Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-08-10


entitled to a great deal of credi
for their work In trying to establish
the dairy industry in the San Lui,
valley. For several weeks. Ro,
Shahan. A. L. Moses, 8. P. Long
John Hood and other members oi
that club have been very active IN
an undertaking which contemplated
the placing of dairy cows on every
farm In the valley which IL suitable
to the work and where the owner
or renter OF the same IL prepared
to handle the cows properly.
The Alamosa club has been car
rying on an educational campaign
as indicated by articles printed In
the Monte Vista Journal and other
valley papers last week.
The elimination of their work
was evidenced at a general meeting
held at Monte Vista Armory Tuesday
evening OF this week which was at
tended by quite a large number rep
resentative OF nearly all the valley
counties.
The plan proposed for the en-
ployment OF special dairyman was
announced by Mr.. Moses. who read
the following:
In order to obtain and give the
people of the valley the controlling
reasons which impelled the Field
Manager OF the Hostein-Friesian
Association of America to urge the
peope of the valley to unite In the
employment OF one man to look after
the purchase. importation and care
of dairy cattle and the marketing of
dairy products, and ultimately pre-
pare the valley for the sale OF dairy
cattle. the committee of the Alamosa
Chamber of Commerce. having in
charge the dairy interests. on last
Saturday evening sent the following
night letter:
MIR. c. NJ. LONG. Manager Field
Work The Observation-Disclosures As
sociation of America, 23O East
Ohio Street, Chicago. Illinois.
please send us at once an article
for publication in next weeks pa
pers thruout the valley. five hundred
to one thousand words. stating clear
ly why 1t is necessary to have a spec
ial dairyman to look after the i'm
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ing this matter to the several agri-
cultural agents. Shcw necessity and
economy of your plans as strongly
as possible"
And received by wire the follow
Ing reply:
why special Lairy agent for
the san Luis valley is needed and
why II is an economy to employ
such. In suggesting a special dairy
agent. no criticism OF existing coun-
~ agricultural ages was intended.
rs they are charged with the re-
sponslb!lity Of carrying on work
with all classes OF farmers, potato
groweN letture growers and others.
A county agricultural agents time
is limited, and II he gives too much
attention to any one problem. he
will eventually be criticised. Then
too. some counties have no agents.
While present agents are interested
in dairyinE. their SUCCESSORS may
not he so Interested
"Dairyink being in it's infancy. Il
needs special attention. much closer
attention than can be given by any
one but a specialist In that line.
Some problems this man will
have to handle will be financing
dairymen 80 they can buy cattle:
advice on feeding and care after
they are bought. and the housing
question Is a big one. He will have
TO get denomination barns built Of
any material at hand. straw. hay.
sod. poles. lumber. He will show
them how TO build Siios with little
cash outlay. In short. dairy farming
demonstrations should be put on
with good farmers In various parts