The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-20

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written at Appleton, Wis, Dec. S.
1924. by Earle G. Heed. agricultural
agent for the G.. r. Il Q. and e. & 8
Try Co. Denver. Colo. The writeH at
that time was In Wisconsin purchasing
dairy cows for Colorado farmers.)
dairy cow in the Rocky Mountain Sec
ton in the last three months than in
any previous period. Farmers and
f'nanciers alike are realizing that in
the milking Of cows lies at least a par
tial solution Of the money question.
the disposal of surplus and cheap feeds
and the building up OF soil fertility.
Where and how tc' secure cows is the
question. Consider the following state
ynents carefully:
Wisconsin has been and is the
source Of greatest supply. Minnesota,
Michigan and Ohio are secondary. A
month ago wher we were buying ccws
in Wisconsin there was big surplus
and desire to sell at reasonable
price.
Conditions have changed to large
extent owing to the interest being TAX
en- in the dairy COW by western and
southern farmers. More COWS have
Eeen shipped in the last so days than
In the same length Of time in any
ether year. There are more buyers in
Wisconsin today than ever. The de-
mand is beginning to have q bullish
effect on the price. Milk and butterfat
Rave both advanced Derceptibly in the
last two weeks Con1ensaries are to-
DAY (Dec. 5. 1920 paving So per hun
drcd fer milk. butterfat is 50 cents to
81 cents. Prices are trending upward
On dairy stock
We suggest that county agents,
banks and other organizations inter-
ested in securing dairy cattle for
farmers be more discriminating in the
selection Of farmers to receive cattle.
DO not allcw a farmer to bargain for
more cows than he can handle. shelter
and feed we'll, fewer number of bet
ter cows well taken care of win make
Clore money.
Prices are ranging row as follows
aud have an upward srend Mature
COWS. tc 6 years, 500 TO 500: heifers,
ii, st calf. = to ) years. $40 to $50: heif-
ers not bred, Is to 2, months. $50 to
SIS: yearlinGs 5 to Is months, $50 to
$50. Prices f. o. h. Wisconsin points
for either high grade Holstein or
Cucrnseys. Cost Of delivery to points
IN Rocky Mountain section is about SIS
reI head We sugges. that buying be
deferred until spring en- account of
weather conditions and allow this
present excessive demand to suhside
somewhat.
IF you desire dairy COWS at once
~ nil vii I.>
YOU In purchasing or give YOU all the
Information we have available as to
prices on any class Of stock. places to
buy. freight rates, cthe" costs and in
fG~mat ton"
Cow b'ricex Jump
President S. r. Stafford OF the Chi
tago livestock Exchange. in his an
'lal statement December 81, said:
As AN indication OF approaching
GOOD times. he stated that cows suita.
BILE for breeding purposes have in
creased in value in the western states
from $40 tn $50 head in the last ga
days. Cattiemen Of the country stand
on the threshold Of an era of pres
rcrfty and the man who has cattle will
soon be in strong strategic position
The Z. 9. Bureau of .farlcts explains
why there has been such reduction
In demand for American butter. and
why the prices have steadily declined
At this time CT the year instead OF
advancing, and why Their is big re-
auction In the price of butterfat.
Apparently there are three factors
that arc Influencing the butter market
FIRST, the purchasing power 1T the
A H.
than that Of other countries. that we
at-racta nd receive the best grades of
butter produced by soher countries
Second, the heavy impertations each
week received At New York and San
Francisco amounting 10 thousands Of
casks each week. each cask weighing
approximately l:o pounds net Of but
ter. Third. the unemployment, Of our
rwn people. And it's we'll known
fact that when people are out of EN-.
Pigment they do net and cannot buy
butter. Consequently they resort to
cather butter substitutes or go with.
GU.
For the week enli,,:r December 81.
there arrived in New York 1881 casks
and 1S1 boxes of Danish and $500
boxes CT New Zealand butter, while at
San Francisco they received 1868
boxes OF butter from Australia Null
tiply the number Of boxes and casks
nv 112 will give you the total pounds
OF foreign butter rect lived in the Uni.
ted States III one week, Is il any wcn-
der that the butter market Is "com-
rlctely demoralized" az stated in the
reports from Portland. ore? How are
we going to meet this competition if
the tariff does rot keep i. cutc Ac-
corling to the bsst informed dairy,nen
the only way to NEE: it and regain
our own markets is tn produce a bet
ter grades of cream. make q better
Erade Of butter, an, ship only the
highest grades 10 market using the
lower grades for home CONSUMPTION.
STACEY