El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10

Annual production. Value.
| butter $zNo,UOu'VVo
Cheese 22,500,000
| MILK .................... 1of 'oVV'Voo
Skim milk, buttermilk,
whey and calves ....... 45,000,000
| Total $500, OOO,OOO
Mr.. Alvord regards this estimate OF
$500, 900, 900 as a very conservative one,
and no doubt it is. 1t follows, then'
that one-eighth of our total agricul-
tural production of every sort, includ-
ing wheat, corn, oats, hay, cotton, to-
bacco, beef, pork, mutton, poultry and
wool, is dairy produce. In Great
Britain even a greater preponderance
OF dairy production prevails. In rouno
numbers the total value Of all the
produce sold off the farms of Great
Britain and Ireland amounts to $1,0OO,-
100000 annually. OF this amount $751;
| 100000, or about one-sixth, is said to
| be dairy produce. For particular
year QS9D the figures stood as follows:
Total value of agricultural
produce sold off the farms
of Great Britain and Ire
IduQ .|Soo, d1s'ooo
Value Of milk sold. ....... 7S,OOO,OOO
Value of butter sold. ...... 58,8OO,OOO
Value Of cheese sold. 1865, OO0
Total value of dairy prod
ucts MISUNDERSTANDING 162, 465, OOO
According to Mr.. A1vord the cows
which are dairy animals kept in the
United States number 100000.
Pny oh 1u If clasS1-
fed as follows:
Engaged in butter production. II, 100000
Engaged in cheese production 1,0OO,O0O
Engaged in milk production. 5,0OO,OOO
1OCdl g. s4t ,ooVsooo
The production of these COWS Is es-
timated to be as follows:
No. Annual product
Of cows OF each COW.
II, OOO, 900 ..............125 lbs. butter
/ 600, 900 .2S0 lbs. cheese
5000, 900 $50 gals. milk
1t will be observed from these fg-
ures how small relatively is the cheese
producing branch of the dairying in
dustry In the United States as COM
pared with the butter-producing
branch and the milk-producing branch
The explanation Of this will appear
further on. In Great Britain and Ire
land a very different distribution of
the three branches of the dairy indus
try occurs. Cheese-making occupies
much more important position in those
countries than it does with us. In
1894 the number Of dairy cows in
Great Britain and Ireland was esti-
mated to be 1926, 1876. The amount or
milk produced by these cows was es-
timated to be 1,766, 468,70O gallons.
About one-eighth of this milk was
used on the farms where it was pro-
duced. The distribution of the re-
mainder-that is, of the milk sold OF
the farms either as milk or as butter
or cheese-was said to be as follows:
Butter sold 225, 900 900 lbs.
Cheese sold ........... .225, OOO, 900 lbs
Milk sold ............. 575. 000, 900 gals
There is an enormous waste in dairy
production which few people realize.
This waste Is due to the practice too
prevalent among farmers of keeping
for dairy purposes cows that are not
good dairy animals. Mr.. Alvord estf-
mates that upon the farms of this
country many animals are kept
probably some millions"-that "do
not produce the value of their annual
cost, however cheap and wastefully
poor their keeping may be- This
grave fact is generally recognized by
good dairy farmers, but unfortunately
it is not recognized by the rank and
file of farmers generally. Instead of
$50 gallons of milk annually, as sup
posed IN the above estimates, dairy
cows should average from SIS to 600
gallons of milk annually, and instead
Of 125 pounds of butter annually, as
asupposed in the above estimates, good
dairy cows should average from 200 |
to 225 pounds of butter annually. If
COWS of the proper standard of produc-
ton were kept, two COWS would pro-
duce what now is produced by three. |
The enormous loss, therefore, that &C
crues to cur dairying industry through |
the use of cows not up to the standard |
excellence will be apparent to every |
one.
The Question of Exporting Butter
This export question is we'll worthy |
Of serious consideration by butter
and dealers, but combined &C |
ton is necessary, as it would not be |