The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
THE OUTLOOK FOR
DAIRY FARMING

In times like these when a far.
mer gets out his account book to
show how much he has made, you
begin to wonder what kind of g
financial wizard you have found
but before he gets through you
realize that he has just been milk
ing a few cows. Good milk cows
when properly cared for have al
ways returned good profits thru
all kinds of times. TIE local demand
for high grade dairy stock indi-
Gates that most Haakon county
farmers are definitely convinced
that dairy farming does pay.
The prosperous condition of the
dairy industry paralleling a gener-
al depression in other lines has
caused rapid increase in dairy
ing in South Dakota as we'll as
other sections during the last two
years. What effect will the increas-
ed production have upon the fut-
ure prosperity of the industry?
We hear it said that there will
soon be an over production Of dairy
products. 1t is true that some
creameries are now manufacturing
double the amount of products that
they did one year ago. 1t is also
true that South Dakota in 1921
produced 27.5 per cent more but
ter than she did in 1920. Neverthe-
less, the price has been maintain
EIDE on a higher level than that
received for any other farm pro-
duct. 1t is encouraging to note
that during 1921 a comparatively
slight decrease in the price of but
tr increasd the consumption in the
United States 115,000,000 pounds
in spite of the fact that the fin
ancial stringency had greatly i'm
paired purchasing power.
There is little danger of over
doing the dairy business. At pre-
sent there are fewer dairy cows
per capita in the United States
than there were in 1890 or 1900,
and about the same number as
there were in 1910. Recent scien-
tific discoveries have stimulated
the use of dairy products. Medical
advisers are encouraging more use
of the product. Production may
increase but consumption will also
increase with an increased know
ledge Of the value of dairy pro-
ducts.
If effort is devoted to more eff
.ient production there is no need
to worry about surplus of pro-
ducts. Better cows will increase
the profits from dairying by MAX
ing more products from the same
Of feed. More attention
TO balanced rations will tend to-
ward more efficient production.
Dairying offers no inducement to
he man who wishes to speculate.
But to the man who wishes a re-
gular income and constant employ
nent it offers great opportunities
It distributes the marketing per-
cd throughout the year, gives
for the winter months
md reduces the crops to the most
form.
The dairy COW is the most eff
icient of farm animals for con-
yerting rough feeds into human
God. The comparative efficiency
If different farm animals in this
aspect has been summarized by
larsen from various experiment
tation reports. He finds that from
90 pounds of digestible dry mat
,er the COW RECEIVERS in the form
If milk solids about 33 pounds of
dry matter, the hog re-
lovers in the form of pork about
2 pounds, and the steer in the
'orm of beef about AZ pounds.
Western South Dakota is partic-
llarly adapted to the economical
of rough feeds. The
larry COW can most economically
Utilize these rough feeds and hence
deserves consideration in planning
system of farming adapted to
his section of the state.