The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-17
DAIRYING IN SOUTH
REPORTS OF EXPERTS HAVE BEEN
 COMPLET11D.
Three Experts Pefat out After Tnvestf- Eetion in Nine States That Much Improvemssf fs
 Needed.

Washington, Feb. i6.--That there is no branch of agriculture that is more needed in the South than dairy ing. Is the emphatic declaration of ex- perts of the Bureau of Animal Indus try of the Department of Agriculture, who. for the past two years. have been conducting systematic field work in the Southern States for the develop ment of the dairy industry in that sec tion.
 some interesting facts are glsaned regarding this important industry In statement prepared by B Fl. Rawi Duncan Stuart and George M. Whit aker. entitled The Dairy Industry in the south.' which was made public to- day.
 The report is divided into three parts entitled. Southern Markets for Dairy Products" by Duncan Stuart '"rhe MIX Supply of Southern Cities by MT. Whitaker. and 'swby Dairyins is Undeveloped in the South." by MT. Hawl.
 The investigations in regard to the dairying industry in the South hai been carried on by these scientists T co-operaton with the State experiment.
 
 partments of AEriculture. and has steadily increased until ct present a representative of the dairy division oi the Bureau of Animal Industry is work. ing in each of nine Southern States The work has consisted iargeiy of per sonal effort amoHg the dairy farmers with view to teaching them better methods. and has produced good re- suits.
 "In the prosecution Of this york; : declares Secretary of Agriculture Wil- son in. c letter of transmittal. Tit was realized that decided improvement in the quality of the milk supply of the cities throughout the South was needed. Insanitary methods of pro- ducing and handling milk was q great menace to public health. In 1907 an inspector was assigned to investigate the situation more fully and give as- sistance in applying methods that would bring about Improvement"
 The Secretary adds that only a small part of the daily products consumed in the South are produced in that ssc- tion-
 Great emphasis is laid in the sum- mary of conclusions on the fact that dairying in the South is not only a profitable industry in itself. but that it may be made the means of irorssss ing the productlveness of the soil and promoting a better type Of agricul. ture.
 In conclusion, the report points out that the three main points that every Southern dairyman should bear In mind, and which cannot be too strongly emphasized, are: Better cows. more homegrown food a better product.
 A noteworthy fact developed by the investigation is that the per capita milk consumption In the South is below the average for the country and that the use of cream, of which large amounts are consumed in the North, is almost unknown in the South. The per capita daily consumption of milk In the United States ia estimated at about rwo-thirds of pint. while in most Southern cities the daily consumptioh Is less than half c pints and as low as one-third of a pint is named in some places.
 Several reasons for this low per capita consumption of milk and cream are given as folloYa: Indifference as to the food value of milk. an inherited habit of using milk in small quanti- ties, an insufacieut supply. suspicion of the purity of the product, and the large negro population.
 It then is declared that when the milk supply of Southern cities as lrn- proved by means of better sanitary4in- spection, and when the public realizes that an ample supply of clean, safe milk can be obtained, increasing amounts will be consumed.