Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-01-18
FACTS ABOUT
DAIRY BUSINESS
An Interesting Article on Dairying
In Payette Valley by Manager Of
Cheese Factory at New Plymouth.


writer, applies very forcefully to us
of the Payette Valley.
The fruit business has long since
passed the experimental stage. We
are proud of the results already at
tanned and exceedingly optimistic
as to the future. In almost every in
stance where proper judgment in
the selection of an orchard site has
been used and where proper care has
been. exercised in everything con-
neeted with it, the orchard business
has proven very satisfactory; and
as better methods Of production and
I'M marketing the crop are developed,
we may reasonably expect our pres
ent successes to be largely increased
in the future. These gratifying re-
suits may be expected only in a
general sense, both as to seasons
and locations and also as to indiyidu-
ais
Some lands in our valley are not
adapted to fruit culture. Not all
farmers can successfully follow the
business. More than this, frosts,
winds and other unfayorable condi-
tions will occasionally be ours. The
provident business man will see it
to his interest to insure his proper
ty against fire. The up-to-date mer-
chant will try to meet all of the
requirements of his customers in
his particular line. Happy and pros
porous is the community that pro-
duces many of the necessities and
luxuries Of life within it's own bor-
ders.
The writer is not so narrow that
he can not see any good in our
fair Payette Valley except in our
recognized leading industry and the
particular business in which we are
most interested-tte dairy business.
On the contrary we could mention
various lines of industries which,
it seems to us should be, and we
confidently expect will be, deve op-
ed in the near future Can we reas-
cnably expect success in the dairy
business? We say positively, Eyes" "
Nearly all our knowledge is attained
as the result of the experience and
research of others.
Let us profit by the experience Of
the farmers of Wisconsin. A few
years ago dairying was but little
practiced in that state. Farmers
raised wheat and tried in vain to
raise the mortgages on their farms.
They turned their attention to the
making of butter and cheese. Now
their creameries and cheese factories
are numbered by the thousands and
their farmers are known to be a Pc
culiarly prosperous people.
Can we of the Payette Valley do
as well and better? With the same
assurance we again say, YES" A
contrary opinion would reflect up
on the intelligence of our people.
Take each requisite of successful
dairy country. Compare those of
Wisconsin with ours and we are the
winner every time.
1st. They feed timothy and SINH
lar grasses and right now are supple
menting these with bran at s27.00 per
ton. We feed alfalfa, the best feed
in the world.
End. Their supply of feed is at
the mercy of weather conditions.
Ours is absolutely assured every
year.
3d. They expect a long season
where by reason of the severe cold,
it is impracticable to keep their fac
tories running. We experience but
little weather that seriously cuts off
the milk supply.
4th. The electrical storms and
''muggy" nights which are the bane
OF the eastern cheese maker have
no terrors for us.
5th. Their dry feed" cheese is
not worth by one or two cents per
pound what their green feed" goods
are worth. Our ''green feed" goods
are produced the year around and
our winter make is just as good
as the October stock.
9th. Our Wisconsin friends pay
cents per pound to get their goods
into our territory. Our markets are
right at home and hungry for all
we can produce.
Our Wisconsin friends are justly
proud of the quality of their goods.
We would take nothing, even if we
could, from the honor so Justly
their due.
Are we presumptious in asking a
fair comparison of our goods with
theirs?
May we not also hope that all of