, 1875-01-13
AMERICAN DAIRYMEH,
Convention at Utica, N. r., Yesterday,
with ll0rati0 Seymour in
Tho Chair.
- Number Of Addresses Read and
Other Business Trans
acted.

. !SrtrfdI pispdtch 10 The Ehteado TfibHne.
tf71cA, N. r., Jan. 12.-Tlso animal convention
OF the American Dalrymeu's Association began
IN tho Unitod States Courtroom. in tiIs city, to-
day. Ia usnal, Tie attendance Ia OF representa-
tiyo dairytncn from wdofy-sepnrated regions
OF this country, from Massachusetts to Wiscon-
rin, as weft rs representatives from Canada.
The main attendance, however, In from the great
dsiry-reEion Of Central Nov York.
Tho first for,nal paper read was by T. D.
Curtis. Of Syracuse. This was Of general na-
tufo, giving practical hints to dairyrnop. ant,
closing with IN earnest appeal for organization
h1nong tho producing claBscB,
c. l., Sheldon read n paper on ac!1lty In
cheese~nhkfng, which WAS mainly technical, IA
rortng tho development Of ncldity III the oheene-
curd to n considerable dogreo.
Tho President. tho Hon. JIoratio Seymour,
presented resolution asking tho Legislature to
continue its appropriations for mcroscopical In.
vostigation Of questions rc!ating to minute ptnnt
and aumat life. III advocating this resolution,
which was unanimously ndoptod, Gov. Seymour
tnado an olo1hoht hptech On tho advantage Of
scientific Investigations To lairyrneu and Other
farmers. especially Of 1ntcroscopIcaI invcatiga-
tons. Ho saId oven 5p-cent magnifying- -glsas
constantly usod in tho habita Of careful ob8orva-
"Ao 04NnI W GAACAtipu.
He Insisted TINT q return to epece payment
would como not by any tricks OF statemaaship.
but by general prosperity throughout the country,
and this would como from industry, intelligence,
and economy, rather than from my act OF Con-
grcss Lie. e.highiY compiinentcd dafrymon az
clnHs, as more Intelligent and sucucsaiul In thor
btaiitoes than ALMOST Ely othor ciass.
4 paper by Dr.. l.. L. Sturterant, OF h[nssacElu-
sette. on dream, took tho position that there Was
Il great difference In tho cream OF differ
ons COWS; that. Of q given bulk, .ono
lot OF cream would mako threa
times as much as another, and that
the percentage Of cream In 4 cow'a milk was a
poor test OF yalne. As to deep aud shallow set
ting OF milk, tho paper expressed the opinion
that 4 greater quantity Of cream would be se-
curctl from shallow setting. md probably better
quality Of buttor from deop aatting.
This paper waB followed by long discussion
on heating md cooling milk and cream, Ms
Agnold'B plan Of heating milk to 130 degrees
seeming to meet with favor.
In tho evening two papers On the prosnrya-
tton Of butter were teHd. Ono Has BY Il. r.
IIawley, Of Syracuse. taking tho ground that the
use OF salt III huttor WIS merely to flavor It, u
too snnft d quantity fs used to have much PFC
sorvatiyo effect. The obi jcct OF the paper WAS to
strongly present the 1nerts Of tho salt nnnufao-
turo1 by ths company with which he ia connect
ctl. Tho second paper WAS by T. D. Stone, Of
Cleveland, giving special attention to paekagoa
fur butter with broad advertisement attached
Ths Importance OF this subject Of gotting Bat-
isfactory butser-package called ont an animated
discussion Tho programme for tomorrow
promises an unusually Interesting day.