The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-12-25
The Farm and the Duiru.

The Form and the DuirY.
At about Z: 80 p m painful acct
dent occurred to John Morrison. a
yonng man living at Fishkill, n. Y,
who had charge Of an engine which
he was exhibiting in the building
His right hand was canght between
the shaft and the arm of the engine.
and terribly crushed and bruised.
Although his wrist was broken lie
threw his coat over his SHOULDER and
walked from the building without any
help.
REMARKS OF r. NJ. LITTLER.
Soon after p m the band which
had been playing FIR an hour left the
stand, ann the literary exercises be-
gan. Colonel r. NJ. Littler, of Daven
port. Iowa. one OF the vice presidents
presided. and before introducing the
first speaker said that he as western
man took great pride in the fact that
the city of New York was doing so
much to strengthen the 'lairymen and
farmers of the Mississippi valley.
''Only in late years" he continued.
''has it been admitted that the West
can produce good butter. 1t was
thought that the work OF the dairy
men of the far west would he u fail
IRE. But l am glad to say that the
Western farmers. aided by your east
ern appetites and by your commission
merchants. can now compete with the
the older sections of the country,
New England and New York. Du
ring my visit to Europe last summer
l paid especial attention to dairy pro
ducts, but saw no exhibition equal
in quality and quantity to this"
ADDRESS OF THOMAS WHITAKER.
Colonel Littlcr then introduced
Thomas Whitaker, d,irymen OF
Massachusetts, who spoke at some
length. He said he would hav the
farmers of the East, West and South
Join hands with the New York mer-
chant, and present united front to
the common enemy. If the farmer
would have the farm attractive to the
young people, he must be cheerful
and not grumble. The farmer should
remember that the merchants nerves
arc shattered, and that he works in
the dim light Of the city. The farm
or, on the other hand, has the clear
sky and the pure air of the country
and beautiful carpet of green grass.
He dwelt on the advantages in poiut
Of health which the rosy checked farm
ers daughter had over her less favor
ed city cousin. The dairy products
he said, were the farmers sons and
daughters. At Il recent dairy fair in
Greenfield, Mass, five of the highest
prizes had been taken 10y carriage
ma ker, who had only two COWS. His
wife had made the butter, and the
speaker thought that there was moth
ing like Yankee womau's pluck and
perseverance,. Children in the great
cities required much milk-.nilk that
should be Of the purest kind. The
skin of the COW should be perfectly
clean, and the vessels in which the
milk is kept should be without a
stain or spot. If the national Society
about to be organized could arrange
so that milk could he delivered to
the consumer directly from the pro-
ducer, All inest,mablc benefit would
result to both. There WIS an increas-
ing eenand, too, for fresh butter not
over d.y or two old. The question
of supplying the Eastern AMI Euro.
pean markets was only aquestion o1
time. The west was growing rapid.
ly, and manufactures and commerce
would follow the march OF agriculture
Soon, he said, he hoped that America
would ce;.se to rely upon Europe tol
clothing.
ADDRESS OF S. 8. GARDNER.
S. S. Gardner, President of thu
Minnesota St.te Dairymen's Associ,
tion, who estall shed the first cheese
factory in Northern Minnesota, SPOKE
of the farming facilities of the west
1t was only few years since the
Western Reserve began to supply
New York will, dairy products. Wis
consin was celebrated III Europe fol
her cheese, and Iowa had the proud
distinction Of producing the hest but
ter. in the market. Only Il few years
ago western butter was regarded Will
tlisiavor. Now ill this WIS reversed
Three years ago olconaryarine was
shipped to the west, but now this
trade had stopped. The prairie grass
IS Of the west were swccler and more