Show importance OF DAIRY INDUSTRY some figures and facts from a recent statement by chief larson ot of the united states bureau of 0 dairying should be interesting to us ua in this locality since wo we are launching a dairy industry liere here concerning the importance of the dairy industry chief larson cites that in dollars and cents the farm value ot of milk produced on american farms last year exceeds th value ot of all the gold dollars coined in the stated in oth er terras terms the value of milk ilk on the tarm farni was greater than the com binell 4 value ot of the entire cotton wheat and potato crops of last year dairy productive ven exceeded in value the entire inetor motor industry or the steel industry alue ot of all the buildings erected in the cities of the united states in 1925 is barely equal to the value of the dairy products put out by the tanners of 0 this country last year back of this industry are 4 farmers and their families and these people care tor for cows the important part ot of the state stata ment to us the thing which should be impressed upon the minds ot of those among us who would be dairymen Is contained in the following with all this great value and enormous income afie dairy industry is lacking in efficiency the average gross income tor for each cow last year was only A better breed of 0 cows properly cared tor for would almost it not quite double this income it Is not more cows but better cows that are needed to increase the production of 0 dairying Is a long time effort in wheat corn or any of the farm arm crops the production can be increased in one year by selecting better seed fertilizing the soil and caring properly tor for the growing crop but in dairying it Is a program ot of breeding feeding and weeding out the cows that are not good producers this process requires a period of years the most important factor 66 now 6 to be conal considered alered in the dairy industry Is increased efficiency improvement ot of herds and methods will enable the dairyman to equal the present production with a much reduced expenditure thereby making better return on the farmers work and investment itis it Is stated that the work of the dairy councils throughout the united states and the agricultural colleges has had a tremendous influence on bettering the dairy industry since 1918 the consumption lon of dairy products has increased from to 1020 pounds per capita or a total increase ot of ft pounds I 1 ot of milk which Is equal to the production of 0 cows |