Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-09
MAKING
ON HUGE SCALE
URGED ON STATE
Dairymen' s Convention
Also Told of Cooper
ative Creamery Profit.
Better Stock and Boys
and Girls Calf Clubs
Boosted as I rue Idea.
Snecial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Bozeman, Dec. S--A Montana dot
ted with cheese factories and cooper
ative creameries bringing in a stream
of wealth but little tapped at present
was the goal that featured the opening
of the Montana Dairymen's convention
here Thursday and pointed the way to
the development Of this much aSitated
industry. There also was wise coun-
sci on the breeding up of the existing
dairy herds and boosts for the boys ana
girls calf clubs as means OF launch
ing the future dairymen of the state
into the fixed calling of their maturer
years.
The convention is being attended by
$50 state dairymen, the largest gath.
ering that has ever attended one OF
these conventions.
Has Come to Stay
Amos Hall, city commissioner Of
Bozeman, opened the program with
short speech of welcome. His main
point brought out in his talk was that
the dairy industry in Montana had
: comet to stay"
w. l.. Stockton, president OF the
Montana Dairymen's association, spoke
On the accomplishments and failings Of
the organization during the last year.
He explained that, though the associa-
ton had not accomplished any miracles
during the past year, yet they had done
some things that were most important
to the future dairy industry of the
state.
''One of the first things that came
TO our attention was the remodeling of
the state department Of agriculture.
The first thing we knew the legislators
bad the dairy department hooked on to
the tail of the livestock commission,
which was not to be part Of the de-
partment of agriculture. The executive
committee felt that this would not be to
the advantage OF the dairy industry
and we spent much time protesting
with our legislators. with the result
that we have it as it is today"
Plan to Eradicate T. B..
The campaign against tuberculosis in
the state next came up for consider
alton in his talk He recommended
that the disease be fought in districts
or counties entirely eradicating the dis
ease in one locality and then extending
the territory.
Mr.. Stockton emphasized the calf
club work and explained that it was all
the more important because the boys
and girls interested in that work would
be the dairymen Of tomorrow.
The president said that the real
reason that the association had not
accomplished more during the past
wear was because Of lack of funds.
He expressed his hope that this con-
dition would be remeded at this meet
ing and that the better sires-better
stock campaign that is being waged
by the government should be encour-
aged. H.
According to Mr.. Stockton, Mon
tana herds should be bred up. "It
certainly does seem surprising that so
many will continue in the stock busi
ness, believing it to be good, and yet
will persist in breeding down their
stock instead of breeding it up, when
it can be done at SO little expense"
said Mr.. Stockton.
SunfIowers Good SiIage
DIR. NJ J. Blish, of the State col
lege extension service, told of the
experiment with different types of
silage, showing that in all the expert
ments at the college, sunflowers
proved as good as corn.
The afternoon session opened with
two solos on dairy subjects rendered
by Mrs. Carrie b. Eckles.
SJnTlS COuucOH, VI CdIS iLdhC NlIy
and federal expert in dairy manufac-
ture, talked on Both Sides of the
Cream Question" He opened by say
ing that to him there was only one
side and that was the production Of
clean. sanitary, sweet cream. He said
that he had no use for any other side
Of the question.
The marketing question as viewed
through the cooperative creamery
was discussed by J. II. Bradley, of
Hamilton, formerly Of Great Falls.
He told of the success that had at
tended the work of the Bitter Root
Cooperative creamery.
The cooperative cheese factory
was the subject on which i. e. Van
derende, of Sedan, and 7. F. Stephens,
Of Waterloo, spoke. They used the
successful cheese factories at Sedan,
managed by Mr.. Vanderende, and at
Waterloo, where Mr.. Stephens is
president of the association. as ex-
amples. They pointed out that cheese
can be made in Montana just as we'll
as in Wisconsin, and to prove their
contention they showed where they
were sending cheese all over the
United States.
Shows Help Business
C. ii. sPotter, head of the boys
and girls clubs in the state. spoke on
CONTINUED on Page Two.)