The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-04-01
THE DAIR 7
READY CASH IN DAIRYINa.

Does 1t pay to Keep dairy rarm,
and if so, why? This is a question 1t
would be we'll for every farmer in this
section of the country to take under
consideration at this time of the year,
especially when so many of the farm
ers in this state have for so many
years devoted themselves to the rails
ing of crops and fruit without making
any material Roadway in the matter of
income, says writer in the Chehalis
Bee-Nugget
There are so many things to be
taken under advisement in studying the
question that it can hardly be gone
into specifically in this article and
the farmer must think out the details
of the question for himself. That the
dairy farming department Of agricul-
ture is recognized all over the world as
a staple and profitable business for the
farmer is evidenced by the fact that
the government of every civilized coun-
try has devoted much time and money
to working out details Of the dairy1ng
industry in order that the farmer may
be spared the cost and labor OF max
ing the exr eriments to develop the work
along the lines that will work for the
decrease the cost of production and in
crease in profits for the farmer.
But to the man who thinks it Is
necessary to bring the evidence Of ex-
perts to prove that there is vast field
for industry in the producing OF milk
for local or foreign consumption we
would state, as has been related here
tofore, that milk is the third most COM
monty used food product in the world,
and that alone testifies to the wisdom
of being a producer of such an article.
Another fact is that there is never
sufficient supply for the demand.
From the standpoint Of the land
owner the dairy is the best thing for
the farm. How many splendid prop
critics have gone down in value year
after year on account Of deterioration
Of lands from constant raising of crops?
How many good farms have been crop
ped to death? In the matter Of orchard
farms is it not also fact that after
certain time the orchard goes down the
line in producing value? Then is there
not always the danger of losing the
whole crop by a sudden blight?
There are the dangers Of the great
army of parasites to be considered
Look at the ravages of the Goblin
moth. the tent moth, the San Jose
the profits Of the farm by running the
output of perhaps a whole orchard.
Even with a good crop Of fruit, grain
or vegetables are the farmers not al
ways dependent upon prevailing mar
ket prices and transportation COM
panies? Where does the farmer get
off with a large crop and poor trans
portation? Where would he be with
a crop Of fruit upon his hands and an
other car shortage such as now ex-
lists?
How does he stand financially when
he gets his money only once year
and even stands chance to have that
income greatly reduced from the an
ticipated amount by any Of the causes
related in the foregoing? Is 1t not
true that the great majority Of those
who till the lands are tied up with
the banks and merchants of the near
est towns and are compelled to ask for
long credit each spring in order that
they may have funds and supplies to
arrange for the planting, cultivation
and preservation Of their crops.
Is it not true that many a farmer
sits up nights worrying over the pros
poets of falling short in his Payments
in the fall and loses the rest that
should be his? Is such a state Of