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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1968

Page

2

Family's Undertaking Recalls Early Butter Making Days

The Roberts family near Garnett farms cows that yield nine gallons of milk daily and, with other animals, still has surplus. They churn butter the old way using an antique glass Daisy churn after a hunt for a hand churn. The mother makes about a pound and a half of butter each evening as plans to switch to a table model churn arise.

Kenneth Mace Garnett Mike Wynonna Roberts Orson Roberts Garnett Brownie Roberts Mrs. Roberts Anderson County Hospital Abraham Linda Peckham Jeffery van Horn

Cow Population Down but Milk Production Up in County

Franklin County dairy farms show a 50 percent drop in dairy cows since 1950 to 6,000 head while total milk output declined less than 20 percent due to higher per cow production. The 1967 DHIA figures report average milk per cow above 13,600 pounds, with farms tending 60 to 100 cows and investments around $130,000.

Franklin County Farm Management Association No

Many Successful Dairymen Recall 4-H Projects

Bill Merhoff describes how dairy farming is a major, dynamic sector in American agriculture and outlines how 4-H dairy projects shape future dairymen. The piece notes 22 4-H dairy members in Franklin County, highlights the long commitment of the program, and cites county data: 4,000 dairy cows producing 31,500,000 pounds of milk annually in Anderson County.

Bill Merhoff 4-H Agent Dairy Anderson County Maurice Harrington State Department of Agriculture

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