La Junta tribune., 1917-04-26
DAIRY INDUSTRY AT HOLLY
What Has Been Done In ProwerS
County Can Re Done ut This
End Of the Valley

That Holly's Dairy Day Show at
tracted the attention OF the outside
world as well as along the valley is
evidenced by the following mention
taken from Kimballs Dairy Farmer
of April 18th published at Water
loo, Iowa.
The Change that is taking place
In American agriculture is phenom-
email, From every section OF the
United States comes demand for
Information about dairying and,
seemingly, as soon as such informa-
ton is secured, conviction is estab-
lished that dairying should be the
special line Of agriculture followed.
Then dairy bred cows and bulls by
trainloads are shipped. creameries
and condensaries 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 raiload. dairying was hardly
thought of three years ago. There
were no silos and very little corn was
grown. There were mills, sugar
factories and hay commission mems
offices because tremendous tonnages
OF sugar beets and alfalfa were
grown and much wheat was raised
and converted into flour.
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. good land
business was experienced. About
three years ago. however, w. S. Par
fridge became manager of the land
cnmpany's affairs Mr.. Partridge be-
ing a far-sighted men, realized that
to continue shipping wheat, sugar
beets and alfalfa hay out OF the
country would soon exhaust the
fertility of the soil and bring ruin
TO region that nature had des-
tined to be an important factor in
feeding the worlds people. He at
once set about in an attempt 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 situation
showed Mr.. Partridge that the dair,
COW would convert the products
grown into the most condensed form
and. while doing this. she would con
serve the fertility OF the land through
her mysterious process of manufac
turing and bringing to the farmers
vastly greater sums In return fol
their products.
Then he began urging the farmer
to buy dairy COWS, Joe Boetto, az
Italian farmer. was the first TO heet
his advice. on January |. 1914. III
bought seven grade COWS and see
ing quickly his opportunity soor
bought seven more. on Januar,
9Th. the same year. a milk station
opened and during the next 36t
days Mr.. Boetto sold sl.2i3.66 WORT
OF milk. His Increase in value o.
stock was 500. making a total In
come of sl.S53.6 &C. The expense o.
securing this income figured s7i5.
80. leaving profit OF si.lo7.3G al
result OF his experience In dairy
Ing with II cows.
As In all new countries the eS
pertinent was watched closely. an,
others began following the example
needing Mr. Partridge's suggestion
and going into dairying. At Lamar
the county seat OF Prowers county
In which Holly Is located. a conden
cary was bull, and In all parts o
the county dairylng grew rapidly,
The result was that during th'
past ycrr more than $500 dair!
cows. pure bred and grade. have
been brought In and by their us'
men have succeeded remarkably
vell.-Holly chieftain.