The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-22

There are now more than 30 ,000,-
coo dairy cattle in the United States,
distributed on about 100000 farms,
or approximately 20 per cent Of all
the farms in this country. The big
importance of the dairy industry in
the United States is more fully
grASped when the fact is considered
that the consumers pay more than
$500, 100000 year for dairy pro-
ducts, or about $50 per person.
Here is an industry that looms
large from every consideration-th
health of the people, the very lives
OF the children, and the welfare of
millions of our citizens engaged in
the industry.
1T is worth guarding; ii needs con-
stast attention and study. Our sena-
tors and representatives, the men,
bers of the state legislatures, the adj
ADMINISTRATION at Washington, the news
papers of the country, should give
n constant and friendly considera-
ton
The dairy industry, moreover, must
be considered in its relation to world
conditions. The World war changed
ths dairy map. Old dairy countries
such as Holland, Sweden, France, and
Switzerland, are finding themselves
2a0e to face with new competitors
AS one observer puts it, the southern
hemisphere is engaged in a struggle
with the northern hemisphere for the
control of the international dairy
market. Argentina, in South Ameri-
ca, New Zealand, and Australia are
ba4ng supplemented in the struggle
~ South Africa. All these countries
have great herds of cattle and small
hVNan population, and have turned
to Aairying for the purpose of pro-
duntRg for export. 1t is said that
nose countries of the southern hemi- |
Rhere, through producing tremend-
GUS amounts of dairy products, al |
ready are only in the infancy of their !
productivity
Some idea of the curious economic
features of the international dairy
situation, says New York market
report, may be gained from the fact
that in 1922 South Africa, the newest
dairy country, shipped $4,000 pounds
of butter to Holland, for years one of
the foremost butter producers and
exporters of the old world, and that
:" the few hundred thousand pounds
OF butter shipped to this country by
Denmark last year kept our pro-
1acers of 1,780,000,000 pounds of but
Ter constantly worrying about prices"
Eastern market reports record the
arrivals of foreign butter in New
York in one week of more than 1000
asks from Denmark, 200 boxes from
Ireland, and 200 casks from Holland.
car of Canadian butter was i'm
ported and sold SO well that others
ire expected. The report of the pur-
'hase of 500 boxes of French butter.
o be shipped from England, added ,
iew name to the list of importing
countries. The present tariff law
avs an import tax of eight cents a
'onnd on imported butter. The for
Ign product is coming in and paying
Aat tax, fact which confirms the
celebrations of representatives of the
larry associations, when the tariff
Ill was under consideration, that
dgat cents pound was not sufficient
rejection.
When this industry is considered
q all its aspects the conviction comes
trong that cooperation is essential :,
, its life Cooperation through the
'airymen's League Cooperative as
Doiation in New York state and adj 0
lOent territory has saved the indus
Y there. This association has Just
ken the initiative in Increased diff 8
renee I'm price on carload and less
ian carload lots Of evaporated milk. o
a authority on the dairy trade,
rfting ina New York market re-
Ut. says the trade is agreed that
Is step should have been taken long
20 for the good of the industry al
hat the country most needs is de-
ease in the cost Of distribution. The