Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-01-25
'EALLON DAIRY ...... !.
HERDS INCREASING

1t should be a source of considerable
satisfaction to anyone interested in
the future development OF the New
land Project to know that the dairy
industry on the project for the year
1921 showed the greatest development
III its history While this develops
ment has attained only fraction of
what is possible in this industry on
the project, and has not even devel-
oped as it should considering the start
it had as far back as 1915. the present
status shows that project farmers are
beginning to appreciate the, advan-
tages and possibilities Of dairying on
the project.
Importation into the project dur
ing the past year amounting TO ap-
proximately l.O0c dairy head OF dairy
animals plus the natural increases OF
present herds have increased our dairy
cows population from 2.O72 at the end
of 1920 to 1858 at the end Of 1921
Prior to 1921 the largest number of
dairy cattle on the project was i'll
1915. The number this year, however.
represents a II per cent increase over
the 1915 figure Our increase in
dairy cattle population by the end
of the year 1921 represents an increase
of 70 per cent over that OF. 1920 Our
natural increase for 1922 should he ma
terially larger than during the past
year This, together with the proba
bility that there will be very heavy
importation OF cattle from other sec
tons, should bring our dairy cattle
population up to a point where the
marketing of alfalfa hay out OF the pro-
ject will be a matter of much less CON
Germ than at the present time.
One very encouraging feature Of
the dairy industry OH the projec'
of the cattle fed during the yeas
as shown by the reclamation census
report is the showing OF material
increase in the size OF the dairy herds.
This may be taken to mean that those
who have been i'll the dairy business
previously have seen fit to increase
the size Of their herds. In 1926
there was SO per cent project farmers
having between 10 and 20 dairy cows
AT the end of 1921 those having be
tween 10 and 20 OF the animals were
increased to ll.8 per cent. thus show
ing a l0C per cent increase. During
the same period. the dairymen hav-
ing as many as 80 cows showed a lN
per cent increase While there are not
many dairymen OH the project having
more than 80 cows. the number was
also doubled during the past year
These figures should be very cncour-
aging to any one who is able to APP
preciate what a substantial growth III
dairying will mean to the project.
Along with the increase in num-
bers OF dairy cattle during the year
Just past. there has been rapid in
crease in sentiment for improvement
in quality animals 1t is only posi-
bic to appreciate possibilities in this
line after considerable experience If
handling dairy cattle. Hence we have
reason to expect d material increase
in the quality OF our animals in tht
future. This statement is borne out
by the fact that there were IS addi-
tional registered bulls placed in ser
vice on this project durinS the past
year, representing the Holstein, Jcr
sey. Guernsey and Ayrshire breeds.
In addition to these registered bulls
there were registered females repre-
scnting Ayrshire. Jersey and Holstcin
breeds to the number OF Approximately
Is hcad.-Fallon Eagle.