The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-25
Development of Momtama's
Dairy industry lin The Past
Few Years lis Phenomenal

products, an even more significanr
change has been taking place in the
direction of herd improvement in the
state. This is partly reflected in &
comparison of the increase in mum.
Der of cows with the increase in pro-
duction. During the four year period
1921, '22, '23 and "a, there was a
% per cent increase in number OF
COWS, while during the same time
| there was an 81 per cent increase
in the production of creamery but
ter. This difference in percentage
increase is partly accounted for IN
the rapid extension of the creamery
butter business and the probable de-
crease in the production of ranch"
butter, but nevertheless it does re-
fleet the improvement in COWS and
the increase in number of COWS on
the farm to the point where all of
the dairy products are not consumed
by the farm family. In other words
it means that the farmer with the
dairy cows has had something to
sell to the creamery, and his yearly
income has been increased by just
that much.
An indication of what the increase
in creamery butter manufactured
means to Montana is had from a re-
port in the Commercial West" that
appeared last May. One creamery
in a Milk River town reported, Two
thousand pounds Of butter is being
made per day, and this amount will
be doubled during the flush season,
beginning June l, The capacity of
the creamery is such that five cars
per day can be turned out, or 1880
pounds" 1t was expected that the
would turn out 100000
pounds during the year 1924"
The increase in butter production
and it's Importance was told in an
other way recently when q speaker
During the winter Of 1922
%, butter was shipped nto Great
and during the last summer
30 carloads were exported from the
In the summer Of 1928, the
butter export totaled IA cars"
The effort to improve the dairy
lerds of the state is reflected in the
present movement toward the estab-
ishment of COW testing associations.
these organizations are supported
" the farmers and dairymen for
he sole purpose of eliminating poor
he sole purpose of eliminating poor
roducers by keeping careful records
the cows, and to increase produc-
through better methods of feed
ng and management. There are four
+ such organizations in the state at
he present time with the fifth in
he course of organization. They are
in Ravalli County, Lake
Yellowstone County and Cas-
.ade County, with Lewis and Clark
about ready to start its asso-
In addition there are five
,owtesting clubs, which are organi-
similar to the associations
except that they are operated with
ever members and the tests are
made less frequently. The clubs are
coated at Chinook, Whitehall, Deer
lodge, Bozeman and Big Timber.
There are several organizations
representing the dairy industry in
Montana, the chief of which is the
Montana State Dairymen's Associa-
ion, of which w. l.. Stockton of
Ilarkston is president. The annual
Meeting Of the association will be
Ield at Montana State College at the
ime of Farm and Home Week, Janu-
ry SO. The Holstein breeders of
he state also have an organization
nown as the Montana Holstein
Association, started last
ear.