Report of Missouri Farmers' Week. 391 



Some people are prone to believe that there might be an over- 

 production if everyone operated his dairy in the proper way, but 

 there is not much likelihood of such a thing happening. Today 

 there is a great scarcity of all dairy products. The consumption 

 of butter, cheese, milk, cream and ice cream is increasing rapidly. 

 The cost of high living is causing people to think more about the 

 food value of what they buy, and they are beginning to realize that 

 there is economy in using dairy products. 



In estimating the amount of money which the products of this 

 industry are worth in a year's time, it is very hard to secure even 

 a fairly accurate estimate, because no allowance is made for the 

 amount consumed on the farm, the by-products are varied and the 

 indirect benefits derived are of tremendous consequencey The 

 advance sheets of reports of the Secretary of Agriculture contain 

 these words: "The dairy cow is one of the principal producers 

 of wealth on the farm, although the cow is not prominent in public 

 notice. The total value of dairy products for the year 1912 is 

 $830,000,000. This amount exceeds the value of the cotton and 

 lint crop, and is nearly as large as the total value of the lint and 

 seed. The products of the dairy cow are worth nearly as much 

 as the value of the hay crop, twice the value of the oat crop, 

 and 25 per cent more than the total wheat crop. In fact, 

 it is safe to say that possibly corn is the only crop produced on the 

 farm that has a greater value than the total product of the cow." 



The products of the dairies of Wisconsin alone totaled more 

 than $85,000,000 in the year 1911. Other more prominent dairy 

 states report figures amounting to tremendous sums. All we have 

 to do to make Missouri compare favorably with any state is to 

 wake up to the possibilities which are here. All we need is more 

 knowledge, better system and a full head of steam all the time. 



PROTECT THE DAIRY COW, THE BEST MACHINE ON THE 



FARM. 



(W. W. Marple, Chicago.) 



Two men started out one night in a strange city to rob a 

 house. They finally came to an imposing-looking residence and 

 decided that would be a good place to make a start, and the arrange- 

 ment was that one of them should stand guard while the other 

 went in to see what he could find. It was long after midnight. 

 The night was dark and everything was still when the robber 



