Show increase asked of county dairymen As pluto plute countes coun tys part in the national drive tor for increased milli all production dairymen have been asked to step up their general output out put 13 per cent in 1842 1942 over 1941 D L fullmer member of the pluto plute county USDA defense doard board said this week this goal Is a part pait of the national campaign to increase americas dairy production by 7 per cent america needs more dairy products for her boys in service and tor for the democracies of europe who are helping to defend america even our own civilian population needs three fourths more milk in order to bring our diets up to a healthful standard mr air fullmer pointed out this 13 pe per r cent general increase in milk production in tho state calls for only a 2 per cent increase in the number ot of cows in the counties the balance of the step up may be achieved through better care and management of the cows we now have the increase in number can be obtained through the curtailment of the sale ot of good cows out of the county and by breeding well grown thrifty heifers heffers to freshen some two months earlier than commonly recommended mr fullmer urged county dairymen to make a checkup check up on their feed and water supplies the new program of 0 production will require pure water teed feed and an ample supply ot of both although the price pi ice of commercial feed Is mounting there Is an abundance of grain and alfalfa on hand we forget mr fullmer said that we have been called upon by our government to make this increase it Is our patriotic otle duty to comply with this request dairy prices are good the financial return that dairymen will realize on their investment of time and money will be ample compensation tor for their effort |