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same. The purixtscs <.i tlu- Connecticut .Milk Producers' As- 

 sociation arc the cct uKjniical production of milk, the improv- 

 ing- of (hiiry lierds, the handling of surjilus milk and cream, and 

 the obtaining- oi remunerati\e j^rices f"r all dairy i)roduct.> 

 for thcjse \vh(3 produce them. There is hut little complaint 

 from the consumer as to paying a fair price for a good article. 

 The only com])laint comes from those who are ignorant or at 

 least do not co'mprehend its food value. 



Silos and alfalfa have had a great deal to do in placing 

 Connecticut's dairy industry on a fair basis. Connecticut of- 

 fers adwmtages second to no state in the Union for thrise who 

 Avish to engage in the dairy indu-^try. 



BEEF CATTLE. 



The live stock business is no different from any other busi- 

 ness in that it is governed by economic laws. Production in 

 a large way increases or decreases as the cost of production 

 and the ];rice of the finished product rises or falls. AMien the 

 margin of profit is replaced by a positive loss, as it has been in 

 recent years, the length of time the producer will stay in the 

 business is measured by his love for this line of farming and 

 the size of his finances. 



Under the stress of war conditions a commiteee was ap- 

 pointed by the Governor Avith Samuel Russell. Jr.. as chair- 

 man. This committee arranged with the State Council oi 

 Defense for the purchase of several carloads of beef cattle. 

 These were taken by farmers located in different sections of 

 the state. These groups of beef cattle did well and the ven- 

 ture was a financial success. AMien the time en me f'lr the 

 disposal of them as beeves there was some trouble in making 

 sales because of the citv inspection laws for the sellinsr of 

 c'uimals to be slaug-htered. There is a possibility of a state 

 inspection which would obviate this difficulty. \Miile we 

 believe that dairying will continue to ])e Connecticut's chief 

 branch of the live stock industry, we are also convinced that 

 the time is ripe for- a number of our farmers to again engage 

 in the production of beef. In a small way we also en- 

 couraged the raising of sheep for meat purposes. 



Connecticut's hillsides are adapted for grazing. Her large 

 crops of hay, alfalfa and root crops will economically carry 



