Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-08-03
Whde Valley Should Seriously
Consider Dairy Industry Here
llade to Alanosa Chamber of
Commorco

llsde to Alanosa Chamber of
July 1s, 1898.
10 the Alamosa Chamber Of Com
vGentlemen:
For very many years the San Luis
|sfvalley has been discussed - an
ideal dairy section and more or less
has besn written about It ~ such.
\ During the year 1921 this club.
thru one OF Its committees institu-
tied an active campaign in the In
forest Of securing more dairy cows
for the valley sne at that time
Z sought 70 obtain . milk condensery,
believing that such an institution
= would tend to induce the farmers
to import more and better milk
\ cows. but the committee and the
\ elub and the people generally be-
came convinced q the result OF the
education obtained thru that cam.
\ paign that We had the cart before
Nthe horse" and were proceeding
backward: that the nrst thing to do
was to get In the cows and that such
vcreameries, cheese factories or con-
denseries a. were reasonably re-
sQuired would follow as . matter OF
course.
The committee having that cam
'paisn in charge became convinced
also that 1t would be better for the
lfarmer to sell the cream than the
whole milk because the milk itself.
after the cream had been separated
from It furnishes 4 valuable feed for
hogs and chickens. both OF which
>should be raised on every farm.
On the 18th and goth of this
Smonth Prof. Geo. E. Morton, state
dairy commissioner. OF the state Of
field work OF the -Friesiai.
association Of America, whose head
quarters are in Chicago. Illinois. Mr..
w. H. Olin. superintendent of Agri-
culture D. { r. G. w. X. r.. and Mr..
d. w. Thomas. secretary Of the State
Dairy Council. Of Denver. visited
this valley in the interest Of the dai-
~ business and for the purpose Of
seeing what we were doing in the
way of milking dairy cows and for
the purpose. II possible. OF inducing
the farmers to obtain more and bet
Ter milk cows than they had, and
this party. accompanied by some
members Of this club. devoted the
Arst day to trip thru the northern
part OF Alamosa and part OF Rio
Grande county. and the second day
to q trip thru the southern part OF
Alamosa and part OF conejos county.
And II the trip demonstrated nothing
more. It showed beyond peradven-
lure that our pervious campaign had
borne good fruit ~ all OF the party
was surprised At the number OF Hol-
etetn cows seen on the trip.
On Friday evening last Prof. Nor
Con. Mr.. C. n. Long. Prof. W. H.
Olin and DR.. d. W. Thomas, ad.
dresssd . special meeting Of this
Club and all were enthusiastic - to
what they had seen Of the part Of
che Valley they had besa able to
visit and they were all IN oas accord
pa to the wonderful naturai advan.
lager We have for the care Of dairy
cows and the production Of milk.
.Air. Long. who - you are advised.
II the active man In charge Of Geld
york Of the entire country for the
Aoistein Frissian Association OF
America. remined over . day IN Or
der that he might have time to dis.
cuas fully with the members Of our
association who we're present. the
Question Of an enlarged Importation
Of dairy cattle into the Valley. and
Ae said among other things that af.
ter visiting 30 states Of the union
and being engaged for years IN this
work. he would state as an absolute
fact and without any hsttery that
ne had seen no country posseasing
more natural advantages and fewer
? disadvantages than the San Luis
Valley. He said. "lnd~ed. ! am 10
solid on this proposition and 10 ab.
~soiuteiy convinced Of the fact that
your people can become . prosper.
Gus people b. the use Of good dairy
'cows. we'll selected. that I would b
willing. u our board Of DIRECTOR
WapprovsA. 70 spssd two weeks IN
this Valley II - effort to thoroiy
np1aniao n far the lnnnPta tiAn 0f