The Holly chieftain., 1917-04-20

xDoS 0OAlyo O1IIy DSy elOW ~
tracted the attention OF the outside
world - we'll - along the valley y
evidenced by the following mention
taken from Kimballs Dairy Farmer
OF April 18th published at Water
loo, Iowa:
The change that il taking place
in American agriculture is phenOm-
email. From every section OF the
United States comes demand for
information about dairying and,
seeminsly, as soon as such informa-
tion Is secured, conviction is estab-
hshed that dairying should be the
special line OF agriculture followed.
Then dairy bred cows and bulls by
trainloads are shipped, creameries
and condensories spring up and
because the farmers therein are
made to be liberal cash buyers.
In the vicinity of Holly, Colo.
just across the Kansas line on the
Santa Fe railroad, dairying was
hardly thought Of three years ago
There were no silos and little corn
was grown. There were mills, sugar
factories and hay commission mems
Offices because tremendous ton
nages Of sugar beets and alfalfa
were grown and much wheat was
raised and converted into -four.
The Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet
and Irrigated Land Company had
control Of much Of the farm lands
throughout the vicinity and, be-
cause the lands were productive,
the climate ideal and irrigatinG wa
ters usually plentiful. rood land
business was experienced. About
three years ego. however, w. s. Par
fridge became manager Of tho land
company's affairs. Mr.. Partridge be-
ing farsighted man, realized that
to continue. shipping wheat, sugar
beets and alfalfa hay out of the
country would soon exhaust the
fertility Of tho soil, and bring ruin
to . region that nature had dos
tined to be an important factor in
fesdins the worlds people. He at
once set about in an attmpt to
check the drain on the natural re-
sources.
The bulky nature Of the farm
crops raised brought small prices
because Of large freight rates
CHARGED by the railroads for trans
porting them to consuming centers.
An exhaustive study Of the situa-
ton showed Mr.. Partridge that the
dairy COW would convert the pro
duets grown into the most con-
densed form and, while doing this,
she would conserve the fertility of
the land through her mysterious
process Of manufacturing and
bring to the farmers vastly greater
sums In return for their products.
Then he began urging the farmers
to buy dairy COWS. Joe Boetto, an
italian farmer, was the first to heed 4
his advice. On January /, 1914, he
bought seven grade cows and see
ing quickly his opportunity soon
bought seven more. On January
6th, the same year, a mix station
opened and during the next $50
days Mr.. Boetto sold $l,24366 worth
of milk. His increase in value OF
stock was 1910, making a total in.
come ofs9l85S66 The expense of Sc
curing this income figured S746.3o,
leaving q profit Of s1,l07.36 as re-
suit of his experience in dairying
with IA cows.
AS in all new countries the ex-
pertinent was watched closely and
Others began following the example,
needing Mr.. Partridge's suggestions
and going into dairying. At Lamar,
the county seat OF Prowers county,
in which Holly is locatd, a conden.
sorry was built and in all parts Of
the county dairying grew rapidly.
Tho result was that during the
past year more than $500 dairy
cows,purcbred and grade, have been
brought in and by their use men
have succeeded remarkably we'll.