The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-10-10
ADVANTAGES IN DAIRY
FARMING IN LOUISIANA,

ePS 1Or tne Qalrymen nave Deell Pfo'
to the world for several years. u
and many progressive men Of the State +
have from time to time endeaVored to =
Stiru up interest in the industry, One
of the most active of these has been 7
George A. Where, who has just written ,
a splendid article on the subject, which
appears in the current number OF the
Gulf States Farmer. The article reads =
as follows;
"Mr. Egan, Minister of the United
States to Denmark, says that in lS4S the
Danes were in desperate condition
Their land was impoverished, their
climate about the worst in the world,
and there seemed nothing to do but
starve or emigrate. They did neither,
but started in the dairy farming buSl'
ness. and now, by this industry alone,
have become one of the richest coun-
tries in the world.
Denmark, with only $4,000 square
miles, supports population of 2,5OO,OoO
inhabitants, and exported in 1911 $780,
OO0,O00 worth of butter, S40,OOOOGO
worth of bacon and $1O,OOOC0O worth of
eggs.
Louisiana With45,0OO square miles OF
territory and only 100000 inhabitants,
i in 1911 received from the Northern
States over $16,OOO,0OO of dairy products
in the form of butter, cheese and con.
densed milk. Just try to realize if these
S16,OOO,OOO worth of dairy products
were produced by the Louisiana farm.
ers what it would mean to the State
and to every business in the city OF
New Orleans and to the othercities and
towns in Louisiana.
. AMERICAN COMPARISON
But we need not 60 as far as Den
, mark for comparison for Wisconsin,
Iowa and other States were, twenty
wears ago, in the same desperate condi
V ton. impoverished lands, crop failures
y and the chinchbug had done Tor then
: what the boil weevil has done to ths
q Louisiana farmers, and what the tariff
4 will eventually do for our sugar plant
ID ers.
- "These States also realized the bene
fits to be gained by the dairy farming
h industry, and to-day there is no Stat
h more prosperous than these dairy farm
,r ing States.
=, Louisiana has a great advantag
over Denmark or Wisconsin. Iowa an
10 other such States. 1t has no sue
~ terrible winters, its climate is mild, II
% cattle can Craze nearly the whole veal
mn its lands are productive, several crop
h. can be grown on the same land With
on the same year, feed for cattle can
m crown in abundance, the barns, etc, Q
not have to be SO expensive, and Il
oh price obtained for the product is hlght
no than in any of these States. Why no
then, profit by the lessons taught us
Denmark, Wisconsin, Iowa, etc? WI
= not divide our large farms and was
~ lands into small farms, make eve
k; effort to educate our farmers and
:, wife others to come and settle in o
. midst, not only as dairy farmers a
] and truck farmers, but for cattle a
hog raising, ETC.
This is question that deserves
attention of every one OF our buslne
u men. 1t ought to interest all our
{ land owners, ever y company or assoc
{ ton now trying to drain lowlands
! develop or promote new sections.
, Everyone oughtto be interested,
2 newspapers, the railroads, the banke
{ the commercial organizations,
! State and city officials, etc. for it me-
Z the keeping of this enormous aiho
of money at home to increase
volume of every business. 1t me
prosperity"
J ADVANTAGES OF LOUISIANA
{ In an interview with Mr.. Where
reference to the dairy industry OF
} State he said: 1.-THE climate OF Loulsl
being mild and beautiful, very IL
shelter is needed for the COWS.
lures are good for at least ten mon
J and consist of Bermuda grass, Cal
z GRASS. crab grass, white clover, lie
deza and other grasses in rotation
the same land. Cowpeas and soy D.
can he cultivated to great advantaa
Z "An acre will easily produce enc
for one COW, and with proper cul
) ton go much further.
Z 1.-THE price paid for milk |. Q. D.
Orleans, is for the six winter mo
beginning Oct. /, at the rate OF
per gallon for every point lpercen'
Of butter fat, and for the six sun