Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
CAN HAVE A
DAIRY EXPERT
Government and State Ready to Co.
operate with the Farmers Of
Bonner County
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL PLAN
Would Mean but Trifins Expense 10
the County

Prominent dairymen of this
county are making a determined
effort to secure the services of a
government paid special dairy field
agent and to this end are endeav-
oring to secure the support and ap-
proval of farmers all over Bonner
county.
The securing of a special dairy
agent must be done through the
bureau of animal husbandry, u. S.
Department of Agriculture, and
]. E. Dorman, in charge of west
ern dairy investigations. with head
quarters at Salt Lake City, has
been interested in the matter, has
sent a man to Bonner county to
look over the field and this official
has reported the need of a special
dairy agent in this district. Mr..
Dorman has advised local stock and
dairy men that some government
assistance could be given, in CO.
operation with the extension divi
sion of the Idaho State Agricultural
College.
Prof. Center, of the Agricultural
College, laid the plan before the
county commissioners last week
but the commissioners declined to
take the matter up unless the dairy
men of the county gave some de-
cided assurance of their approval.
Prof. Center stated that the Fed
eral government, through the De-
partment of Agriculture, would
pay the salary of the proposed
dairy agent, amounting to 81 200
year and that the state would
pay half of his travelling expenses
provided the county paid the other
half. The man in view for the po-
sition was born and raised in Ida
no, is a graduate of the Idaho Ag-
ricultural college and has done
splendid work in this line in Twin
Falls county for the past three
years.
The dairy agent would spend all
of his time among dairy farmers,
giving them advice in feeding,
breeding and in fact every way he
can to help them build up better
herds and improve sanitary condi-
tons. He will visit every dairy
farm in the county and give advice
and instruction according to the
needs of the individual.
In speaking of the plan to keep
an expert dairyman in this county
Mr.. Dorman said in a recent letter:
"One of the important parts of our
work is to induce dairymen and
stockmen to keep herd records of
production and feed, not only for
the purpose of showing the quality
of the cows but to demonstrate
business methods in dairying and
to get the dairyman to make a
study of his business. This sort of
work has been carried on for many
years by the Federal Dairy Divi-
sion with remarkable success
Many dairymen, with the assist
ance given, have been able to build
up good herds and increase. their
profits. There is no reason why
such assistance should not be very
beneficial to Bonner county"
A great deal of the future of
Bonner county depends upon The
increasing of the stock and dairy
ing business and every citizen
should make it point to encour-
age every endeavor to advance
dairying and stockraising. The
plan to put dairy expert in this
field is a good one and should b
taken up by all the stockmen and
dairymen and the county commits
sioners should be urged to CO oper-
ate with the state and federal gov
eminent.