El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

are separated and the cream sold at
I wholesale and retail, while $50 gal
! Ions are disposed Of in retail trade A
I small part OF the SKINNED milk is
I sold and the rest fed to calves.
The operation OF other prominent
I dairies are very similar, although.
mostly. not on so large a scale At
/ the present season the demand for
milk is cut short because Of a Iuu
I in the ice cream trade. During the
from 1900 to 1900 gallons OF milk are
used daily in the manufacture of ice
cream While the climate here is such
that ice cream parlors enjoy a consid-
cradle trade even in winter time. yet
the consumption OF milk used is not
nearly so great as during the warmer
months.
Local dairymen point out that the
advance IN milk prices here has been
materially less than IN the east. which
| is probably due to the fact that this
section is a cattle country and that
since the development OF agricultural
] interests the valley farmers nearly all
have a few good Holsteins or Jerseys
which good yields OF alfalfa enable
them to keep at a minimum cost and
thereby add greatly to the general
milk supply. Throughout the east
there has been an advance OF 100 per
cent in the price Of milk during the
last year. while locally the price has
advanced about so per cent wholesale
and about Is per cent retail. IN view
Of the fact that alfalfa. which is the
dairymen's principal feed. has ad-
vanced from IS TO so per cent. and
that grain feeds are so per cent high
er. dairymen here believe that the
price is exceptionally good from the
standpoint OF consumers
FL Paso Is the center Of a giant cat
tie industry and there is every reason
LII l. mamnaa
shortly assume the same proportions.
Plenty OF sunshine and an even tenn
porature makes ideal climatic condi-
tons for cattle Flies and pests that
worry cattle thin in other regions are
largely lacking here. There have been
several heavy impOrtations of fine
dairy stock lately and there is a ten
dency to weed out the poor stock. at
the present price OF feed we cannot
afford anything but the best stock"
said J. A. Smith recently. other
kinds don't pay under existing condf-
tions. so that every dairyman must
get the best dairy stock or fail in
business The public knows what the
best is and demand it."
Dairy Inspections Thorough.
That the public may know what
they are getting in the milk line. CITY
health OFFICER Dr. Hugh S. White
monthly publishes a list Of all dairies
doing business here. in the order Of
their standing, indicating the per cent
OF total solids bacteria and butter fat
contained in the milk sold bv each.
DR.. White reports that there is a
growing demand for these monthly
pamphlets. which are free to all who
request them The result is that citi-
Eens and patrons OF dairies are buy
ing more and more from the dealers
who furnish the best quality of milk.
Although the prices of inferior grades
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milk is constantly becoming less.
Progressive Dairy Farmers.
Dairy farmers in the Rio Grande
valley have made a study of the latest
methods employ ed by northern dairy
men, resulting in the organization Of
several marketing associations I
through which the farmers dispose 81
their products to the best advantage. !
One Of the strongest OF this kind OF }
association is the Rio Grande Valley I
Cooperative Dairy association. with Z
headquarters at Las Cruces. The COM
pany ships daily from 500 to 1000 gal /
Ions OF milk 10 FL Paso. where the /
company has a branch office The
promoters also have under way a I
proposition to erect a cooperative I
creamery, owned and controlled by i
the association.
When the supply OF milk from the
valley Is such that farmers cannot I
dispose Of il to advantage. creamerfes
ano plants to manufacture cheese in 3
large quantities Will be the result.
While the local market is good and
that OF smaller cities OF New Mexico
and Arizona consume considerable
supplies. the time is not far distant
when the surplus must be disposed OF
in butter and cheese. giving rise to
additional industrial activities for FL
Paso. limited only by the vast areas
subject 70 reclamation.
The fact that profits reaped by