The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-20
Prof. Martin Of A. c. Tells What
DairYing Has Done for Other States


Dairying subjects occupied the at
tention OF the agricuiturists and stock
breeders at the meeting of the Tri-
state Grain e. Stock Growers con-
vention wednesday and proved to be
of great interest Prof. G. L. Martin Of
the N. ID. A. c., delivered the following
address before the meetin5 on the sub
ject OF What Dairying Has Done for
Other States:
II Ia not surprising that the SUBJ
ject OF dairyIng should claim a place
at this convention for the dairy indus
try has developed to such a magni-
tude in the past few years that II Is
one OF the leading factors in practical
ly every phase OF agriculture.
The history OF farming methods in
this country lie simply a repetition of
what occurred In the European coun-
tries q few centuries ago. The land
was cropped continu Dusty so long as it
was q paving proposition then aband-
oned for more virgin soil and the same
process repeated. But so soon as the
population began TO increase available
land became scarce rents increased
and the demand for suitable farming
lands was greater than the supply.
To meet the situation. 1t became nee
essary to vary the methods OF tiliage
and as consequence the dairy COW
was chosen for IT has been proven be-
yond doubt that dairying fits ad-
mirabIy into the general farming
scheme. This industry lie attractive for
the dairyman can begin with a small
outlay Of capital and enter his pro-
ducts directly upon the worlds great
est markets. He has the advantage
over other farmers in that he can
market his produce in three forms viz.
milk, butter and cheese. There is less
competition In these than in any other
farm products, hence dairying insures
quick returns, good profits, besides en-
riching the fertility of the soil. This
points Is substantiated by the fact that
dairying is practiced most extensively
in countries where the population is
the most dense. For instance, Switzer-
land, Holland and Denmark then again
In the eastern sections of our own
country near the larger cities.
The United States government has
recognized the value of dairying and
each year is exnending large sums of
money under the direction of dairy
experts to further these interests in
the south. They in this industry
solution of the abandoned farm
problem in the cotton belt states. Very
encouraging results have thus far been
obtained and much more is expected
as the work continues.
Location and demand govern to a
large extent the particular phase of
dairying practiced in the various
sections of the country. Commercial
dairying naturally iS viewed; first,
from the producers standpoint; second
ly, from the standpoint of the manu-
facturer. The largest interests to the
state in general comes from the pro-
ductive dairying and may be considere
under the heads of supplying milk and
cream to city trade, selling milk and
cream to cheese and butter factories
and the raising pure bred dairy stock
| to supply the growing demands in
that line.
Supplying Cheese Factories.
The question of supplying milk to
city trade naturally interests the east
ern dairymen more than we of the
middle west owing to the numerous
large cities, and Is source of large
revenue in those sections. However
the question Of supplying cheese fac
tories and condensaries is one which
comes closer to home. For the year
ending June 80, 1909 the returns from
milk sold to Wisconsin cheese factories
netted S21,166,000 to condensaries $2,-
249.OOO and to city trade ss,406, 900 OF
practically As per cent of the total re-
turns from the dairy industry Of that
state. Minnesota has fifty cheese
factories and Iowa nine all of which
return large profits to the farmers Of
those states each year.
! Producing cream and milk for butter
and cheese purposes brings US to the
phase Of dairying practiced most ex-
tensively in this section of the country
The upper Mississippi states for some
| time have led especially in butter pro-
duction. The total number of cows ir
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri