Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-10-01

Now what does this mean? II means
that the time is close at hand when we
Will be producing more than we can con-
sumo. Our home market has enabled us
to dispose of the product at low cost of
marketing and at a good price, but that
the time is not far off when we must look
for distant markets, at which time we
must expect much lower prices then we
are getting How shall this situation be
met? We know that better quality of the
product, butter or cheese is going to .e
demanded by those who buy our goods
The better quality of the raw product
is the first and prime importance in get
ting better quality in the finished ,ro-
duct. This factor is under the control
of the producer and to get this high quail
ity necessitates paying for the product on
the quality basis, that is, grading the
milk or cream. This will meet with
good deal of disfayor among the produc-
ers of milk. The dairyman feels, and per-
haps rightly SO, that he is underpaid fer
the work he is now doing. This coadi-
ton of affairs can only be met by having
the proper cows, and this is the most
potent factor in success or failure in the
dairy business.
The high records of production of the
Northwest show what can be done in this
country, but when we consider the grade
herds or in fact any of the herds that are
not producing breeding stock we find that
the average production from each COW Is
remarkably low. The average produc-
Non from the COWS in the United States
has been placed at approximately $50
pounds of butter-fat and $500 pounds of
milk. The average in the Pacific North
west is a little higher than this, being
about $50 pounds of butter-fat and $500
pounds of milk. With this low average
we know that a large part of the COWS
are not paying for their keep. l have
previously stated that with a COW pro-
ducing $50 pounds of fat year the cost
of producing one pound of fat is as low
as ten cents where feed is cheap. You
can readily see that if this COW were a
150-pound COW the cost would be some
thing over twenty cents, and this for
feed alone. With such a cow a dairyman
can never hope to make living.
But as l have stated, some of the breed
is being well distributed over the coun-
try The bulls especially are being wide
ly disseminated and by this means the
average of production is going to be
raised. We have talked for better cows
for many years and it seems that pro-
ducers have taken very little heed but
now when the prices are sure to get low
the high producing COW is a necessity and
the owner of the COW will be quick to
realize it.
The Outlook for the Future
1t has been suggested by some that it
will not be long before we will be unable
to dispose of our dairy products at any
price. OF course we are not able to say
definitely what may happen in the future,
but in this connection / wish to call atten-
ton to the fact that by means of the
Panama Canal we can ship butter to the
eastern coast at an extremely low figure,
something less than two cents per pound.
In addition to this railroad freight rates
will undoubtedly be lowered to compete
with water transportation. This means
that we will be able to put our products
on distant markets in competition with
the north, central, and eastern states, and
since our conditions for producing the
products are as good as can be found
anywhere there is no reason why our
farmers will not fare as we'll as or better
than those in other sections.
Such are the dairy production condi-
tions as they exist. There is no question
but that we have an ideal country for pro-
ducing dairy products. The mild climate,
good SOIL and enough water to produce
good crops are sure to make cheap feed.
The high producing COW will come in time
and even If our over-production will re-
quire us to market our products in dis
tant countries or parts of this country,
we can make the business profitable by
proper management.