The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-10
PREDICT BIG DAIRY
Development
Eastern Dairy Experts Look to
Idaho to Supply Dairy Pro-
ducts for Nation.

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| farmers and business men, headed by
County Agent Williams, journeyet
to Nampa Monday to meet the party
of dairy experts, manufacturers and
capitalists from the East who are
making a survey of the possibilitie;
of Idaho as dairy section, with q
view of assisting in the development
of the dairy industry of this state.
The leader of the party is j. l..
Kraft, wealthy cheese manufacturer
and distributor of cheese Of Chicago.
The visit of the eastern experts is eX-
pected to have two-fold object, one
being the showing to Idaho of the
possibilities of is own territory and
the opportunity of intelligently stim-
ulating tremendous development in
business, population and Importance.
In fact, it is hinted that, as direct
result of this trip the establishment
soon of a chain of some 80 cheese
factories in Idaho IS a possibility.
The second object of the trip is the
gaining of direct information by the
dairy experts and agricultural jour
mails for use in eastern dairy districts.
By using this information for the
guidance of dairymen, they will ex
pand their activities into the Idaho
region, which, it is pointed out, can
support 80 times as many cows on a
given acreage as the richest Wisoon-
sin land.
Idaho is to be the center of supply
for dairy products in the United
States and its present possibilities
are greater than any section of the
country, declared ]. L. Kraft. 81 am
ready to purchase 200,000,000 pounds
of cheese from Idaho annually, be-
sides willing to establish 80 cheese
factories in the dairy section of the
state,p Mr.. Kraft said, "as soon as
producers come to the realization of
their many opportunities"
Both Mr.. Kraft and his associates,
besides those who are with him at
this time, are urging bankers, farm
ars and business men to take advan-
-age of the opportunity to make this
state the center of the American
iairy industry.
'The country is demanding great |
er amount of just the thing that Ida
10 can give in quantities. he de-
,lared, "and every possible resource
S available in the state for unlimit-
ID production.
Leading dairy states of the union
lave reached their limit of supply and
'thers are decreasing in volume. Wis
onsin can feed only about 10 cows
,er hundred acres of land, while in
daho it is possible to feed three cows
er acre. The development of dairy
ng is the most vital thing you have.
f you do this intelligently, Idaho
tiles will grow to many times their
;ze, and IL bankers do their part,
daho's banks will grow with them.
Financing dairyirg is the biggest
pportunity the bankers in Idaho have
, develop business. They must
dopt broad policy and extend it
eyond sheep and cattle. If bank
! any community viii put up money
J suy 300 cows, in one year the
reese will pay for them and each
lrmer who milks will have bank ,
alance.
"The result of our advertising cam I
aigns and salesmanship have {
rought much higher market to the S
Irmers. Cooperative companies are c
le best producing companies in the
orld but they are not salesmen and v
Innot develop market. Better sales
anship has made the farmers CO. 1
'erative producing societies money. l
"The natural development of nat I
al resources can make Idaho the q
ggest dairy state in the Union. 1t c
mot fail if it lives up to its oppor- e
nifty. In fact, l predict that Idaho 8
Try products will soon be feeding Il
e Orient, producing another great 81
arket. h
Dairy products are the only thing t,
now of that have never been below
cost of production since the arm
ice. This in itself is significant.
'The thing for Idaho to do at this A
ne is, first, to provide financing of
-mers; second, to give widespread A
blicity to high-grade cattle, with
, idea of building herds, and, third :
Id cheese factories. They should ~
spread all over the intermountain "a
trict" di
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