The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-17
| Dairy Experts
Awaken Farmers
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err, Ohio Farmer, Pennsylvania
Farmer, and Michigan Farmer, all
Capper publications with a circula-'
ton running up into the millions.
Kirk Fox, Waterloo, Iowa, repre-
sents the Dairy Farmer, another ag-
ricultural publication OF huge circu-
lation. The Union Pacific system
has installed in the special car which
brought the party west a press bu-
reau complete even to news photo
graphic dark room for the accom-
mediation OF the western press, hand
ling news of the trip to the eastern
publications represented, and for
use OF correspondents of the party.
Also. aiding the work of the party
are R. A. Smith, supervisor Of agri-
culture Of the Union Pacific system;
c. C. Gignoux, assistant supervisor
of agriculture, and Joel l.. Priest,
general agent Of the system for
| Idaho.
H. c. Searles of the party is head
Of the dairy husbandry extension de-
partment Of the University Of Iowa.
C. w. Larson is head of the dairy
division OF the department of agri-
culture at Washington. ]. H. Dor
man, head of the bureau of animal
husbandry at Washington; Karl B.
Musser, secretary of the American
Guernsey club. Peterboro, New
Hampshire; e. H. harrington, head
of the department Of dairy husban-
dry of the University Of Wisconsin;
Reed Murray, secretary Of the Wis
consin Livestock Breeders Associa-.
ton; H. A. Harding, head of the
dairy research division of the Fred
erick C. Mathews Company Of De-
troit, also formerly head of the dairy
department of the University Of ILL
nois, and c. L. Birmingham, presi-
dent of the AYRSHIRE Breeders As
ISOLATION at Brandon, VT, are also
in the group of eastern experts.
The party was met at the Idaho
line by Frank Brown, secretary to
Governor Davis, R. E. Shepherd,
manager of the Twin Falls North
Side Land and Water Company, and
Guy Flenner, manager of the Idaho
Reclamation Association of Pocatel-
10. Governor Davis met his guests
early Monday morning at Payette.
From Payette the party went to
Boise, spending the seventh and
eighth there, leaving Boise on the
ninth for Shoshone, spending the
day on the Twin Falls North Side,
and the night of the ninth at Bull,
leaving Bull on the tenth motored
to Burley, stopping at Twin Falls
for lunch, and spending the night
at Rupert. Leaving Rupert by train,
they went to Pocatello, stopping
there for lunch, going north thru
Idaho Falls and Rexburg to Ashton
on the twelfth.
That Idaho has the greatest dairy
ing possibilities of any state in the
Union was the statement of J. l..
Kraft, noted dairy products distrib-
utor, to members of the party of
eastern dairy experts and represen-
tatives of big national publications
on their special car.
Mr.. Kraft, whose visit to Idaho
last May is largely responsible for
the visit of the eastern dairy experts
on invitation of Governor Davis, be-
lieves that Idaho, once it comes to
a realization of its possibilities, can
become literally the center of the
industry, which is one of the largest
in the United States, and constantly
growing.
THE increase in consumption of
cheese alone is such that farmer
can 60 into dairying without hesita-
ton or worry about profits. They
are there" said Mr.. Kraft. Where
in 1910, consumption in the United
States was only a pound and a half
per person, 1t has grown to two and
half pounds in 1920, and to two
and three-quarters to three pounds
in 1921. Part of this increase has
been brought about by government
agencies showing the value of cheese
and dairy products for food, issuing
recipes for additional uses, and Gre
ating interest rapidly. This has
been aided to a great extent by our
own advertising. We spent an APP
preparation Of $225,0OO to advertise
increased use of cheese last year,
and will spend something like a.
quarter Of million dollars this year.
while production of dairy prod
ucts could possibly be rushed, in
fact perhaps doubled, we do not
think this practical, our aim being
rather to increase the use of these
products gradually and normally to
five pounds per capita within ten
years. To fill this demand, threel
hundred million pounds more cheese
will be needed, and it can be real
lied that our estimates are conserv-
alive when ! tell you that Europe
consumes from II to SO pounds per
capita of this healthful food.
1--WE have been asked why the
producers do not try to make more
profit by forcing up the price Of
these products instead of working
m ooQnd nrnducfion We fh{nk