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factories of the various classes is sold on a butter-fat basis. Cheese 

 factories and condensing establishments are able to pay a higher 

 price for the fat than the creameries are, but there is a question in 

 the minds of most milk producers as to whether the higher price 

 compensates for the loss of the skim milk for feeding purposes. 

 Prices paid for butter fat by one of the largest creameries in Western 

 Oregon are shown in the following table: 



BUTTER PAT PRICES. 



The sale of surplus stock is an important source of income for 

 the Oregon dairy farmer at the present time. The farmers in the 

 Eastern portion of the State, being unable to get sufficient stock 

 in the Western portion to supply the needs of a rapidly developing 

 dairy section are sending representatives into Wisconsin, Illinois, 

 and Iowa to secure foundation stock. Such Oregon dairymen as 

 have stock for sale arc receiving most satisfactory prices. 



The statement is sometimes made that the higher prices of feed 

 stuffs in Oregon in a large measure offset the gain due to the higher 

 price at which dairy products are sold, when comparison is made 

 with Middle West conditions. While it is true that some of the 

 concentrated feed stuffs are higher, a lower value should be assigned 

 to hay, roots, and other coarse fodder, and the mild climate, par- 

 ticularly in the Western portion of the State, permits of a longer 

 growing season in fact, the growing of certain crops, kale, for 

 instance, throughout the winter. The importance of dairying in 

 connection with fruit growing is just beginning to be realized. Par- 

 ticularly is this true in the case of the small fruits. On most soils 

 suited to small fruit production, fertilization soon becomes necessary, 

 and stable manure is well suited to this use. One prominent small 

 fruit grower says that the fertilizer produced by his cows fully pays 

 for the feed and care of the animals so that the value of the dairy 

 product may be regarded as all profit. 



Adjectives are scarce in this book. It was not written 

 to entertain but to present hard facts. 



