The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-21
State Dairy
Society Is
Organized
Organization to Stimulate In.
dustry and Create Interest
Among Citizens Formed
at Lincoln.
Carl R. Gray Presides


existed here this afternoon by more
than $50 farmers, bankers, railroad
men and stockmen.
According to the constitution, the
purposes of the organization will be
as follows:
/. To stimulate, encourage and per-
Nyetuate the dairy industry in the
state of Nebraska through education,
service and studied development in
production and marketing.
2. To create and conserve an inter-
est among the citizens of Nebraska
sufficient to cause a realization of the
Importance of the dairy industry and
the proper feeding, breeding and care
of dairy stock.
In its function as a service organ
ization, the society will employ sew
eral dairy experts who will act as
field men to instruct Nebraska farm
ers in the care of dairy cattle and to
purchase stock upon request made TO
them by farmers.
Carl Gray Chairman.
It's fundamental purposes are edu-
cation and cooperation" declared
Carl r. Gray, president of the Union
Pacific, who acted as chairman OF
the meeting. 1T Is anticipated that
the budget will enable the selection
of manager and at least one assist
ant. both Of whom will be field men
with an office for the collection Of
vital statistics.
They will develop weak spots in
existing dairy operations, carrying
this activity not only into the i'm
provement of the dairy herd with
out regard to breed, through elm
ination, substitution and breeding,
but into the questions of operations,
transportation and marketing, coop
Grating in the closest way in all
these activities with the county
agent and the extension service of
the. college of agriculture.
Platform Suggestions.
For the platform 1 offer the fol
lowing suggestions:
That the Nebraska Dairy Devel.
ropment society is to be devoted to
the best interests of the farmer in
this state, to encourage ard aid him
in any present dairy activities and to
the development Of the business as
whole along constructive and prac.
tical lines, having in mind contin-
ually that to be successful it must
be compensatory
The affairs of the society will be
managed by board of 25 trustees
and an executive committee of seven
members.
Any citizen of Nebraska OF good
terested in the development of the
state and especially those interested
in the dairy industry are eligible to
membership. according to the consti-
tuition.
This meeting looks like a ray of
light" said J. z. Baker, president Of
the Lancaster County Milk Producers
association.
Baker, however, insisted that the
society must look first Of all to the
marketing side of the thing" and his
statement was reiterated by C. B.
Stewart. secretary of the Nebraska
Farm Bureau federation, who moved
the inclusion of the word market
ing in the constitution.
Meeting i'm Uproar.
The meeting was thrown into an
uproar shortly after it had been called
TO order, when !. w. Jacoby of Have.
lock rose and declared himself In
violent opposition.
Stating that he owned herd Of
dairy cattle and "knew what he was
talking about" Jacoby said that there
was no need for the organization,
since IL was but q duplication of
other agencies now IN existence.
Jacoby then insisted on reading the
salaries Of railroad presidents in the
country, despite outspoken demands
that the meeting had been called to
discuss the dairy industry and not
transportation.
When Jacoby was well down his
List, President Gray interrupted TO
say, "There are only two possible
kinds of railway operation, Mr..
Jacoby, private and governmental,
and say for your information that
! have been offered a larger salary
by a government owned railroad than
! am now receiving"
Drowned Out by Laughter.
The climax OF Jacoby's speech was
reached when he announced that the
peoples legislative service. of which
Senator La Toilette Is chairman, was
the authority for his figures, and
tho speaker was unable to continue
because Of tho prolonged laughter Of
his audience.
Jacoby cast the only dissenting vote
on the advisability OF the society.
Delegates from Cherry county and
from southwestern Nebraska stated
that there was real need for the
organization TO train them In the
proper care OF dairy cattle.
We've been cattlenen out there"
said one of their number. land we
want field men 10 show us how TO
handle dairy cows with our beef
cattle"
"One OF the causes OF the failure
of young men TO return TO the farm
In a large mortgage that never dl-
ranishes.' Dan Morris, Kearney
, tanker, told the meeting.
ION farms where cows are being
nailked there is no mortgage and the
bows go back" he continued.
Morris statement fairly we'll re-
frected the feeling OF the majority OF
the audience. which believed that
few cows on farms that now buy