The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
DAIRY INDUSTRY
GROWTH IS GREAT
Increased Production of Milk
For Manufacturing Pur.
poses Brings Boost

Mark down 1910 as the period of
the greatest growth Of the dairy in.
dustry in North Carolina in history.
John A. Arey, veteran extension spe.
cialist Of N. c. State college, says
that increased production of milk for
manufacturing purposes accounted
for most of The progress.
Approximately two million dollars
was paid to farmers for this kind OF
milk, which vas converted into
evaporated milk, ice cream. butter
and cheese" he reported. The ex.
pansion of the Carnation company
and of the Coble Dairy Products com.
pany opened the outlets for literally
thousands of gallons of milk, pro-
duced by farmers without the neces-
sity OF expensive barns and other
equipment.
In addition to these sources ct
100000 in income, most of which
was new. Mr.. Arey reports that 124
dairy processing plants were in OPP.
Grafton in the state at the close Of
the year. They included milk pas
tuerizing. butter, ice cream, evap.
Grating, and cheese plants. During
1910 these firms paid farmers ap.
proximately $3.50. 900 for milk and
cream.
Add to this, the producer-distribu-
tor dairymen delivering to the urban
trade about Is million gallons Of raw
milk, which had a farm value of $4,-
100000 at So per 100 gallons. Thus,
farmers received $14 1890, 900 in cash
for the products of their dairy COWS
in 1910.
Not The Complete Story
"But this still isn't the whole
story" the extension specialist con-
tlnued. 1T is estimated that the
value Of milk produced and consum-
ed on the farms Of North Carolina
is between 8 and IL million dollars.
Therefore, the dairy industry is
worth from % to rs million dollars
to the rural people Of the state"
The Carnation company opened a
la1 ge canning plant at Statesville in
April, 1910. The plant was the out.
growth Of a receiving station which
was opened in the spring of 1889.
In addition to the condensery, the
Carnation company operates rece1v.
ing stations at Albemarle and Shelby,
the latter having been opened June
II, 1910. BY midsummer the Car
nation company was operating 60
routes in % counties and collecting
$4,000 pounds Of milk daily from q.
500 farmers.
Also during 1910, the CobIe Dairy
Products company of Lexington
opened receiving stations at Lansing,
Walnut Cove and North Wilkesboro.
BY midsummer the main plant at
Lexington was receiving TO- 600
pounds Of milk daily, the majority
Of which was converted into ice
cream. ice cream mix, and sweet
cream.
Reporting on other lines Of dairy
expansion, MI. Arey said that II
active Dairy Herd Improvement as.
sociations were in operation at the
close o 1910. They were composed
Of the herds of 159 dairymen, with
$3.50 COWS on test. This represents
an increase Of 10 herds and 661 COWS
over the number on test the pre-
vtous year.
Production Averages Compared
The average production of all D.
H. I. A. COWS during 1910 was 6.907
pounds of milk and 3o4 pounds of
h%utterfat. According to the bureau
of agricultural economics, the aver.
age production of all COWS in North
Carolina is $3.50 pounds of milk and
1877 pounds Of b~utterfat per year.
The State college specialist also
told of the culling of 1874 unprofit.
able COWS from D. H. I. A. herds,
and assistance given 343 farmers in
securing pure.bred bulls. Through
contrasting records 20 bulls We're
proven, 10 Of which raised the pro.
duction of their daughters over that
of their dams. Artificial breeding
circles We're established at Tine
Creek, Stony Point, Mt. Gilead, and
Monroe, with 529 COWS being artifi-
cially bred.
During tho year 100 pasture DEM
constructions We're established on
farms located in IS counties. The
main object Of these demonstrations
to determine the value Of a
joint application of lime and phos-
phate in developing a good sod. Ad-
vice was also given many farmers
by dairy specialists and county
agents relative to the production of
temporary pastures, quality hay, and
silage.
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