Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-08-04
Greene County Now Holds
First Place as a Dairy
Center. Farm Publication
Sees Great Future for
Industry In Ozarks.

= AtA| N'hh
the number Of dairy COWS, but
the growth Of the Industry IN
this and nearby counties is maxi
ing Springfield one Of the prlncl'
pal mai keting crnters for the
dairy products.
Discussing the growth OF
dalrying in Missouri, the current
issue Of the Farmer and Stock.
man, Kansas City, says:
The greatest dairy county IN
Missouri is Greene, and the
nau- facture of dairy products
is developing rapidly in Spring.
reld and in few other towns
nearby. 1t is natural that with
Springfield As a manufacturing
center, ~dairying in counties ad
Joining Greene should develop
rapidly. Among the foremost
counties OF southwest and ~
south central Missouri are JAS
per. Newton. Lawrence, Dade,
Greene. Wooster, Wright, Doug
las and Howell.
The western tier Of couutieS
extending from Andrew south
ward to the Arkansas line are
producing large quantities OF
milk. II is natural that the
counties whichare near the large
cities should turu their attentI
on to dairylng. Thus Jackson,
Lafayette. Pettis, Johnson and
CasS form a heavy producing
center in the west central part
OF the state. Most Of the milk
and cream OF these counties Is
disposed of in Kansas City, al
though some 5 sold in Selalla.
and with the rapid growth OF
the dairy cattle breeding ousi.
ness in Pettis county, SrdalIa
Will become a more ana more
important dairy center.
OF the ten high counties in
number OF Dairy COWS. nine are
south of the river Greene coun
, ty leads with 20,55O; Johnson is
second with 1850; Cass is third
with 10, 730: Bates Is fourth
, with 5000: Jackson is fifth
! with 1870; Pettis is sixth with
o l4,5l0. Webster is seventh with
h 1890: Nodaway i eigth with
l4.120: Vernon is ninth with II
$40. and Jasper is tenth. with
. II, 700.
h 1T would naturally be expect
ed that the counties which have
the largest number of dairy cat
=. tie also lead in the number Of II
= los. and Greene county Is first
=. Pettis second and Webster third
4 Other counties with 10000 OF
y more dairy COWS are Andrew
o Buchanan, Harrison, Charlton
h Linn, Macon. Sullivan, Henry
, Lafayette, Bneton, Holt, Newton
=, Douglas, Howell. Texas ant
Wright.
- The Dark country is drstin
f, I'd to become d greater cream
y. producing and dairy manutac
- turing center. Farmers IN tina
section are greatly Interested il
dairy production, because TIL
ri type Of farming IS well adaptet
, ~ the soil, the climate and III
transportation facilities. Their
will be no great railroad eXpdE
son in south Missouri for man,
y wears TO come, consequently Tn
~ men removed from the rallrOa
., will give their attention to pro
!, ducing some concentrated pro
6, duct which they eau transport t
O., the station, and thence to til
j.. market at a minimum expense
- No other product so well adapte
to their needs, therefore, d
cream.
Furthermore, most If III
* milk produced on farms remO'
he ed from the railroad WIll be- SCI
n. arated on the farms In som
sections cream is being haule
a. far as 30 miles TO the rallfOd
q" stations. II Is possible in case
ne OF this kind that central rtcrl'
he ing StstionS viii b. established
,rt Dat where the farmer / anspOrt
nis own product So the shlppIn
point he will separate the mil
at home"