The Washington times., 1923-10-03

sMohler, Expert, Gives Details
to 600 Delegates At
Their Congress.

America esteems the humble
dairy COW more than any other
nation on the face 81 the earth.
This fact was brought out BY
DR.. ]. r. MohIer, chief, Bureau 81
Animal Industry, Departments 81
Agriculture, today at the second
days session Of the Worlds Dairy
Congress, convened with 1000
delegates present in Memorial
Continental Hall.
Has OnesF Fourth sOf Cows.
.out OF 100000, 900 dairy cows IA
the world. said DR. MohIer. ':25,.
000. 900 Of then are in the United
states. Thus 4 country with only
one.sixteenth population Of the
world holds one-f6urth of al If
dairy cows
DR.. Mohler pointed out that Amerl
cans depend more On the dairy COW
than any other class of scitizens.
He said that only about 2 per cent
Of the country's dairy output 4
exported, while this year, despite
the fact that we have one-fourtll
#t6 the dairy COW supply, sllbstal1'
tial importation Of dairy products
viii Be resorted to In order to meet
the needs Of consumers.
Russia Ranks Second.
Thero ara EOf, 600 900 cattle In the
world, the speaker said. Russia
holds the second largest proportion
Of dairy cows with 15, 100000, while
India ranks third with 10000, 600, in
GLIDING milk,giving buffaloes; Ger.
many fourth with 100000. and
France fifth with 6,50O,OO0.
The delegates, representing forty
three different nations will call al
the White House this afternoon at
o'clock and be greeted by President
Coolidge.
Growth In New Zealand.
"well-informed New Zealanders, .
j. Al. Ruddick, dominion dairy and
cold storage commissioned, Ottawa,
Canada, told the conference today
expect to see an increase Of 100 per
cent in dairy exports In the next. ten
years. In parts of Australia copsii.
cradle further development is ex.
pected, especially in Queensland
Even in such an unlikely place as
the Fiji islands the creamery indus
try has already been established.
New Zealand is now the largest
exporter of cheese, and If the cx
ports OF butter show the same In.
crease in 1923.1924 as they did IN
1929 1929, they will then. cx
coed those Of Denmark, and New
Zealand will be the largest exporter
of both butter and cheese Of aI:y
country in the world
DIR. III. G. Taylor, chief OF the Blu
reau of Agricultural Economics. De
partment Of Agriculture, told tn,
delegates that dairy production Ia.
now become thoroughly established
In both the northern and southern
hemispheres; as a consequences. rnu
tually advantageous seasonal trad,
between countries becomes a posi-
bility, to replace to some degree thu
system Of seasonal storage tina,
grows out Of national economy.
Cites Worlds Needs.
More than 10000, DOC, 900 pounds
of milk" continued DIR. Taylor
were required during the past yeal
to produce the butter. cheese and
preserved milk that entered into the
international trade of the world.
Trade in dairy products between
nations may be checked or hindereG
by several factors, such as protec.
tive tariffs, successful imitation 81
foreign varieties. and effective sys
TENS of cold. storage OF domestic
supplies to carry the surplus from
seasons of heavy production to sea.
sons Of light production.
1.-THE price received for dairy
products in any one country lie moi
determined by conditions of supply
and demand in that individual
country alone. but by, conditions Of
supply and demand the world over. =
LOwden Is to Speak.
Former Gov. Frank o. Lowden
will address the conference late this
afternoon.
Today Is the final one for the con.
ference in Washington as thev go
to Philadelphia tomorrow and from
there to Syracuse, N. Y, for a con.
clave OF several days.