Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-10
MODEL DAIRY SETS
PRACTICAL PACE
FOR VALLEY

r. II. Cary, manager fthe Cantor
MIA Central Creameries, returned last
night from visit to Los Angeles IN
connection with the annual field meet
| ing of the dairy department OF the Los
Angeles County Farm Bureau. lie re-
ports q well attended meeting which
was fully alert to the needs and the
lopportunities of the dairy industry.
The 1922 field meeting was held at
the Adohr stock ranch near Van Nuys.
This ranch, while model dairy from
the practical and technical points OF
view. is conducted at profit and as
monev-maker meets the requirements
of a business enterprise. Starting four
wears ago with 20 grade COWS, the Adohr
ranch now has 752 grade Guernseys
each with an average production OF 3oo
pounds of butter fat Mr.. Carey was
IMPRESSED with the matter of fact man
ner in which the Adohr people nave
gone about the problem of building up
paving dairy and believes 1t furnishes
proof that similar results could be at
| tanned upon any dairy ranch III lmper-
ial Valley.
| Feed Imperial Valley Hay
| Results at the Adohr ranch are OBJ
tanned on a basis of shipping Imperial
Valley hav to Los Angeles. The secret
of success is not secret at all, but
| rests merely upon the theory that COW
is a machine which must yield more
than is fed oit or be discarded as IN
I sSs at At ! sss !:
'FAdohfr ranch is not unusual-in fact
is ordinary-and yet it is to be iom
\ pared with the Imperial Valley average
Of less ,than 200 pouisAaaper gov PEI
Iycas. -. Al = ~ 4
81. Mr.. C;Ssy y.sncptions some j, y,staslaa,
facts w]tif G.wefe developed dn!epilv ershl,, ~
Ition with'.,Prof.. Cocheron, i.stafe leates
| 81 aericHleufal ,extension ,.sfHice. ~
| Humboldt s6ounty, ,iProf. C9cheronV@
the dairyieows are. dividcdflnto two gen
teral gsaups, theatfppcr orhnorc prsftnc
tive cows, and the lower or less prodqc
tive. II the dairy herds of the whole
state of California, Prof. Cocheron says
could be brought up to the average OF
the lower or less productive group oi
Humboldt county, it would add new
wealth TO the state of California eaua
to the amount necessary to pay Interest
on the entire investment in the Panama
canal upon a basis of q per cent. Fol
the present, this is the mark that the
| anricultural extension service is seek
fling to reach, Prof. Cocheron says. The
possibilities of complete efficiency II
this industry may be left to the imagln
alton.
Wind Makes Barns Pay
Mr.. Carey returns to the valley atte'
the three days wind. One of the first
matters brought to his attention is the
falling off in butter fat production a'
a result Of the wind. Basing his con
| illusions upon the experience at the Cal
ifomia Control Creameries plant, Mr.
Carey believes it costs the dairymen, oi
imperial county at least $500 per- day
10 haye the wind blow. Mr.. Carey rs
accordingly not only booster foraths
"build vour own home" plan, but alst
ouite as enthusiastically for iplar
which has not yet been got under way
namely, "build your own barn. ',s@
T.. l.. Garthwaite, Imperial valley
I farm advisor, was at the Van Nuyf
meeting, having arrived there with tho
travelling farm bureau conference IL
time to participate in the sessions.
1t is learned that announcement viii
soon be made of the appointment of q
dairy advisor for this county.