The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08

ty said that the Wisconsin dairy
farmer seemed to love the thing
he was engaged in. 81 have gained
the impression that man up here
must own few good cows and q
purebred bull before he can be adj
mitted to good society," sad NJ
Harris.
Dean H. L. Russell of the college
of agriculture stated all agricultural
endeavor was concentrated at the
state university. All branches OF
agriculture have their organizations
he said, with their central offices al
the university. Organization and
cooperation is the watchword. ,Ev.
cry movement is taken up with these
organizations and all resources are
directed to agricultural education.
See Cheese Making Center
After leaving Madison, the next
place visited was Monroe, the county
seat of Green county, in the south.
ern part of the state. Green county
which is twenty-four miles square
has $4,000 head of cattle, of which
40, 500 are dairy cows in active pro-
duction, and is said to be the great
est cheese producing district of like
area in the world. There are one
hundred and forty-three cheese fac
tories in the county, which furnish
markets for most of the milk pro-
duced.
Green county furnished strik-
ing example of what dairying will
do to build up the soil and increase
land values. Twenty-Five or thirty
years ago the farmers found it ne
cessary to make a change in their
farming operations as the long con-
tinued growing Of wheat had depict
ed the soil to such an extent that
this crop was no longer profitable
In fact, many of the farming lands
were sold for taxes. The same lands
today are selling at from $3.50 to
$500 an acre, and dairying is res
ponsible for this increase in values
The annual production Of dairy pro-
ducts in this county now amount to
SO, 100000.
At the National Dairy Show
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
October 8, 9 and 10, were spent at
the National Dairy Show at Chica-
go, where the visitors saw repre-
sentatives of the leading dairy
breeds exhibited and judged and at
tended the National sales. They
saw a Holstein male calf, three and
one-half months old, sell for &c.
900, a Jersey bull sell for $500
and Jersey COW bring $4,000. AT
the Jersey sale forty cattle brought
an average price of $1,453. A. H.
Henderson of Ruston, member Of
the Louisiana delegation, bought
two Jersey cows in the sale, one for
$1,70O and the other for 81, 500.
Professor Prescott bought five regis
tered Guernseys at private sale,
and H. R. Loranger of Hammond
returned to Wisconsin with the in
tention of purchasing two carloads
of Holstien cows.
Among other things of interest at
the dairy show were exhibits of the
latest inventions for deaying with
the production and marketing of
dairy products and an educational
exhibit of milk products and their
uses by the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Talks were
made by dairy experts, including
DIR. E. V. McCollum of John Hop
kins University, who lectured on his
discoveries in milk nutrition. The
isiana-MIssissippi delegation
found time to visit points of inter-
est in Chicago, including the Swift
Packing plant, where they were en-
tertained at luncheon.
The University of Illinois
Saturday, Ocober II, was spent
at the University of Illinois. The
morning was devoted to inspecting
the buildings and equipment and the
afternoon to visit to the college
farm and livestock barns. An ex-
pertinent in corn production covering
a period of forty years was among
the interesting things pointed out to
the visitors. An informal talk by
Dean Davenport of the college of
agriculture was one of the events Of
the day most enjoyed by the visitors.
He said that he welcomed the dele
CATION with especial warmth because
it was led by Prof. w. R. Dodson,
whom he regarded as a man of the
highest worth and standing in the
field.
The dean stated that the agricul-
tural college Of the University of IL
linois was made what it is by the
people Of the state, led by the far
mers who demanded it. The farm
ers led the movement for the de-
Of the college. The
farmers Of Illinois realize that the
college costs a lot of
money, said the dean, but they also