The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16
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aWhere there is COW there is a
home, according to o. r. Hendershoty
president OF the Henderson, Livestock
company. Of Meridian, who was in Boise
"wednesday and concurred heartily in
the statement Of II. H. Scribner, gov
lcmment expert,who declared that south.
ern Idaho isa paradise for the dairyman,
says the Idaho Statesman.
"a herd Of good dairy COWS will4nake
you a home without a mortgage. RI
said Mr.. Hendershot; "bpil1 good barns
and maintain me iortllity Of the. soil.
The COW and tho SOW, backed by the in
dustrioue old hen, will make Idaho
bloom, for the frost and the eoddling
moth do not iniure them"
Il must not be supposed nothing has
been done TO improve the dairy industry
In Idaho, according to Mr.. Hendershot,
Tor since September, 1912, his firm alone
has played no small part in providing
better dairy cattle.
''Wc have sold over 600 high grade
| Holstein cows and hefers, n registered
Holstcn bulls. 10 registered Holstein
COWS and heifers and one each OF regis
TERED Jersey and Guernsey bulls" he
says. "All Of these bulls have been
from COWS Of merit records. The bulls
were sold at small margin over cost. in
order 10 get the dairymen started right,
the average being less than $3.50 per
head. The price Is governed by the but
ter fat record Of their ancestors. The
COWS and heifera averaged close to
500, some grade cows selling for sl75,
while the heifers brought from SIS TO
800 each.
"The possibilities Of the dairy husi-
ness have been fully illustrated in some
Of the older states where the industry
has been developed under conditions
decidedly adverse, when compared with
Idaho's splendid climate and pasture.
at Is easy to understand our adyan-
tages over other sections when il is
understood chat alfalfa hay seldom
sells for less than Si6 per ton in Wis
consin, one OF the greatest Of dairy
states, and never sells for less than $i2.
Our finest Idaho alfalfa hay goes beg
gng FOR IS a ton. This shows to what
extent dairying win increase the price
Of hay and furnishes a sufficient reason
to induce tho progressive Idaho farmer
to engage more aud more in dairying
",rhe dairyman has steady aud do
pcndable daily cash income, which con
stantly increases, besides using all the
products OF the farm, thus greatly in
ereasing the fertility of the soil This
inevitably means increased yields OF ag-
ficnltnral and horticultural crops"
Mr.. Henderson, declares an evidence
Of the substantial value OF the dairying
business in Idaho is the manner in
which bankers. usually quick to note
anything improving the interests Of the
home community, are lending their aid.
Bankers are doing all in their power
to help the worthy farmer to get good
cows, he continued. "A banker in
Wisconsin told me that to his knowledge
a failure had never been made during
the nifty years Of his banking experiences,
SO long AS the farmer gave his attention
exclusively to the dairy business, using
good sires, gradually disposing of the
poorer COWS, keeping the heifer calves
from his hest COWS. breeding them TO
other good sires, until today Wisconsin
boasts Of being one Of the richest aud
best dairy sections in the United States,
"rhose Of us who are familiar with
tho conditions in both states know posi-
lively Idaho can do better than wiscon.
sin i she will adept the same methods
and her farmers win hold 10 the dairy
business
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