Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

were getting a fair quota Of the
states production at the same time
and the great milk trucks treked
through the valley carrying wealth
and prosperity to both the farmer
and manufacturer.
Men built up herds with surprising
rapidity for the creameries brought
in the cows and let reliable men have
them on contract for two-fifths of
the milk check monthly, and the
farmer lived and paid out his herd
at those figures.
Industry Was Profitable
What other business in the state
dare contract to pay two -fifths of its
gross monthly income on the prin-
cipal? Not one, | dare to state. The
ordinary merchant would collapse
physically at the mere suggestion Of
taking two-fifths of his gross re-
ceipts monthly to pay on his invest
ment. Yet the dairy farmer has done
and is doing it daily and making
good. The glory Of the dairy busi
ness as realized in the banner days
of 1915, 1917 and 1918 departed when
King Cotton" was enthroned in the
Salt River valley and men turned
away from the reign Of the dairy
COW, queen of the district. 1t was
then that our big dairy herds anf
blooded stock were sold, butchered
and dispersed until now we have but
the residue.
The state dairy department has
watched with jealous care over the
dairy interests during its period of
depression, helping, fostering and en-
couraging the business in every le-
gitimate way. 1t has not been its pur-
pose to demand the eXactions OF the
law as to barns, milk houses and
equipment, realizing that the hard
times" and languishing business
would not permit of it; but it has
insisted upon cleanliness, sanitation,
the generous use Of Arizona's life
sustaining and bacteria killing sun
shine, and intelligent use Of disin-
fectants, proper utensils and modest
equipment, both by the dairyman and
the manufacturer. Because OF this
our products have increased in vol
ume and desirability until under the
rigid and impartial tests by experts
at the University of Arizona 1t has
been demonstrated that our domestic
butter surpasses in flavor. odor, col
or and lasting qualities that import
ed from other states. This is a most
commendable and enviable triumph
for the dairyman and creameries OF
this state.
Aided by Legislation
The state department of dairying
has been watchful also of local and
national legislation that would be
helpful or harmful to our interests
and used its influence to augment
one and restrain the other and have
been generously assisted therein by
his excellency the governor, as we'll
as our congressional representa-
lives. It's slogan is, Better Prod
ucts, Better Prices and Bigger Mar
kets." To attain this there must be
intelligent reciprocity on the part
of the dairy man and the manufac-
turer.
We urge the farmer to separate"
and sell only his butter fat to the
butter maker, and feed the skinned
milk to his calves and swine, weed
out the nom producer, feed intellt-
gently and remember that cleanll-
ness is akin to godliness and abso-
lutely essential to success in the
dairy business.
He who sends to the creameries
his whole milk pays a heavy freight
charge for hauling waste that should
be given to his hogs. The creameries
can afford to pay more for the cream
alone and pick it up at your door
than for your whole milk, because it
will save the freight on water"
We hope both the dairyman and
the creameries will insist on grading