Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-05

second grade butter and cheese an(
there is no need that | should state
which will be given the preference
OF late we have heard much regard
ing quality, but | desire to add one
word today to what has been said
and it is this: We must not only con-
tinue to talk quality but some means
must be devised whereby we can take
action which will assure better results
than have been Forthcoming in the
past; if not, before many seasons have
passed the reputation of our Oregon
product will be damaged to such an
extent that it will require years to
overcome the result.
realize that today | am speaking
before the Jersey breeders of Linn
county but / am speaking of the pros
pective view of the industry and any
unfavorable condition in any depart
ment of dairy production or manufac-
ture effects your interests just as un-
favorably as that of the creameryman
for we will all stand or fall together.
Therefore, as an official of the state,
with numerous dairy laws under my
hand for enforcement | am going to
say few plain words in regard to
quality and L assure you that | am
saying them for the good of all con-
cerned and hope they will be accepted
as such.
| have no hesitancy in saying that
our people are tired of buying our
State Brand butter, thinking that when
branded as such that they are getting
an article of better quality than that
which is sold without the Brand en-
blem. This is a situation for which
the creamerymen are entirely to
blame, because from his experience he
knows full well as to whether or not
each particular churning of butter is
worthy of the State Brand.
In our work throughout the State
We come in contact, more or less, with
Every creamery located therein and I
IAN say that only few are exercising
my care whatever in the grading Of
ream, but the creameryman is not the
'nly one who must answer with better
work.; the dairyman must be brought
o see and believe that the successful
outlook for dairying in Oregon de-
'ends upon the kind of work done by
i'm henceforth. When this has been
accomplished, l am ready to answer
he man who is alarmed over the i'm
ortations of foreign butter. We will
Omit that with our doors open to out
ide products, we may not be able to
ommand such high prices as have
cen quoted at certain times in the ,
asst, but we contend that facing these D.,
onditions the dairyman must look for !
reater profits by reducing the cost of {
reduction and as proof that there is 6
wide field for thought and work =,
long this line we can point to in ,
ances without number, where we G
IN find a difference of from 2 to 20
ents per pound in the cost of pro- -,
ncing butter fat. +
We have considered our topic from T
lie side Of the producer and the :,
but what of that of the 4
'eeder? 7
In looking into this side I need not G
lrry you very far back into your 7
emomes to where you will remem- \
+ time when there were very few q
gistered cattle in Oregon, and what 9
ere was, was restricted to five or n
< herds, and at that time the COM II
IN milk COW sold at from $25.00 to l.,
800 per head, and $4,000 for a reg -
cred animal would have been an Il
usual price. Now compare those ~,
nditions and prices with the condi- a,
ms and prices of today. n
Good grade cows bring from $4,000 v
ward and there is almost no limit G,
the prices paid for full bloods of 81
own merit and all offerings of reg T; +;
cred stock of all the dairy breeds VI;
We been taken up until the demand
greater than the supply. There
e, knowing the truth of these state
nts, is there a breeder in Oregon ~
ay whose faith in the future is so of
ply shaken that he is going out of nj
business? We do not think so; T.,
thermore our records show that at w;
present time we have more and IN
ter pure-bred cattle in our state NJ
n ever before; there are more reg 1e
red sires being used than ever be- ~,
e; more men are waking up to a mr.
ndard of good, scientific dairying of
n ever before; good buildings are
ng up and the outlook is encourag- los
But let us take heed to every A.
ming sign, and if this be done I ,,n
willing to stand with the optimist Ro
declare the outlook for dairying in Fo
gon to be good. 90,
inc
Committee Will Orpani1a nm