Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-05

rangements have already been made tu
secure "A soil survey Of Cameron county.
h and as soon as the men can be obtained
l from the government. which will be sew.
/ cral months yet the shrvey is TO he
| made. A motion was made and carried
suggesting that the Valley Chamber al
Commerce 20 on record as approving .
survey of the entire irrigated districts
| T.. X. Daniels. president Of the Val
Icy Chamber Of Commerce. then gave
the flcor to 4. l.. Brooks of Harrington
who introduced thu speakers. r. g.
Thomas. thief irst speaker. was one ~
the eight Fafurrias men who came
down 10 look over the country Ia sec NJ
il would support creamery. lie spoke
~ the unlimited possibilities of the Val
ley. pointiig cui the rich soil and ci.-
mate. aud said that there should bc M
limit Ia the progress Of the dairying
business here in the fuinrr.
Mr.. Proctor, manager Of the falfur
riaS dairy. was the next sneaker. lie
declared he had started through the
Valley with the party to see II this see
tion. ~ fhc country was suitable for IL,
establishment and maintenance of "a
creamery. AID he was thoroughly con
vinccd that il was. Among the assets
he mentioned tac mild climate neccssi-
tating little protection for the catti.
and TO thawing ont of water and the
Ike. Tie also spoke of tho green feed
raised here. which is essential for milk
We must start N the bottom and
work NJ. was the text of Mr.. proctor's
talk Cleanliness is the most impor-
ianf thing toward the production of
GOOD cream. stated Mr.. Proctor. The
kind of COWS that are used also II a'
important item in the production of good
cream. which viii draw "a premium aS
the cream sold to the I.asatcr creamery
at Fafurrias does.
Mr. Proctor then answered numerous
questions, bringing ont The facts thar n
creamery could hc established and mai
tnined here without loss only in the
event thnt N least ono thousand pounds
IF butter fat wcre brought 10 IL daily.
lie also mentioned thar cotton seed
would ret 10 as food for COWS. ~ II
was injurious 20 the butter in tha, II
cauSel il 10 be oily and colorless. Cot
ton seed cake is all right. according a.
Mr.. Proctor Furthermore. only the
cream Of Jersey cows will 10 acccptcG.
by the creamery.
tn" last speaker Eli G. I.aSatcr.
brought out few high spcfs in rho sys-
tenn nv which such high standard ~
efficiency " maintained III the I.asa,er
fatv. declaring thar the barn was ~
the form If she'd and that sunlight
was allowed fi.ll entrance and thus pcr-
init OILY minimum of bacteria 10 exist.
First in the successful carving ON
OF creamery proposition. according tn
Mr.. i.asater, is n market for the prod
uct. and second is the machine (fhe
rowl which converts feed into cream
\ COW. IN order to measure M to the
standard of cfficicEcv set Nv the I.asafcr
creamery. should give not loss than
fwo hundred pounds of butter fat n wear
This grade az cow must bc insisted on
IN order that the creamery NAV continue
Z" pay the premium which il II nj tic
present time allowiIg d:Iirymcn
lic pointed cut that the Falfnrrias
dairics have IA good huls rs can D..
secured in the world Furthermore
there is y" question but that the cream
can he delivered from n centrally Iocaf.
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dairy NJ Falfurrias. At least this can
- done from November until March.
when II is eynectcd that the new central
creamery viii De- ready.
Mr. l.asatcr also answered. numcrou.
| nncstions. lie stated that the exact no.
siflon for the creamery had net hrcn
decided upon yet. but - ce' trally locat.
ed position was desired. where cream
could be brought in daily from y radius
OF forty miles and shipped To Fnlfurrias.
After his talk committee of five was
| appointcd hv thosrp resent to GO To Fail
| furrias nni study some ~ the methods
used by Mr. Iasaicr So that the hnowl.
edge NAV he nsei 70 advantare in the
event that n creamery Is established NJ
this location. Those on the committee
arc raul Cowgirl of San Hcnito. T.. q.
Nichols of IIarlingen l.. T. vigness of
Ia Feria. w. g. Aldrich Of III Jar,lin.
! and Raymord Mills of Weslaco.
"The Hnr'hgcn meeting was che
| oncning gun FOR campaign which will
ultimately make tho Valley one Of the
mos. prosperous dairy SECTIONS of the
south" was the statement made hv oio
If the brownsville representatives in
d'scussing' the meeting. III is evident
| that tho Farmers If the Valley arr. more
/ deeply interested. mere united IN this
nr"nosition thar in any that has ever
before been presented to them. They
, realize that in taking nm ir r,',.g they
VIII rof he making IN cxne TGrut that
they will he merely takiry M an indus
try which has proved its valnr ~ i-v-
cnuc producer for the farmer m 4 ou-
RAIDS Of communities in ~. ,i.td
Sta es
~Wr people of The Valley ,la'nt:m
t'at Il dairyinr becomes garr..;l in-
dI strv in the Valley il will ~ ~, hign :
profitable. due to our mild climate and
tI''- fact that more. better a1c thean. r
feed can he raised here tnar IN any