Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-31
PLANS
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
TO AID DAIRYINC

In the further-Isce of one of its
major objectives the FL Centro
Chamber of Commerce, according to
President II. b. Whitelaw. plans dur
ing the ensuing year to give special
attention to the needs of lmperial
Valley farmers with the object of
promoting the farmers interest. BY
this means, President Nhitela%
states, business of the city merch-
ants is sure to be benefited.
In accordance wEh this policy,
next Wednesday : luncheon of the
chamber will be particularly Il dairy
and farming meeting and the princi-
pal speaker of the day will be Wal
terter Macdonald, city milk inspec
tor. who has devoted years to the
study of dairy improvement and ami
nal husbandry Mac Donald in HIS
inspection of the dairies in and
GROUND Ell Centre, has had unusual
opportunity to study the conditions
confronting the dairymen and be-
Eeves that change in methods
which separates the production of
feed from the actual care of dairy
tIllilIlS, VIII ltsuIt III lUlDOIIaIi
economic changes which will bring
increased benefits to both the pro-
duccr OF feed and the actual dairy
man.
In a convention with President
Whiteiaw. Macdonald disclosed that
lie noted Deficiencies existing in the
economic situation relating to dairy
ing after he had been here less than
q month His own dairy experience
has been wide, embracing not only
California but eastern dairy centers
as well. The operations involving
the handling and milking of COWS,
the care of young animals and the
increased butter production are far
removed from tne functions of the
actual producer of feed who has be-
fore him the details OF care of his
land, irrigation, ditch cleaning, al
falfa cutting and hay making. Of
ten, according to Mr. Mac Donald,
the men best fitted for these two
separate industries are far differ
ent tempermcntally and he sees :.
solution Of Imperial Valleys need
for more dairies and more profitable
dairics by this division Of labor.
Production Drops
Last year, despite the efforts
made By the chambers Of commerce
throughout the valley, the board of
trade and the Gairying organiza-
tions, butterfat production in I'm
perial Valley dropped off more than
100000 pounds during the year or
more than 10 per cent. This III spite
Of the great efforts to induce more !
dairymcn 10 locate here. The indi. (,
vidual production per COW. largely .
due to the efforts of the cow test. /
ing associations, has improved, but ,
the total yield Of butterfat for the !
wear has diminished Notwithstanding I
ideal feeding conditions existing !,
here and during the greater part of |
tho year, the relatively high price
prevailing for butterfat.
Conditions for successful dairyino
exist in Imperial Valley as are found
nowhere else, according to n survey
made by President Whitelaw and
with the proper handling Of the
dairy, proper marketing and normal
prices, il offers exceptional oppor.
tunity TO the ambitious. MacDon
ads plan which he will outlipc ~
Wednesday, chamber of comme,ce
luncheon will tell OF more econom.
ieai methods of separating the Ia.
Dor OF producing feed and the han.
ding Of the machines which pro-
duce milk, otherwise known ms cows
President Whitelaw extcndg nm
Invitation to members Of tbn Farm
Bureau, 10 the creamery orpaniza