Graham guardian., 1913-12-12
DECEMBER IL. 1918
THE DAIRY BUSINESS

If our farmers were alive to th'
situation regarding the breeding O
fine dairy stock, there would b
more o. them in the dairy business
As it is the keeping up OF dair,
stock in this valley seems to be sec
ondary to some other business, there
Is no stability in it. A great big
squirt is made by some and fol-
awhile it looks as IL those who
start in are going to keep at it. but
in a little while il les out, and what
good dairy stock has survived is sold
TO the first outsider that appears
and offers good price.
Under these circumstances the
dairy business has hard time of 1t,
and the wonder is that anyone con-
tinues at it. Yet there is no other
business at which our farmers could
make such great success as can be
accomplished by well-stocked dairy
farm. By this we mean blooded
dairy cows. not the cows that give
large quantities Of milk, for the
milk might be poor, and not run
8 per cent butter fat, but the
blooded dairy COW that gives 4 per
cent and over in butter fat. is the
one that should be kept.
1t was thought that when the
creamery was started here several
years ago, that the dairy business
would prove the greatest industry
in the valley. But for some reason
this has not proved true, tho we
know the enterprise of those who
started the creamery was sufficient
for the making of large business.
Much money was spent to bring in
the best blooded dairy stock, but
the cooperation that is so necessary
in enterprises of this kind did not
make its appearance and in conse-
quence the creamery has merely
dragged along instead of being an
establishment that adds wealth to
the farmers of the valley.
There was not wanting those who
were ever ready to knock the cream
cry or its owners, and when a
farmer would come to the valley
and seeing the possibilities of sue.
cess in the dairy business, the great
opportunity it offered for making
money. the knocks against the only
creamery were so discouraging that
the farmer would conclude to keep
out of it. The fact that large sums
of money had been expended on
plant and equipment and also in
advancing to the farmers the money
needed for the purchase of dairy
stock, had very little weight when
the knocker was about, altho this
is not so true now as it was several
years ago.
About ten months ago man came
into this valley and realizing that
the dairy business could be made a
great industry, he rented small
ranch west of town and started in
to making dairy farm. He secured
only the best blooded dairy stock
and was satisfied that he could make
a success. II was not long before
the knockers got to work on him
and for a time he did not know
whether he should continue or not.
But after ten months dealing with
the local creamery, he became con-
vinced that he was getting all that
was coming to him and was getting
a square deal right along.
1t was not long before it became
evident to him that the dairy business
was not receiving the support from
the farmers that such an industry
deserved and that the lack of cooper
alton was harmful. He determined,
however, to keep right on, and in
order to find out IL he was getting
fair treatment from the creamery, he
sent check samples to the University
of Arizona at Tucson, with the fol-
lowing results:
Jan. Is, 19l3-Creamery test, 4.8