Show a County Agent en enn On n Powdered Milk i Factory ti rt On Monday evening Nov 3 a dairy meeting was held in the Delta Delto Del Del- 1 ta to high school building Mr Reed Stevens of the Brooklawn Cream Creamery Cream 1 ery outlined plans for a powdered milk factory More ilore than a hundred dairymen present were in favor of such a powdered pondered milk factory Mr Stevens however pointed out that j they could not put In a 4 1 plant unless they had a guarantee i of pounds of oC milk report was made b by the County Agent Agent Agent A- A gent that this would necessitate much better care and Increased 4 numbers of dairy cows based on onA A census figures of production The statement was made that the average average average aver aver- age production of dairy cows in Millard County was pounds of butter fat This was a mistake andis and andIs andIs Is being corrected to read lbs Ibs r of butter fat per cow The average dairy cow in the United States produces produces pro pro- 1 duces only pounds of butter fat l t and the average Utah cow lbs Ibs t Mr Dir Stevens made a statement that farmers should not be milking S cows th that t will not produce at least r pounds of oC butter fat per year fir This is a pound of butter fat per day for a period of ten months of milking It is possible to get this increased production by feed and care Very few dairymen feed more than just hay to their dairy cows a. a If grain was f fed d there is no question question question ques ques- tion that the dairy cows in Millard County would improve their production production pron pro pro- n by at least twenty per cent The average herd of oC dairy cows in Millard County according to the census figures produced lbs Ibs of milk per year If this census figure figure figure fig fig- ure Is correct it would take about 2100 cows to produce pounds of milk per day for days or a 7 full year Farmers themselves 4 have made this report to the census census cen cen- sus bureau If the figures are wrong they should be revised so that in inu u making a survey for the powdered T milk factory we can plan on a fact factory factory fac fac- t tory ory without a large increase in inthe inthe r the number of oC dairy cows A diary organization is badly needed and k Mr Stevens pointed out the number number num num- ber of advantages that could be derived from such an an organization George Co |