Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-02-04

The Dairy Int. est Of tie MOTEL
Wert,

The annual address Of. President
Fnvil. Of Lake Mills. Wis. before she
Nnr,b western Dairy mems Associa
ton at Whitewater, was brief hn'
admirable ia its good sense. b.
c,mmenced with words Of congratu
lntion, stating that the past year
bad, IN the main, been favorable 10
the dairy interest. Feed bad been
abundant for the herds. The atmos
phero al been favorable for making
AMI curing dairy goods, and price,
had been such a. TO give = iair prom p
The markets had been better, IN part
because Of improved quality, and 10
part because Of improved qnallty.
and in part because new markets had
heen oupued up. Sending cheese To
New York and Loudon from Wis
consin was successful. These mar
kets can again rs made useful TO the
dairymcn Of the Northwest. A brief
h story Of the growth OF the dairy
interest in the Northw est vas given.
lie had been ia the business twenty
FIVE wears "a WtscOusif. tie had
sold cheese at cents pound
Since the factory system had been
inaugurated the growth I THIS IN
terost bad been very rapid. SIX
wears ago 80 factories were repre-
9ented 10 The association, and there
we're few othersi h tne Northwest.
Now there are probably 100 IN Wiz
consin, 100 in Illinois, ard 20 each
ID Iowa aud Minnesota, or 25O cheese
factories in the Northwest. IL IL
probable one hundred new ones will
DO opened this year The fear that
the business will be Overdone is un-
founded. The same fears were ex-
pressed.a New York forty years
since. The demand has ECU lied the
supply. The increase OF population
has almost equalled the increase OF
dairy products. The dairy interest
cannot be as rapidly Increased IA
many other branches OF agriculture.
Tue number Of hogs may be doubled
ia one gear, OF sheep in Two years
The area ia grain can be extended
indefuiioly, but it takes time to col
lect a good herd Of dairy cows. The
increased production will mainly be
in tho West. The old dairy regions
will slowly, if at all, increase their
products. Tue great scourge OF
abortion, which we have escaped, IS
very prevalent there.
IN. HAk mt
suited TO dairying Unless natural
ly or artifcialIy supplied with good
water no farm is suited TO tins onsl-
moss Macy farmers are not adapted
10 the business They lack the re-
anisit education, and worse, they
lack the needed patience and perse
yerance constant care night and
norning. Three hundred 81 d sixty
i've days in the year iS required OF
d4irymeu, The work IL not 80 hard
NJ grain raising. bat mach more con-
dining. The busiA ess must DO made
i permanent one if il il TO be success.
fll Expectations Of fortune in u
few years will always be disappoint-
pointed. Large numbers are think
ing Of tho COW rather than Of the
pillow, az 10 the past The best cows
must be selected. and he best care
given Thorn. Mix for the pail must
come from the food in tho mouth OF
the COW. The business must be
stuck to, well understood, and car
riod On with energy II will give
iarger profits than any other bust
meas Of agrlcul .uro. The success Of
dairying in tho Northwest must de-
pond largely on the cheese and but
Ter makers. These must study
their business aud strive 10 ex el in
the quality Of the goods they pro-
ince.