The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-11-09
MILK SUPPLY SURVEY Is
ACCORDED GOOD RESPONSE
Farmers Indicate They Would
Increase Herds More Than Half
If Additional Markets Were
Available
SURVEY is INCOMPLETE

OlS H L 40 I4NSO4NII IL
Enthusiastic response from farmers
who attended meetings to determine
the available milk supply in this area,
with the possibility of the Carnation
Company establishing a milk receiving
station here was reported by the Oak
land business men who are sponsoring
the survey.
Meetings were held last week at
Ryan's Glade, Accident, Oakland, at
Swanton, Sunnyside, Friendsville, Bit
finger and Grantsville, and in almost
every instance there was large turn
out of farmers of those neighborhoods.
Figures received from the farmers up
to this time show that those reporting
were milking 1909 dairy cows at the
present time, and that they would be
willing and anxious to increase Their
herds by 874 ,s,ws, providing there was
an additional and permanent market
available.
Members of vocational departments
of high schools throughout the county
are cooperating with the business men
in completing the survey. All farmers
who did not attend the meetings will
be called upon and given question
aire to fill out which would give the
business men a basis for report to be
made to the Carnation Company as to
the approximate amount Of milk avail
able here. That there would be many
more COWS added to the 1909 already
reported seemed assured, as indicated
bv a card received at The Republican
office day or two ago.
The card in question was from a
farmer in the community east OF
Grantsville. He stated: 81 have not
been at the meeting in regard to milk
for the Carnation Company, but we
milk around SO cows now and expect to
have 70 by next summer. Please tell
the proper fellows that | would at
least send some milk"
A number of the business mems
committee were assembled this morn
ing in the office of the West Mary
land Power company, and were en-
thusiastic about the response thus far.
They were planning for meetings IN
the Aurora and Eglon sections within
the next few days.
There have been no reports yet
from Preston or Somerset counties,
but farmers in this territory will
come under the survey as the intended
receiving station here would be the
center for the three counties.
The proposed plan of the Carnatlon
Company calls for a condensery at
Clarksburg, w. Va, and receiving
stations here and at Cameron, W. Va.
The formal canvessing of farmers
in Harrison county, w. Va, was COM
pleted Over LOO questionaires had
been returned and practically all
farmers promised to cooperate, indl-
eating they would almost double
their herds when and if the plant be-
gins operations there. The conden-
sery, if built, would cost $25O,OOO.
The proposed building here would
cost $4,000.
The prospects of a milk receiving
station here was learned just two
weeks ago when several preliminary
meetings were held in Oakland with
business men and farmers attending.
At that time the plan was outlined by
L. S. Hartley, agricultural agent OF
the B. and o. railroad, and Vern T..
Melhuish, field representative for the
Carnation company. Mr.. Melhuish
was particular in pointing out that
they were planning to enter the field
as an additional market and not as
competitor of any market that was
already established. eve want farm
ers to increase their herds to supply
an increased demand. We wouldn't
be interested at all if we felt that the
milk supply now available wouldn't
be increased by farmers who desire
increased earnings"