The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-29
MILLER IN TALK
URGES STLO ON
EVERY FARM

In his annual address before the
twenty-fourth annual convention of
the North Dakota Dairymen's assoc
citation, Peter Miller Of Minot, presi-
dent, declared that there should be
at least one silo on every farm in the
/ state.
Many of our farmers, said Presi-
dent Miller, claim they cannot af-
ford to feed high priced feed to
dairy cows. To those / would say
| that IL you have high producing cows
| they will still return good profit
over and above the price of feed as
| the price of butter fat has advanced
! fully as much in proportion to the
| price of feed.
President Miller declared that 1t is
| the duty of the state dairymen to
conserve and to try to produce as
much raw material as possible. He
stated that there was a large amount
of feed lost last year, especially in
| the eastern part of the state because
| not enough farmers were provided
with silos. He stated that thousands
| of acres of corn rotted in the field
which otherwise would have made
good feed for dairy cows and other
stock.
II sincerely hope that this will
serve as a lesson so that we may in
the near future see our dreams como
true that there should at least be one
silo on every farm in North Dakota"
He urged the resolution committee to
give attention to the fact that the
government, in his opinion, should
establish a butterfat standard.
aside from operating the cream
cry, the operator has a large duty to
perform in keeping his patron en-
Unused in dairy work., said President
Miller. ASK yourself if you have
done all you possibly could this last
year. How many silos have you been
instrumental in building? How many
acres of alfalfa can be charged to
your efforts? Have you been instru-
mental in introducing any registered
sires of the dairy breeds in your To-
cality? Have you been furnishing
your patrons with literature on
dairy development, and above all
have you succeeded lin getting more
and better cream at your factory?
Ask yourself these questions and IL
you find that you have not done
these things as well as you might
have, then resolve to go back to your
factory and do all you possibly can
this year, and we will all feel that
what it was intended to do.
This association owes a vote of
thanks to the state legislature which
last year appropriated 5000 for the
use of this association to encourage
and promote the dairy industry Of
the state. 1t will therefore, not be
necessary for us to ask for aid from
our supply and commission houses,
who have so Loyalty supported us in
the past.
I'm concluding, ! wish to call your
attention to the many editorials In
regard to oleomargarine / expect
most OF you have read them. I no
ticed one the other day claiming that
the 'oleo' was product Of the farm. |
So I bought a pound and according
to the formula 1t contained IS per
cent cocoanut oil, IL per cent peanut !
oil and II per cent water. The only |
part we can produce in North Da- |
kota is the water.
we should make a fight to repeal |
the anti-color law in the Iegislature.l
1t should be the interest Of every |
dairyman aud buttermalSer to work |
to help defeat such legislation.