Wealth of the Uintah Basin, Utah, and automobile guide .. . Photo by R. Caliler. Vernal, on the Duchesne—Scene near Myton. Utah. 29. \y E A T. r H o V T ]T1-: i i n t a it b a s t n. tt t a h Dairy Farming Thousands of dollars annually could be made in dairy farm-ing even before the advent of a railroad. Calder Brothers, en-gaged in the creamery business in Vernal, have a standing orderfrom Salt Lake for pounds of butter per day. Dairy farm-ing is conducted on such a small scale that the orders can notbe filled. Recently, however, the farmers have become interestedand are
Wealth of the Uintah Basin, Utah, and automobile guide .. . Photo by R. Caliler. Vernal, on the Duchesne—Scene near Myton. Utah. 29. \y E A T. r H o V T ]T1-: i i n t a it b a s t n. tt t a h Dairy Farming Thousands of dollars annually could be made in dairy farm-ing even before the advent of a railroad. Calder Brothers, en-gaged in the creamery business in Vernal, have a standing orderfrom Salt Lake for pounds of butter per day. Dairy farm-ing is conducted on such a small scale that the orders can notbe filled. Recently, however, the farmers have become interestedand are improving their herds. During the winter of 1913-14, W. , of Myton. shipped in a large number of Jersey cows andcalves from Iowa. The entire number was soon disposed of atgood prices. One cow in this shipment has a Vecord of 60 poundsof milk per day, which tests 6 per cent or about 4 pounds of but-ter fat. One man can attend to 15 cows, and 15 cows of thatkind would produce 1,800 pounds of butter per month, which, at25 cents per pound, would amount to $450. This particular cowis exceptional. But suppose the herd yields only half that
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