The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
DAIRY FARMING RECOGNIZED IN
IRON COUNTY - MILWAUKEE
BANKERS MAKE REQUESTS

Letters We're received from Rhine !
lander and Milwaukee by the County
Agent soliciting or asking to be al |
lowed to figure on making loans to
our farmers.
American bankers are recognized TO
be conservative men and with the SUI
peryision by the United States Govern
ment and state authorities, they are
recognized as Safety First Posts" in
our industrial life
Dairying is Safety Post" in the
American farming business. Iron
county is being recognized for It's
dairy work
Investment bankers are especially
careful These letters are very sig
nincant and give us an added surety
that the work OF developing our new
lands, and increasing the dairy bust
ness for which this section is adapted,
is sound. II has been so recognized
by the most careful and conservative
investors in farm securities BY safe
guarding this dairy business, increas-
ing it's efficiency through better care,
feeding. breeding and security against
diseases that ruin or impair it's earn
ing capacity we shall not have only
done a great service to every farmer
but also to the whole commonwealth
who must depend upon agriculture
for their foods.
The sanitation and animal disease
control project was designed to fur
Their develop this security and recog-
milton OF business men, and 10 pro
cure for our farmers a we'll balanced
income and source Of business. II is
but one Of our steps in the county
program to make Iron county a leader
in the upper peninsula and Michigan
agriculture.
The veterinarians Drs Northstrom.
Moran and Diclie. have formulated
systematic plans and treatments for
handling animal diseases in eo-opera-
ton with the County Sanitary agent
Records Of all cases Of infections, or
suspicious diseases. are kept and to
safeguard his herds and business
Through this It Is expected that
Iron county can be noted for having
herds and animals that may be adj
veriised and guaranteed as OF high
quality and free from bad diseases. as
/ Tuberculosis. abortion. etc.
Sanitation ard cooperation arc our
bey words We don't want any sicl,
Iunhmals Preventative measures
must be secured and their interests
safe guarded by force Of common con
sent
Every dairy farmer in Iron county
must become a specialist.
IL IS true that to be the right kind
Of dairy specialist he must dlligent
Is labor. manage and study a large
number of things. lie must be good
Judge Of his cattle. young and old
He must be efficient in growing tho
proper feeds and adding such in buy
ine as will bring results lie must ho
keen thinker and observer OF details
Of his business and animal conditions
He must be able TO see study out and
correct conditions that will return
him income. else his whole business
fails, and be Is bankrupt
As he becomes efficient and a spe-
cialist in dairy work he soon becomes
more efficient in better home making
He can grow hotter sheen and horses
In this specialist g. developed a man,
honest Industrious, careful and
watchCul Of his surroundings, for mon
win fail sooner or later n IS because
of this last fact that we are especially
anxious that each aud every farmer
handling cows for profit, may take an
oetivo BART i'm keeping their own herds
freo from disease cor IL not only IN.
lures thom. bnt an peopla ~ the conn
ny and state
Plans for prone onifaion ands
healthful urrouudiaRs Of all livestock
I'm 49, county shoaIlhc watched nv ~
Of our people Taa County Aaont and
bio eo-operatiur with him are anx-
ious 10 place Iron county dairyiug in
ltho best possible light before the
world u win make far bcttor homes
enjoyment and safety Of our commnni-
ty in times Of shortage IN food or
whom mining ANA numbering are "a
lstandstill
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