Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-02-02
PLAN TO IMPORT
DAIRY COWS
COUNTY AGENT BELIEVES BOUND
AIRY COUNTY SHOULD HAVE
1000 MORE MILK COWS
is SENDING OUT QUESTIONABLE.
Would Mean Rapid Development of
Boundary County.

The dairy COW must come to the
rescue OF farming in this section IL
~ IL 70 De success agriculturally.
second only to the commercial hen.
'he dairy COW outstrips in returns, all
otner classes OF livestock on the
iarm' says County Agent Alexander.
Continuing Mr.. Alexander saws.
Beef and mutton on large scale
must have cheap summer feed to bring
net returns. That means summer
range. The permanent range has al
ready been overstocked, and is slowly
decreasing in acreage.
THE dairy industry must come here
as 1t has come to Wisconsin and Min
nesota, and is coming to South Idaho
where several cars of dairy cattle are
being shipped in from Wisconsin. In
TACT, Idaho has a man in Wisconsin
now helping select these cattle for
Idaho farmers"
Several far seeing farmers of this
county as well as business men are
realizing this fact. So to take stems
to fill this need. a letter CONTAINING
QUESTIONABLE is being sent to the
farmers by Mr. Alexander to ascer-
tain the names of those who are in
terested in the importation of dairy
cattle, and the number of cattle that
could be used in the near future. pre-
liminary to the cooperative shipment
or several carloads of good producing
STUFF Following is copy of the
letter:
To Boundary Farmers:
As in other sections where condi-
tlons are similar to those of this sec
tlon OF Idaho, the dairy COW is going
TO De the most important factor in the
development of agriculture in this
county.
This county should have 1000 more
honest to goodness" dairy cows than
1t can at present boast of. There are
those who are not interested in dairy
ing With not few farmers the lin
ltlng factor is shortage of feed. with
others the lack of finance is a handi-
cap. The greatest factor contributing
to this shortage of dairy COWS is the
lack OF an opportunity of purchasing
good grade or pHrebred cattle of the
strictly dairying breeds.
This letter is written especially 10
tnose who have the facilities for hand
ling, the feed, and a desire to get
started in dairying, and those who
desire to increase or improve their
present dairy herds.
The dairymen of Wisconsin have
reached the point where they have a
surplus OF grade and purebred COWS
and helfers-especially of the Holstein
and Guernsey breeds of high nro-
duction for sale at prices in pronor
ton to production ranging from $50
TO $3.50 for grades, and from $50 for
calves up, for purebreds depending
upon records of production.
In conversation, number of farm
ers have expressed themselves as
favorable to some plan of importing
dairy cattle. To get a fair estimate
OF the number of such animals as
could be used in the county in the near
ruture, l am sending the following
QUESTIONABLE which / wish you would
MI out and return to this office at
once In the enclosed self addressed
envelope which does not require post
age, whether you have discussed the
matter with me or not. If you are not
interested and will state that fact. that
information will be appreciated as this
letter is being mailed to all those
whose names are on my mailing list.
QUESTIONABLE: (This is not an or
der for cattIe)
Number of cows you are milking
Grades or purebreds. s..........
State breed
Are you interested in the Importation
of dairy cattle?.
How many could you handle, provid-
ing the quality is there and the
price is right?.
State whether grades or purebreds.
Name breed
Name
ADDRESS. .-........ Date. e..
2. s. Do you plan on a crop of pota-
toes Tor seed?.
III so, kindly state acreage. ..
Baby Girl Buried Tuesday
The funeral of Norma Irene Van
Etten, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs