The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-05
DAIRY PRODUCTS
SHOW INCREASE
Value This Year Will Be More
Than $4,000, OOO-A Gain
Of Over $1,OO0,O0O

HELENA-The value of dairy pro-
ducts in Montana will increase from
S8,S59,00 in 1926 to more than $780,
900, 900 in 1926, says the annual re-
port Of dairy commissioner G. A.
Norris, as presented to A. H. Bow
man, commissioner of agriculture.
"While the dairy output this year
will be worth as much as the COM
bined value of the corn, oats, and
barley crop or more tina the value
Of the states coal mines, we have
not even bordered the possibilities of
dairy production, Mr.. Norris AYERS.
SIN 1922 dairy products were valued
at less than $5,O00,0OO. Production
doubled in five years. There is no
reason why in another five years we
shall not be turning out dairy pro-
ducts to a value of $20,000,0OO.
Better Cows Boost Income
clarifying has stood the test for
more than so years and if Montana
dairymen will apply the principles of
low cost production to their business
by keeping only profitable cows, la
Dor costs may be cut and profits in
creased. The wedding out of I'M
profitable cows has already increased
the income of many Montana dairy
men. Going hand in hand with this
good work is recommended by the
Montana Dairy Products Manufactur-
ing association and state breeders or
CARNATIONS, a positive system Of pay
ing for butterfat according to quail
ity. This system of buying, it is
stated, would be welcomed by the
producers and some law such as a
compulsory ream grading law result
in a higher price to the producer of
quality stuff"
Production of Butter
Total production Of butter in Mon
tana for 1926 will exceed 10000, 600
pounds, an increase of ten per cent
over the preceding year. Butter pro-
duction for the first nine months of
the present year was IL, 1882, III
pounds, or 1878 2 pounds more
than the same period last year when
production was II, 1884
Assuming that the same rate of
increase continues during October,
November and December, it is safe
r to say that we will produce more
t than 100000 pounds tbs year,
: Mr.. Norris says. "This same xpan-
sion continues in all branches of the
} dairy industry. The production OF
. cheese will increase about II pei
cent as compared to last year, while
= ice cream will show almost Is pei
cent greater production. The tota.
= production of cheese for 1925 was l.,
404,44S pounds. For the first nine
months this year production was l.,
= 47O,336 pounds, more than for all Of
4 last year. Ice cream production fol
nine months this year was 1885,
gallons, compared to the full pro
ductioh in 1925 of only 761, 636 gal
Ions"
Ship to Middle West
Raw dairy products to the value O.
almost 100000 are shipped outside
the state each year to creameries il
e Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
The state now has 70 creameries
233 ear stations, 38 ice cream
plants and II cheese factories, tn
dairy commissioners report indicates
q The number of cream stations in
creased from 191 in 1926.
"Seventy-one Of these stations ar
shipping their entire product to Iowa
Minnesota and the Dakotas," M
Norris says. "The number of pound
of butter fat shipped from these sta
lions outside the state amounts to /,
415,411 pounds annually. This pro
= duces about 100000 pounds of but
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