The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-01

Z AA~AS ANf W dnAt llAu III As al PRESENT.
The organization OF the business be-
Ing carried on by the U. $. Department
oi Agriculture and the different
States, tend TO bring the notice Of
/ foreign dealers to our butter. cheese,
condensed milk, and other dairy prod
ucts. Recently the Department OF Az
riculture has investigated methods
employed in the old countries produc-
ing prime dairy products, notably
Denmark, which furnished England
the greater part il its imported high
class butter The methods followed
there were found to be practically the
same as those practiced here by first
class dairymen But their average
dairymeu pay far more attention to
cleanliness than do ours Of the United
States The Importance Of cleanliness
has been shown by chemists, bacteri-
ologists, and experiment stations and
the knowledge published has gone far
70 correct prevailing evils which arise
from lack OF care in this respect.
Condensed milk opens a great field
for the dairymen. At present the
processing Of condensed milk falls far
short Of perfection. Swells and thicka
are serious obstacles to the complete
success OF the business. Experience
and skill, however, are lessening these
difficulties. There is every reason 70
expect that in the near future ex.
pertinent stations will bring their
scientific skin to bear upon this sub.
iect to settle and obyiate these diff
culties. Condensed milk viii then be
a commodity that can be shipped to
any part Of the world When the
problem Of successful condensation
has been solved. condensed milk win
be the most prominent dairy product.
The development Of the condensed
milk branch Of the dairy Industry will
give dairying an impetus such as It
has never previously received.
Most Of the states have established
Agricultural Colleges, where an op
portunity is offered. tuition free, to
young men who desire to qualify them.
selves In the art Of butter making in
the underlying sciences and in other
branches OF agriculture. Every student
who goes from 5ne of these institu.
tions at once becomes an object lesson
for others engaged in the same bust
ness. Farmers Institutes are doine
a great work in the matter Of agri.
cultural education. Information as to
dairying is being rapidly and sys.
tematically disseminated. Dairy N.
terests are being advanced accord
ingly, and every enterprIsing farmer
is awakening to the fact that Re must
keep up with the procession. If feeg1y
poets to compete with others IN the
same business.
It Is not many years ago whey the
herd that averaged 125 pounds Of
butter year per COW was considered
a good one. But the development Of
the dairy COW, brought about by selec.
tion and breeding, enables any enter.
prising farmer to possess a herd cap
able of averaging 500 lbs.
/ Breeding and feeding have taken
rapid strides in advancement in the
last ten years. Methods Of preserving
/ succulent foods for winter Use have
become so nearly perfected that win
termade butter possesses all the deli.
cacy Of flavor that summer-made but
ter does silage produced at a cost
not exceeding $125 a ton affords a
cheap feed for use in winter da.rking,
greatly increasing the average OF profit
for the year Alfalfa and other forage
plants increase the amount Of milk ard
butter The modern COW is a highly
! developed machine capable Of convert
ing feed into milk for immediate cen
sumption or for the making Of butter,
cheese, and other products, at a cost
much less than was possible in former
times.
The additional cost Of feeding neces-
sary to make the difference can be
made with the price Of sixty pounds
Of buttet. A decade ago the terms
protein, carbohydrates. dry water etc.
{ were unknown to the average dairy.
+ man. It was common TO find a msn
: who was feeding enc element IN ex.
cess Of what the COW needed, and let.
ting her starre for want of enough Of
another, to the great loss Of both but.
ter fat and feed. improvement in the
! method Of breeding and feeding are
being made such as were never
dreamed Of by the dairymen Of so
years ago This improvement VIII
continue until in the near future, the
poorly conducted dairy will be ovs-
rarer than It is now. In material
l advancement dairying has kept pace
with the other great industries Of the
country. Cost Of production has been
greatly reduced BY the introduction 81
scientific methods Of feeding. careful
breeding, and improved processes Of
manufacture. The resulting product
averages as good IS the best Of a
!, decade ago The advance in the price
: Of prime butter Is a special induce
ment for every man In the business q
push to the front
The milking machine will be an Inc