Arizona republican., 1921-03-24

crops in the valley, some of which will very likely attract the attention of the unsuccessful dairyman within the next five years.
 There are certain essentials for sue cessful dairying, and unless the farm CTS expect to apply these essentials to their business they had best divert their energies to other branches of agriculture
 Owing to the financial condition in the valley at the present time, the farmers are grasping at straw" They are willing to take up almost any kind of farming which will supply them with an immediate livelihood This condition is likely to result in a num- Der of farmers going into daifying who because of their talent temperament, etc. are not fitted for the dairy busi- ness. Therefore it behooves all con- cerned to take conservative view on the re-establishing of the industry in the valley.
 The person who does not like dairy ing and who cannot get any pleasure | in owning a herd of good dairy cows certainly should not go into the busi- ness. He is not talented along dairy l Hines and it is not likely that anything but failure awaits this individual. Plenty of good feed is another essen tial for successful dairying. Cows must I have good feed ia liberal amounts if they are to produce milk in profitable quantities. It is generally too expen- Is1Ye to buy feed with the possible ex- ception of a part of the grain. Not 1 only should cows be fed but they | should be protected from indictment weather and an abundance of shade should be provided during the hot summer months. Regardless of how well a COW is cared for she will not produce milk in profitable quantities unless her breeding and conformation are such that she will convert a large per cent of her feed into milk. There fore it is absolutely essential that the herd be composed of high producing cows. If the producing power of the herd is to be maintained only good pure bred sires can be used to head the herd Another essential which might be added is marketing. After a commodity has been produced it is not of any material value unless it car either be consumed by the producer Or marketed at fair price based or cost of production.
 Some of the essentials mentioned above can possibly best be accom- plished through cooperation. Dairy
 men in other states have found i
 profitable to cooperate. Because O
 the present condition of the dairy in
 dustry in Arizona there is possibly no
 a state in the union in which it i.
 possible for o-operation to be of a,
 much value 10 the dairy industry a.
 that of Arizona. Because of the ex,
 odus of dairy cattle from the stat.
 dairying is now in it's infancy in tn,
 state- Dairying will again be the prin lcipal agricultural industry in the stat- if re-eStabliShed on a sane basis. Tn,
 quality of the average COW which wal
 being milked in the Salt River valle! possibly contributed more to tn
 downfall of the industry than any oth
 CT factor. If dairying is to be a com
 plete success in any section only goo, high producing healthy cows can b
 used. These COWS can best be secure, by cooperation among the dairymer by purchasing their COWS cooperative ly from the dairy sections of the coun l try. Small dairymen and those jus