Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-15
GOOD PROFITS NOW
FROM COWS, SAYS
FARM BUREAU
MONTHLY
Returns Large, EUen With
LOUeyed Price,
Writer Says

The Farm Bureau Monthly of Men
docino says that II greater profit is to
be made from good cows properly fed
and cared for at this time than during
the post war time when butter fat was
selling at 20 to 80 cents. Feed and
labor are comparatively cheap while
the price of butterfat is only about one
third less than it was two years ago
When butterfat was at the peak, grain
was selling mt three and four cents
while now it is only one to two cents
In 1921, the average price of butter
was around 80 per cent higher than the
average price during the five years be-
fore the war. Grain was IL per cent
lower in 1927 than during the five year
period before the war.
Production Increased
Due to this condition, the dairy bus
mess attracted a large number, espec-
tally in the middle west, who believed
that it offered the best solution to q
difficult situation. 1t is stated that
the net increase in production during
1921 was 100,000,000 pounds.
The dairy business shows q cash in
come for each month in the year, and
during hard times, is especially attract
i've to farmers who find it furnishes a
good outlet for, the sale of cheap feed.
In California, many ranchers are
running dairies while their trees and
vines are growing, findig it profitable
as business pending the return to
more favorable conditions.
Small Butter Surplus
1t might be inferred that the large
increase in production quoted above,
would lead to Il large surplus of butter
but as n matter of fact, there is less
butter in storage ut present time than
at the beginning of 1921. This is ex-
planned by the fact that this country
consumed more by thousands of pounds
than it did, during the period when
butter sold so high that many families
used substitutes. Possibly Europe is
still below normal in production and
butter exports may have added some.
what to the increased consumption.
But there is over 100000 pounds less
in storage than the increase in import
alton shows, and though the large in
crease in consumption might be cause
for pessimism, the fact that it was
more than used up should be a cause
for congratulation to producers in the
country.
One writer says: con the whole
there is less fluctuation in the dairy
business than in most other lines of
farming, and the man who,nbuilds up
herd Of good cows and cares for them
properly is bound to make good.
Production Here Small
The same writer says that the aver
age production per cow in the United
States is less than half the average in
Holland and Denmark, and he advises
that each dairyman weed out the poor
cows, feed well the good ones and care
for them properly, using blooded sires
to improve his herds. The man who
does these things, will have nothing to
worry about and ovcrproduction. will
not loom as n bugaboo to him.
1t is Il matter of cOngratulation that
Imperial Valley is coming to the front
in dairy production at such great
strides. The business is bound to re-
ceive new impetus it is said, with the
coming of an assistant to the farm ad-
wiser who can give all of his time to
the development of an industry that
promises unfailing results to the farm
er, and better business conditions in
the towns. The Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Bankers Association
joined with the farm bureau to bring
about this most desirable situation.