Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-19
IN AMARILLO and PANHANDLE SATISFACTORY
AMARILLO IS DAIRY CENTER OF
PANHANDLE; BETTER COWS ARE
TOBE BROUGHT INTO COUNTRY

urday forenoon by Harmon Benton
Potter Oldham county agricultural agent
a. being the keynote Of the 1891 farm
program for this territory. Mr.. Benton
like all other men engaged In the
achsnc for advancing community inter.
esta reaiifes the importance u placing
nrsf things first. In making the state.
ment that 6slrying In Of paramount i'm.
portance as an item In the warm pro.
grams Of Potter and Oldham counties.
Mr.. Benton calls attention TO the fact
that this is not the only item 20 DO
considered.
Continuing with his discussion Of the
plan TO inspire and help the people ~
the farms In the areas over which h.
has Jurisdiction AS county agent In con.
nection with the extension forces of
the state and federal governments. MFR.
Benton aid: AS much M think Of
the dairy business. M great M I know
rs possibilities to be-. am incacapably
impressed with tho superior value Of
growing into H. m against going into
II. a. the term is generally understood.
The greatest appeal ~ the former plan
II that the budding dairyman feels his
way and II surely and securely coupled
I'm with an enterprise returns from
which must always under proper man.
agement. he satisfactory. The weak.
ness % the latter plan IL that Il embed.
les for the man without experience. too
great plunge In n financial as we'll
~ a managerial way
Experience Necessary.
There are no serious complaints
coming from the ranks u those who
grew into the dairy business as con.
trasted with many deplorable stories
from those who went into Il. With ~.
tle or no knowledge OF Il. and who
strained themselves financially. To-
make the venture. In this connection.
Il II always well to note. that conserva.
tlsin Of growth should not prompt
such a restriction 81 the number Of
dairy animals as 20 render profitable
returns impossible. To be- explicit. q
person should not. generally speaking
attempt to grow into dairying with n
start Of less than from six TO twelve
cows.
- Many Dairying Concerns.
Interest must be felt In the fact that
fourteen Of the larger dairying concerns
near Amarillo sell 20 The local trade a.
this city during aaclngls. ycar. milk 10,
which they receive sess,0e0oo. In nd
dition 60 these. there are numerous 9TH
err who sell milk In lesser quantities.
though on the same price base. and easf
instance where properly produced and
marketed. with profit.
During the past twelve months the
Misiic,oc C'rcameries Of Amarillo have
made approximately two million pounds
a butter. No trouble II encountered In
dctermininR that front this volume NJ
production. there must have been n
sross income aagregating $1,000, 600
without attempting 10 indicate the mar
gins az profit IN the manufacture u
the quantity Of butter indicated. Il can
not be- denied that this IL a great busi
ness for Amarillo and tho Amarillo
country.
''It seems safe TO assume that the
biz butter manufacturing plant In Am
Arillo could handle much more cream.
and Il goes without spying that hun
dreds of farmers throughout all this sec.
ton could increase their cash incomes
app-eciabiy by marketing their enor'
nous and bulky feed crops through
dairy cows"
When asked as To the breed of cow
best adapted 10 the Plains country n
Texas. Mr. Benton sid: That depend
On the individual who IL 10 handle them
N he likes one breed better than all
others. that Is the breed for him to have,
I, n fact that n man handles most
succ, ssfuliy that animal ~ which h.
,,hIrks IN. most. Hence. II he likes
JERSEYS above all other. that Il the COW
for him. On the contrary. Il would no,
b. well 10 attempt to urge man To In
stall the Guernsey. u he enteriains
NOR. wholesome regard for the Holsicin
and 90 on down through tho entire list
az milk producing animals.
"My campaign shall not he one fo-
bresds. but for good. milk producing
COWS. suited o. the needs Of the indiv'
Id,,ai farmer, his equipment and facill'
Ties I know that II handled judiciously
cod cows never bring disappointment
4, their owners. II Is Tor this reason
thu, I am g give attention 20 tho In
PRODUCTION 81 dairy COWS into the farm
.eho,nes ~ PRODUCERS In Potter and