Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-06-08
NEED OF DIARIES IN SOUTH
Washington, D. c. June 2, 1911.

There is no branch Of agriculture
that is more needed in the South than
dairyine. 1t is not only profitable
industry in itself, but it may be |
made the means Of increasing the
produ.tion of the soil and promoting
better type of agriculture
The above paragraph is quoted
from paper on Why Dairying is
UndeveIoped in the South. written
BY DR.. B. H. RawI, formely OF South
Carolina, now chief Of the Dairy
Division in the United States Agr-
ctural Department.
One Of the most important IrequI-
sites to the success of any business
enterprise is ;he certainty OF a mar
ket for its products. There is an as
sured market for all Of the dairy pro-
ducts that can be produced in the
Southeastern States. Statistics com,
piled by the United States AgrlcuI-
tural Department for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1905, show that in
that wear thirty-eight cities in the
Southeastern States consumed a.
905, ISL pounds Of creamery butter. In
the same year the States in which
these cities are located produced only
677849 pounds Of creamery butter, the
remaining l4,277,302 pounds being
shipped into the South from the
North and West, at an estimated cost
Of S4765,000. In the same year the
same cities consumed approximately,
100000 pounds Of Northern and
Western renovated butter, costing
about S500,000; 100000 pounds Of
Northern and Western oleomargarine,
costing about $520000; 32,5OOt,OO
hounds of cheese, costing about S4,-
100000; and 22,000000 pounds Of
condensed milk, costing about S2,2O0,.
600. To supply these thrty,eigh'
cities. representing but a fraction OF
the consumption OF dairy products in
the Southeastern States. involved The
sending out Of our section oil at least
S126G5000. There has been some
increase in production since l9O6
but consumption is also increasing
with the rapid growth of our South
ern cities and towns. and it is sale tc
say that the amount Of dairy products
shioped into the Southern States an
nualIy is at least as great as IN the
wear mentioned, and that Southern
farmers can, therefore, rely upon theiI
home markets for the consumption o
their output of dairy products for
manv wears to come. When then
home markets have been fully sup
plied the constantly growing demand
of the denseIy populated Northeastern
section Of the country will enabI,
them still further to expand their pro
duction, The cities Of the North
eastern section are constantly draw
ine dairy products from greater dis
,ances and their markets will aHor,
the great opportunity of the lulur
for the Southern dairyman.
Considering these market oppor
no;ties in connection with the pecuIia
advantages Of the Southeastern State
for dairy farming growing out q
the miIdness Of climate and the leng
of the grazing season, ! believe tbs
+ will be profitable for our Souther
farmers TO devote more attention t
tb;s industry. In the report t
ubich | have referred, DR.. RawF say.
There are hundreds of farmer
throughout the South each of whor
could add 15-cow dairy to his farm
and could, besides, in short Will,
easily produce more Of other crop
than he is producing at prescn
Daryng is undeveIoped in the SoutI
eastern StaJes, largely because III
farncrs ol hat section do not under
stand how to make it profitable.
Ii is not the purpose OF this let,
10 dive detailed advice as 70 the MAJ
aeement Of dairy farm, or Of a dan
herd in connection with general tarn
ing but rather to call attention to Ii
opportunities in this direction in
broad way, and to suggest to eac
farmer that hc Should give carel
, H. H. cxtanf 10 III IA