The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-03-20
BOON TO DAIRYIEG INTERESTS.
Government Investigation Looking
to Improvement.
Dairy Interests OF the short Grass Country
to Receive Scientific Attention Touch
ing Problems Of Feed and milk, Hand
separatOrs and other Things.

From the Topeka State Journal.
The dairy interests Of the short grass
country-western Kansas and Nebraska
and eastern CoIoradO-are to be the sub
jeet Of an investigation by the United
States department Of agriculture, with
8 view to aiding and developing it. Prof.
E. H Webster, who has been professor
Of dairying IN the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college, has heen appointed as an
expert In the dairy division Of the United
States department for the purpose Of
making a special study of the dairy
problems Of the west The place will
pay a salary Of 5000 a year and Prof
Webster has already resigned his posi-
ton at Manhattan to begin his new
work.
Secretary Coburn, Of the Kansas state
board Of agriculture, has been trying to
interest the United States department IN
this work for the past year with the re-
suit that the department has now taken
it up. Within the past two years the
dairy business has grown wonderfully in
western Kansas, but it is still in its in
fancy, and those who have investigated
it believe that its possibilities in the
short grass country are immense. In
one western Kansas county with pOpu-
lation of less than 5000 people a single
creamery company has paid out more
than $4,000 for milk during the past
year.
The Kansas department Of agriculture
has not the means at its disposal to
make thorough study of this business
as Mr. COburn believes it should be
studied Therefore Mr.. Coburn turned
to the United States department which
has plenty of funds at its disposal. The
assistant chief of the dairy division Of
the department was out here a few
months ago and talked the matter over
with Mr.. Coburn and the appointment
Of Prof Webster for this work is now
announced.
Prof Webster Is a graduate Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college. After
graduating at Manhattan he went to the
Iowa Agricultural college, made a more
thorough study Of dairyIng and was
made an assistant in the Iowa dairy
school. Then be returned to Manhat-
tan and few months ago was placed
at the head Of the dairy school there.
He is recognized as one Of the best ex-
perts in scientific dairy matters in the
west.
The western half Of Kansas can pro-
duce an abundance OF Kafir corn and
sorghum. Much Of it has plenty of
rich buffalo grass. 1t would appear as
though it were made for a dairyman's
paradise, but that business has been neg
lected until within a comparatively re-
cent time. Now it is growing rapidly.
Prof. Webster's work will be TO study
the problems which confront the western
dairymsu-find out what feed produces
the richest milk, the advantages and dis
advantages OF hand ssparators and other
such things. The Continental and other
big creamery companies will cooperate
with him. as they are interested in get
ting the farmers to take hold Of the dairy
business. The experiment station at
Manhattan will also cooperate with
Prof. Webster in his Investigations. The
work will be extended through a num-
Der Of years