The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-07-21
Cooperative Dairying.
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Tho tventy-second annual report
OF the Georgia experiment station has
inst been published. It should be
carefully read by all Georgia farmers, |
for IT is full of valuable information
A feature Of this report is the an
nual report of the director, Hon Mar
fin V. Calvin. This Is his third re-
port as the director Of this institution
and from this report even those VINO
do not know the man VIII readlly
recognize that no mistake was made
when he was placed in this RESPONSE
HE position. There is no man In the
state better qualified than he to I'LL
If. An indefatigable worker, he car
ried into this field of work love lot
1t and a practical knowledge when
are causing the States experiment
station TO accomplish really what it
was designed to accomplish, ana
make it a great factor in advancing
agriculture in the State.
In Director Calvin's annual report
the various subjects are, of course,
| only summarized. In their variety
they show the extent Of the stations
activity and the all-embracinG ma
| ture Of the efforts that are being
made to lead the farmers to advance
in every line of farm industry. But
even in this summary form Director
Calyin's report contains more meat
for progressive farmers than any nut
of equal size which might be chosen
For instance, just one short para
graph refers to cooperative dalrylag
and vet a wide and most interesting
subject is at once suggested thereby
Years ago, under other directors, Ell
forts we're made at the station to In
+roduce cheese making in the State
Barns were built, a cheese-makinl
plant instituted and an experienced
cheese maker put in charge. AS il
Mr.. Calvins report no mention i
made Of this, the presumption is ina
cheese making has been abandoned
| But IL this be the case, the othe
: branch Of dairying. butter making
:. is receiving more attention, Whlch
: deserves. Efforts are being made I
: interest the farmers in better stocl
a and one of the finest herds OF Jersey
o in the country is kept at the station
Plans for barns, for building silo
= and everything pertaining to dair!
ing is furnished to any farmer o
application.
Why should not our farmers estal
llsh cooperative dairies? This won
, certainly be a profitable bushes
= More stock should be kept on Il
, farms to help increase the soil rerti
| itv. and by this cooperative dai
Z system it would be doubly prohtao
, TO raise and keep cattle, as well
! TO have a steady source OF incon
J from the farm.
/. Butter is always in good deman
!. and the high price of meat VIII
a crease this demand; standard dai
S butter will aways command go
|. price. The farmer may not be fix
h to operate a butter dairy by himse
r which to be successful requires 20
z done either on a large scale by
!. merits supplied with all the latest i
@ proved appliances, or on a small SCI
/, by the farmers wife. The first m
r involve greater expense than I
n farmer cares to assume, and the !
ter would place too heavy burd
on the wife. But by the cooperate
of a number Of farmers a butter-mi
=. ing plant could be established at so
go eligible place and put in charge O.
" competent manager, to whom
81 cream could be delivered daily, as
IA now done at cooperative cheese-mi
AZ ing plants.
81 BY this practical method regu
40 daily income could be provided
=. the farm, in addition to the regu
uu crop income, while at the same II
MS raising stock for the market
10 abundant barnyard fertilizers to
iu' crease the fertility of the land,
all at slight additional expense
= In this and in many other W
Mr.. Calvin, as director of the st
experiment station, is doing m
work along practical lines which
lead to good results.-Augusta +
aid.