The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-09

The comparative figures are based
upon shipments through cream sta
tons, no records having been kept
until Mr.. Reynolds came into office
Of ''direct shippers" or shipments to
creameries outside the state direct
by farmers Mr. Reynolds finds that
in 1928 there were S,9S5,4lS pounds
of butterfat shipped direct and in
1924 there were II 626,240 pounds,
which would be added to the 23,724,-
$40. The estimated value Of butter
fat shipped direct is $4,5O0,000, which
would bring the total known sale of
butterfat through commercial
sources to almost Sl5,000,0OO.
Because of the increased dairyinG
production, Mr.. Reynolds found that
cream buying stations increased
from LIT on January l, 1923 to
1904 on July l, 1924, with G1 cream
cries The great increase in the in
dustry has notably increased the
work Of his office, Mr.. Reynolds re-
ports.
Coincident with the increase in
dairy production is an increase in
production of sweet clover, alfalfa
and corn. The corn acreage in North
Dakota reached more than one mil
lion acres in the present year, for
the first time in the states history,
according to Mr.. Reynolds. The
acreage is placed at 1,158,365 as COM
pared to 776,l56 last year. Sweet
clover and alfalfa acreage increased
from 1854 last year to 232,S76 this
year.
Mr.. Reynolds sees no danger of
overproduction. Although there has
been a big increase in dairying the
average price per pound of butter
fat for the year ending June 80,
1924 was found to be 43.O cents as
compared to 1868 cents the previous
year.
different newspapers are carry
ing articles at times calling particu
lar attention to the amount of but
terfat produced and warning people
to be careful of over-production,"
says Mr.. Reynolds. I'm my opinion,
we do not need to worry as much
about over-production as we do more
better feeding, wedding out of poor
cows, and this can best be brought
about by weighing of milk daily
testing it for butterfat and keeping
records Of the amount of milk and
butterfat as we'll as amount and kind
of feed the cows eat.
ain one of the North Dakota cir
c,,it bocjc ho prod,1cfior IN 1909
per COW over 1921 per cow was 60
pounds. This increase was the re-
' suit of better feeding.
"My advice is not to go in debt
for high price cattle until you at
least have plenty of good home
grown alfalfa, sweet clover and some
place to take care of the cows. Even
then it is safer to buy pure bred
sire of whatever breed you prefer
and breed up"
Quality should be the aim of
every individual, says Mr.. Reynolds
in declaring the advantage of the
cream grading system in the state.
Until May l., 1928, North Dakota
cream was purchased at so much per
pound butterfat regardless of quail
ity. This, Mr.. Reynolds said, was
unfair to the careful, progressive
farmer. He also believed this would
lower the price of good cream. Con-
sequently a cream grading system
was instituted, after conferences
with creamery men, farmers and
county agents, so that cream would
be bought on it's quality"
~ am reliably informed that the
quality of cream has been very much
improved since the cream grading
system was instituted" said Mr.
Reynolds. Gwen though we have
some No. 2 cream it is little bette,
than the quality of No. 2 was veal
ago."
The department has been active II
preventing price discrimination, hi
said, and has requested all purchas
ers Of butterfat to post the price
they pay. This has eliminated much
trouble in various towns and every
one is better satisfied over this ar
rangement, Mr.. Reynolds said.
Five new creameries have been op
ened by private interests in the las
year. one creamery which had beer
closed has been reopenedss farmers