La Junta tribune., 1917-12-20
OUR B'G DAIRY DAY
VIII BE Known In Future Years As
the Greatest Day In the History
Of La Junta

Rourke Theator last Saturday after
noon. and II was. II was q great
~ In more Havs than one. From
ASHneher stand point II was ideal.
Y ~ the elimination Of a two
kkSys educational campaign in the
Xfkausas Valley. under the auspi-
ces OF the Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany, the Colorado Agricultural
College and the Libby. McNeiil 4
Libby Condensins Company. to pro-
mote the dairy industry in the Ar
kansas Valley. 1t was all that could
have been hoped for or expected in
the matter of attendance at this par
ticular period Of time-on Santa Fe
payday just before Christmas.
An all day dairy session at the
Rourke Theater was opened at 10
o'clock in the morning by c. w. Mil
liken. president OF the La Junta In
dustriai Association, who announced
tha, this was the eliminating meet
ing of 4 two weeks dairy campaign
in the Arkansas Valley. fostered by
the Santa Fe Railroad Company. the
Colorado Agricultural College, and
the Libby. McNeill & Libby Conden-
sing Company. to promote the dairy
interests of this section. He then
introduced n. N. Bainer, agricul-
tural and Industrial agent of the
Santa Fe. who took charge OF the
meeting by saying that II ever there
wns q time when we needed to how
our patriotism-those of Us whc are
engaged along dairy lines-it is now.
II We ever needed dairy products In
/, thu history OF the world. II Is now.
II we are not In the rank and file
- . soldier. we must be In line -
. producer. ~. -. /,
~. iiall. AZ the Hall Bros. Hol-
stein Farm Of Denver. and president
Of the Colorado State Dairymen's
Association. was then introduced
and said:
This meeting is based on the
dairy question. There 10 = great
deal OF Importance that must be
done In this business. OF the pop
ulatiou Of the United States. over
half are non n-producers and the food
question d altogether different from
what II was years ago. In my time
and yours. when the selling OF food
products WAS not very large. A. more
people 90 into other business. the
production Of food will become more
and moro profitable. know Of no
section in the United States-and I
have seen . good many Of them--
vhsrs the people have ~ good stores.
roads, churches. hoIes. and schools.
- IN the dairy section.. II IL q
big buslnsss and Il must Be conduct
"a now more carefully than II used
70 b and on . strictly honest basis.
TIE time was when the town milk
mas called the pump bis bsst COW.
Nov when you buy . pound Of milk
or butter or cheese. you are sure
Of getting full value. and you can
gst more for your money In dairy
products than you can Of any other
product. Dairy products constitute
ons-ssventssnth OF the food We con-
sumo aad the proportion ID increas-
Ing very fast. The export OF con-
deased milk to the army 10 increas-
ins vsry fast. Pork. chickens and
even beef can b classsd. 70 some
extent - bi-products Of the dairy
Gov. don't know Of any section
II he Uaitsd States 10 compare with
= tyour valley - . dairy section. There
y 10 limit TO the amount Of milk and
dairy products you can produce
hees. Test your cows and have only
~ bsst cow. You eaa't get along
vttA poor machiasry and the COW is
your machinery In the dairy indus-
tsy." He followed this By an urgent
apesai for every dairyman TO become
nsmber OF the State Dairymsn's
Association.
Ds. q. II. Glover. Of Fort Collins
was expected TO b. present but was
called home Tuesday evening on &C.
count of sicknsss. His place was
taksa b. Dr.. Wright Of the extern
- Department Of the State Asri-
cSltural College. who spoke on SONS
q he most common diseases affect
~ The dairy COW and their treat.
usat. Ne spoke % milk fever and
~ sueeoee e ~ cir trsatmsat. By
~ tssstnsat. u ussd ID time. -
- seat ef yosr eovs susfes'no
N ~ lIssass 80 - ssssl. Tnes
= esso lsla1ls q tAs hot vstei
tsoa1noot IT, eafeat. er seke4 ~
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