La Junta tribune., 1915-07-10
STORY OF ASHLAND PLAN.
Co-Operati0n Between Town and Ru.
raj Population Secret of Success
In Dairy Industry.


Junta High School. is now in Madison.
Wis. taking post graduate course at
the State University. Before leaving
he promised to secure some first hand
Information on the development OF the
dairy industry In Wisconsin, and
the columns of the great fami-
~ journal give our readers the benefit
Of his observations. The letter which
follows is the first of a series. and 1t Is
hoped some of the suggestions made
will receive favorable consideration
and bear fruitl
In an effort to comply with your
request, have spent considerable
time since I left La Junta trying to
decide from what angle I should at
tack the dairy proposition in order
10 make what had to say worth the
time and space necessary to get II q
place In the columns OF the great
family Journal. During the past
Two weeks I have been able to get
In touch with several men In the
agricultural department Of the Uni
and. In every instance. have
found them . very human and SYM
pathetic lot Of Individuals. Practi-
rally every one Of them 10 on fire
with an enthusiasm to see the agri-
cultural possibilities Of every foot
Df soil In the United States devel-
oped TO It's utmost capacity. For
that reason. many Of them are Civ
Ing time and energy TO the question
of farmers and farm life. Wiscon-
sin is rapidly pushing 70 the front
along agricultural lines and Il was
not hard to see. once you arc allow
ed . glance inside the movement.
that cooperation between the town
and rural population 10 the secret Of
her success. iAsi
II IL almost univsrsslly agreed
that the dairy industry u the solu-
lion Of " v1ola problem Of better
life asd. With ~ improve
ment. bsttsr town life. At present
wisconsla 10 scattering tAs full force
Of her agrisuitsrai college and more
o1oGno111ne fes1eg4 % TIE problem
q Ssswlas ajfsj5a. ne col1sA6ats(
remark oas hears Il something like
this: Give us plenty Of alfalfa
and the cows will do the rest"
We left Chicago ut S:45 on Sat
urday morning. June 18th. and ar
rived In Madison At 1880 .. m. We
had most delightful ride NJ we
were Interested In noting the marks
Of dairy industry progress and kept
sharp lookout all the time for three
OF cattle. silos. and
or condensaries. We were
even more impressed than on other
occasions with the abundance Of all
three. The heavy rains had. made
the most Of the pastures: We were
scarcely ever out Of sight of q dairy
herd: from Chicago TO Madison. n
distance OF one hundred and thirty.
six miles. we counted only five tons
that did not have q creamery or .
In sight from the train:
we did not attempt TO keep = check
On the silos. hut they were much In
evidence all the way.
So much for the dairy Industry
itself. ! do not believe that there
10 any need for wasting time and en-.
ersy trying TO prove the value Of
the business In building up q CON-
The great problem that
Ia Junta faces II how To develop tho
dairy industry and thus enjoy the
fruits Of such = profitable enter.
prise.
When the question was narrowed
down 10 this point I went tn sec dif.
ferent men In the agricultural col
iege who were accounted authority
along dairy lines aud laid La Junts's
case before them as clearly and ful.
iy ~ possible. ! asked them how
the industry had been made 20 much
Of In wisconsin aud asked for sug-
scstions that might be- helpful.
I had the good fortune 10 NEE,
with one man. Prof Caipin. who
seemed TO see risht into our case at
once. Ills reply 10 my questions
WAS summed up IN this remark:
why don't you try the Ashland
plant" Was ignorant Of the Ash.
land Pisn." and ! told him 10 lie had
been all over tho ground aud %
could tell me the story from first
hand expefienee. will do the best
I can 70 give the substance Of the
situation - Prof. 0aipin explained
Il 70 ne. AsAlead 10 . city Of H..
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