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Charlotte county dairy farmers, about CO of them, viewed dairying prospects in the county at a meet ing, last week. Sponsored by the Charlotte Artificial Breeding As sociation. the meeting was held in the assembly room of the County Agricultural Building. Ben Morgan, agricultural eco nomist from VPI, discussed “The Outlook for Dairying in Charlotte Countv.''' Mr. Morgan said that Charlotte county dairymen were m a favorable position from the standpoint of markets. At the present time. Grade A milk from the county is being marketed in Richmond. Norfolk. Washington. D. C.. and Durham. N. C. W'hile milk can be delivered fairly promptly to these population cen ters. still Charlotte county is suf ficiently removed from industrial areas to insure an adequate labor supply, he ixiinted out. Mr. Ellmore. of the Dairy De partment at VPI. who has charge of the Dairy Herd Improvement work in the state, explained the importance of the dairyman's knowing what production each cow in the herd is making. When individual production is known, cows can be fed accordingly and a saving of feed made. Also, records on each cow will indicate the cows that have milk and lnitterfat pro duction sufficiently high that thev are worthy of producing the heifers for herd replacements
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