The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-27
"Soue the Waste and Win the War"
THAT DISPUTED MILK PRICE.

GONE dairymcn are selling milk this city at less than
~ 10 cents quart Others claim that they must have Is
cents quart TO bring them equitable living The price
of milk has developed dispute that docs any good
Officials and organizations are holding meetings TO
determine what is best be done Perhaps contract may
be made with darymen that local association may
engage in the dairy business and furnish milk to Oklahoma
City patrons less price than proposed (ct that
action may bring only temporary relief
There is only way get at the bottom oi this milk
question and that is have the bureau OF farm manage
ment OF the United States department OF agriculture
investigate the conditions and learn what is fair price
for milk in Oklahoma City This be done II the
dairymen will agree to the investigation
Charles + Hoke the director of the federal farm
management bureau Of Oklahoma MIR lIokc resides at
Saltwater II our city officials and the daymcn can unite
On an invitation Mr. loke and his expert assistants,
they will come to Oklahoma City and visit the diaries for
the purpose Of determining the real value OF milk That's
what the organization is maintained for by the govern
ment
II is known that of the darymcn around Oklahoma
City have had good crops and good pastures Also they
have sos so. they fortified in the feed problem.
They equipped sell milk cheaper than tho daryman
who comes to town and hauls feed from store out to
bis farm. There is general belief that no man can buy
feed in for his and make fancy profits selling
milk |, is tha, the who raises his own
feed sell milk lower price than the who buys
feed
But the only way TO decide the question to the salts
faction OF the consumers and the darymen is TO have
Colonel Hoke down here from Saltwater with his
scientific assistants and tell what il to produce
milk in the suburbs OF Oklahoma City The city officials
should invite this inspection be made once No
Is attached to the operation
When the Hoke party town probably il viii
be found that while dairyman is making money lind
another is not making money, one owns cows that
do not their feed while other dairyman
that money makers The public has no means o
finding about this but the department of farm man.
agement spends all OF its determining such matters
So, why continue TO grope in the dark Why not pu
the matter business basis Al the rate We arc going
will spend most OF the winter discussing why milk
Is high The farm management bureau will lind out II
oty-eght hours and tell all about it. Then we'll know
what to do
II the experts OF the enera board OF agriculture I'm,
that certain price for milk is fair then the people o
Oklahoma City will be willing to pay the fair price Al
Of us wish to the dairyren prosper But we do no
wish 10 ny for the mistakes tina, darymen may make
u they making mistakes, Mr. Hoke and his men vii
tell US, There is secre, abou, the matter Either WI
are paying too much for milk the price is iair TIN
situation Let's waste time in arguing or abusin
those who may no, deserve abuse Let's pu, the thing NJ
basis OF business intelligence