The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-01-31
G. \ AGREES To FINISH 0R0VLE -WENATCHEE BRANCH IN 1918
DAIRY CATTLE FOR OKANOGAN.

DAIRY CATTLE FOX OkANOGAN.
w. e. Daniels who drove up from
his Okanogan home Sunday to meet
his daughter, who was returning home
from attending school in Seattle, is
enthusiastic over the dairying possi-
bilities of the Okanogan valley. In
boosting for the dairying industry in
this valley, Mr.. Daniels distinctly dis
claims an intention to minimize the
importance of fruit raising or the es-
pecial adaptability of the Okanogan
soil to the growing of apples and other
fruits. He firmly believes that the one
industry may be made most profitably
to supplement the other and thus give
the farmers of this country an added
advantage over those of other sec
tions of the state. MIR. Daniels is an
intelligent, wide-awake, Industrious
gentleman. He is one of those who
recognizes that farming is science
that requires careful study if one
wishes to succeed better than the av-
erage. Before arriving at conclusions
he makes a thorough investigation of
the subject in which he may be inter-
ested. This Is what he has done in
regard to the dairying industry, and
the results of his Investigations have
served to confirm his belief that every
farmer in the Okanogar valley should
start a dairy herd and that the indus
try will prove particularly profitable
here.
Last fall Mr.. Daniels determined to
introduce high grade Holstein cattle
into this county, and he went back to
the best dairying country of Wisconsin
to purchase stock. While there he
studied the methods of those who have
made q success Of dairying and inter-
viewed authorities on the subject,
among whom was former Governor
Hoard. publisher of Hoard's Dairyman
a leading dairy paper of the country.
Governor Hoard invited Mr.. Daniels
out to his own farm and took pains to
show him over his entire plant. The
governor evinced considerable inter-
est in the Okanogan country and dis
played surprising familiarity with con-
ditions out here in this valley. Re-
plying to questions propounded by Mr..
Daniels, Governor Hoard said that he
was satisfied that dairying could be
made a success here, but insisted that
the one most important thing in the
operation of the industry is ensilage
The silo is necessary adjunct to the
dairy farm in a country that does not
provide winter pasturage. In Wiscon-
sin a daiyrman would as soon think of
trying to get on without barn as to
do without silo, Mr.. Daniels says,
and they know from experience how
big a factor in the operation of the
industry is the feeding Of silage to
the milk producers. He points out
that corn, the great silage crop, can
be grown here between the rows of
trees in every orchard and every Or
chardist can in this way raise the
winter feed that makes the profits.
OF course the silo and all the other
maximum returns to the dairyman can
profit nothing If the herd is not up to
quality. Range cattle will not do the
work. This was the consideration
that lead Mr.. Danials to go east to Sc
cure high grade cows and he shipped
car load from Wisconsin to his
place at Okanogan last October. He
has had no difficulty in finding pur-
chasers for these cows and is so en-
couraged by the way in which the
farmers Of the valley have shown an
appreciation of the necessity of i'm
proving their herds, that he will pro-
baby 60 east again in the spring or
next fall after another car load or
two of Holsteins.