Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-11
DAIRY SITUATION
WAS DISCUSSED
Milk Producers Assert They Can.
not Make Both Ends Meet
Will Raise More Grain This Year-No
Shortage if One Has the Price, Is
Way One Farmer Puts 1t.

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Twenty-seven members Of the Wind.
ham county branch of the New Eng
land Milk Producers association and
five who were not members met in Fcs-
tiyal hall Monday afternoon and dis
cnsscd the dairy situation and possible
remedies for present conditions.
There was unanimity of opinion that
with the present high price of grain
and the present low price of dairy
products farmers could not make both
ends meet. 1t was agreed that they
should get now 80 cents can of eight
quarts of milk at wholesale and 60
cents n can from July l to October !
if they are to make more than bare cx-
penses.
The following resolutions were
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, that in the present crisis
it is the patriotic duty of every farm
or to make his farm as largely as pos
siblc self supporting, to retain his
dairy cattle and raise the feed neces-
sary for their maintenance.
Resolved, that banks, business men,
public authorities and others shall CO.
operate with the farmer in every prac
teal way in keeping on the farms the
dairy herds of New England.
Resolved, that the Boston chamber
of commerce and similar organizations
should do everything in their power to
enable New England dairy farmers TO
procure at fair and reasonable price
the feed stuff impossible to be raised
on our farms but necessary to be had
to retain our herds in producing condi-
ton.
Resolved, that we believe the grain
now used for the production of malt
and distilled liquors could be more adj
vantagcously employed in fccdinS our
dairy cattle and we demand such ac
ton as will make this supply available
for that purpose.
Resolved, that we will do every pos
siblc thing to maintain an adequate
supply of wholesome dairy products for
New England consumption at a price
as low as is consistent with efficient
production.
In answering series of questions
for the Milk Producers association
which are to be answered by similar
meetings of dairy products producers
throughout New England and New
York state the following opinions were
agreed upon:
That farmers are selling more cows
this year than the average in the past
few years because of the high cost of
grain and the low price of milk
That about the same number of calves
are being raised as usual.
That wages for farm labor by the
day range from 1925 with dinner to
$3.50 with full board, although the ma
iority present did not hire by the day.
1t was unanimous that good farm labor
is next to impossible to obtain at any
price. Farm hands receive at least 80
cents more a day than ever before.
That there is no shortage of grain
in this locality if, as one man phrased
it, eve have the price
Every man present said that he was
making an effort to raise more grain
this year for dairy consumption thal
he did last year.
1t was agreed that there is enough
seed obtainable except in the case of
potatoes, in which there is shortage
of good seed.
In the course of the general discus
sion it was made known that two men
present had sold grade cows recently
for $l45 AID $3.50 respectively, the
figures being given in the course of
discussion over the additional cost to
farmers of everything connected with
the business of dairying.
Henry w. Frost of East Putney.
president of the county association,
presided at the meeting and the locals
represented were: Putney with - mem
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tlcboro, 4 Westminster, 3.