The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-20
Plans Are Laid
to Aid Farmers
Buy Dairy Cows
Committee Urges Chamber to
Raise 100000 for Exten-
sion Work-Credit Bank
Able to Help.

A fund of $4,000 to encourage eA-
tension OF the dairy industry through
out Nebraska was proposed by the
agricultural committee OF the Onah''
Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
The proposal will be submitted to the
|exeeutiye committee of the chamber
and TO the directors of the Nebraska
Bankers association at it's meeting
here next Wednesday and THURSDAY.
Noting that those districts, both In
the state and out, where dairy COWS
are plentiful are not suffering from
lack of finances or profit, the agricui-
turaI committee has long since consid'
cred means of building up more In
terest In the milk cow in Nebraska
With Louis s. Clarke as chairman,
committee made up OF G. w. Hol'
dreee. Frank Myers and F. J. Far
rington has drawn up a plan FOR loans
to farmers for the purchase OF dairy
cattle.
D. P. Hogan of the Federal Land
bank, who 10 vice chairman OF the
agricultural committee, announced
that the new intermediate credit bank
here had a lending power Of f5b.ooo,'
900. Banks could secure funds
through this new channel, he said.
The resolution sent to the execu
tive committee urges:
Il. That you appoint = subcom
mittee from the agricultural com
mittee. to be known as the perma-
nent dairy committee and to have
entire charge of the dairy project.
"2. That this committee formulate
plans for a five.yesr active campaign
of increasing the number Of dairy
cows In tho state of Nebraska. with
n slogan Back to the Dairy Cow,
or "one Million Dairy Cows in Ne
braska in Five Years"
"3. That this dairy committee en-
p1oy q competent man. whose duties
| will be to promote the dairy inter
ests in Nebraska by carrying out the
program outlined by the dairy com
mittes. travelling throughout the state
of Nebraska, lecturing and working
| in conjunction with local bankers
county agents, farmers cooperative
associations, as well as the dairy de
partment of the agricultural college
| of Nebraska.
-. That a special budget to provide
for the estimated cost of the services
and expense of such experts and the
publicity of this campaign, approx
imating 10000 per year, be solicited
| by getting subscriptions from Ornahs
bankers. wholesalers, jobbers. manu-
facturers, railroads, livestock and
grain men. and other business inter
ests In the city. This budget to be
raised by n finance committee con-
sisting of such men as Carl Gray
John L. Kennedy and Walter w
Head
"5. That representatives from your
| present dairy committee be instruct
ed to call upon the executive com
mittee of the Nebraska Bankers as
soc,ation at their convention to be
| held in Omaha October "a and 20
with a view to securing the hearty
cooperation OF each banker in assist
Ing the farmers to finance the pur'
|
ommend the plan followed by the
Sioux Falls banks, whereby farmers
were required to pay one-hah the
amount of their monthly cream
checks toward the retirement Of their
notes given for the purchase OF dairy
cows.
IS. That the dairy committee co
operate with the governors OF Ak
Sar.Ben In securing for Omaha as
-soon as possible the national dairy
show.
~. That the special dairy program
of the dairy committee include the
better sires movement and 'long-tern
leases
! THE successful elimination of the
| foregoing plan will do more to secure
and maintain a continued prosperity
among the Omaha and Nebraska busi
ness and farming interests than any
other movements that could be un
dertaken at this time" the resolu
tlon concludes.