The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-06
IMPROVING
THE DAIRY
INDUSTRY
Of SOUTH

Gratifying rcaults aso airc dy ai
parent iom ihe work of tne iinllel I
States department ol agriculture iil
ne development Cf the dairy Indus
lhe development o. me 1niryy Indus
try IN The South This work llas hecal
IN progress three years un Ter spc
clei appropriations made by Congress-.
The dairy division OF tdc bureiu pfl
animal industry hes paved The way l0i
better conditions 5y the intr9ductlan
Of more practical methods h The man
agenens Of dairy heids a aluablc
.catnfe o. the work Is TIC keepne Of
sglumatlc records waiea enable tEel
lairyman d determine NAich coWsl
le profit Bile end which unprost1ble
md 10 eliminate the istler srlm the
herd within Two months gfler TIE
testing Is begun with d he.0 lha nwa.|
er usually begins 20 Gull oct the poor.
cst COWS, and The aext step Of ihe
progressive lEieymar IS ta Aocurn q
pure bred bel
The Government wofk Jnc r the
supervision OF 3 e Ra@l has Been
Nv the main a personal eflgit among
the farmers with a view 10 instruct
ing them IN setter nelho6s Tao
ouihem llrmerg havo nol 9een slow
he adopt improved methods waen lne
advantage is demonstrates he idea
inet deiry COWS 60 aol proauee well
Ia be South d Incorrect apcccsl
there as elsewhere. depeaus oa The
uaily og tho cattle aNG the melnois
: handling them Tho goush oacrs q
4 coed field for profitable dairying, and
/ now to develop lhe industry ia the
lprablem ON wliicn tnc deEaf.msni Of
agriculture Is working 4 e'reirl sus
Ives has been made 70 legermIne the
lcenditi0ns and needs
Southern sratsr.
fhe creamery tier production q
HE South Ia inadequate ane 70 tse
mall aumbes az creamerles. although
r.rng tre past two years several new
os heVc Seen csiahl.aae3 she pro-
| llcl % lhe EnclAerl erelmcy com.
lflres gayarah.y with iae northern dr
se8lern grcducil. 5ul & shortage N
\ le milk supply necessarily llinits lhe
\ lumber Of a.onmcraJ with the result
that large quantities ol rrr; h9isee
lare shipped into the South from North
en ana Western points.
She farm dairy batles ya,lea In
quality Some of the better equipped
llalriea produce an article almost equal
10 creamery butter 1Ae eeumlry Oat'
tgr Is af mite i different grade Mura
al Il sooH aeccm rsnmf as result
as not having been pfaparly washed
When Ii Nas churncd. and has 90 be
shipped lc the renoYatIag factories.
Cheese.
Less than 9 pcr cent Of The chfese
consumed ID lhc South i produced
locally n 30 eltIos n i3 Saulheri
states tie ananity banded alnualh
amounts 10 Approximately 42iO1e
pounds 9he per eapltg consumption
rs large especially umoag iha lablr
lrs alsaaa ahc lafgel depend .'l
tteIf uQon6fy meal 80 afactofs and
cheese. ggl maclicailY 90 wh0om,lA
|chtase @ tbc 1hedGaf 9He is manu-
iaclntea 81 tue South. A lew amlll
factaGes 10 south 1aHaiha Virglhla
and vest Virginia. constitute the
SOURCE d local octgut Il would seem
in sleW Of this condition, thar me
seuta presents an attractive ee,d tel
the manufacture az cheese nclorc d
chees factory could hs ape aied sut
cesslully tcWevcr nh adeQuale cup
. ply Of miie would have e 92 guFel
cfaaa and tee graam
abe consumption o. cream Pa ths
soueh Is small due 6 ,he scagtity
NJ fesh arsam rather Thea % q iacl
Qt demand The aua4ly Is varlaple
3nia aelug equal 0nlY 10 rich mills
1.-The result ls thet unsWeeleaed con
licensed mllS Is consumed IN latg'
, quantities IA the eitles and % som'
extent On farms, There Is largl
! cousumntlpn Of ice cream. but muci
of the product is made 1rum bulk cor
depsea Oh whole milk os low grade
1he price varies from 10 cents % 81
q gallen, the average helng about III
.fa ~he eily Of Memphis aas me ate
slaetlen el shipping tie largest Guam
itlty. enc o. ,ts manufacturers makin'
as hlgt as 3.O0J gallsns daily turlnl
the summer arne0n. Ice cream man
ulactufad ia Tennessee end Gergll
4 shipped as Car south as Florida
aeufheFn Mi'k supply
THE supply OF milk Is entirety local
none bslug shipped IN from Gstan
pclnis The conditions under wh.cl
TIE suppiy Is secured are moi Away
favorable aud ihls lael has been giye'
yeiy careful attention by Ihc dairy dlF
islun Ii iis work IT improvement
I Many herds src keni within tho htlcs
~ settled pqrlinns Of tie cities wherl