Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-08
State Dairy Instructor Adams
Considered the Dairy Inter
ests in His Annual Report
Milk and Cream
Situation
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There has never been 8 time when
til dairy interests Of this part of the
country Were as well brought before
tn public as nov" states Hon.
Frank s Adams OF Bowdoinham-
STATE dairy instructor IN the annual
report which was made public Wed
uesday Continuing MI Adams says
Oranges, farmers clubs. dairy as
soCIatlons. chambers OF commerce and
eve bankers, are Interested II the
mi. producers There seems to be
Chan Of heart IL the average New
| Enc.aul banker He Is beginning To
realIze that il would be unfortunate
to have mill and cream brought il
from Canada to supply Boston and
|sother New England cities. Money go
In IL Canada IN payment for milk
awouid seldom, if ever, get back into
sAInerIcan banks. The banker is be-
| ginninc to believe that a prosperous
country brings prosperity to the cities.
III this report ] am speaking of
TIL milk and cream situation in the
New ENGLAND states. for these states
ar not So much interested III the but
ter situation In the near future it will
TAX al tine dairy products OF these
state u furnish market milk and
cream as tbs future supply Of Boston
and the Other cities OF Massachusetts
mus, come from the states Of Yer
mont Nov Hampshire and Maine.
Rhode Island and Connecticut cannot
suppl theIr own cities IL fact the
Stat OF Maine is sending cream to
Rhode IslarG ana Connecticut and no
doubt the market could be increased
If we had the goods l. order to meet
&the increased demand There will have
ito ice al increase IL dairy cows in
Btead Of the decrease that has taken
place during the last decade
There must be some specific rea-
moi for the decrease, which is more
marKed IL some Of the New England
sta than Maine especially Yer
mon. Perhaps one reason Is the high
7aprIce Of i've stock, especially veal
calves. III many instances 4 good
we calf will sell for more than the
sam animal when one year old.
And the high price Of cows is quite
~ Inducement To sell when d good
Arade COW will bring one hundred dol
~ and sometimes more. Last year
We 5000 milch cows were sold and
<hipped 10 Massachusetts. Other
ranches Of farming have in some
Bottoms crowded out the dairy COW
Ispecially potato growing outside of
+AroostuoE county But ! do not think
ese reasons are the real cause for
y q decrease in dairy cows ! think
real trouble is that dairying is
bun attractive business for the
~ hnr man nor the hired man. They
. not like TO be confined to milking
INC caring for COWS twice day 365
lay III the year For this reason, if
aor no other, il should pay d good
Profit. which is not the case.
'"The trouble with many Of us farm
Ars in the past has been that in reck-
TOnin2 the profits on the farm we
nav been inclined TO the idea that our
owl work should not be charged III
me expense Of production and this is
Aspecially true III the case of the good
Hhousewile. # the dairvman cares for
his cows Ill a business and efficient
wag to Is entitled 20 pay for his SER
vic as business man and there
should be enough profit to pay for the
Service rendered by mis- wife also
81 am III hopes that when the Bos-
! ton Chamber OF Commerce gets
HhrouCh with its investigation WAYS
INC means viii be devised for cheaper
md more efficient methods Of trans
pOrtatlon apd distribution. In the
meantime we dairymen must work all
che time for more efficient methods in
Sour work Of production. Improving our
heros To a high degree OF production
and raising all the feeds possible on
our farms.
ut may seem that what have said
Is discouraging to the dairy interests
+, of Maine; but in spite Of all that /
Htill believe dairyIng to be the best
and safest branch Of farming. The
hair business gives employment ev-
cry day in the year The different
AOrage crops that are raised on q
hair farm give q long season of SOW
ing and planting in the spring. and an
Equally long season in harvesting. II
a aneans rotation Of crops, which is es-
Aential TO the most successful farm
ing. There is no branch of farming
NEhlch viii SO quickly and successfully
increase the fertility of the soil. and
his conservation OF the fertility seems
- be the most important thing that
DCnfronts the State of Maine farmers,
The market for dairy products
00es not ffucruate so much as the
Narket for other farm crops. and this
MEes most certain source of income
e feed given q dairy COW is returned
the owner tomorrow and can be
rketed at once. Good dairy cows
II return more human from a given
ssnount Of farm products than any
e N9ner animal. The cow is the most
dAcient farm animal and will re-
mir after all other animals have
b happeared, except pigs and hens
T. hich can be fed on refuse. More
eononic management from the soil
BE- the marketing Of the products must
studied in order to decrease the
r. the minimum. MANY are the
SIMS that must be solved.
g breeds Of dairy cattle in the
Mited States have demonstrated 10
Iid world their superiority by breed
feeding and developing the world
al Rmpion cow of every breed. AS a
nult of this we are today exporting
d ndreds Of dairy cows at high prices
|hs Japan, Argentine Republic and 9th
81 countries, What the dairyman in
al zine needs is more co-operation IL,
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