Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
THE FARM AND RANGE
Colorado Dairy interests.

Mrs. Mary Wright. Colorado state
dairy commissioner. has Just returned
with her daughter Helen from attend
ance at the International Pure Food
Congress. held at ST. Louis. Septem-
ber 2Sth at the Worlds Fair was
known M Pure Food Day. and attend
Ing the exposition We're notable men
from all over the world who are In
terested In this reform.
The congress held six day'S ses-
sion this year. making its eighth an
nunl convention. Mrs. Wright at.
tended proceedings ON several occa-
sions, speaking amoE.s distinguished
men and women In the numerous dis
cussIons and on one occasion deliver
Ing an address which was an eye
opener to the congress.
Mrs. Wright told OF the dairy inter-
csts In Colorado. how they have grown
from n small and uncertain beginnin.
to something In which every Colorado
farmer IL vitality Interested. She told
OF how the dairy interests have prog.
rcased hand In hand with irrigation In
tcrcsts.
Il told the convention Of my own
experience sine. coming To Colorado
twenty years ago" said Mrs. Wright.
who is one Of the best Informed per
sons on the dairy business In the West
when ] came here twenty years ago
was told that nobody could make
cheese In this state. bccauS. OF tho
altitude and the various weeds which
have to be contcndcd with.
Il thought this was n fallncy when ]
irst heard II. and now ! know II was.
II has been proven tn be misleading.
The farmers OF Colorado have nothing
o.
by cows In this state. aS having any
DISASTROUS effect on dairy products.
Rather they arr tn be congratulated
On havin. alfalfa and sugar best pulp.
both of which arc excellent for feeding
purposes.
''of course Colorado II behind other
states In her dairy interests. They
have been retarded considerably by
lack of confidence on tho part OF tho
farmers and ranrhm-n. Hut for all
that Colorado eau to-day boast OF ono
OF IN. largest and most compiot"
cr-amcrics In the United States. and
tha, In III. i.Itii'ton creamery here In
Dcnv.r."
MrE. Wright was very much diKap-
pointed that the Worlds fair board for
Colorado had not appropriated sum
Client funds To warrant an exhibition
of Colorado butter and cheese at the
Worlds fair. She Ii uf the opinign
that this stat" might n, least have
ish.n one or tao mctisis II IN. cShi'
htiun had been made. ana 'hc cdura.
tionai value To the country at large
would have been tremendous osin. To
the great number OF people who arr
watching the prnsrrss Of IRRIGATION
under the last two national aiminiA,ra.
tionR. She was personally ronsratu'
lated for her address by the nus pr-si.
dent of the International congress. ".
". =. Mcdonnell OF II. Paul.
fcv pcop.c in this state realize the
growth of the dairy interests here. A
the result of rrc-nt inApcc;ion made
by Mrs. Wright and her daughter I,
develops that there aF- i7s cr-smcricH
aud ch-car factories in tho state. all
actively working. The quality Of the
product, IL no, -sr-li-d anywhere. and
constant tests ar- made To sec that the
butter and cheese rcaehss the legal re.
qtiircm-nts.
Mia. Wright Ia particularly inter
-stci in the pure food bill to bc intro.
duc-d In the Colorado legislature next
winter. The trend OF discussion at
tho international congress- Indicated
that thcrr will undoubtedly he n ma.
tional pure food Law passed very soon.
Denver Republican.