Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-02
Beehive State Has Gone Backward
Instead Of Forward Ia This
Industry.
50 SETS FORTH THE REPORT.
Opening Session of the Utah Assoela'
ton Marked by Interesting Ad-
dresses This Morning.

btehl OF IplWhlh ~ .N'fN'"PA'e 49,
dairy interests Is the leading assertion
OF the report submitted to the Titan
Dairymens association AT the opening
session Of It's convention this morning
By It's president, Lorenzo Hansen, OF
Logan. The convention assembled at
the mayors Office Mt II o'clock After
an address by Mayor Morris In which
he welcomed the association In behalf
OF Salt Lake city G, n, Harris OF
Richmond, vice president called the
convention, to order, IN the absence OF
President Hansen who could not arrive
iii noon,
Mr.. Harris spoke briefly Of the need
for education I'm the farmers who handle
cows, after which Prof r. w. clark
of the Agricultural college read the re-
port OF President Hansen.
lie said. There wore at one tlme
about so factories In the state ana az
did good business. IN 1879 we sola
out OF the state about NNl,OOO worm
Of dairy products We manufactured
a good article and our markets we're
good The dairy industry was In a
thriving condition. But since then, |
am sorry to say, we have taken
backward step, Reports come from
various places OF creameries aud cheese
factories that have closed down.
"The irrigated sections OF Utah oner
n most favorable condition for dairying,
which, II intelligently carried on would
be highly profitable, our winters are
short and mild the growing season
in long, the summers are pleasant,
with cool nights; insects are hut slight
" troublesome, and abundant succu-
lent pastures can be had all summer.
our state Is one OF the few most nigh
~ favored dairying sections In the
United states,
DRAWBACK IS IGNORANCE.
"The greatest drawback TO dairying
In Utah Is ignorance. Evidence Of bad
thinking Is seen everywhere Thous-
ands OF COWS are being MIXED that
are nj only for the block, Thousands OF
tons OF hay are wasted In the curing,
and the feeding, and hundreds Of tons
OF poor butter and cheese are being
made. The great need Is education,
which means better cows better feed
ing, good butter and cheese prosperity
and contentmont First class dalrylng
Is a business that requires education M
truly as law medicine or any other
profession.
THE ASSOCIATIONS INFLUENCE
sketchlng the history OF the Dairy
mems association, Prof Clark said that
its influence had permeated every cor
ner OF Utah, and that while II has done
much good it, great field is yet before
it. The organization was perfected In
1894, at which time the leading dairy.
men OF the state combined with leading
commission men, who were handling
dairy products, TO form the assoCla-
ton
Before It's organization the laws OF
the state were practically dead letters,
and Oleomargarne and skim milk
cheese were sold without hlnderance
and restraint for the genuine article,
and the result was that the dairy In
dustry was nearly choked out OF ex-
iatence. The skim milk product was
imported into the state by the carload,
and seld from jobbers at from TO 8
cents pound,
oLEOMARGARINE STILL SOLD.
have been informed am sorry to
say, that there Is oleomargarlne now
on our markets. | hope this report is
not true, but II It 49, every dalryman
in the state ought TO be up In arms
against the sale Of this byproduct OF
the packing houses, IL Is also reported
that eastern cheese is being sold IN our
state. with all the splendid advantages
we have this ought not TO be.
According TO the census OF 1900 we
have 1850 dairy farms with a total OF
l50,773 cows, or these there are kept
10000 dairy cows which have value
Of 100000, The dairy farmer on an
average keeps about eight cows,
BUILDINGS NEEDED.
"Our great lack Is buildings and bet
Ter care OF our animals Utah'q annual
product I'm milk was at one time 26l,-
600 900 pounds, from which we made
b,50O,0O0 pounds OF butter and 100000
pounds OF cheese,
OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT
In concluding the report turned to
the future stating that the outlook for
dairying IN Utah was not bright, II
has fallen since 10 years ago, and needs
extensive advertising. "Other states
such as Minnesota and Michigan have
established regulations for their butter
that make II sell unquestioned In all
eastern states, Utah has Just such an
opportunity II she would only embrace
It, The present condition suggests that
Il Will only be n short time before we
viii be importing dairy products ms we
are now importing poultry products"
IN discussing the report It's facts
were not entirely agreed to by all
members.
Mr. Faust stated II as his opinion
that many creamerles IN Utah closed
down because they existed IN districts
where not enough milk was produced
Co pay Them for running,
Other men claimed that the recent
tendency 10 sell COWS I'm dairy districts
was really a hopeful omen as It in
dlcated desire to get rid OF the poor
cows IN order to buy better ones and
n knowledge ON the part OF the farmer
20 recognize the most desirable sort o.
cows.
II. L. Musselman Of ogden spoke
strongly against the small dairy I'm tho
small district that isn't large enough
70 make money
PROGRAM rs CHANGED.
The program ne arranged viii he
greatly altered for the remaining SEES.
Eons.
The talk on "Dairylng' by a repre-.
sentative Of the department Of agrl.
culture has been found unpracticable
in It's place a talk by Robert lrelanJ
OF the Kingston Dairy School OF Canadf
has been substituted. lie viii ais,
take charge OF scoring butter anC
cheese.
The lecture 10y Dr. A. y. Melvin hai
also been abandoned ON account Of hi,
inability 10 attend, In us stead Or
D. LeMay has agreed to on the SEIZED
lled time,
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CARD OF THANKS.