, 1873-02-17
THE DAIRY.
Wisconsin Dnirymen's Assoclu.
tion.
Annual Meeting at Watertown.

hAkf-hA0HEs h1h.s tcUA ~, 4bj3.
Ihc first annual meeting of the Wisconsin
sta!e Dairgmon'a Association WAS hold ut Watcr-
DOWN, Fob. 11-12. An attompt wns made to
send you tho first day'a proceedings by tcle-
Erapll &ut 10 O'Clock p. m. found tho ofIico closed
and Tbs operator retired to hio r,,ral home,
pnEs1pxNra Address.
Tho annual ad1rcas by the prcbidcnt, Ohestor
l's%ci,, Of Ladoga, WAS a tsfof but valuable pn-
per. Ho said tho plan OF marketing dairy pro-
ducts at regular snfo's-days, adopted by tho
Association, had been Of mnch boneflt> Tho
subject Of n,odos Of marketing should be
thoroughly discussed, and moro thorough or
zanization Of tho Board Of Trade undor its
auspicoH should bo made. Tho most sorupulous
honor aa to sa1as Vas urged on factory men,-
full weight, uniformity Of choose, separating
poor ones aipd selling them by thousands, Tho
Associati91, by being ablo to ship In largo guam.
titles, b:4d boon ablo to receive yory fnyortblo
rates for transportation Of ohoaae Anti buttor,
Individual dairymen should Bcok to secure q
good reputation for thoir products, although all
cannot hopo to socuro fanoy' pricos. Tho III.
turo prospect for Wisconsin dnirymen IL bflght.
thoydo heir duty. oonsidoring the richness Of
the soil, tts lower price, requiring loss capital
than in tho East no State stands above Wtscon.
Sin. The interest manifested by dairymen will
decide tho amount Of their profits. Two hoaas
arc botter than ono twenty heads ought to DO
better than two 40, ct this Convention, each
emo should bo able to learn something, It ia
important that the patrons Of factories should
understand TINT their nteresta are identical with
Eho1e Of. tho manufacturer. II ono delivers bad
milk, he muy lniuro tho whole maas, md all
lose. a few gallons Of milk may inturo several
dollars worth Of choose. If only pure milk ia
Furnished. patrons have a right to domand good
eheeae. one good.si7ed factory Is vastly better
~ II my nelghborhood than ahslf- dozen smal onea.
nno o1H ySn % much much moro sSs eoo
amount OF 9sielnoss Is divided between half
Dozen ostaOlishmonts. The boat paid dairyman,
81 rue, ls INC ono who gives the M 6cas care and
f'e feed to n.y. cows, and most inte'lgthly managoa
his business. .4A.
7HE DAIRY COW. j.
- The discussion OF the first topic, tho Dairy
Cow, was opened by well-writtonn paper by
George g. Curtis, of Rosondale. Dairymon with
giving largo quantity OF good milk, for q term
Of years, and capable Of transmitting good milk
ing qualities to offspring,-of Whatever bte6d.
~ rule short~Horna run to baot rather than
adapted to q Northern climate, ot fno form form.
great Intelligence, Hhen -Woll fed profitable "a
tnilkera, apd making fine bdef whom fattened;
tho Ay1ahirea stand first for tho ohesae dairy,
e@d Doqsus Moa Me pSns pa9, Of the 9n
posed mainly Of f'native" Cows. Dairyn1an
should not expect to profit from brttinc
beef on tho worn-out fratno Of 3
dfatry eow Medinmszed cows are better than
" large amount OF milk. Tho form md eon6fai
appearance OF tho COW arc good test In aaect~
ang milch-co"R. Tho best dairy COW IL but little
value for beef. Practically, dairyn1en should
ing them on tho farm. Weli-opt hsifer sc calves ives
may come In when two years old. There il Ittlo
danger in dairylng Of oyor-foeding. The best
summer food is grass. Taking al things into
and summer feed for cow, On two aores Man.
gel-wlrtzols ere good for fall and winter feod.G
fed just after milking in tho morning. Un-
hunked corn ID fed; dve aorea Of corn will aup-
ply thirty eows for two months. Roots, clover
hay, and field corn, arc thought preferable to
round corn. ..'-
an interesting discussion followed this paper,
most Of the positions OF tho paper being COM
feed well.
MARKETING CHEESE.
D. E. Burrell, OF Little Falls, N. z, gave IN
Interesting statement aa to tho requiremsnts Of
eheesb being preferred. The English market
will take ali tho cheese We win probably send
them, ut reasonable prices. There val only
one-dfth as much American cheese in tho
Eu8166 markets. January, 1873, aa one year be-
fore. Tho Dairy Board Of Trade ia tho proper
mode Of aolllng there. He gave statement Of
the mode Of conducting business at Little Falls.
n K, and advised against positive enaotments
prohibiting sales except at the Board aeasions
grader.
E1Eor1oN OF oRF1oERs.
At tho evening seBsion, the following officers
were unanimously ro-eleoted: President. g..
Hazen, Lado0a Ttco ePreaidonts II r fious.
man, III. Smith Hacrafnrv w n Hoard T.Lo
Mills; Treasurer, ". 8. Green, hfilfon Tho
following gentlemen wero eleotod Honorary
Vice Presidents n. L, Eaton. ]. Rich. q. q.
0lin, n. 8. Houston.
ao1ENoE IN tanrou7 rnnr.
". ". Daniolls. ii. g., prnfeannr q, Aor;on,.
ture in the UuiyorsIty Of Wisoonsr rava m ad-
nnirable address on tho Halstionan ~ gciancs to
listened to By hunarods inptesd 5f acora, "A' ''o'
THE sEonErAnY's AnsuA1 prpnnT
Secretary Hoard'a annual rnnort dntsi1od II,