The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08
LOUISIANA FARMERS
MAKE A LONG TRIP
State Dairymen See Highly
Developed Dairy Centers
in Two Big States

The dairy observation party, COM
posed of sixty-four dairy farmers
and others interested in the dairy
industry returned October 10 from
a ten-day tour of the leading milk
producing sections Of Wiconsin, in
Guiding visits to the University of
Wisconsin and the University of IL
linois and stay of three days at
the National Dairy Show at Chi
cage. The party was composed Of
fifty-three persons from Louisiana
and eleven from Mississippi.
The tour was made under the di-
rection of C. H Staples, dairy hus-
bandman of the extension division,
Louisiana State University, who
planned the trip and made all ar
rangements for it. Two Pullman
sleepers were placed at the disposal
of the party by the Illinois Central
Railroad and representatives of the
road accompanied the tourists on the
entire trip.
In Wisconsin the dairy farmers
first stopped at Fort Atkinson,
where they visited Hoard's Guernsey
farm; the James Manufacturing
Company, makers of dairy farm
equipment; the plant of Hoard's
Dairyman, a weekly publication de-
voted to the dairy industry; and
number of leading dairy farms in
that vicinity. At each place the Wis
itors were taken in charge by the
owner and shown over the farm and
through the barns. Frequent ques-
tions on feeding, production of cows,
raising calves, crops, marketing pro-
ducts, ETC., were asked by the Wis
itors, to which answers in detail
were readily given. These replies
were very instructive. Not only
was each farmer thoroughly familiar
with the records of his own cows
but seemed to know just what his
neighbors' cows were producing also.
Short addresses were made by A.
j. Glover and P. G. Burchard, ed
itors of Hoard's Dairyman. "The
secret of success in dairying," said
Mr.. Glover, sis to get good cows,
good equipment and to keep the
premises clean and attractive by
the use of whitewash. A man who
does these things will soon become
so interested in the business that it
will not be drudgery." Mr.. Bur
chard spoke on the value of cow
testing associations, which he said
were a. most important factor in
the dairy industry. Testing milk
is the only accurate means of tell
ing what a COW can do" said Mr..
Burchard. SIN Wisconsin there are
100000 cows on test, which makes
it possible to gradually increase the
average production. The average
production per COW in the state has
increased 1000 pounds in the last
ten years"
From Fort Atkinson the party
proceeded to Waukesha, where they
spent a half day visiting the dairy
herds of that county. Waukesha
county is said to have more dairy
cows than any like area in the
United States. The county agent
took charge of the party and saw
to it that the visitors made the most
of the breif time allotted to Wauke-
sha. The dairy barns here, as else
where, were large and modern,
equipped in many instances with
steel stanchions, cement floors, run
ming water, electric lights, ventila-
tion systems, feed carriers, siols, etc.
A community sales pavilion in which
auction sales Of dairy cattle are held
four times year was one of the
many interesting things shown the
visitors and which indicated the ex-
tent the development of the dairy
ing industry has reacehd in Wau-
kesha county.
Visit University Of Wisconsin
The next place visited was Madi-
son, where all Of one morning was
spent inspecting the buildings, equip
ment and livestock Of the college Of
agriculture, University Of Wisconsin. |
Short talks were made by different
professors in the college as their
departments were visited. The en-
rollment in the university was 1892
students, of which 500 were taking
courses. At noon lunch
sOn an address of welcome was de-
ivered by Governor Phillips of Wis
ssnsin, who said that a state ,can
vt make better investment than
n an agricultural college. Inn
lroved agriculture, as taught BY the ]
tate university, had made Wiscon- !
in rich, he said. In response to II
he governors welcome ,Supsrin- j