, 1875-02-12

NJ p. 1u+ HADY Ubliub1a VI khU 2AeHot4@tLoH
aud citizens adjourned to ncighboring reatal-
rant to q good supper Which MAS heartily ell
iuyed.
Tie aulence then adjourned to the lnll and
listened to toasss aud aposches 1or an hour. anu
!ndu1ged, at the col,cll~iGl,, in &Benofal social.
Large pu,nbui1 Of citixens wcro present, aud
the occasion passed off pleasantly.
THIRD DAY-MonE1aIG SESSION.
THE cEHlENN1AL.
This morn,ng committee Wes appointed to
co-oEnrate with tho proposed Centennial E1htbi-
iou, and furnish to tho world practical siaV Of
tha American syston. Of manufacturing butter
and choose. Tho following gentlemen "ero
named as such Conmi.too: Z: G. Encll, Of
Tack Falls; II. II. Thompson, l'Fil,, I'll. Hi.
rasn Smith and N. C. Jones', Of WISCONSIN; aud
l.. A. Cllamberlin. OF Iowa.
1t is expected that these gentlemen will take
measures to obtain full au exhibition Of Vest
cru dars products in Philadelphia during 1s7G.
FEED FOR DAIRY CuWH.
The ue1t question for discussion. Feed foE
hr. G. Gilbert raised oats and Hungarian grass
for his cattlo, mud believed it to he the bozt feed
when you cau get it. Ills Hungarian vas e1-
lauBtod nov, and lie fed closer and timothy hay
mud meal. sowed Ills Hungarian very thick, III
f.ct It did not head ont, making ! fine, short
grass. full OF sweetness and nourislmcut, ard
cattle appeared ravenosls for It. Did
not i)io ton much otl-cako; IT was
Adye rsasn CHANCES o, fo,d as Cattle
iAhed tnctl course as much as human beingA
die. Hungarian grass Eeel should to gown III
early az oats, be cut bofnre it nlaturod, and well
cured nscd over one-lalf b,tshel per arra OF
seed. Claimcd in goud ycara to cut tAree anu
four tous Of hay per aero.
A member Of the Smith family from Wiscon-
sin, who at tho Gociable Expressed the opinion
that tho newspaper press .Weh. to certain
beloved country, Lad m ornon to exprobB as to
feeding cattle, 10 it may 10 assumed lc feeds
hia hut little.
Or. Stone read paper upon tho advantages
Of the Factory Syatcm In Iutter-Mak!uG."
auNHEl! AND WINTER DA1nY1Sd.
Mr. !. II. Wn1,ter read paper upon tho Hell
atiye Progress OF Summer and Winter DairyinS."
1Ir ". said that within 10 miles Of Elgin 25 QUO
cows wore kept Of which nll.nbrr ona-third were
in milk during the winter. Barns must 30
warm, etock well fed n1Ad watcred, md every cf-
fort matlo to intluce tho COW to feel at homo and
peaceful. For ground feed ho used ono-Lhird
zach Of corn-,neai oats. end bisn Keeping cat,
grain I'LL summer, but opinions differed AZ to i:s
profit It is considered barhaloun to run, stouo,
kick. or dog herds Of stock. Planted IA extra
amount OF field corn,. and. II the pastu1e was
six months iu winter hia ground feed cost 800.
Lay go, aalt sG; extras making total Ut s63.
slx. months Of eumnler feed totalIzcd $40
cost. Owing to tho continued drought,
'ss ssse4es as GsP'''ea Costly sf asd asS' 9ss %
profits havo not boon Us much for two years III
il preceding time. Mr.. ". thought that the un-
uatlal drought Of tho past few yoara lud almost
swept away tho profits of dalry!ng. and many
waiting for better crope
Mr. N. Eldrcd read paper upon tlle Soon
strnctlon Of Curing Rooms for Checac."
Ths Convention then adjourned till 1:10 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association ealno to order ut 1;30 p m,
Mr. l. Boise. Of htarhnSo, road an tntereHtiug
paper, giving his experience as to tho proper
artielo named In any we'll organized detailed
work On bota,ly,-and aalt AZ regular rollsL,
nEroNTa or COMMITTEES.
Eome dtscuHbion cnatled, and reports Of Com
Tho Committee appointed to e1amins tho
dairy utcflsila exhibited during tic Convention
madn report that they lad yiatod tue extensive
dairy implnn1unt n'annfactories Of ii. Mallory l.
co. aud Hawthorne d 1'osnorth. aud found
many now and admirable inventions for The
farther carrying on of tho dairy business Ia NIL
its branchcH, and thought Tint Western men
need not 20 farther cast than E!sin to rrbcrro
~ shat was neceasaEy for the proper conduct OF
the buaulgks.
RURAL BOARDS or TRADE.
J: II. McClcan, Bccrctaty Ut tho Elgiu noard
81 Trade, read a paper upon Nnral Huar.ls oi
Trade" maintaining that such organizations
lnye proven benoilt to tic dairynien in this
sootion in tho past and will coutinue to in ilo
future md advised Bue!1 organizations in pIl
localities whore dalrying R 80 extensively carried
e. 2n: Tue paper Hliowcd that the Eisin noacd Ut
Trade numbered ninety-iiye member. Il1s fac
tortos which regularly oTsred tbei. products
here numbeted forty, and the totaH Of tra,,Bac-
lions from a1aroh II, 1874, till Jan. a. 1876 ars
a. follows:
So pofea hl chceso..- 65,o2s
fopaas u hAsef....'......,... IB9, ,4M
Total sa'e.... $40, ,s,,s,s
Tbs ElgM banks, in 1874, t,asd out over ri. .CttD-
wv for tho products Ut the dairy 10 farmers mid
ssototJn,en In this district. Ills Secretary esti
mated that by tats systeln the Etgin factorymeu
mad received tho uAial commission foes OF por
ccnt wch atnuuntcd during tho yoar 10 over
*J0,00 No trouble hhti svcr occurred between
buyer and sollor, and it Has . faut that the old
trouble Of cheese ahrinhiug aud spelling botwuen
'hs H. f.atory 1n4 Mt}s. e chlesSe market had
he shipped cheeaa direct to LouGon, and last
noAHtn sent eighteen osr-ioals as an experiment
and should probably continue 1t.
alr. Wlckaon KaYe brat l0nunle OF ths bull
hesa transacted by tho Utica uoard Of Iraae.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Ihs Convention adjourned At 3 n, En, every
person exptaksnR eAtl8fkction ut the results Of
tho Ratherng. aud hoping for the recurrence Of
similar OCCASION q year Aancs.
The attsndRnco has averaged 2G0 at oyery ses.
E1sst benefit.
Tho An9lo.Erench Tunne1.
The Paris Ds1ats prints You,o details Of the
progress OF the CbaunAl 1uunui sct+enie, It saya
LINZ convention has been signed tetwaen At.
CA!llAn1, the Minister of Public Works., aud TO-
csesJ q capltslistB, presided over by III. Michel
and IN which this French Northern Hall
" "ay Company II much Interested. The Ie5ais,
back to tie origin OF tie scleme, states that
y y ma It htst intended to form m nterpe- |
t,enal company. but, owinsl to the Difference |
"nsoh !!i exists betwesn ahs FrencA aud Eu- |
s sum laws in ths matter, tic promoters |
u .ao Undertaking wsEo forced to re- !
so1t to another combination. Two .ocintiep vers
formed ons french and sha other Euelis,, thew
"tt spent 200 QUO frauoa III prollmlnary iuyestt
eatlona' sud IT ths latter Ars touud tAyorabjs to