The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-23
rmtIon bond be locally produced.

 sumtion could be locally produced.
 Tho rlsors Of the winter climate do not constitute SO serious an obstacle to stock raising ae might be suppos- ed. In Che warm barns such as have been constructed Of spruce logs. well chinked with moss. stock seem to get along comfortably.
 It Is true chat stock must be main- tained by feeding 2 or g months in the year ,hat is where not provided with winter grass grazing such as wild peas of Che region have afforded in many instances, but this is the on- ly way Go make use of @ great Quan. tity of valuable forage the country is capable of producing and the crops Of native grasses than annually go to absolute waste. This forage can not be exported proiltably and to be used at all must be utilized in the produc- ton of beef products, and pork
 It must be understood that this is not @ stock-raising region in che sense that cattle con be turned upon vast ranges. to care for themselves until ready for che roundup and market. Good grazing Is available nearly ev- anywhere during the months of June July. and August. and ordinarily through a part of May and septem- Der while browse consisting of frost- bitten vegetation win be available in many years through October and per. haps @ part of November, but stock men must be prepared to feed at least 2 months of the year and they must have efficient means for hous- ing an stock against the severe cold.
 As already pointed out the country is fully capable of meeting this de- mand for feed; it only remains then. for those entering the business to em- ploy the ordinary means of laying up necessary supplies of feed and provid- ing shelter
 Notwithstanding the fact that the region is capable of producing much more beef than Che present popula- tion reQuires-more chan a vastly lar ger population would require not enough is produced to supply more than small fraction of the present demand The meat product of the section at the present time is mostly pork and veal raised scatteringly by a few roadhouse keepers, farmers or dairymen While considerable milk and butter are produced. the output is but @ comparatively unimportant part of that used by the present pop ulation
 The largest dairy farm visited by MT. Bennett was that of C.F Tinck- ley of Fairbanks Tn September there were on this farm % cows bulls. and several calves. Nineteen of the cows were giving milk. There were Durham. Jersey. Holstein and grades Of these breeds. Milk was being sold at S1 per gallon. cream at S1 per pint. and butter at 70 cents per pound. Three of the best milch COWS at this dairy were raised on the farm. Most of the calves were sold for veal.
 The Yukou-Tanana region, is thus demonstrably one Of considerable stock raising and daiying possibili- ties. There is opportunity for an immediate extension of these indus tries to meet the demands of the present population for beef and dairy products. and probably for pork, The pro1tableness Of shipping stock Of meat to outside markets is somewhat problemetical, at least under present conditions of transportation It may be possible however. to carry the industry to such @ stage of develop. ment that such shipments can be made proiitably when cheaper trans portation is available. Exportation of the more concentrated products. but ter and cheese, is even more promis- ing Of success.
 Chickens and ducks do we'll. A con- siderable number of rocks of the Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rock breeds are kept Indian Runner ducks were seen Ranch eggs were selling at this time of reconnaissance at $1.5O per dozen and cold storage eggs i'm. ported at 75 cents per dozen"