The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
DAIRY FARMERS
NEED Of SOUTH
So Declares Experts at
Washington
ON INVESTIGATION
Interesting Facts Cleaned By Scientists
Who Have Thoroughly Gone Into
the Needs Of Dixie, and Who Made
Some Practical Recommendations
for the Aericulturist.
(By Associated Press

Washington. d. c., Feb. 16.-That
there is no branch of agriculture that
is more needed in the South than
dairying. is the emphatic declaration
Of experts Of the Bureau of Animal
Industry OF the Department of Agri-
culture who, for the past two years,
have been conducting systematic field
work in the Southern States for the
development of the dairy industry in
that section.
Some interesting facts are CLEANED
regarding this important industry in
a statement prepared by B. II. Rawl,
Duncan Stuart and George NJ. Whita-
ker, entitled The Dairy Industry in
the South which was made public
today. The report is divided into three
parts entitled Southern Markets for
Dairy Products" by Duncan Stuart;
by Mr.. Whitaker, and Why Dairying
is Undeveloped in the SOUTH by Mr..
Kawl.
Work With Local Authorities.
The investigation in regard to the
dairying industry in the South has
been carried on by these scientists
in cooperation with State experiment
stations, agricultural colleges, and de-
partn1ents of agriculture, and has
steadily increased until at present a
representative Of the Dairy Division
Of the Bureau Of Animal Industry is
WI ~ III SdCIl u nine southern
States. The work has consisted largely
Of personal effort among the dairy
farmerS with q view to teaching them
better methods, and has produced good
results.
In the prosecution of this work"
declares Secretary Of Agriculture Will
son in a letter Of transnirtal, 1T was
realized that q decided improvement
IN the quality Of the milk supply of
the cities throughout the South was
needed. ~Insanitary methods Of pro-
Gucing and handling milk were asgreat
menace to public health. In 1907 an
inspector was assigned to investigate
n situation more fully and give as
slstance in applying methods that
would bring about Improvement" The
Secretary adds that only a small part
OF the dairy products consumed in
the South are produced in that ser
ton.
Great emphasis is laid in the sum-
mary Of conclusions on the fact~that
dalrylng in the South is not only a
proltable industry in itself, but that
IT may be made the means Of increas-
ing the productiveness of the soil and
promoting a better type Of agriculture.
Briefly reviewing some of the improve
which the dairy situation de-
mands in the Southern States, the ex-
perts point out that:
Not Economical.
1t is found that Southern dairymen
as a rule, are not using the most eco
methods in the following par
tlculars: The production Of the aver
age cow is only about half what it
should be. Too many Of the diaries
are in the cities, when they should
De on the farms; hence too high
priced feed and a methods Of feed
ing. Milk and butter of poor QUALIFY
are produced. which do not bring the
highest prices.
1T is strikingly true that in most
cases. where. an inferior dairy herd
mas peer. IN existence for some years.
!. VIII De round that expensive meth
ods are being practiced and an inferior
grade OF output is being produced.