The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-14
Carolina Farm Comment
By F. H. JETER
BY F. H. JETER

80 Gh
There are 100000 dairv cows in
North Carolina, which produce ar
average of 1000 pounds Of Mill
each year. Because we own +hoee
cows, and because some # them
are the best to be found in the
world today, We have a farm dairv
industry worth IS million dollar.
annually to the state. North csr.
DINA is blessed with a fair share
OF the very best breeding stock
to be found on earth today. The
Isle OF Jersey and the Isle ~
Guernsey have been visited hv
some OF our men Of great wealth
ana our dealers in livestock. and
the best stock on these Islands
has been brought to America and
to North Carolina. In addition to
these high types of Guernseys and
Jerseys, we also have fine AYR.
shlres and Holsteins,
Development Of the Ho,s+e;n
breed has been started, later, after
the other three, but even so we are
bringing into North Carolina the
best blood obtainable of this bie
white and black COW and soon we
shall rank with the best of the
dairy states in the blood lines of
that breed also. Not in numbers,
OF course, but in the quality of what
we have.
But, we have just begun to build
dairy industry, according to John
Arey. dairy extension specialist at
State College, and a man who
knows more about the dairy bust
ness In North Carolina than any
other one man in the state. He says
that most Of the evaporated milk,
the milk powder, cheese, and but
ter that is used in the Southeastern
part of the United States comes
from the midwest. The oppor.
tunity exists for North Carolina
to expand in the production Of
fluid milk for manufacturing pur.
poses, because, in addition to the
local market for all kinds of dairy
products, the entire Southeast Of
fers an inviting market.
That's the great challenge to our
dairy industry. Before it can be
met, there are some things that we
are going to have to do. And
here's what John Arey says about
the situation, particularly as we
face the year 1916.
"Our North Carolina dairymen,"
says Mr.. Arey, deserve much
credit for the high level of milk
production attained throughout the
war period in the face of acute
shortages in both supplies and Ia
Dor. Through October, 1915, there
had been an increase Of 20 per cent
in milk sold over that marketed
during the same period in 1914.
Because Of the great demand
for milk from both the army and
civilians during the war, emphasis
was placed largely upon volume
production. Some practices were
followed that cannot be justified
under normal market conditions.
Since the war has ended and
American Agriculture and Indus
try are gradually changing back
to a peace-time basis, the North
Carolina dairy farmer should ad-
just his operations to meet these
new conditions.
while the outlook demand for
milk and its products through 1946
is good, military demand in this
state will be reduced and whether
civilian demand will increase suf-
ficiently to make up for this re-
duction will depend upon civilian
power. If this remains
high, the demand for milk and its
products will be strong"
Mr.. Arey points out that during
the war the dairy farmer did not
have to worry about the usual sum.
mer surplus which, formerly, often
caused a serious break in the mar
ket. When the military and civil
ian demand was not equal to cur
rent production, the government