La Junta tribune., 1916-07-01
SURE REVENUE PRODUCER.
Development of Dairy Industry Es.
sential to Our Prosperity More
Cows All That Is Needed.


community will agree that a larger
number OF dairy cows is essential to
that development. As has been fire.
Quently noted in the Arkansas VAL
ley Farmer column the sale OF the
products derived from that source
means a steady income every week
in the year. which is In itself an ex-
tremely desirable feature. The way
conditions are now, great many
people engaged in farming are with
out ready money the greater part Of
the year, q position that is sometimes
embarrassing. And in addition to
this the feed raised on the land is
fed on the farm and returned to the
ground, insuring continuous fertility
of the soil.
A third point. the freight rates on
q thousand dollars worth OF fat steers
are far lower than on $1,000 worth
of hay, or even grain. We can turn
out a finished product OF the farm
more easily than It can be done any
where else in the United States.
Every farm ought to have at least
five to ten good milch cows on 1t and
from that number upward, depending
on the size Of the farm and the num-
Der Of persons available to carry on
the milking process.
So far as the market facilities for
the disposal OF the butter or cream
are concerned. they will come when
ever the dairy products are here to
be disposed Of The more cows We
have here the better will be the op-
portunities for a channel to dispose
OF the dairy products obtained from
them. And. for the present, We
have not heard of any one having
good butter or cream to dispose of
that WAS unable to find a market
La Junta has institutions now that
are able to take care Of several times
the amount OF cream that is produc-
ed at present. For our own benefit
We visited the Wiswell Ice Cream and
Butter Factory some time ago and
we're shown over the plant by the
proprietor. Mr.. wiswell. He has an
up TO date plant in every particular.
Everything is kept scrupulously
clean and all cream handled Is kept
free from possible infection. The ice
used In the creamery H. manufactur-
ed right there and In addition he has
u large cooling plant. run by a TWEEN
~ horse power motor. The cream
is pasteurized and the surplus, when
there is any, is kept in these large
cooling rooms at n zero temperature.
Cream thus treated can be kept ten
to fifteen days, remaining perfectly
sweet and in good condition. This Is
cream for shipping purposes. But
as a rule the call from the surround
ing territory for sweet cream far ex-
ceeds his supply. Mr.. Wisweli show
ed us n large stack OF kilograms bear
ing messages OF the following i'm
port: ship forty gallons OF cream
on No. One" etc.
Some OF these orders are prompt
ly filled and some are not, because
the supply OF cream doesn't exist. II
= large steady supply OF cream were
insured a much larger trade could
b. established In this line. and the
price paid for cream to the farmers
would be higher.
The same thing applies to ice
cream OF which a large amount II
manufactured In this establishment.
Butter has also been shipped to
Denver and other places In ton lots.
Upon receipt OF the shipment the
consignee returned an order for
larger amount at an advanced price.
The order could not be filled be-
cause OF lack Of cream from which to
make the butter. This plant has a
capacity Of 900 pounds Of butter per
per day. The average output IL
about 1000 pounds per week.
A number OF other channels exist
in La Junta for the disposal Of dairy
products. II the products are avail
able. So with an abundance Of the
very best fecd-aifaifa hay. beet
tops and pulp. siiAse and grain. with
\ good market and the prospect Of cs-
tablishinx q still better market. with
an eausble climate with mild open
winters. there II no reason for the
Arkansss Valley farmer not ensss-
Ing In the dairy business. with pien-
~ Of skim milk. fine calves can be
raised and fed for the market and
likswiss hogs - . by-product. In.
stead Of having every switch filled
with hay cars. Vet the railroads ~