The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-06
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THE DAIRY INTEREST OF TIE NORTHWEST
The annual address Of President Favil.
of Lake Mills, Wis. before the North
western Dairymen Association atW bite
water, was brief but admirable In its
good sense. He commenced with words
of congratulation, stating that the past
year had in the main, been favorable to
the dairy interest. Feed had been abun-
dant for the herds. The atmosphere had
| been faso-abie for making and curing
! dairy goods, and prices had been such
as to give fair profit The markets had
been better, in part. because of improved
| quality, and in part because new markets
had been opened up. Sending cheese
to New York and London fom Wiscon
can again be made useful to the dairy
men of the Northwest. A brief history
of the growth of the dairy interest in tbs
Northwest was given. He had been in
business twenty-five years in Wisconsin.
lie had sold cheese at cents a pound.
Since the factory system had been inau-
gurated the growth of this interest had
been very rapid. Six years ago 80 fac
tories were represented in the association
and there were few others In the North
west. Now there are probably 100 in
Wisconsin, loo in Illinois, and 25 each
In Iowa and Minnesota, or $50 cheese
factories in the Northwest. 1t is proba-
bic 100 new ones will be opened THIS year.
The fear that the business will be over
done is unfounded The same fears were
expressed in New York forty years ago.
The demand has equalled the supply.
The increase Of population has almost
equalied the increase of dairy products.
The dairy interest cannot be- as rapidly
increased as many other branches of ag-
riculture. The number of hogs may be
doubled In one year. of sheep In two
years. The area i'll grain can be extend
ed indefinitely, but it takes time to col
lect good herd Of dairy COWS. The in
creased production will mainly be in the
West. The old dairy regions will slowly,
if at all, increase their products The
great scourge of abortion, which we have
escaped, is very prevalent there.
Many farms In the west are not suited
to darying. Unless naturally or artifi-
cialy supplied with good water no farm
is suited to this business Many farmers
are not adapted to the business. They
lack the requisite education. and worse,
they lack the needed patience and perse
yerance-constans ARE night and morn
ing. Three hundred and six,y-6ve days
in The year is required of dairrmen. The
work is not 80 har6 as grain raising, bus
muck more combining. The business
must be made permanent one if it is
to be successful. Expectations Of for
tuue in few years will always be disap- |
pointed. Large numbers are thinking
Of the COW rather than of the pillow. as in |
the past. The best COWS must be select
ed, and the best care given them. Milk |
for the pail must come from the food in |
the mouth Of the COW. The business |
must be stuck to, well understood, and |
carried on with energy 1t will give |
larger profits than any other branches of |
agriculture. The success Of dairying in |
the Northwest must depend largely on |
the cheese ard butter makers. These |
must study their business, and strive to
excel in the quality Of the goods they
produce.