The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-12-04
DAIRYlNG IN CACHE

We can not but feel that the lack of attention
paid to growing Of grass and the raising Of live
stock is regretable and serious error In the prac-
tice of the farmers of this territory, the Trade
and Finance Letter of The National Copper Bank
issued monthly at Salt Lake City. If there were
no other reason for this letter, there would be one
In the fact that the farmers in large part Of the
1ntermountain Empire are at present able to pay
their bills only a year. Crop handling expen-
ses, store bills and interest must usually walt until
December before their payment is possible. 1t is
obvious that II some sort Of husbandry were adop-
ted which would allow the farmer to secure con-
tinuous inco throughout the year he would cut
short his slavery to the circumstances which ofttmes
compes him to act at the dictation Of others He
would become his own master.
Even at the lower prices of ten years ago, It
used to proverbal among the farmers OF the mid
die west that the richest Of them were those who,
with high priced lands, devoted their energies
to beef and dairy cattle, and to hogs. 1t is now
more true than ever.
This same condition holds in the 1ntermountain
Empire, and certainly to greater extent.
If there is natural hog and dairy county in the
United States, this is the place Pure water, clear
air and cool nights are valuable assets in this bust
ness, AMI nowhere else are they possessed in an
equal degree. Adding to this the richness OF the
ntermountain soils, with their remarkable accum-
ulations OF natural fertilizers, and their no less re-
markable accumulations of natural fertilizers, and
their no less remarkable physical conditions, plus
the proximity of hungry. expanding markets. one has
situation under which the failure to develop dairy
ing and no grasing seems the grossest negligence.
There is not single logical why this Inter
mountain Empire, highly favored of nature should
import dressed meats by the trainload from Omaha
and Chicago should buy butter and cheese by the
car load from Wisconsin, and even import 1t from
New Zealand. Yet all OF these 1t does. 1t Ia rdic-
ulous that those places should be supplying US.
when we ought to be supplying both ourselves and
them. We could do It so much better
In spite of these facts thers is so far developed
in this territory only really notable dairying
district, l. e., the Cache Valley in northern Utah
In this valley of relatively small extent, the
cries and the condensed milk factories this year
paid to the farmers s15OOoOO for this one product
aoneJ The money comes into the hands of the
farmers Ia monthly instruments, and more than any
other industry not excepting the sugar factor
les, has established the credit Of the valley. The
conditions favorable as to attract the atten-
tion OF even such company as Borden's Condensed
Milk Company which has recently established
plant here.
It is true that in the central and lower Snake
valleys in Idaho, as well as in some OF the Utah
valleys, a similar development Is going on though
II has not reached the same productive and profit.
able stage. Not even In Cache Valley hats more
than beginning been made in the establishment
OF this industry.
There. is no danger OF It's development.
Mix, butter, beef. and pork staples for which
the demand is ever increasing. We have heard
fears expressed that the planting Of apple orchards
will outrun the market demand for fancy apples
and so Il might possibly do, though we think not
at least in the present generation; but one can
scarcely imagine even such possibility with dairy.
ing and hog raising.
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