Show Initial Steps Taken to Build Fancy Dairy Herds In Valley hat can compare with the possibili-ies possibili-ies in that respect. Our climate, :iid our feed are unexcelled. By inn-easing our herds it naturally fol-ows fol-ows that a market can be supplied o care for all the products in the vay of building cheese factories and istablishing creameries in our valley, naking the market handy. But we nust have the cooperation of all. A'hcn this plan is finally perfected md the dairy herds built to a higher standard, it will prove one of the greatest sources of revenue th?t can be handled in an agricultural country." Initial steps were taken last Sat urday evening ' towards building u; high class dairy herds in the Gun nison Vallef when several of thi representative farmess of the valle; met at the Gunnison Valley bank an( ' started a movement that, eventually will result in ranking the valley a. owning some of the best dairy herds in the western country. As a beginning begin-ning some 44 calves, ten head o! young cows and two high bred bull: , were subscribed for, making nearly a car load. It is intended, however to solicit the cooperation of others Committees are now at work and every farmer who maintains a dairy herd will be asked to join in the movement. It is planned to ship in two or more car loads of young .calves and young milk cows and high class bulls. All the inferior stock will be weeded out and in a very short time, if plans mature, there will be many fancy herds and big milk producers. The movement is one of the best started and means much for the farmers. A good dairy herd and adequate markets for the products means financial gain for those who participate. in the valley and it is believed that within a short time fully two car loads or more can be ordered. "Gunnison Valley offers an idea! place for high class dairy herds," said one of the enthusiasts who attended at-tended the meeting, "and the movement move-ment is to be kept alive until all the j scrub dairy cows in the valley are supplanted with high-class milk producers. pro-ducers. The plan we have on foot is to dispose of the inferior stock and replace it with heavy milk producers. pro-ducers. Naturally beet growing and dairying go hand in hand and there is no place in the western country |