The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-06-15
CLAIBORNE PEOPLE
STUDY DAIRYING
Thirty-Two Cars Came Here
Today for Purpose-City
Hall Meeting.

A large party of Claiborne County
men and women interested in the
live industries of this section of the
state creameries and truck growing
arrived in Brookhaven in 32 cars
this morning having left Port Glib
son shortly after fve, and were met
at the City Hall by the President OF
the Brookhaven Chamber of Com
merce, Mr.. l.. H. Bowen, the Presi-
dent of the Mississippi Chamber OF
Commerce, Mr.. j. w. McGrath; the
Mayor, Capt. R. S. Butler; the pres
identsof the Mississippi Bankers As
sociation, Mr.. w. D. Davis and other
prominent business men and officials
of town and county, and a commit
tee of ladies.
| Soda water was served the arriv-
ing party and after expressions of
welcome, Mr.. Bowen introduced
Judge Douglas Gage, President OF
the Port Gibson Bank, who express
ed appreciation of the courtesies of
Brookhaven business men, and stat
ed that the Claiborne party repre-
sented every class of industry of that
section. He said that they had come
to study the causes of the prosper
ity of this section and the reason
why 1t had such fine public buildings
as Whitworth, the Federal Post Of
fee, City Hall and Court House, but
knew that it was the spirit behind
such enterprises that counted.
Judge Cages brief address spark
led with wit and kindly feeling and
was warmly applauded.
Mr.. F. F. Becker of the Brookha-
ven Creamery Co., was introduced as
an authority on the creamery busi-
ness, and thoroughly proved it in his
practical and comprehensive account
of the business. After stating his
conviction that whatever Claibrone
might lack, in Judge Gage she GER
tainly had an orator of the first
quality, Mr.. Becker said that he
was glad to see so many Claiborne
ladies in the party, as the women Is
interest counted for so much in dali
rying. He said that dairying was
not heavy work, but required the ut
most care and regularity.
He mentioned the building up of
the soil made possible to the owner
of the dairy, and the belief that a
creamery station could be establish
ed in every hamlet. The demand for
creamery products will be greatly in
creased. The experimental stage in
the creamery business has passed.
The returns the cow makes to the
owner depends upon the care and
management and varies with individ-
ual owners. Dairying is an abso-
lutely safe proposition, but trucking
on q small scale should always ac-
company L. and in the majority of
cases ne other crop. The dairy
vnNe apisid raise his own feed
49, and Aeep only good dairy
stock. Mr.. Becker told Of the early
beginning, lack Of success, causes,
and gradual learning and ultimate
success of the dairy industry here,
stating that the company he repre-
ents did $3S7,000 worth of business
last year.
He spoke of the large number of
counties from which his creamery
draws, and said that every county
ought to have a creamery. He said
it was mistake to build creamery
before the dairying was built up.
Mr.. Becker said that before Chi
cago Convention he had stated that
in time to come Mississippi can pro-
lduce butter SO good, and at so much
less expense due to the more favor
able climate that she can send it to
Chicago and sell it for less than Illi-
nois and Wisconsin sell it for
there and that the President of an
Iowa agricultural college corrobora-
ted the statement at great length,
having made careful study of this
problem.
He said 1t was better to begin up
on small scale, for the farmers to
increase the herds gradually, read UP
on the business, and raise their own
feed.
Mr.. Bowen spoke of the several
gold medals won by Mr.. Beckers
Creamery, and then introduced Mr..
W. D. Davis of the Brookhaven Bank
& Trust Co., speaking of the banks
connection with the creamery busi-
ness,
Mr.. Davis stated that he had been
close to the dairy business ever since
the game began, and had a little
Fart with Mr.. Becker In 1t. He
spoke Of the small number Of good
dairy cows formerly in the county,
and Mr.. Becker's bringing south dali
ry cattle, car load by car load, sell
ing them on time to the farmers, the
money payable monthly or semi
monthly and of how finally it was not
necessary for the creamery to stand
between the farmer and the bank.
Mr.. Davis said that while at pres
ent there was some dissatisfaction
with the dairy business, such dis
satisfaction was connected with ev.
cry business and the bank deposits
tended to stability rather than the
great fluctuations in communities
where other lines were followed with
varying success. This he believed was
due to the great number Of small
farms. He said the bank had not
been called on to furnish farmers
in the present situation to the ex.
tent anticipated and that the semi.
monhly pink checks from the cream.
cry were an important factor In
bringing this about.
He advised that no big success be
expected from the trucking industry
but with some truck, dairying, and
the surplus time on cotton, the re.
suit would be satisfactory.
Mr.. Bowen introduced Mr.. ]. w
McGrath as representative Of the
merchants, and after several enter.
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