, 1874-02-20

NJ
Tho Committee on Revolutions reported tho
following:
Isolued That, In vew Of the increasing Importance
Of tho dairy intercats III this State, would rcsp+ct-
Wisconsin Agricultural Societies that their pranln
liss be 80 amended MS to yiyc additional pre.na
sess ~ o Of @ st am NJ I'm on
tho best trklu Of bttor Welah tub, jar thus giving
tor sssntor xarsx of copu,sou
printed rules or tho mnnnor in wlieh lucy propose to
tons for caro- and tTeaiot of milk, tn,o Of delivery,
salo Of cheese to IT will 10 kept by The factory, aud
Of s ss sws .sa 5sat9s to n
Cd to make report Of tho amount OF milk received in
1878, amount Of curd choeso, amount received mud
furnish each patron aud aao tho secrctary Of this AS
Rcsolred That We recommend tho tlatrymon Of Tho
State to nko their cheese With Wow to its sa1e In tho
Easorn aud foreign markets., mud would recommend
that they use hoops not fteGn inches In iiamaor,
milking cheese not less than eight inches high, and
.N<sored That We recommend to tho. Dairy Doards
Of Trado III tho State that their buaincss lie
possible, and also harn0nxe tho interests Of buyers
and sellers 80 that 1t will DO to their mutual interest to
| meet together.
ono Of thanks to the Mayor and Common Council
OF Fond du Lac for tho llae OF the room.
nuTTEn-MAKINd.
8. Favill said tho best buttor-makors those
who got 10, 35, or oven 30 cents pound for the
butter during tho year, made moro money than
tho cheese makers. But fow Ros this; most
farmers make no money from butter. uo bc-
loved tho Jersey COWS, or cross from this
breeds decidedly tho best.
6ome accounts wero givon Of tho modes prac-
ticod In some wol-known tlairies aud buttor-fac-
tories, leaving tho impression that thero was 10
lnystory about making good butter !; that cloa1l-
liness, good care, and common aenso arc tho
lending requisites. Tho higher prices obtained
nIJs tt&y nj
regularly receiving the desired amount Of butter
Of uniformly good quality.
Secretary Hoard spoke at length. giving many
interesting facts.
butter now Offered him il not only white, but
rancid. Tho llso OF common barrol-sa1t is still
common. The use Of gcnuino Ashton salt makes
buttor worth cents h pound moro than that
mado with American salt.
TODD FOR COWS.
Secretary Hoard said tho salvation Of this dairy
question depends receiving tho largest yield
from tho lAnd, aud the largest yield from each
COW. His father had kept 10 COWS, u shcep; md
2 horses on IS acres Of rather poor' land iu New
York. Ho grer corn-f0dder largely, and bought
no corn-fodder, ana but llttlo grain. Il ia mis-
take to think dairying will not succeed in our
nplanas tloy arc 0fton bettor tlan tho marsh
lnmds.' Our uI'1ands are. however, too dry. It
will help thom muol 10 dress tho meadows and
pastures with muck.
D[r. Jonnings Of Roacdale, asked about cur
ing clover hoy Ihe common practice ho1o ls to
cure pr'netpaily III tue COCK: Eor Two seasons ho
hah:howed corn for fodder, dr1ueu thlckiy IN rows
w toot Wlde. somo nhe cars were pfoaaccu.
Tho folder vas very valuable. :,
l.. foriost has a dllterent mothod OF growing
cora-ioddor. lle ao%B shfco baaheis OF corn to
tho acre, broadcast ploWs ueopiy cuts VIII a
strong reaper II only grows nVo or s1 foet
nigh. narrowed tlve or sl1 times TO ti!o acre
whom Thoroughly dry. In curing slow it
III better to COCK bo'oro It Ii much wlltot.
Mr. 1lougo houses Ills clover the same gay 1t IL
cut; cut when greoh; haxee WILL cqnnl bnilS OF
clover or summon feed Tor cows, when it gets 2
little Old, 1t eaton TuGu young 1t LIES no bad