FUTURE DAIRYING.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 July 1919, Page 2

FUTURE DAIRYING.

Hoard’s Dairyman says:—T.he general feeling of optimism concerning the dairy industry finds support in a pamphlet from the United States Department of Agriculture Not only are its remarks Cncollraging as to the present situation but the advice is gi-V-‘ en dairy-farmers that -the outlook is] Sumclenfly bl'i£§ht to Wararnt them in Wnlaintalnillg or increasing their hel'ds.r” The department report records a satisfactory increase in the number. of dairy cattle during the past year, estimating the total number on farms January 21, 1919, as 23,467,000; This is an increase of 7 per cent over the number a yearlago and even though it is not a larger percentage it controverts the Voicings of those who have claimed da.iry—farmers were slaughtering dairy cattle in such ‘. numbers as to markedly lesswn the cow l population. The use of dairy pr-0.l ducts is so necessary in normal heal. 1 thy living that Increases in population * are closely associated with a larger supply of milk,‘ butter and cheese. Thus, the annual increase in popula. tion since 1910 of 1.8 per cent. has been accompanied by a yearly iIICI'OaS(* in ‘cows of 1.6 per cent. The depar-.-ment predicts: “As population continues to grow, the demand for dairy ]n'oduC'rs: will increase” Of the industry’s relation to the demand from Europe, the‘ department for dairy products in Europe, due to the War, is likely to continue for a year or more, and as European peoples have products there appears to be an opportunity and a tendency to expand over Dre-War I'équironlents in this direction. A normal incrase in dairying, therefore, seems to be fully justified, providing there is the necessary increase in feed crops and the prices of dairy products are suflicient to warrant dairymen in maintainnig or in-i