The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-18

To thousands OF farmers who are
dairying in a small way the work
connected with the dairy Is classed as
drudgery land they do it only because
they are forced to do so in order to
make a living for their families. They
have no natural liking for the indus
trN Therefore they give it only
such attention as Is absolutely nee
essary, and 80 per cent of them who
fail, or who keep on the margin be-
tween success and failure, should lay
the blame upon their own neglect OF
the advantages offered by the indus
try, rather than to blame the indus
try itself.
In contrast to the many who are
unsuccessfuk we find in every dairy
section a few dairymen who are en-
Unused with their work, men who
like the dairy cow, and are willing
to give her a chance. They study the
problems which confront them and
meet them in the best possible way.
These men are always pointed out as
the successful dairymen of the COM
munity in which they live.
1t may be truly said that dairying
is a worldwide Industry No other
foods are used so universally as it
milk and it's products. In the United
States today it stands second to but
one other agricultural industry. the
corn crop. From practically nothing
viewed from a commercial standpoint,
in thirty years time it has over
Swallowed all others, and at it's pres
ent rate of development, in another
twenty years, it will stand without
a rival as the greatest of agricul-
tural industries
While dairying has made such a
rapid growth and the gross returns
from the sale of dairy products has
increased wonderfully. figures that
would indicate the net profits of the
industry would not be SO fattering.
1t is true that the price of dairy
products have advanced, the same is
true regarding the feeds which must
be fed to the dairy COW in order to
produce these products, and at the
present time the average dairy COW
of the country produces only about
enough milk and butter fat to pay
for the feed she eats This being the
case, one may we'll ask from what
source are the profits coming to
cause the industry to develop at
such a rapid rate In many sections
of the country men have robbed the
soil until it would no longer produce
crops at a profit. Nature compelled
them to find some method of restor-
ing the fertility to the soil and al
most without exception they have
turned to the. dairy COW. She has
demonstrated her fitness for this
purpose and the farmer has been sat
isfied to keep her for the manure that
she would produce providing she
would produce enough milk and but
ter fat to pay for her feed In other
words, the dairy COW has been kept
the milk, in reality, has been a by
product 1t is then the indirect prof
it's that have caused the great de-
velopment of the dairy industry in
stead of the direct profits derived
from the sale of milk and it's pro-
ducts. Undoubtedly the dairy COW
will always be in demand for the fer
tility which is found in her manure,
but 1t should not be an excuse for
keeping an inferior milk producer. A
good dairy cow will furnish as much
fertility in a year as will poor one
and at the same time pay hand
some profit at the pail on the feed
which she consumes, while the aver
age COW at the present time, is pay
ing practically no profit from this
source.
A good COW will produce at least