The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-05-22
BIC DAIRY,MEET~
ING HELD THURSDAY
$50 Dairymen Present - Milk
Prices Discussed-In
Production Urged.

The seventh annual meeting of the
South Mississippi Dairymen's Associa-
tion was held in Brookhaven Thurs
day as per announcement and was at
tended by representatives and inter-
ested dairymen from Jackson; Hat
tiesburg, Magnolia, Columbia, Baton
Rouge. New Orleans and perhaps
other cities.
Mr.. N. +. Jacks was called to the
chair in the absence of the President
and welcomed the people on behalf
of the local dairymen. DIR. l. w. Coop
er spoke for Brookhaven's hospital
ity to all ocmers and Mr., E. P. Mil
Ter, of Wesson, responded.
Mr.. ]. C. Matthews, of Jackson,
spoke on Feeding for Increased Pro-
duction." He said when we were
told to diversity years ago we had
the cart before the horse. A market
should be secured before you plant.
The Dairy now provides the market.
The COW markets things and converts
produce into high class milk. The
dairy business never fails--dairy COM
munities never fail. Men are salts
fed with incomes.
p. p. Garner, Secretary of ,Agri-
culture of Mississippi was present
and said inspectors are appointed to
examine mixed feeds-it is important
to protect the honest manufacturer
and condemn the dishonest. Cotton
seed feed should not be sold for cot
ton seed meal. Two pounds of meal
per day to cow should be fed. Send
tags off the sacks to Garner at Jack
son if you are not satisfied with feed.
w. l. Swain, of SWANS Show who
owns a ranch out west emphasized
the need of milk for motherless ba-
hies and sustenance of the race. This
is the prize dairy country. The boil
weevil gave us kick but it meant
progress in the dairy business. Our
pastures are advantageous. Where we
are without them only four months
in the year-out in Kansas no pas
ture at all. Here sorghum grows 20
tons to the acre-in Kansas 8. Have
pure-bloeded male. No inbreeding.
1t takes six crosses to overcome the
graded. At Columbia Swain saw five
Jersey heifers being shipped to New
Orleans for slaughter. Keep your
heifers.
Pure blood horses are bringing
more money than ever before. The
horse is coming back. Gasoline is
going up to one dollar per gallon.
Out in Kansas from SIS to $50 is
paid for farm hands.
Mr.. Ferguson, government agent
said we were not ready to go ahead
and advised feeding hogs, production
of home grown feed. In few years
you will be ahead. Another speak
er from Illinois, urged limestone as
the basis of prosperity in soil. Heal
thy plants refuse to grow on a. sick
soil. Mineral is needed. Plants
make their own nitrogen. In Wis
consin COW averages in year, 49,
$50 pounds of milk per acre.
At the close of the morning ses-
sion buffet lunch was served by
white-robed young ladies, who wore
the waitress cap and served with a
lacrity the menu provided by the To-
cal dairymen and city. The lunch
was a sumptuous one consisting of
ham and cheese sandwiches, pickles,
crackers, vanilla waters, brick ice
cream encased in white paper, delic-
ious ice-cold buttermilk and hot cof-
fee with cream and sugar, all served
in papier mache dishes with paper
napkins.
The pathway of the genial and sat
ished company then led to the Arcade
where music was furnished by the
gifted mattresses, led by Miss Roselyn
Abrams at the piano and pictures
featuring "Milk" in its manifold
ramihcations in our life. The pic
ture was very much enjoyed and was
presented by courtesy of the /. H. c.
Visions of Swaff's Show diverted
the minds of the most jealous dairy
men after an invitation was tender
ed the entire crowd by Mr.. Swain.
He said "The name of your favorite
cow will be the password at the
Show" SWANS excellent band fur
nished music at the morning session.
Mr.. E. P. Miller, one of the COM
mittee consisting of himself, John
May and B. F. Thompson, who Wis
tied New Orleans in the interest Of
the Association made report, stating
the attitude of the New Orleans dis
tributors toward shippers from Mis-
sissippi and advised sales to men who
will pay the price, and committees
from different districts to conference.
Capital needs labor and labor needs
capital. The organization should
hold together. Will never succeed
by holding milk out. Sell to the man
who will pay.
Mr.. Fabacher, Of New Orleans
who was present with his wife gave
thoughtful and constructive ad-
dress. He said it isn't fair to COM
pare Wisconsin and Illinois, old in
the business with Mississippi and
Louisiana. We should build up stock
so as to be able to show what we can
do. The strength of an organization
lies In the loyalty of the members to
Its aims and purposes. Eliminate
everything except clean and whole
milk. Raise the standards. Sell to
people who will pay the price.
State Board and City Boards Of
Health found Chicago's milk more
wholesome than ours. 'If Louisia-
ma dairymen do not produce pure
milk, DR.. Dowling is at fault" Mr..
Fabacher decried individual offerings
Of milk at low prices. Stick to the
organization and the organization
will represent you.
The cost Of distributing milk
should be rigidly investigated. The
prices have to be regulated by local
conditions. At some points in Louis
lana milk Is worth q dollar gallon.
1t will take some time to get on
par with Wisconsin and Illinois who
are century ahead Of US. The COM
mittee appointed to discuss price