, 1875-02-18
WISCONSIN DAlRYMEN.
Resumption of tho Sessions AbAn-
tloned In The January Gold
Snap.
A Manifest Feeling Of Satisfaction With
tho Condition Of The Interest.


II. A1KiNsnN, Wis. Feb. 17,-The adjourn
cd meeting Of tho Wi.consin Dairyman's Anso-
ciat!on met ut this place to-day. The nieeting
waH called to order by socrotaty Hoard, and, in
the al,tcuce Of President llazcn, q. G. 0lin, Of
Oakland, wRa elected President prn tom. &. ".
l.urctar,l Esrl., IN tho welcome nsldrcsh aroko of
tho growing intorcAt in dairy mattors aud
thought that ench occaaons wero OF the Grcntest
value to tho community at largo. lilo wAa gnd
to ace tho dairymen como together. AMI would
assure them OF tho fill and open hospital
tty Of tho people OF Fort Atkinson, ut,d o
hoped that the members OF the Association
would 20 torwnrh and lmyn d successful conven-
uon.
The subject OF making and markesing butter
wns opcnoi by Mr.. 0. i. HExioy, of JeiferBon
County, lie said that lie kept warm aud clean
stables and lid tho milking himself; hali kopt
twonty cows during tho scaaon; got the milk In
tho usual WAY, churung in about twon.y
minutes; did not wash Ills butter j;
Aal.ed with Ashton salt--1 ouucs
to the pound sat 1t away for twenty y-four l,ourB
when 1t was raworltod practically packed in pals
for market, and sold for 81 conta per pound ;
fetl his CONS clovor, hay, bran. and sugas beets
COWS had yielded l K pounds Of butter per day !;
he hal received $50 per COW for tho scaaon.
Secretary Hoard thought people did not un-
tlcrBtaua tho truo principle Of washing buttor !;
ii was lit forcing tile bnttor from milk with tho
least labor, and not the oyerworking the buttor
and ipjuring tho cream le had seen 800 sanl-
pies at tho Stato Fair, and but thrso in tho lot
bnt wcro overwoyked.
Mr.. Dikley thought 1t would pay to buy corn
at as cents per Duahol. aud soil butter At IS cents
pnr pound.
q. J. 3lilarA had kept tweuty-four COWS DUR
ing tue SCISSOR, and thought 1t paid to focd wei! :;
his cows lad paid $4,000 each DUR
ing tho season; had averaged 22D
pounds por heaI sold lis butter
from rs to is cents per pound thouel,ta winter
dairy would pay hest; did not lfse to milk during
sly-.lmot hid noticed that. Z ho did not food
we'll, tue cows did not pay wolf.
Hers President liazcn made Ills appearance,
having becn DELAYED by n snow-bonn:l train, and
proceeded to deliver bis ndIress OF whiuh wo
give briof ssnorHia. lie says:
| No havn maids atcady and rapid improvement 10th
n ,he aty, uni stl H., quantity Gt IT,, our asy.soncts
meeting aud greeting our bEathor-aairymen In con-
venttnn where We arc all mutually interested,
| socially, etEcaonaty, anl financially. Tho aim oi
sosi lairymsn should Is 70 oseel q aio tic zsi
rank III his rafeBsteu. Iii order to do an, first see:t
tho best dairy, COVE. you cau possibly mud
pasiurcs; " Plenty ot running water; reg'lar
feed, buth sli,,i,uer and winter; milk then, u
regular stated times; ; get aooi mikers. ia thcre ia
! they will puy. There las uot bcBn Keason In twenty
years III Wisconsin that sach dairy ,woult
in MY opinion, tl,orc Will not he for twenty years Il
| come. Tho factory system of manufacturing
butter and cheese haa been the rrne'rnt ea.st
| both In quality md quantity, and has proret
! blessng to tho dairy husbantlulan.