The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-05-19
ALFALFA MEAL
DAIRYMAN'S HOPE
SHOSHONE ALFALFA MEAL
FEEDER GETS REMARK
ABLE RESULTS.

Frank Millsap RecOunts Experience
With His Herd of Dairy Cows
Saving of Three Hundred Dollars
Month Made-This Section Needs
Alfalfa Mills.
Every dairy expert, including
Prof. E. E. Elliott and j. H. Frand-
son of Moscow, Hon. d. r. Hubbard
of Boise, and Hon. Alex. Mcpherson
of Twin Falls. who has visited the
Boise valley and is familiar with
the conditions, says without doubt
this section of the Boise valley
should develop into the greatest
dairy section in the world, not even
excepting Denmark. The fact has
been drummed into the ears Of
the farmers so long, and their ex-
periences have been so profitable,
that they are commencing to be-
lieve it. The result is that during
the past three or four years the
dairy interests of Caldwell and
surrounding country have assumed
great proportions. 1t is now one
of our leading and most profitable
industries. There is at hand eli
mate, fodder and an unlimited mar
ket. All that is now needed is ex-
part of the farmers. Manager
perience and knowledge on the
Clough of the Hazelwood creamery
says that the farmers are just COM
mencing to dairy here. They have
yet a great deal to learn. He is
convinced that they are learning fast
and in a few years the industry at
Caldwell at least will be on a
scientific basis. Others, authorities
on dairying, have urged the farmers
here to closely study the industry
in all it's phases, lending their as
surance of ultimate and remarkable
success
AS a handmade of the dairy indus
try is the production of alfalfa, the
king of forage crops. The yielC
of alfalfa in this part of the Boist
valley is very great, and the fooC
value of the grass is known of al
the world. Anything that will pro
mote the profits of dairying AM
the paying utilization of alfalfa
should be of supreme interest t,
the farmers here. We believe
| is. Therefore we submit in detail
the experiences of Mr.. Frank Mill
sap of Shoshone in the use of al
falfa meal as food for his dair,
herd. Recently Mr.. Millsap Visite'
Twin Falls and Kimberly. In con
nection with his visit to Twin Falls
the News of that city says:
The past winter ard presen
spring have been productive of a.
important revolution in the agricul
ture of the Twin Falls tract, n
phase of which has been more pre-
nounced than the tendency towar
the establishment of alfalfa mea
mills in the various towns, and, 1
connection with development actiN
tiles along this line, the visit @
Frank Millsaps of Shoshone, pic
neer alfalfa meal feeder of south
ern Idaho, to Twin Falls last FIR
day is of direct and pertinent II
terest. and the account OF his e'
perience, recorded with inhnit
thoroughness, is calculated to assur
the permanenoy and utility of sue
manufacturing industry which wi
probably dispose and enhance til
, value of the enormous hay crop
, the Twin Falls country.
i Arrangements have been practica
ly completed for the installation I
. an alfalfa meal mill at Kimber
, and plans are being laid for q
even larger one In Twin Falls, an
Mr. Mlllsap came to the Magic CT
at the request of Sherman G. Ro
, erts, president of the Roberts Alfal
!, Meal Mill company of Denver, wi
will furnish the machinery for boz
+. enterprises.
Mr.. Mlllsap's tests of the use
alfalfa meal for his dairy herd
Shoshone revealed, he stated, Il
surprising result in figures. of
saving of from $3.50 to over 49,
each month. Previous to the ado
ton of alfalfa meal as food for /
COWS, he had fed alfalfa, bran al
corn during the early fall at t
rate of a ton of hay per day I
S2 cows. He began the feeding
alfalfa meal In the late fall a
continued during the winter a
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