The Lamar register., 1917-03-21
DAIRY DAY AT HOLLY
Bigger Show and Bigger Crowd Than
Ever Before. Everybody Pleased

at Holly Is becoming SO extensive lnat
it is likely that two days will be de-
voted to the show in the future in
stead of just one. Last Thursday the
second annual show was held and it
was twice as large as the first one in
March, 1916. This shows the increas-
ed interest being taken in the subject
Of dairying and the increased number
of dairy cattle being raised.
Three years ago there was virtually
no dairy cattle in the Holly region.
Today there are over 500 head and
the peculiar thing about it is that
practically all of these l 800 head are
Holsteins. A milk condengery at La
mar furnishes an excellent market for
all milk product.
A visitor at Holly last Thursday
would have gained the impression
that there was no other breed of cat
tie raised in Prowers county except
Holsteins. There were premiums Of
fered for other breeds at the show,
but no other breeds were exhibited
so the premium money remains in the
hands of the fair directors.
This year the whole day was given
over to the subject of dairying.
In the morning the experts devoted
four strenuous hours Judging the
stock and at noon the ladies Of Holly
served a bounteous chicken dinner at
the high school gymnasium and dur
ing the dinner hour a lumber of short
addresses were made, every one of
which was on the subject Of better
dairy cattle and the value of the
dairy herd to the farm by increasing
its fertility, and to the farmers poe
ket by increasing his bank roll.
The parade early in the afternoon
continued the general scheme, for
dairy cattle, milk maids, floats and
all we're designed to impress those
witnessing it that a good dairy herd
was a sure way to fortune, success
and prosperity in old age.
After the parade the throng ad-
journed to the auditorium Of the high
school building where H. G. Van Pelt,
editor Of the KimbalPs Dairyman Of
Waterloo, Iowa, made an address on
profitable dairying. Mr.. Van Pelt is
a recognized authority on dairy bus
mess, having spent the greater por-
tion Of his life in the business. The
evening was devoted to n sort of get
together meeting at which time short
talks we're made by C. w. Hall, pres
ident Of the state dairy commission;
Prof. G. E. Morton, Of the State Ag-
ricultural College, Mr.. Van Pelt, C..
II. Hinman of Denver, and a number
of others.
Three years ago there was hardly
dairy COW in Prowers county. Beef
stock and a few head Of milch cows
were all that the farmers in the
county desired to raise. Profit from
the sale Of agricultural crops in the
bulk. however, was seen TO be taking
away the fertility of the land. More
stock must be raised to maintain the
fertility and to increase it.
This was seen by w. S. Partridge,
manager of the Arkansas Valley Sug-
ar Beet and Irrigated Land company,
which owns $4,000 acres Of land in
the district all under irrigation. Mr..
Partridge had just assumed the man.
agement of the company and was
long headed enough to quickly grasp
the situation and decided to establish
model dairy in the community and
to import some pure bred Holstein cat
tie. This was done three years ago.
The dairy is known as the Amity
Canal Model Dairy Farm. Two hun
dred Of these famous mixers were
shipped in from Wisconsin the first
year. They cost on an average Of
Sl00 each.
Many Of these cattle were put on
the company's dairy farm and others
were sold to the farmers who desired
to obtain a few to start dairy herd.
Mr.. Partridge sold cows to the farm
ers on time and accepted half Of the
farmers creamery check each month
aa payment. Today there are over
l,4OO Holstein cattle in the Holly
country.
The milk produced is sold to the
eondensery and the farmers are in