The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-07
DAIRY.BOoSTeRS FIND
LIVE INTEREST HERE
Dairy Meeting Draws Large Attsn-
dance And Il Marked BY Splsn-
did Enthusiasm.


nd the close attention manifested
throughout the program were graft
flying to those who have had the
meeting plans in charge, emphasiz-
ing as they did not only the i'm
portance of Holly as dairy center
but that unmistakable interest. as
well, which is sure to result in a
marked development and growth of
this industry in this section Of the
Arkansas valley
This was the first of series of
meetings being held in the valley
under the joint direction OF the
state agricultural college at Fort
Collins. he Agricultural and Indus
trial department., of the Santa Fe
Railway and the condensaries sof
Lamar and La JuDta, 1andNit was a
fitting beginning for this practical
campaign. We venture the asser-
ton that there will not be in the
series a more satisfactory gathering
OF the dairymen of any dairy section
Iii the valley. Next Saturday at
Lamar will be. held the final rally
in the Lamar district and it is
quite likely that the Holly vicinity
vii be well represented at the all
day meeting lfslssas}
At the meeting Monday afternoon
addresses were delivered by the fol
lowing well known Speakers:
Ii. NJ. Bainer, Agricultural and.
Industrial Agent rof the Santa
Fe Ry.: What Dairying
Would Do for the Arkansas
Valley"
R4 McCann, Deputy State Dairy
Comnissiorner;; r"Fesding Dairy
Cows. - -
D4 George H. Glover: Diseases
of Dairy Cows
Miss Smith, head of the Boys and
Girls Clubs movement at the
State Agricultural College.
County Agricultural Agent Oar
row: The Value of Testing the
Dairy Cow SO ''eae - a
H. M. Bainer, agricultural and in
dustrial agent of the Santa Fe,
speaking about what dairying
would do for the Arkansas Valley,
said: ss
One of the big things it will do,
will be to solve the soil fertility
problem, WHEN crops are sold. and
hauled away, part of the producing
power of the farm, the fertility, is
unconsciously included Under
these conditions no farm can. pro
duce year i'm and year out without
finally reaching the pointlwhere the
fertility is limited 8A AZ -
When a farmer sells ton of
oats including the straw, he also
disposes Of 500 worth of fertility
equal to 30 cents q bushel, for which.
he receives nothing. In selling a
! ton Sof corn sincluding the fodder,
he loses $1321 worth of fertility, or
81 cents a~busheL "A ton Of alfalfa
hay sold means a loss of $3.50: a
, ton of clover hay. 1907; . ton of
cow pea hay, s796. But if these
products are fed to,dairy cattle, the
fertility loss is so small that we have
difficulty in tracing it. For in.
stance, the sale Of a ton Of cream
means loss of only 66 cents in
fertility, and the sale of ton of
butter means loss of only 50 cents.
The fertility loss in the sale of ton
of milk is 500 of grain. the sale of
wheat, including straw, sustains
the smallest loss in fertility $s.66
ton or 26 cents bushel'
MIR. Bainer said that while dairy
ing could not be considered an easy
road to wealth, itysyas a sure way
to agricultural prosperity. He
pointed out that practically all the
farmers in the VALLEY who lately
. hive gone in for dairying are doing
well. EE&s 3s-TA4 Et-Hgl
"Moneyais coming in steadily" he
declared, and that is what the far
mer needs. 1t spells prosperity for;
shim. He doesn't have to- wait for.
months for his crops to mature, or
be forced to borrow. when he ia in