The Idaho recorder., 1922-08-18
FARMERS MUST TURN
TO DAIRY BUSINESS
SMALL FARM OF ST. IVES.
WHERE ON so ACRES WOMAN
OWNER DOES VERY WELL.

hundred pounds and potatoes a drug
in the market or no price at all, the
outlook for the farmer is not the best
there is in the worll at this time and
in this particular locality and in these
particular commodities. Reliance must
be looked for in some other lines il
farmers are to survive high taxes and
such low prices as now prevail for
these staples.
And there is hopeful new line of
endeavor in the dairy business. Up on
the st. Ives farm the other day a re-
porter discovered il. st. Ives is a Jer-
sey COW habitation where Mrs. II. G.
King, the owner, has a herd of Al
mixers of his breeding from which
she derives an income of considerably
over S400 month on shipments of
cream to Butte. Five thousand dol
lars year from this source is within
the total receipts. The increase brings
the grand total we'll up toward Sl2, 900
year. Mind you, St. Ives is a small
farm, only little over so acres being
in pastures and hay fields. But for all
this stock they buy not pound of hay
at any season.
To all the rest of the profits from
st. Ives this year flock OF hundred
or more turekys will contribute their
bit
II every S0-acre farm in Lemhi
county produced wealth like Mrs.
Kings what would the answer be in
the bank accounts of the owners
thereof? Easily there might be set
apart from large and small land hold
ings in this county as many as 500
such SO-acre farms as st. Ives, which
is good farm, TO be sure, we'll set
to hay and grass. But there are 9TH
ers just as good and porductive.
Think what it would mean to have
even $50 such producers of wealth as
st. Ives-for two hundred and fifty
times $4,000 makes an amazing sum
Of $3,000,O00 TO be annually added to
the county's wealth. Think of these
figures and take hope for the future.
Even l0G>such farm managed like it
would bring in every year in cash not
less than million two hundred thous-
and
But farmers in other parts are turn
} ing their intelligent attention To other
Ibranches'of the ,lairy business besides
producing cream and registered
calves. Mrs King feeds to hogs so gall
Ions of skinned milk every day, an
other source of profits. Then too she
enjoys no small income from local
sales of cream, so that from st. Ives
her income is at least $500 year.
Many farmers are looking to other
branches of the dairy business, to
cheese making, rs a hopeful industry.
On this subject a recent review in the
Boise Stateman Is appropos about the
visit of that man j. l.. Kraft, wealthy
cheese manufacturer of Chicago, who
said:
IL am ready TO purchase 200, 100000
pounds of cheese from Idaho annual
ly, besides willing to establish 80
cheese factories in the dairy section
of the state Mr.. Kraft said, "as soon
as producers come TO the realization
of their many opportunities
The manufacturer. who was in
Boise in May, following a survey of
the possibilities in the dairy section
is accompanied on his present tour by
group of financiers and dairy pro-
ducts manufacturers who assert that
the distributors and manufacturer OF
these products are looking TO Idaho to
supply the ever increasing demand in
the country.
Development Urged.
Both Mr. Kraft and his associates,
besides those who are with him at this
time, are urging bankers, farmers AMI
business men 10 take advantage Of the
opportunity 10 make this state the
center of the American dairy industry.
THE country is demanding a great
.er amount of just the thing that Ida
no can give in quantities" he declar-
ed, and every possible resource Is
available in the state far unlimited
production.
Leading dairy states Of the union
have reached their limit of supply and
others are decreasing in volume. Wis
consin can feel only about 10 cows
per hundred acres Of land, while in
Idaho it Is possible 10 feed three COWS
per acre. The development OF dairy
ing is the most vital thing you have.
II you do this intelligen,ly. Idaho
cities will grow TO many times their
size, and il bankers do their part, Ida
hos banks will grow with them.
Urges Bankers Aid.
Financing dairying is the biggest
opportunity the bankers in Idaho have
10 develop business. They must adopt
broad policy and extend it beyond
sheep and cattle. II 4 bank in any
community viii put up money to buy
800 cows in one year the cheese will
pay for them and each farmer who
miIks will have bank balance.
The result of our advertising cam
paigns and salesmapShip have brought
a much higher market to the farmers.
Cooperative companies are the best
producing companies in the world but
they are not salesmen and cannot de-
velop q market. Better saleSmanShip
has made the farmers cooperative
producing societies money.
"The natural development of natur-
al resources can make Idaho the big
gest dairy state in the Union. IL can
not fail if it lives up TO its opportuni-
ty. In fact, predict that Idaho dai-
~ products will soon be feeding the
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