v lerican Agriculturist, June 21 , 1924 
Committee of Fifteen Meets 
Votes Better Prices—Action Not Unanimous 
T HE Dairy Conference Committee 
of 15 met in Utica, Saturday, June 7, 
and after a lengthy discussion adopted 
a resolution “that the price of Class 1 
milk on and after June 16 be substantially 
increased.” Eleven members of the 
Committee voted for the resolution, one 
member did not vote, and the three from 
the Dairymen’s League Cooperative 
Association voted against it. The original 
resolution provided for a definite price of 
$2.33, but after a discussion the resolu¬ 
tion was amended to omit a definite 
price statement. The full resolution as 
finally amended is as follows: 
Whereas, the price received from Class 1 
milk produced under requirements of the 
New York Board of Health is below the 
average cost of production, and with the 
steadily advancing price of butter and cheese, 
therefore be it 
Resolved, That it is the sentiment of this 
committee that the price of Class 1 milk, on 
and after June 16, be substantially increased 
and that the representatives of the Dairy¬ 
men’s League be requested to present this 
view to the executive committee and to notify 
the other members of this committee if it 
succeeds in establishing an increased price 
for the last half of the month of June. 
i Discussion Intense but Good Spirit 
Prevails 
Although the discussion was very 
intense, even the most tense moments 
were free from rancor and showed the 
earnestness of each man to bring about 
some improvement in the present disas¬ 
trous milk situation. 
In arguing against the resolution, Mr. 
Henry Burden, chairman of the Com¬ 
mittee, and a League man, said, “You 
are trying to do something that can not 
'.be accomplished. It is not possible to 
foresee economic conditions June 16, or 
July 1, and I hope that the Committee 
will not do something for which it will be 
sorry.” Mr. Burden further said that 
if the price resolution could be tabled, he 
would be glad to take up the subject 
with the League executive committee. 
“I myself,” continued Mr. Burden, 
“have no authority to bind the League 
association.” / 
-Mr. Charles Tuck, educational director 
of the League Cooperative Association, 
supported Mr. Burden’s stand. He made 
an appeal for first securing definite facts 
as to milk production and surplus in the 
State before acting. Mr. Tuck brought 
out the point that it does no good merely 
to “resolute” to do something unless 
conditions are such as to make it practical 
to carry out the resolution. All members 
of the Committee thoroughly agreed as 
to the need from the farmers’ standpoint 
of better prices. But there was not full 
agreement as to the ability of getting 
better prices when over-production pre¬ 
vails and when the market is at the 
peak as it is in June. 
‘Farmer Wants to Hear the Coin 
Jingle” 
Mr. W. S. Rhodes, a non-pool member 
of the Committee, answered Mr. Tuck 
by saying, “We have the facts. All we 
need to know is that the farmer is not 
getting enough for his milk. He wants 
to hear the coin jingle.” Mr. Burden 
suggested that the entire matter be left 
for submission to the League farmers 
themselves at the annual meeting of the 
Dairymen’s League on June 19, when 
twelve hundred dairymen will be present. 
Mr. A. P. Williams, of Munnsville, a 
non-pool member, said he could not let 
the matter end without expressing his 
utmost confidence in Chairman Burden’s, 
integrity. Several others were quick to 
agree with this sentiment, showing the 
sincere desire of every member of the 
Committee to try to work together. 
The Problem of Unorganized Milk 
There was much discussion as to what 
might be done with the unorganized milk. 
Mr. Garlock spoke for the Eastern 
States group, pointing out that it would 
do no good to establish a price when there 
was so much milk that nobody controlled 
being sold for a less price from the 
dealers’ platforms in New York. Mr. 
Burden, the chairman, thought the 
unorganized problem might be solved by 
having farm bureau agents call meetings 
to be addressed by members of the 
Committee, who would urge those farmers 
not in any organization to either join 
some of those already existing, or form a 
local association around their own plant, 
that could cooperate through the Com¬ 
mittee of Fifteen to eliminate cut¬ 
throat competition. 
Is Milk a Public Utility? 
Mr. Fred Bosliart of the Sheffield 
Producers offered the thought that unless 
the present situation is straightened out 
pretty soon the State is likely to step in 
and declare the milk business a public 
utility, requiring State licenses for pro¬ 
ducers. Chairman Burden remarked that 
this might be a good thing, since the 
courts have always held that public 
utilities are entitled to a fair return on 
their investment. 
After passing the price resolution, the 
Committee adjourned to meet again in 
Utica at 10:30 A. M., standard time, 
June 28. At tnis meeting, each member 
of the group may invite others in his own 
group to attend. 
Finds It Does Not Pay to Raise 
Calves 
W E have raised a great many 
calves. Where we first began to 
farm it. we raised twenty in one year. 
Father tried to tell us it did not pay but 
we had to find out for ourselves. 
To begin with unless one can raise 
calves well they are no good. If one does 
give them a good start, when they are 
good big plump calves not too old to go 
for veal, a butcher will pay you more 
than they will bring when a year old. I 
am not speaking of thoroughbreds. 
When, the best grade cows could be 
bought fresh for $100 a few years ago, 
we sold a big calf w r e were raising on 
separated milk for $35. We hated to 
let that calf go but we thought we could 
not afford to keep it. 
Involves a Lot of Expense 
The raising of calves calls for a lot of 
expense and work. These can be put to 
better advantage in other ways. If one 
could be sure that every calf raised would 
be a desirable cow, that would alter the 
case somewhat. However, this is not the 
case. In spite of the same breeding and 
care, some cows will be agreeable and 
some will be disagreeable. Some will go 
wrong in one way or another when they 
freshen. Only one in three or four will 
satisfy the one who is raising calves. 
When selling young cows, one does not 
usually get enough to pay the actual cost 
of the feed given them to say nothing of 
all the work required. 
If there is an advantage in raising 
calves, it is that the expense comes a 
little at a time and is not felt. That is 
really no advantage. We bought a nice 
three-year-old Holstein just fresh for 
$45. Surely one can not raise a heifer to 
that age for $45. As cows can be bought 
for less money than is required to raise 
them, w r hy bother to raise calves.— 
Mrs. E. M. C., New York. 
* * * 
I see you say “let’s have some letters.” 
Does it pay to raise calves? I will say it 
does not when you can buy a good young 
new milch cow for $60 in the spring, a 
good one in the fall for $40. It would 
cost $40 to keep a calf the first year. I 
have not raised a calf in seven years and 
I do not think that any farmer ought to 
raise any in seven years more.—G. S., 
New York. 
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