Show the dairy industry in the basin must be developed by C G mccullock state department of agriculture the people of the uintah basin should be primarily interested in tile the development and the promotion of the dairy industry in this vast empire it is this industry that provides the livelihood of most of the families living here the amount received ma may seem small at the time but over a period of months it adds up to hundreds of dollath dol lais lats without accurate figures it is estimated that the average butter fat production is about 15 pounds per day per family this I 1 is only 40 pounds of milk a day shipped by each p and would amount to 1260 a month at 30 per poun 1 of butter butler fat this production is only one third of what was produced four years ago the average number of cows milked tc correspond to lo these figures is esti mated at three cows to a family alor aion i development to assure the people of this see sec tion a sound and ous fu ture turc the dairy industry must bl be u envelope 0 ve I 1 opel more cattle must bi placed paced on the farms more lan an must lie be pu into pastures pasture hay gain and other feeds feed s more mod ern irm methods ghods and more care must i be used in dairy farming of cattle on the farm must be done don systematically and with attention to herd improvement A gooc goo liili high P producing d acing cow sh should replace all 1 poor producers cow ha hat t give little or no milk cost cos just as much to feed and maintain main tair as good milking brig stock herd improvement pro is the factor that wil do more dairy farmer than anything at present th ill basin has room for four limpi th number of cattle that are arc here a present p chent the abundant feed thi year is going to wate waste and looks to be prospects n norr mor good years in the future devo op ments are bein being madr every y yea that tend toward aowad assurance ci of i sufficient feed for cattle cooling process the fact that milk and crearer are used as food for man shou p prompt ampt the dairy farmer to lo br more careful in the production 0 it too many of the farmers arc and neglectful in the wai wa they take care of the milk they module oro duce milk tak taken n from ahr ow retains a certain amount of animal heat TIT mii S heat he removed by cooling the in cold water to depend on cold night light air for cooling is not sufficient and the practice should be discontinued the proper method of cooling is to place each can of milk in a barrel or tub of eold water and stir thoroughly thorough Iv for the first hour after milking cooling and id handling the milk properly erl y are necessary to t keen ke e down d 01 the growth of bacteria t that anat aare are always found in milk and cream J bacteria are detrimental to t the h quality of cheese and butter a and n d therefore should be kept at a minimum high quality high price the quality of the tha product you sell ell genc ally determines the price you receive this thi s I 1 is i very true in the case of dairy products first grade butte brings 3 to 4 cents more per pound on the los angeles market and as a result provides the farmer a higher price for his butter fat the markets of the pacific west afford farmers of this section excellent opportunities tor for their products because of this opportunity each and aid every producer should put forth an effort to raise tile the standard of quality of uintah basin products so as to assure hir self the greatest returns possible cleanliness s is asset cleanliness is the greatest asset and of greatest benefit in tile the jairy in usty y today clean cows cos clean pails clean utensils clean larns aarns clean clean corrals and clean feed are all necessary for clean milk Dro production dirt and filth that get into milk and cream from unclean cows J utensils unclean surroundings soundings roun dings and unclean methods arry with ath it undesirable flavors wd and odors that cannot be removed em oved strong sour milk and cream can lot be manufactured into good I 1 quality cheese and butter the lu quality of dairy products depends apon the farmes s who v ho prod ic lie he raw materials coing industry at the present timi tile the uintah iasin asin has six butter butler uko to licese factories with two me more le ader construction one powdered plant one casein plant aid two wo ice cream plants in addition there are numerous ous cream stations which all afford ample market marcet for milk art and cream produced bere iere these plants and aid stations lre ire nearly all modern and up to aate in their methods of manufacture operators are wiling and anxious to do all they an to help the people of this section produce more and better products from a weeks inspection of the milk and cream received at these central points I 1 am convinced that the man who handles the milk pail is the key man who can really do wonders for this industry lie ile is the man who is going to be responsible for the price re dived for butter fat in the future each and every producer po ducer brust n determine to himself that the dairy products of the basin are going to be second to none let your motto be best by test and it can be done if all cooperate and do their part |