The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

fodder crops receives his income at but
one season of the year. The income OF
the dairyman comes to him every
+ month of the year-a much more salts
I factory arrangement Moreover, in the
development Of the industry in the
state the income from the dairy prod
ucts has been cash income. In the
not distant past the cash seldom got
beyond the merchant. The dairy in
duStry, more than any other. has been
( the means of distributing the cash to
the people. The man with the ready
money always feels better. and can
deal better than the man without The
distribution Of cash-1oating capital
has proved a benefit to every industry
In the state. The man who has the
money feels at liberty to spend. some
TO improve their facilities for earning,
/ by developing or increasing their prop
erty. some 10 improve their surround
ings. and thus increasing their com
forts, and some to educate their chill
dren thus increasing the ehiciency. of
future generations.
The past year has been a prosperous
one in the history of Utah dairyinE.
There has not been a large increase in
the number of creameries built, but the
increase in the milk yield has been sub
stanual, while prices have been record
breaking. Not for six to eight years
nave prices been maintained at such
hlgh level as during the past twelve
months, and the prospects for the fu-
lure are promising I have no means
Of measuring exactly the increase in
production in the state the past year,
but three factories in Cake county that
handled 1000 pounds per day in the
flush of the season in 1900 handled 5000
rounds per day the past season from
the same territory, an increase of 25
per cent. 1 believe this will apply to
nearly all the northern part of the
state, but perhaps in the more southern
counties the drouth and the shortness
OF feed, with the resulting high prices
OF feed, have checked the normal in
crease, and perhaps reduced somewhat
the usual yield.
Imports Of Year.
During the past few months consid-
cradle butter and cheese has been ship
ped into the state-something which
has not happened for some years, How
ever, do not think that this indicates
any real reduction in the amount of
dairy products manufactured. but rath-
er that the creameTies and diaries are
not keeping pace with the increase in
demand. In the northern part of the
state thousands of dollars worth of
butter and cheese have been shipped
out Of the state to Idaho, Montana.
Washington, Oregon and California.
These northern creamerymen find IL
more profitable to cater to the stable
market outside the state than to the
Fuctuating one in Utah centers of
population.
All over the state, but particularly
around Salt Lake City and southwark.
hay and grain are higher priced this
winter than for many years past. This
is 10 reason, however, for a farmer to
go out Of the dairy business or to dry
up his cows. He who changes his bust
ness with every adverse condition that
arises viii never succeed
Even this year, not all conditions are
unfavorable, and there are other sea-
sons coming in the near future, when
the conditions for dairying will be all
that can be desired. It takes several
years to build a herd of good COWS. Do
not, therefore, dispose Of the cows or
dry them up, thus throwing away the
work expended in improving them. You
viii need them next year. Dairying. in
spite Of occasional season of apparent
viii long continue to
be one Of the most Temunerative occu-