Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-11
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At yesterdays Ell Centre Cham
ber of Commerce luncheon DR.. G.
u. DuckWorth, assistant state direc-
tor Of agriculture, addressed large /.
gathering of Ell Centro businessmen
and dairymen from all parts of the !
valley on the subject Of maintain
ing market for dairy products.
DR.. DuckWorth pointed out that it I
is not problem of creating mar
ket or expanding market which /
faces the dairymen of California, |
but a problem of maintaining the |
present market.
HSome say said the speaker, |
"that there is an production |
of dairy products, some that there |
! is an under-consumption. Which, |
ever is correct, the results are iden- |
tical for production is of no value
if there is no market for the pro-
duct. Programs have been present.
ed to the state department OF agri-
culture for a campaign to increase
the use of dairy products, and,
while these programs are sound,
they will not affect the situation
quickly enough TO save the dairy
men, for it takes times to educate
the general public Therefore 1t
would seem easier to cut productlon
as is being done in other lines OF
agriculture.
Under the agricultural adjust
ment act production may be con-
trolled and DR.. DuckWorth pointed
out that the logical way to control
production in California would be to
eliminate tuberculin reacting cows
and not attempt to rebuild the de-
creased production which would re-
suit from this elimination. If the
elimination were made nation wide
it would definitely affect the mar
kets and the dairymen would at
least break even rather than oper-
ate at loss as they are now doing.
If control program were adopted
by the government, the speaker
pointed out, it would seem a shame
to eliminate healthy COWS when
there are so many diseased ones
and, while California is the only
state west of New England which
has real tuberculosis problem,
other states have other diseases
which could be likewise eradicated.
A recent national program in
cludes plan to ask congress 1of
5000, 1000 900 to be used in relief OF
dairying. If California, under this
program, could obtain $5,000,0OO tu-
berculin reacting cows could be
eliminated with indemnity to the
owners. This would decrease pro-
duction and increase values ana
would clean up California herds as
they will eventually have to be
cleaned up if we are to compete
with other states, some OF which
are already barring our dairy pro-
ducts.
"Not a dollar is spent in the
cities which is not dug out OF the
ground by the farmers, stated the
speaker. "and businessmen should
realize this, especially in a COM
munity such as Imperial Valley,
which is the greatset agricultural
district known. The dairy farmers
cannot continue under present con-
ditions and business conditions will
reflect the conditions affecting the
QdlIylllcIl. OOiiiC oVo1Nso SAN wa Ao
California dairy products, some cit
les are barring Imperial Valley
dairy products. These restrictions
naturally affect the producers di-
rectly and business houses indirect
w. We must clean up if we are to
maintain the market. There is re-
lief in sight but we must push Tor
it and every businessman should
ioin in urging upon our represent
atives in Washington the necessity
for relief for the dairy interests
and the need of the $5,000,00O clean
up program for the state of Cali
fornia.'
DR.. Howe. of the bureau of animal
industry, U. S. department of agrl-
culture, who accompanied DR.. Duck
worth. stated his bureau would CO.
operate in every way with the state
department in such a program and
w. II. Tyler. Jr. president of the
FL Centro Chamber of Commerce,
pledged the support of the FL Centro
chamber in any program for elm
ination of tuberculin reacting cows
in Imperial Valley, which the state
department of agriculture might
work out for the relief of the dairy
men of this community.
A Colusa county farmer recently
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