The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-18

cry sense of The word The dairyman is
| no longer q slave
Hansen on the Laws.
Willard Hansen. state food and dairy
| commissioner. spoke briefly on the state
| laws and the aid the government Is CIV
| Ing the state authorities MI Hansen
| said.
Utah must wake up. She must have
more cows and they must be better. AT
| present we are carrying on series OF IN
spections at the creamertes and at the
dairies, and we find conditions only lair'
| They could be whole lot better.
1.-The dairymen do not read the state
| laws and the regulations Creameries do
| and probably because the dairymen do not
| do their best in producing milk that is
rich
but we should he exporting il, we are
| getting a good price FOR our butter fat
here, yet the people are not awake TO their
| possibilities,
Recently the dairy and food bureau
| adopted the score card system In use by
| the government and we find that that has
improved the dairles wonderfully. In Og-
| den some OF the dalrymen raised twenty
one points in efficiency In one month. after
| the system was inaugurated.
THE work of the government in In
spectlng cattle and getting rid OF those
| affected with tuberculosis is OF material
| assistance to us,
'';The object OF the department is not
| how to better his industry by having
more cleanliness and better cows and
| better butter
Future of Dairyirg.
At the afternoon session there was a
paper read hy Ben Il. Eldredge on ,Sani-
| tary Dairylug." and another by II, r.
Cain on .'The Future OF Dalrying in
| Utah."
1--WE need better cows. better barns
more sanitation and more interest in the
| la nv bn
hard materials grown on Utah lands. We
want an animal that has more TO 1t than
mans fist There are great prospects
for the dairy industry. but we must take
! advantage OF our opportunities to materl-
alize these prospects d.. %
1--WE years from now. There will be a
OF the producer than to the life OF the
consumer. We need modern equipment
We also need legislation, and we need
II w. i. Jensen of the Jensen Creamery
company was scheduled for an address on
Shaping legislation" but was prevented
from attending on account OF Illness
Government Expert Explains.
Then followed brief remarks by DR.. 5.
.. Brimhall OF the bureau OF animal In
6ustry, who is In Utah In connection with
tine eradication Of tuberculosis In cattle,
Dr. Brimhall answered number OF ques-
tons. He said that the spread Of tuber-
culosis In cattle often originates from the
II fact that the tender is tubeTCuar. He
said that one affected cow in a stable Will
soon spread the disease, Ninetyseven
per cent OF accuracy has been proved In
making tests with tuoerculin, which is
q greater percentage than any means Tor
diagnosing disease.
Dr. Brimhall said that tubercular germs
do not run In the blood until the disease
Is far advanced. but are found In various
localities. and parts of the carcass may
be perfectly healthy and other parts may
be badly affected. DR., Brimhall said he
knew of no good reason why an animal
should be entirely destroyed for food
purposes simply because II was affected
in some parts. The government inspect
ors passed as wholesome much meat that
came from cattle that were slightly dis
eased III some organs. he said
Feeding the Cattle.
i Prof T. E Woodward OF the Asricul-
! tural college at Logan spoke briefly on
l the results of experiments made with
the speakers conclusions concisely were
these.
Feed all the roughage COW will clean
4 up:
! should bc alfalfa hay.
Feed grain in proportion to milk yielded
Feed about one pound OF grain Tor ev-
a cry six pounds OF milk produced This
y breeds of stock
Study each cows needs and feed ac'
q cordingly.
n with alfalfa.
4 Oats is the next best grain In Utah Il
feed with alfalfa.
III All grain should be ground.
On good pasturage feed no grain eX
4 cept to heavy producers.
Some root crop should be grown IA
A winter feeding.