ALASKAN CONDITIONS BETTER
THAN STATES ' .
A.H. ‘ "aveman, Co-op CreameruMgr., return-'
ed fro: the States on Friday of last week;!
Then asked about conditions in, the States,'
he replied .that they were "tough".
The price of butterfat is down, he said,
and feed is up. Added to thi^, heavy fain
fall has forced farmers to put the cows
in the barns and start dry feeding earlt
ier ban usual. Feed costs farmers $6.45
he salt and butterfat is .85 alb. bln. 4$
milk this means $3^40 plus .40 for the
skimmed milk or $3.80 per hundred. If the i
farmer enters Grade A production, he gets
an additional .45 a hundred, making $4.25
a hundred. Grade A farmers receive only ;
.45 more per hundred for their milk than !
a"Grade B farmer. This is hardly an in- j
centi' e for, a farmer to go into grade A (
considering all the additional expense j
required in meeting the requirements for
Grade A production.
Mr. "'aveman said that the Creameries in
’Taskin'ton "nay the limit on milk each
month arid the?® might be a small dividend
or bonus. EverylLmonth all expenses are
figured including depreciation before the
farmers are paid. He told of a meeting
of the Board .of Directors vhich he at
tended while, there. The Board argged all
afternoon as to whether it was advisable
to way the farmers 3^ more for thier
butterfat. This might seem foolish to
us, but becomes.very important when
figuring is d,one on such a close basis.
As far as the retail side of the picture
is concerned, Mr. Haveman said that milk'
is selling for 2Ctf a quart in Bellingham,
but the'farmer is not getting the benefit
of this. - v -
'The feed situation; is really serious ac
cording to I.*r.'Haveman. . Some, of_4he ^
7estern States, as Kansas for instance,
haven't had rain since the first part of j
July. Agriculturalists and the U.S.D.A. 1
are neatly concerned over the situation.
It is feared that another Dust Bowl is
in the making. The drought of the past
summer cut the feed supply considerably
and added to this, early rains have for
ced "Jashington farmers'to begin dry feed-1
ing earlier than usual. . i
~'x. "aveman returned to the Valley feel- ;
ing that the Dairy farmers in Alaska mere
considerably better'off than their bro- |
thers in the States. < ■' ' !
: PEAKS A R M
Krs. Alcne Lucas fell and broke her aim !
this last nreek. She had it CCp&ycd and i
set at the'local Hospital. : ** ' \ J
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The ->ast -:eek has been particularly bad
for da" It because Of the icy conditions
of ••oads, streets and yards.
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