Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-26
ruE B4NKER AND THE DAIRY COW
ne l. b. Carrell Asst. Cashier Greeley National Bank,
Greeley, Colorado.)

~ and in fact all classes of
.. men. especially in agricul-
g. Communities, are manifesting
4,sr.incrca,ing interest in the
4 sow. Tn. reasons for this in
4. are very evident. Bankers
L.ercbanr% have been in a posi-
|snrinr aast few years to see
ironderfll results which have
,rcon,l had by the farmers
small dairy herd. They have
Ica been able to see that this
=, fa,arl i, weathering the
,;ol .,,m through which all
o, ,..ooss. particularly the
T. N. '.rr. have been passing
,bs ,' 'wo years, and is in
T. hot, POSITION financially
/ ,ko { who has depended
on ..r branches of agri-
fr 3 income.
chief vantage enjoyed by
4 mer viii the dairy cow comes
I'm in .a. ,tcady cash income
tbe malAe,ing Of his milk,
and bl,,cr. He is on a self
lrting basis which places him in
iition To meet his obligations
btly. and this goes a long way
n eliminating the element of
from the farming business.
Instability of prices and unfav-
crop editions during many
years have greatly increased
peculative element in agricul-
pursuits, and any move to
the farmer on a more stable
is a lasting benefit to all lines
siness. In the dairy COW we
the financial "shock absorber"
e man on the farm, for with
lam check coming in every week
lows, come what may, those
lOf his are going to keep him
feet and supply the necessi-
life to the household.
be few facts at once bring
the que,tion-"Why the pres
lyorable market condition for
fat as compared with other ag-
raj products ?" A little study
situation will bring out some
interesting facts relative to
products. Reports of the De-
Int of Agriculture tell us that
the first nine months of the
. 92l the consumption of butter
United States increased more
= l9 per cent over the amount
b the same period in 1920.
same reports also show that
hOunt of butter in storage on
st, 1921, was over 20,000,000
bs than that in storage on the
Hay in the previous year. These
les, Of course, at once show
! asOn for he healthy condition
creamery business.
ever the further question at
presents itself to the mind of
thinking man--"What is the
for this increase in the con-
on Of butter, milk, and cream,
other food products almost
/ exception show a big de-
in the amount being consum-
There would seem to be but one
to this very pertinent ques-
Ehe consumer is coming to a
ntelligrnt realization of the
alue Of dairy products.
Cur>c, there has been for many
plenty of evidence to show that
fat j. indispensable as the
element IN the diet of growing
n; but in the past few years
agencirs for the uplift Of the
have been spreading the pro-
ia thai huttcr-fat, and in fact
E ry products. are among the
important of foods for all clas-
peop'r. This, coupled with the
ta' da.ry products are. on the
cheaper than most other
Of foods, will explain the very
J demand for them.
CIV COWS on every farm in
ca would be the solution OF
of the financial problems OF
mer, and the still more intri-
problems Of the housewife in
ing her table, at a reasonable
with food for her growing
Fn. As a machine for the pro-
+ p Of food for mankind, the
COW is without a peer. AS lant
lerlca Increases in value, for 81
81 a the population correspon
increases, there will be