The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-03-29


) tended, for the fifty or more VIII
heard the talk by Mr.. Kjosness, tn
| State Director of agricultural agent,
r heard one of the most practical sum
Imaries of the present agricultural out
, look from the standpoint of the pre-
, ducer that has ever been given j
Nezperce.
Mr.. Kjosness took up each of tn
staple farm products in turn and dis
cussed the advisability of producin.
them at the present time. Beginnins
with beef, he stated that the per cap
lita consumption of beef in the United
States has decreased "a to 1890 in tn,
last year or two. This he attribute.
primarily to the fact that the average
American family has not only de
creased purchasing powerJ but is a
smaller family than in past years
Where in years past the average nun.
Der of persons to each family was six
to eight, it is now only three to four.
The way in which this decreased fam
lily affects the consumption of beef
lis that they require smaller cuts of
meat, and these are more easily OBJ
tanned from mutton or pork than from
beef, and hence the decrease in con
sumption. And while the population
of the U. s. is increasing at the rate
it is, the decrease in beef consumption
is the more apparent, and Mr.. Kjos-
ness advises farmers not to 90 into
the production of beef animals to any
great extent while this condition ex
lists
The per capita consumption of pork
on the other hand, is on the increase,
partly for the reason above mentioned /.
But at no time is it advisable to try to
produce pork on expensive feeds. II
is not likely that "hog farm would
pay. That is, farm growing wheat
for the purpose of marketing it in
the shape of hogs. But where it is
possible to have a few acres of alfal-
fa pasture on land that viii produce
that crop better than it viii grains,
and let the hogs clean up the stubble
fileds in the fall, then fatten them
upon grain, it is very likely TO be a
paying proposition. Especially is this
true when hogs can be raised in CON
nection with dairy stock and can be
grown out on skim and sour milk.
Poultry products, too, are profitable
at this time. There is, however, one
drawback That is PIN the way of
markets. The local market is too
easily flooded, and when a farm flock
is laying at its best, the price is often
such that it hardly pays to haul the
eggs to town. This condition can be
dealt with by cooperative marketing
association. If the quantity of eggs
produced in any one community is in
to warrant local associa-
ion, the same result can be obtained
oy an affiliation with some nearby as |
or by the banding of several
counties into new association it |
here is none already established near |
,nough to be used. Then instead of |
attempting the market our eggs in
lewiston or Spokane, they could be
ent directly to New York, and the
arm flock would be put on a paying |
,asis.
In regard to sheep, Mf. Kjosness
tated that he had observed tend
ncy for the farmer with few head
o dispose of them. This he advises
.gainst. In his estimation the market !
or sheep and wool is sufficiently Z
taple to warrant their being restrained
N the farm. And when marketing !
he wool, do not send it out to market, I
nut collect it in your local warehouse
ntil you have a carload or more, then
INVITE the buyers in to bid upon 1t.
ar more satisfactory results will be
btained in this way.
The outlook for dairy products is by /,
ar the brightest of any of the staples
hat we produce in this locality. The
onsumption of dairy products is rap 4
div on the increase, and there Is
oom for still vast increase over L
1esent consumption. The increased
emand for Bairy products is very
argely due to one man, named Kraft,
tho began making cheese in his own
itchen years ago, and who after nine /
ears of experiment perfected a pro-
ess of Pasteurizing cheese without
estroying it's flavor or texture. Coup L
ID with this is his process of flavor
lg cheese with pimentos and other II
avors and his business has grown un-
/ he has established factories in all Is
arts of the United States, the largest t
E which is in course of construction II
Los Angeles He markets his pro- J
ucts all over the world and even Il
Ills cheese in Switzerland, the home /,
{ good cheese, in competition with !