The Ordway new era., 1915-01-01
The Sow and
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fewer milk cows than most any other
developed farm region in Kansas.
Today 1t has more than any other re-
gion,in the state.
Five years ago . person could ride
for miles 10 that region without see.
Ing = we'll painted house or good
barn. Now we'll painted aud attract
I've modern houses and good barns and
silos are 10 evidence every
After forty years of soil.sspplng
farm methods the valleys and upland
10 that region produced very scant
crops. Four years of dairying 10 that
region and four years Of returning to
the soil fertilizer from the dairy barns
aud the production of leguminous
crops have made II one Of the most
productive regions In Kansas.
Five years ago the business men Of
Mulvane wondered what they could
administer to the patient-the town
Ito keep IL alive. They have found
the medicine" 10 the form OF 4 milk
condensary that has brought prosper
ity to>lhe whole region thereab0ut.
| That in short, 10 what Mulvane.
kans., has brought unto itself. Iti
setting the pace Of ''doing things"
which is attracting other towns 10 all
parts Of the state. It don't cost Null
vane cent, either-sll this prOsperi-
~. 1t was dumped into Its lap free
Of charge, and the town and farmers
are profiting by 1t.
Five years xgO George and N. L.
Howard, brothers. went back to their
old home 10 Holland. H.. to visit
"h0me folks" and incidentally TO ex-
hibit 1t the county fair their products
Of the soil 10 and about Mulvane. It
WAS 40 attractive little exhibit and
brought the attention Of the owners
Uf the Helvetia MIX Condensary Co.,
which has its home plant 10 Holland,
III.
"Why don't you locate milk con.
dsnsery plant out there 10 MulvaneP"
the Howsrds ssid TO sn ohicer Of the
company. "If you want. TO move
fast and do. things, come out 70 Kan
sxs"
In . month the company sent Its
agent to Mulvans 10 "l0ok over the
ground" The agent looked Up the
Howard brothers aud told them what
he vss there for. Farmers wess called
up over teleph0oe and more thsn 100
Of them came into Mulvane 10 tell
the sgent Whist could be done.
"How many milch cows have youp''
the agent asked.
The fsrmsrs looked 1t each other,
in rather 40 embarrassed way. They
didn't have enough TO count.
"But n there sre any milch cows TO
be had We can get them" the farmers
replied.
II don't know what the people
would have done " theplsnt hadn't
located here" George Howard, one Of
the brothers instrumental 10 bringing
the plant there, said = few days ago.
I'VE were just living. Thst wss
about all. now milk seven cows
that made me 800 10 cash 10 Novem-
Der.
1--WE expect esch grade COW " pro-
duce 800 year, besides the calf and
the fertilizer. The registered c0wa
do better Of course. That Ia the rea-
son We are beginning to acquIse reg
istered cows
There are . greater number Of
silos TO "the square inch" 10 the re-
Rion Of Mulvane than 10 any other
part of Kansas. Practically all the
dairy farmers there use the came
feeds-corn chops. bran, alfalfa and
insilsge. All tho feed, with the ex-
ception Of the bran, Is raised on the
farms there. The association recently
formed buys bran BY the carlord and
distributes II among the members At
cost.
Before the milk cnndensary was
established here person could ride
through the farming region without
seeing y new board OF fresh paint On
buildings" J. L. Papea, editor Of the
News. Muivsne. said recently. snow
II 10 exsy To detect the difference just
- anon - you get into the milk terri
tory. The coudensery has proved to
the people down here just what the
dairy COW will do. Every town 10 the
state cannot have = coDdensary, but
every region Of the state that can
produce feed for dairy cattle 10 ne
glecting It's opportunity II II doesn't
1t least produce something for the
cresmssy.n
Buy your White Lead At Tisde-
msnn's.