Show 1 f Dairying 0 Profitable in Utah I 1 O b From Prom the tho ble biennial report of Walter Wal Wal- ti r tor ter M. M Boyden state dairy and food tood commissioner it Is possible by a ao o pro process process process' s' s of mathematics to deduce r- r that the dairy cow In Utah Is bringing bringing bring bring- ing lug In a revenue in round numbers of 1 a year The following are estimates based on n official figurea figures figures fig fig- ures urea as to production of ot creamery and cheese factory Butter made at tho creameries of tho the state disregarding the ranch butter or any home made product i A. A pounds Figuring the r. r 1 average richness of ot milk at 3 36 35 5 per percent percent i cent butter tat fat this butter was made mad i from pounds of milk A Aan At j I an average price paid by the cream cream- erles cries as 68 58 cents a pound for tor butter butte i fat tat And the average pound of ot buti butter but but- i 1 ter as containing 80 per ler cent butter butte t fat tat the farmer received ff Condensed milk produced In th the thein Utah factories was cases In Y 1919 and tho the 1920 production is rj running about even with that of ot 1919 for tor the tho first nine J months month l at l least ast Figuring pounds of ot fresh tresh milk t. t to the case caso of ot condensed the tho average average average aver aver- age case containing one- one of milk the 5 d pounds cans condensed amount of milk turned into the canned cann- cann j 1 ed product was pounds t r w which estimated as above and nd ri- ri bringing tho the milk producer an av aver aver- aver aver- rage r- r ago age of ot 73 per cent per pound for tor butter butter but- but F ter fat tat would yield to the farmer S S Cheese o Value t- t The cheese factories of the state made pounds A pound of cheese would come from about ten pounds of average milk which would mean a total of pounds of milk sent to the factories Receiving Receiving Receiving Re Re- for tor this at at the same rate as the tho creameries or 58 cents per er pound t. t ft of of of butter fat tat the producer has a af ar r f revenue of at U The amount of whole milk sold is isI I not given in lu the report United 5 S States States figures have been compiled w l showing that the tho d cows COV-B of the nation produced S pounds of milk k or an average average average aver aver- aver aver- age age per year of ot pounds per cow The Utah cow is undoubtedly undoubtedly edly well up to the average and Mr Boyden estimates 1 dairy cattle in the state This would give a total of ot pounds of ot milk mUk in the state Milk used on the farm manufactured Into ranch butter butter butter but but- ter or sold as whole milk in the cities clUes therefore would total pounds Placing the low average price of 2 cents a pound i about 20 cents a gallon as the value t 6 received by the farmer this gives a r total o 0 of f as the revenue to the producer from his dairy cow Total Revenue f The total revenue from the milk mUk products of the dairy cow actually I sold or consumed on the farm table therefore would run 4 This average revenue is cents per cow on Mr Boyden's estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate of ot dairy cattle The value to the state of course is Js considerably higher since the creamery cheese factory and con- con get something for tor turning milk or cream into the manufactured product product and the wholesaler or jobber and retailer also derive some revenue from the productivity of at Mrs Cow The value to the farmer also Is considerably higher than the actual money received In revenue from the r sale of the milk There Is the annual ry y f. k L Increase of ot the dairy herd the use of at 0 ji the skim milk or other products by-products on the farm and also the production production tion Ion of ot fertilizing material to keep the farm productivity up to standard Receipts Are Gross As to actual cash receipts th the above figures are arc of course gross The cost of feed teed and tho cost of ot help tho the depreciation of at the cow herself hersel and the Interest on the tho money Invested in invested invested In- In vested In fa cow meadow and pasture pastur would have to be deducted before actual profit could be given The figures however appear from Mr Boyden's report to be conser conser- votive For example the price o of butter fat tat paid by the creameries was 58 68 cents last May a month o ot of heavy milk mUk production The price varied during the present year between between between be be- tween 55 cents In Juno June and 61 cents cents' In January Last December the creameries were paying 70 cents for their butter fat tat The paid 73 13 cents a pound for tor butter fat or six months of the tho rest eleven cleven of ot the present year They paid 68 cents in May and June 83 cents in March and 88 cents In January and February In January 1919 they paid as high as 93 c cents for tor butter fat Mr Boyden comments on the fact that the Utah condensed milk Industry industry industry indus Indus- try is confined to Cache Cacho valley He points out that the price paid for butter fat by the runs from 10 to 30 cents higher than that paid by the creameries and remarks remarks remarks re re- marks It is surprising that have aavo not been established in other sections of the state which are as aswell aswell aswell well adapted to the tho industry as is Cache county Concerning the tho estimated price for whole milk It is to be noted that Mr Boyden's report shows that when whole milk is sold commercially commercial commercial- ly y the tho price to the farmer is well above the price paid by the creameries creameries creameries creame creame- ries or even the J. J Whole Milk 1 Prices During the past four years says sars the report the price paid to farmers for tor whole milk mUk has risen from rom 16 cents to 27 cents per gallon for tor or milk mUk which reached the state standard of 32 per cent butter fat while milk with greater miter butter fat tat content has brought even a higher price Therefore fore the dairyman who Is s tort fortunate nate enough to be located near the centers of ot population where there here is a good demand for tor whole milk has received for his product from rom 20 per cent to 25 per cent more than the dairyman who has been compelled to sell Bell his cream for butter purposes The business of marketing whole milk during the past two years has Increased to a material extent and Improvements in methods of handling handing handlIng handl- handl Ing ng are apparent The Salt Lake consumer pays for tor this his product delivered In bottles at athis athis athis his door before he Is up in the morning morn- morn ing ng at the rate of 50 cents a gallon or r more Sanitary methods of distribution of f market milk mUk says Mr Boyden elsewhere In to treating this subject have been emphasized by this department de- de and the state chemists chemist's report shows that the state dairy and nd food tood department during 1919 and nd 1920 has submitted for analysis more samples of milk than were submitted during any biennial period since Ince the organization of the food department department de- de and today market milk conditions show considerable im- im provement The future of the dairy business In n Utah is bright and with the return return re- re turn urn to normal conditions the production production pro- pro of ot dairy products in Utah Is bound to Increase The butter and cheese heese produced in Utah is of excellent excellent ex- ex ellent quality and Is in good de de- mand |