The Glenwood post., 1923-07-19

Wideawake business men Of Carbon
dale staged a dairy day celebration for
that community last Monday, which
was in every way successful and which
cannot be other than helpful and of
lasting benefit to an industry to which
the farmers are turning with growing
interest and from which they expect
much along the lines of increased pros
perity.
1t is only few years since the
Carbondale community, at the sugges
ton and with the aid of the county
agent, made the first move toward
changing that section from strictly
beef producing community to one in
which dairy products would play a
prominent part, through the introduc-
ton of some real dairy cows from Wis
cons II.
1t was with considerable misgivings
that the farmers listened to the story
of the dairy experts of that day as to
what might be expected of the dairy
COW by building up and adding to the
prosperity of the community. The
people were unacquainted with real
milch cows and unfamiliar with the
proper methods of care and feeding
of the same to secure the best results
But "Necessity is the mother of In
vention,' and after trying specialized
farming with indifferent results, they
gradually became more and more toler-
ant of the dairy cow until, from a
time when very few Of the people had
kind word or a pleasant smile for
Old Bossy, nearly everybody in the
country is now her friend.
The object of the meeting last Mon
day was to learn from the friends of
the dairy cow-those who have studied
her habits and her demands, and her
way of repaying her owners for good
feed and good care. These people are
rated as experts in the dairy game,
and that they qualified as to the title
is the verdict of those who listened to
them at Carbondale' IS dairy day dem
onstration.
s. B. Mansfield, the village banker
and the man who has perhaps given
more thought and study to the dairy
problem from a business point of view
than anyone else in the community,
"a in d.
ater, and introduced the speakers in a
very happy manner.
Prof. w. II. Olin, the agricultural
agent of the ID. & r. G. w. railroad,
explained that the object of the tour
of his party over the western portion
of the state was to stimulate the dairy
industry and to encourage the farmers
to give more attention to this branch
of farm business, believing that it
spelled prosperity for the farmers, and
therefore for every community in which
farming was the chief line of endeavor.
ID. w. Thomas, secretary of the ags
ricultural and live stock bureau of
tHe DtHNcr OlNlc ana commercial as
sociation, took for his subject, "The
Marketing of Dairy Products,' urging
absolute cleanliness and great care in
handling all dairy products, and prov
ing that this care was more than re-.
paid in more ready sale and at bet
ter prices when the product goes to
market.
Prof. Geo. E. Morton of the State
Agricultural college at Fort Collins,
and state dairy commissioner, spoke on
the handling of dairy products, his re-
marks taking different angle from
those of Mr.. Thomas. Prof Morton
invited inquiries from his audience as
to ary problems in which there was a
local interest, and many availed them
selves Of the opportunity TO secure
some valuable information.
G. M. Long, the travelling representa-.