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THE YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THE COUNT* J
SYLVA, N. C., MAK 27, 1925 ^ ^- $2.00 TJiE YEAR IN ADVANCE O UT SIDE THE COUNT!
,eTS 20 DAYS FOR
* BOOTLEGGING
cit.A,-c Moore, a young Negro, drew
onaavs in jail for bootlegging, in
iconlcr's Court, Monday, this being
nl0=t that could be imposed upon
im llll(li?- the Galloway-Bryson Act.
young Negro is an old offender,
hoiis:'1 t,lis is t,ie lirst timC ll,at hc
bc? n in court 011 a liquor charge.
jc was promptly convicted, and the
*t stated that he would like to ini
sC the road sentence; but was un
blo to do so under tlie new statute,
nine Alloy asker ehe counsel for the
s*rrp it' Ik* was able ta Pay any finc>
nil t'ia.i;klv admitted that he would
aU, (? accept any amount between
tU.00. t lie miiiimun and $100.00 the
laxiniuu, that the Negro would pay.
Iodic Mated that lie couldn't pay
|?V iitie whatever, and was ordered
i,to custody until the tine of $100.00
< paid. I"nder our law he can only
licit! for 'JO. days, and if at the
,1 t)i!,-tliat time lie takes the insol
ent debtor's oath, the court will
avc l<> discharge him. ITe can't work
mt his iime on the roads, as the new'
oliihitii'ii act in effect prohibits
1,P im|M?siiiu of the road sentence
<?? lie liist ofleiisO. Hence if t!:i
((.oid can't or wont pay the line.
luM-oiinty will have to give him five
ward f?r-twenty days, and then ttiiii
lim loose, hoping to catch him agai:i.
Otlur ea ms <lisposed of were.
Jufus linker C. (\ W. and drunken
i , capias. Loiran Norton, drunk
'iiiii'ss. Capias. I nit Smith i>osess!<n
m,l ?rctailinj. capias. Dave Golden.
ibViiiloiiuient. prayer for judgement
;oiitiiiiU''l.lt>hnl.oim('.Cr\V.eapias Oim
lloilteith and Carrie Dean, failure
0 work the ro.id, cdntinued. Jim
Umga/n. assault. *50.00 and the
-nsts. siud lor resisting an officer. <
uoiith 4i?n the roads, and execution
>(? indupiiient suspended tor S months
)ii coed behavior.
Dewey Green, transporting and
poscssion. (iuilty, ^75.00 and th;
josls, appeal to the superior court.
Albert Messer. reckless driving
ml'.Tiiipnt suspended upon payniei:.
if rive cbsts.
Gladys Dorsey, assault, judgement
suspended upon payments of the
icstSv"
Hut Nicholson, drunk, $75.00 and
:lic costs. ?" \
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Cole Gibson and\Lcndra Gate--,
prostitution, continued.
h ither Alexander, drunk, $25 and
th? costs.
Chris Passmore, drunk, $25.00 and
the costs.
Homer Passmore, assault, guilty,
judgement suspended upon payment
of the costs.
Lynch Dillard, assault, judgement
suspnded iijxui payment of the
costs. V ,
Chris Passmore, carrying conceal
ed weapons, not guilty.
Chris Passmore, assault with a
deadly weapon, $50.00 and the costs.
Paul Dillard, assault with a deadly
wcaiKiii. >.10.00 and the costs, au ap
peal to the suj>erior court.
elects sylva
MAN PRESIDENT
A*lipvill?? Times. Mar. 21.?'Dan
Tompkins, of the Jackson Comity
?Journal at Sylva. is the now pres
ent of the Weitern North Carolina
\\ eoklv Pi ess Asociatiqn, following
?lie election ol" officers at the annual
meeting, of the association Friday
Mtcmonn and night at the Langrc n
hotel.
The oilier oflicers chosen are Lee
Weathers, Shelby Star, vice pres
'?jwit; N'oali Ifollowell, Henderson
ville News, secretary-treasurer;? and
h.h.Piice ,of the Hutherlord Sun.
I'istoriim.
Tlie oil:,*, of j,oct was abolished
beeau-f it was indicated at the final
"Wain (rim that there is at
Present no poot in the association
since ihe retirement of Jesse Daniel
ftoone i join the weekly newspaper
Mil. Mr. p.oone was formerly editor
a Waynesvillc ]>aper which he re
tt'ntly sohl.
Tlio association also voted against
^projK)sal to merge with the North
-arolina Press Association but it
*a< suu-ested that members meet in
ortnallv with the state association at
l's Asbevillo meeting this year for
'10 purpose ot' exchanging ideas.
The program of the meeting both
yesterday aftcj-noon anr last night air
80 included interesting talks abouT
^spaper topics an^ t'dnga of in
,frest 10 cditM and publishers- >i
lle *?% papSs.
WEBSTER HI( if jfeOOL
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lMENCEMENT
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This voar Webster High School had
one of the best commencements in its
history. Wednesday evening the lit
tle folks, including the seventh grade
had combined work in a pretty and
well acted operetta "Cinderella in
Flowerland". TSella Jones was an at
tractive Cinderella dressed as tiic
common daisy. Prince Sunshine,
played by Flody Jones, chose this
ordinary flower for the princess,,
making a happy ending for both the
audience and the teachers who saw
the work pan out in success.
Thursday evening the graduating
exercises were the feature of great
interest to the school at least since
the announcement was made by
Supt. 0. S. Dillard and -Jfr. Bird the
principal that it was just a question
of having the rej>orts checked until
the school would be accredited at the
State Department of Education. Hoy
Monteith nave the class oration"Con
centration ", Dixie , Bryson gnve the
.'?History",- Dora Dillard the
"Prophecy" and Maggie Morgan
closed the exercises by the "Last
Will atid TestamentThe presenta
tion of diplomas was followed ,1>\ li -
.-Minna! lit (Vary. addrcstiOfii " Hd::ea
lion" by Mr. ('. H. , A lien, de: ?
?:!<(' Cullowhee Xoi^.ii'l. This adiis'v'.
V:us'.instructive, Vcholarly iind n
icresting. c t
Friday evening the annual Senior
class plav "Wedding Bells'', -w.>
shown to a packed house. It was t! <
same hkiii class type ?<t; play giv'fi
V-t \\Teb.stcr lor a number of y$i'h>
T.nr pro'ved entertaining throughout,
{i'he diameters each did splendidly
for amateurs. Miss Kuth Allison ot
tiie High School Department sen w!
as..coa<!h, ) (
v;'Mr\A. \V. Davis made the an
nouncement that the teachers were
?uaniuiousty reelected. To the great
i!-light of the community Mr. Bird
Minounced that he would return.
'the faculty and seniors were en
.-rtained in the last two weeks of
chool several times. Among y the
parties were those given by Misses
Dolly Hoyle and Sarah Carpenter at
?.li^ss Hoyle's home, by i, the Junior
eUrss at Misses Margaret! and Rosella
Cagle's and by Miss Hufh ^Allison.
Groat improvement has been made
in the school this year. A new librarv
: inl reading room has been equipped
by the and of a lo.\al and working
Community Club, about three hun
dred dollars was raised for library
auid, the grounds improved and much
new equipment added.
Improvement in school spirit was
manifested by the feeling exhibited
by seniors and others at the last
chapel exercise. Tears mingled with
laughter were in evidence as Mr.
Bird, the other teachers and the sen
iors spoke of their love for the
school and expressed regret at leav
CAPTIONS OF LOCAL BILLS
The following bills affecting Jackson
County were passed by the recent
General Assembly: y
I. To authorize the County Com
raissioners to levy and collect special
taxes.
. To reestablish the offiec of Coun
ty Treasurer.
3. To allow the County Highway
Commissioners to pay to the County
Commissioners such ysnnis as have
heretofore been advanced and paid
out ot' county funds for damages to
lands and for rights, of way.
4. To repeal eh. 113 Public Local
Laws, 1923, which authorised tlie
County Commissioners to discontin e
the Recorder's Court at will. ...
5. To appoint as a Hoard of Hi:
way Commissioners, J. H. Wilson, A
Ij. Owen and William Patton.
(j. To create a County Comfnissk>il,j
form of government, subject-to a ma
jority vote of the people at an elec
tion to be held the lirst^Saturday in
Anril, 1926. . -
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7. To fix the commissions of the
County Treasurer.
. 8. To place certain widows of
confederate soldiers on the pension
roll; Mrs. Mary Mathis, Mrs. Marian
Ashe, Mrs. Lula McMahan.
9. To appoint Justices of tjto
Peace in thirteen townships .
10. To/provide for meetings and
compensation of. tho County Board
of Commissioners.
II. To authorize and direct the
County Commissioners to take over
the road bonds of Cullowbee, Sylva
and Dillsboro townships, subject to a
majority vote of the people at an
election to be held the first Saturday
in April 1926. 1 , i
DEBATE AT CENTRAL
. I " HIGH SCHOOL
I
On Friday uight March ?7,triangle
debates under tlic University of
North Carolina Extension division
will be held throughout the State.
Bryson City, Waynesville jind Sylva
were in a triangle but Bryson City
withdrew; so Sylva and Waynesviilo
will enter a dujil debate. Sylva will
send a negative team to Waynesviilo
while Waynesville's negative will
come to debate Sylva's affinnative
team at Central High School The
debate will begin at eight o'clock, the
question is the I'ort Terminals Bill.
Misses Sue Allison and Nell Ed
want- wil| speak at Sylva while
M is- s Sara Sue Sherrill and Eliza
bcth }io..dy will sj?eak at Waynes
viilo. *
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GAY
/ The farmers of this section are
making good use of these pretty
warm spring days.
There are some cases of mump;
s'till in tlie t'oiuniujiiiy. The familie
of Sam Buchanan ami Frank Tatlian
batli have it. *
J f r v
Miss Nations from Barkers Creek
?pe?t';iie wivk end here as a g'ie,:!
;;f hi"* r. Airs. Jlenry Tatna.n.
.V> rvi?;s*!it*ll C:ibe.'has been ?>i
lii . bin ^lad she is improv
m :. f *
ii'. Mr;. I.. C. Jones and M?>
A. \V. rd spent Sunday with the.:
-.tv.', .Mrs. Frank Tat ham.?:
Mr. Cay Sutton "of Georgia spenl
the week end with horn/' folks.
Mv- Ernest C'abc is working i.i
' Iieorgia.
Mi. a Bonnie .Jones, who has fteea
at Sylva for a while is hack at home.
Air. Jack Sutton and Miss Bertha
Mae Buchanan were happily united
in marriage a few days ago. Mrs.
Sutton is the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. -Joe Buchanan of East
Fork. Mr. Sutton the youngest MB
of Mr. Will Sutton of this plaee
Both are widely known and numbw
their friends by scores.They wcit to
Georgia, where Mr. Sutton is working*
immeriately after thcirmarriagc.Theu
many friends wish them much hap
piness.
Mr.?. Mary Ann Cabe an<T lit!!'
?rranil daughter, Miss. Kutli Cabe speivi
;.i le.V, days with Mr. Otis CabeV
family lon !!asl Fork, last week.
Mrs:. <i. Turpi;: \isitcd her p,\.*
a-n.*. A r."' ::nd MWNVI*. .Jones S'tin..
,day lysi!-.. ?. ? /
Mr. Cole Buchauart > of Cowee visi*
ed his son, Mi\ V. C. Buchjjuan last
week end.
Mr. X. Iligdon and Mrs. Rox:e
Higilon motored to Webster Sun
day to visit ^relatives. .
Mr. L. B. Cabe went' to Sylva
Monday on business.
Mrs. K. G. Buchanan was visitins
her daughter Mi'S; Dewitt Allen ni
Cowee recently: ; 'P '
Mr. John C. Jones has purchased ?
new Foul truck. ,v >
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NORTON
Mrs. William Corbin is visiting
her parents at Higdonvillc.
Mr. W. A. HensOn is very ill. Hope
him ? speedy recovery.
Mr. Prelo Corbin of Denver, Co.,
is visiting his father.
Mrs. Wcodfin Watsen called on
Mrs. (Jriftin Norton Sunday.
Mr. Nowol Moore has been 011 the
sick list. IIcpc lie wijHjcon be ab!?
to be cut n:;;:iu.
Me sis. .Johnfand Grmshaw Cor
bin of Hk'donvillc are hcrp at the
bed side ???" their father, who is vcr .
ill.,
Born, ? '.? 1*1 r. and Mrs. I.eonan1
Norton. :? Vv.
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Mr._ ?; -Mrs. L. B. Higdoii ' o:
fligd' ?? e are here visiting rela
lives. ?
!)>?. ? V?" Epps was, in our com
i uinii v ii professional business.
Uev. W*. P. Split hem is on the sick
list., ; }
We 'f,?l an interesting sermon
pre:ie!:fd at the Quarterly Meetini;,
| by the Presiding Elder, Mr. Tucker
? Mr. byjnon Stewart and family
were the guests of Mr. and tlrs. S.
j I a Mctfuire Sunday afternoon.
. STLVA METHODIST CHURCH
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Preaching at Sylva Methodist
church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
There will be no evening service as
the meeting is still going on at the
Baptist churvh.
The Second Quarterly Confemence
for this charge will be held at Dills
boro Simdav afternoon at 2:30.
It is hoped that every official can ,bc
present. 1
OPERETTA GIVEN BY CHIL
DREN IS GREAT SUCCESS
"The Windmills of Holland," aU
operetta in two acts, was givcrf by
the fifth, sixth and seventh grades of
the Demonstration School of Cullo
whee State Normal, Thursday night,
March 19th.
In a manner that showed much tal
ent ami very efficient traiiing, thirty
children presented a time picture of
Dutch life in the picturesque dress
.uid wooden shoes of Holland. The
scheme of an American salesman foi
tearing down the old windmills of
Holland and replacing them with
nioreri machinery afforred an in
teresting plot. The love of home and
customs truimphs and the old wind
mills remain. . . ' /
To Miss Lydia Bancroft and the
Art Department much credit is due
for the painting of the stage screen
which made a lovely background for
? he play. To Airs. Arnold much prax
is given'- for her tireless efforts i;:
directing anr training the ? childroi
\>r this particular play, as,well r\>
<>r other musical activities. The en
"tire production was a credit to tin
line work of the school.
The leading parts were a; follows:
'Jynbecr liertogenbosch?a Rirdi
Holland Farmer, Scott Hall.
rouw liertogenhosch?his wife.
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Hannah Lou Hooper.
iVilhetuina and Hilda?their dpu^li
,ters, Susie Brown and Opal i.e
Moody.
'^ob Yankee?The American Sal.:.-,
man, Waute Hall.
'ans?;: student "<;f JIu ic, -Wayne
Bry.son. > ,
'?'raiiz?The Rich Farmer's Son
William D. Wilsc.if;
Katrima?The Rich Farmer's Daugl
ter, Kathleen Fullbright.
SHOAL CREEK
The Commencement exercises of
Qoalla School took place on March
18, 19, and 20. On Wednesday night
a splendid entertainment was given
by the children. On, Thursday night
replay was well carried out by !!??
students of the Stli aiid 9tii grades.
Friday "morning mi i. it'resting pro
rram was given by t!.o graduates.
.Misses Etta Kin-'land; aiul Vinnii
Martin, lii'vt sun* encouraging re
marks were made bvr Miss Brogdcri
it) conrteclioni with our ^seliool work.
nt'tCjl* which nil excellent address wa
delivetytjS by H/. i'. llnnicr <;
\rffbwlice. lite : d?!lV s was e.ipeci i1 |
!y iiitoiesting because oi the ad v tec
and encouragement on the' subjec!
having our* i^nade a Standard High
School. Prot.f Mauier also urged liis |
students not to let any obstacle hin
der them from getting a collegiate
education. Friday night a play, "Foi
Thp Love Of Mike", was given by
J lie Senior students. The exercises |
closed with a Fairy Dance. All the
exercises were interspersed with
beautiful, well-rendered choruses |
Throughout the exercises it was plain
to note that the students lyid beei.
well trained by the teachers of th
different grades. The Auditorium was|
well filled each night by a quiet at
?ejstive audience.
Prof. D. L. Manier left Saturday
tor his home, in Tennessee.
Miss Clara Buntain left for Green
boro, Saturday.
Mr. Carl Fisher has returned i
Beta, alter successfully filling a?
teacher, a vacancy in our-school fo,
ilia' past few. Weeks.
Miss Anna Dcakins was a guest a
Mr. R. F. Ilall's, Sundav?
Aliss Bertha Buchanan was a gues'.
oi Miss Grace Hoyle, Sunday.
Mrs. J. C- Johnson spent the week
end with relatives in Brv^on City.
Mr. I). L. Oxner and daughters.
Misses Martha and Mary Spent the
week end with relatives in Haywood,
Mr. Charles Snider and. family.
Messrs M. Sliuler and J. K. Terrell
called at Mr. I. H. Hughes' Sunday.
Mr. J. 0. Howell and family were
visitors at Mrs. \Vj C. Hoyles' Sun
day. ,i v ' '
Mr. anil 3irs. K. Hov.ell and Mrs.
M. Shuler called at Mr. S. M. Crisp's
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. S. R. Hoyle is in declining
health. f
Miss Francis Battle spent the week
end with Miss Mary Childers oi
Whittier. /
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ilenson , of
Whittier fcpent Sunday with Mrs. \V.
H. Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Freeman
visited Mr. D. Iv. Battle Sunday.
Mrs. A. J. Freeman spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. Steve
Bradbum. ?, ^
Mr. Penn Keener called at Mr. X
K. Terrell's, Saturday afternoon.
HAMBURG VOTES 1
DOWN STOCK LAW
Thi? electorate of Hamburg turned
thumbs down to the exclusive stock
law, ?or the second time, at the
special election, held last Saturday.
The vote was heavy and the in
terest intense. The majority against
the exclusive stock law being only
six. The/-people of the^ community
ccntcr, Olenville, largely favored 'the
measure, while those on the edgs of
the township opposed it.1
The rote was 180 for and 186
against. - ?. .
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Henry Tatham to Victoria Xatibu.
Vergial Reynolds to Lena Dills.
Beechcr Dalton to Lola Belle Buch
anan.
Ransom S. Cowan to Demerri1
(Brogdeu.
'VWil.s. IUu&e! \Vij
i /.ton. . Indians).
i.So ZACxiAiiY REELECTED
Dr. .Jessie Zacliary, was recently re
jected lor the fourth consecutive
t?Bn, as secretary of the Fourth Dis
trict Dental S ciety, at its meeting
at the Sir Walter Hotel, in Raleigh,
last week.
BLUE VALLEY CREAMERY
ISSUES BULLETIN ON
THE DAIRY SITUATION
Chicago, March 12.?The following
ntem-ting bulletin wa.s released thii
i'7'ck by the Clue Valley Creamery
Institute, giving a survey of the but
.(?i- situation, sidelights on th^ in
dustry jMid other valuable data:
ttea1 dairynien who produce most
tlioir own feeds and general fann
ers who milk good cows, instead of
Keeping " boarders,"still find a profit
in their cream or milk checks in
:-pite of lower prices for butter
cheo o and milk and higher prices
for grains than in last two years.
The nat^in of possible gain will be
jii?rower than- it was last year-or
,v.o uK>:.. a^'o, of mirse. Improve
?len ? "-h hods' of feeding and the
?li: iiri .\of low producers will g
i I w \. toward ( /setting the
O
'.a prices and co. ts which
i;ivt; ut!.urrcd. On many farms, the
weeding out of the unprofitable cows
would make the net returns from the
."'(Kir .'<1 Itfe\en ;?{ present j?rices,
mi\:er tluui fror.) the full herd at
prices prevailing in 1923.
.It is a human failing that, when
the outlook is' under consideration,
short views receive attention to the
neglect, of long. The dairyman, jT
farmer, is more concerned over the
difficulties now pressing upon him
for solution, or those which may loom
up to be grappled with in the next
few months, than with the broad
tendencies ov<jr?a jieriod of five or
ten years. The result is a distorted
and incomplete picture of the trie
situaI ion. i
At the present time, when price
curves for dairy pijq^ucts are dipping
downward, and when there is a sur
n'us of pessimistic prophecy, it is
waif to get back1 in our thinking to
the Economic foundations of the dairy
business. Tiie-;e are souud and
healthy ikI provide- a secure basi
;.:>(>n w' ?'*' * plans cm be made f- t
ti e future. J
The ?lai;y cow -j.-s ahvays done hr.
! are to '?< ip the farmer work out V
ii'onre vntion.. Through her, liv
' < lv ied ;t I' Hitr f r his fami'
the mor -egc ha-- been pa d. eqte
laent purchase! snd permanent
prpvpniei\ts c jistructed. Measure (
by life ti.ne.re.,?vts, the d-,:^v cow
?he pa?t has been ,!e sur-v-t meen
of financial on) the farm.
I rom the lonur iyn ? . viewpoint, n<
type of, farmin<r o h better pro
icets rf pr fit able r ' ' in t e
future. 1 ?. \ 1 v s
The reasons for the s'l iaiate suc
fi of those who c:'st their fortunes
Hh tlie cow are deeply gr:nrd?d.
' lie of the most important is the fief
i' -t dairy fanning is good farming,
in that it provides for maintenance of
I he fertility of the soil. This is es
pecially tine where'butterfat orerearn
?>s the product sold. It is for this rea
son more than any other that dairy
ing lufjy properly he characterised as
the "acme of successful, permanent
agriculture." Continued high yields
of cash crops should property be
counted as an indirect return in east
in? up the accounts on the dairy
herd.
Dnirv.i::'/ ii'ibVcs profitably the la
V>r of V ! nner and ^ s family^ at
wan . w' ii they wonld 1 ivc no other
employment. It gives' more steady
N
work throughout the year to hired
labor. It promotes habits of thrift
and is conducive to community sta
bility and land ownership rather than
tenantry. *
It is unnecessary to enlarge on the
faet that no other farm animal can
equal the cow as a producer of human
food, either in the amount Of product
furnished from a given qumty of
feed consumed, or in the value of
that product in human nutrition. Yet,
here is one of the best assurances of
the profitableness of the dairy indus
try in the future.
> Dairying his ite tips ?nd downs, of
course, but they are uot so severe as
other types of farming. The
period of deflation in 1920 and 1921
?brought a reduction of 25 per cent
in cash income of farmers from twiffr
cows, while returns from Bales of
meat animals decliu?d 50 per cent,
- :ul froni crops about 54 per cent.
\ -liidy of p^st pconomic crises af
i^nfcrJture .hows less influ
>' X" ,;P price of dairy prodoeu
;an :;i> n most other farm commodi
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ties. Average prices of butter, cheeacr
and milks from year to year haw
shown surprising uniformity. '
Periods of underproduction and..
? crproduction in dairying have no#
beett as pronounced as; those which
occur in most other branches of form
ing. The size of the dairy herd will
not be altered as readily as the 'tye
oi the wheat iield wheu prices tem
porarily arc extremely attractive or
unattractive. Weather conditions
? ::use large variations in the annual
- turns from crops. Within a year,
:iie number of brood sows kept on
farms eould be practically doubled,
but it is calculates that it would take
ten years to double the number of
cows in milk.
Under circumstances such as pro
vail at the pi?est time, it is reassur
ing to find the records indicating that
unfavorable L conditions in the dairy
industry in tho past have always been
of temporary duration. Its history is
against the view that a prolonged re
pression is (Coming.
There are various factors whkh
prevent ibe output of .dairy, prpduete
from getting too far out of balance
with the demand, even after a Jong
pariod of favorable prices. The #time
and investment involved in
ing a dariy cow; the .unwillingness ot
many farmers to undertake the con
stant attention required by the milk*
ihg herd; the steady growth inAthe
human population; greater apprecia
tion of the dietary value of dairy
prt>ducts; and the stable domestio
market represented by our host of
well-paid urban dwellers are in the
list
Present conditions in the dairy in
dustry and the outlook f; r the future
can best be judged in the light of
such consideration!} as the foregoing.
With snch a perspective, no reason
for gloom is apparent.
It is true that a marked expansion
in dairying has occurred ift the last
few years. This increase in outpnt
lies back of the lower prices for but
ter, cheese and fluid milk, compared
rith last yesfr. The tendency to go
r.tfi dairying found its origin in th*
?.profitable outcome of many other
?* m enterprises, particularly wheat
-nd beef cattle. Prices of dairy prod
cts were quite lew for a brief period
??! the spring 6f 1921, but, in the
iojiin, thev escaped the hardest of the
fvov.-c of deflation. As explained be
fore, they declined much less severely
t'lan prices of feeds and hay, so that
there was a good profit in the con
version process. With cheap feeds,,, a
??mall herd of cows, furnishing regular
:nd certain income at frequent inter
vals, providing something to pay bank
lehts, and the young stock growing
into money eveiy day, looked mighty
;rood. Everybody "advised the farmer
to get cows.
With a set of stimulating circum
stances seldom if ever equalled before
in the history of dairying, extending
over a period of nearly threo years
time, some growth in output waa in
evitable. In 1923, 110 billion pounds
of milk were produced in this coun
try, according in an estimate by the
UnitedState* Department of Agricul
ture, against 99 billion pounds in 1920
This is an inerease of 22^> per cent.
Various Varomnters indicate that a
further gain of 5-to 8- percent occu*? /
red in 1924. ,.
A survey of 121,009 farms, made by
the U. 8. Bureau of Agricultural
Economies, showed 6 per"<v nt more
milk jpoystvo years eld and over on
June 1, 1924, than a year previou*.
Furthermore, the number of yearling
heifers and heifer calves reported on
these firms was above the number
J"'
needed merely for rsplaflements, in
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