Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
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shipments outside Of Boise. The Boise
mills have extended their trade to the
extent that they are now supplying
nearly all the interiar finishing mate
rial used in southern Idaho.
DAIRY INDUSTRY.
The growth. extent and Importance
of dairy industry. that has so rapidly
developed in Boise valley within the
short period of five years. is nothing
less than marvellous. There are now
operating in the valley 10 creameries.
with an aggregate annual output for
1917 Of $1,540.ooo. Four Of these
creameries are located in Boise, and the
market value of the combine product
Of these four concerns is over $s05.oo0,
an increase of approximately 100 per
cent over 1916.
Our home people do not realize the
possibilities Of this locality as dairy
country. Experts in this line Of bust
ness-men who know, have pronounced
it the very best dairy section in tho
United States. There must be valid
reasons for so doing or men of I'M
biased opinions who stand high in the
sweeping statements.
The pre- eminence of Boise valley as
dairy country is accounted for by
reason of the fact that we have pure
air, pure water, lots of sunshine, mild
winters Of short duration and cool
nights during the summer season. An
imals thrive, especially dairy stock, in
n healthful climate, and are less liable
to disease. Then the character of our
soil is such that it grows abundantly
| the kinds of pasturage that excel in
the production of the highest percent
age Of butter fats. 1t has been dem
onstrated that one acre of pasture land
properly cared for will produce ample
| feed for two head of dairy stock for
seven or eight months during the year,
and apparently the longer 1t is pas
tured the better 1t produces.
RAPID GROWTH OF INDUSTRY.
In the spring Of 1909, there were only
five creameries operating in the state
of Idaho. OF these. one was located
at Idaho Falls, one at Boise, and one
at Lewiston. which were owned and
operated by w. F. Jensen. now presi-
dent of the Mutual Creamery COM
| pany. with head office in Salt Lake
City. The other two were located, one
at Thatcher, and the other at Nampa.
| These creameries have been enlarged
and are still operating and doing a
splendid business. The limited num-
Der of creameries in Idaho in the
spring of 1909, was due to the fact
that the state was undeveloped. Did
not have the cows; in fact, did not
have the settlers. Idaho was entirely
a new and undeveloped state from the
dairyman's standpoint.
| At the time Mr.. Jensen became In
terested in the dairy industry in Ida
| no, butter was being shipped from
Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming
points to Boise, Twin Falls, Lewiston
and other places in Idaho. Cream wa.
shipped into Boise from a distance OF
1 900 miles to secure volume enough to
take care of local demands.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
From the fact that it condenses in q
few words a concise history of the de-
velopment of the dairy business OF
Idaho. paragraph Is quoted from q
report recently made by the president
of the Mutual Creamery company, w
F. Jensen:
During the eight years that we
have operated in Idaho, we have ISSUED
publications free to farmers; we have
employed speakers to educate and in
terest the farmers in the dairy bust
ness; we have furnished cows an6
loaned the farmers money to buy
cows; we have furnished the farmers
with hay and feed during periods OF
scarcity. THE RESULT IS THAT
THE STATE OF IDAHO IS NOW
PRODUCING AT THE RATE OF
/ $4,000, coo, PFRHAP $4,000, 00t
WORTH OF DAIRY PRODUCTS AN.
NUALLY; and there Is now in active
operation in Idaho AZ creameries and
cheese factories.
This is wonderful development
for the state OF Idaho and there prob.
ably is not state In the United State.
that can equal such a rapid develop.