The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
(By J. F. Nicholson)

Rock Board of Commerce.
 It has been very aptly said that rha dairy COW is the foster mother of rhe race. There is no food of the hlman family that contains more essential elements for growth than the milk of the dairy COW. Feeding experiments that have been carried out with young animals have demonstrated that there is a sub stance in certain plant and animal -oods that is absolutely essential for lne proper development of the young system, human or animal. This sub stance has been called "vitamine." Its -schemical composition is not known. The vitamine found in animal products, particularly milk and butter fat seems to be more effective in producing proper growth and development than the vitamine 3i plant origin.
 The nation, therefore, in view of these facts. looks with fear upon the pIOuuCllOn O1 udIIN products. It is a known fact that millions of dairy animals have been slaughtered in Europe since the be- sinning of the war, which will have 3 marked effect upon the coming generations in those countries if the war lasts for long period, or if the war closes will have to be replaced by the importation of dairy stock rom other countries. In the latter case, Europe would naturally look to <he United States, and it is not pre- suning too much to say that the American Farmer will be called upon 70 furnish thousands, if not millions, of head of dairy animals b bring back the depleted dairy condi tions Of that war ridden continent. in sup plying this defeienneg,y'' these people wiii not eesssssIder scrub stock, but will 1ematfd pure bred animals for the
 Emulation in building up their new nerds. Will we as American Farm ers be ready to supply this tremen- 1ous demand for pure bred stock?
 Aside from this foreign market that will open after the war, our own nation is developing by leaps and bounds and demands for dairy Froduets increase far faster than the ordinary layman supposes. For years to come the dairy business in this country is bound to be extreme y profitable. The shortage of some crops are easily rectifed in a season, out it requires several years to re- establish sn animal shortage and particularly shortage of dairy products ~
 Opportunity For Arkansas
 The State of~1frkansas is peculiar y adapted~So dairying in all of it's phases. /fThe foundation of success fel ~s5.asiirying is grass. This supple -fnented with corn and alfalfa assures complete success of the industry. Arkansas has an abundant supply of various native forage grasses that grow abundantly for several months Tn the year Climate and soil condi- Iions are peculiarly adapted for the growing of corn and alfalfa. These advantages together with a very short season when housing is nee essary makes the success of the 1airyrner assured.
 There are certain sections in Arkansas that are perhaps better adapted for dairying than others on account of larger areas adapted to the growing of the above crops and the particular advantages they may have or account of shipping facilities and nearness to the consuming market
 There has been one factor that has kept the dairy development from making the strides that it otherwise i; would have made. That is the Texas fever tick, At the present time Arkansas Is waging vigorous war fare against this pest of the cattle industry (both dairying and beef), anu +y AS lAOpCu bIidl HI LuS Adtl O1 1918, a considerable percentage of the State will be released from quarantine against this pest, and that the small remaining area will be rapidly cleared and the whole State will stand as tick-free not later than 1920.
 At the present time milk is bring ing B a hundred f. O. b. shipping point and during the last winter months the writer saw it $4 hun dred Dairymen of other States with less natural advantages and with greater expense due to more expen- sive housing and barns, have found dsirying very lucrative and by means L.ryo %Ea,..so1.yar ont 0f