Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
LOCAL MEN IN
ATTENDANCE AT
II DAIRY COUNCIL
Butter Holdings Are S5
Per Cent Greater
Than 1923

G.. f. Paris, manager of the I'M
pcrial Valley Milk Producers asso-
citation and O. G. Horne, manager
of the Pacific Southwest bank, re-
Gently returned from u meeting of
the directors of the California Dairy
Council at Los Angeles. The diary
council is state organization for
educating the public in the use of
milk and milk products sld promot-
ing the dairy industry.
During the two-daY meeting Of
the council many interesting phases
of the milk industry in California
were discussed. Several field edu-
Gators have carried on the work in
the schools. women'S clubs, civic
and farmers clubs and associations.
to advance the use of dairy pro
duets. The necessity of providing
milk for children has been the chief
aim Of the council and the disas-
trous effect of a non-milk diet WAS
illustrated by an experience in Den
mark, leading producer of dairy
products. Before the world war
Denmark dairvmcn sold nearly all of
their butterfat and fed their child
rem upon skinned milk. A serious
epidemic of sore eyes developed in
the country and science was unabNl
to determine the cause. The eye
sight of the children was so seri-
ouslv effected that the subject be-
came a source of great concern to
the nation. After the war started
Denmark could not export its butter
fat and the children were given a
diet of whole milk and the sore eve
epidemic disappeared, and was di-
rectlv traced to the skinned milk
diet.
The present condition of the dairy
business was discussed and consid-
cred from the viewpoint of produc-
tion and demand. Comparative fig
ures~ show that the butter holdings
of the country in October 1924 are
greatly in excess of year ago, the
increase for this October being about
100000 pounds, or an increase of
SO per cent. Indications point to
lower price for butter fat until !
spring of next year. II is inter |
eSting to note that the average but !
ter quotation for Los Angeles has !
been several cents higher than the /
eastern market for the past five !
years and with the exception of one i
year, higher than San Francisco.
A Boon Finally
The new tuberculosis bill was dis
cussed by the council and a reso
luton was adopted recommending it
for passage by the next legislature.
This bill provides for the creation of
clean areas i'll which all dairy cows
must be subjected to the tubereulin
test. All grade animals reacting will
be branded, and thoroughbred ami
mails must be registered withg the
state until 1927, when they, in turn,
will be branded. The proposed law
cause temporary hardship upon
Imperial Valley dairymen but in the
end will be a great boon to the in
dustry. This section supplies pro-
ducing COWS to the coast market
where tubercu!in test is required by
law. The operation of the law here
viii weed out COWS that cannot be
sold in restricted areas and will in
crease the value of our herds. I'm
pcrial Valley normally is not an in
fected area of tuberculosis and the
percentage of the disease here is
likely less than in most. other sec
tions of California.
The California Dairy Council is
supported ly dairymen, creameries,
cooperative associations, firms and
individuals of the state. The record
Of Imperial county is clean and the
plants of this county have collected
from their dairymen dues in the
sum of $500.