Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07

ing more or less confusion. Nevertheless by
MS slow and distinct enunciation, Mr.. Gardner
was able to attract and hold the attention OF
MS hearers intently to the end, and at the con-
olusion he was rewarded by enthusiastic de.
monstrations of approval.
Hon. VIM. Fowler moved the thanks of the
convention for the address and that copy be
requested for publication. Adopted.
THE ADDRESS.
Mr.. Gardner commenced his address with a
brief statement of facts and figures showing
the steady and rapid development of the butter
and cheese business of the country, and said:
MINNESOTA.
Minnesota is doing something in helping to
swell the grand total of American dairy pro-
auctions. In 1876 our State had 1856, l49 mich
COWS as reported by our State statistics for that
year. In 1877, 2OO,637; an increase of Ii, 47a
over the year 1876. The same proportionate
increase would give us now 2l6 los mich COWS.
Now the question naturally suggests itself as
to the quantity of butter and cheese produced
and the quality of the same. In 1876 with
butter and 1,052,34S pounds of cheese. As
Stunning that it would require % pounds Of
cheese to make one pound of butter (the rule
in the Eastern states), the cheese product of
that year would be equivalent to 2,630,S $40
pounds, total of l4,979,S41 pounds of
butter.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
This gives us a fraction less than 81 pounds
as the average product of butter per cow-a re-
markable small yield. We have now arrived at
figures that become interesting.
Our ZIG, los COWS, at an average of 81 pounds
OF butter each, gives us as last years product
1904, sos pounds. With our experience in sell
ing and watching the market reports, who will
say but that 10 cents per pound
would be a fair estimate of the average price?
This would make the value Of our State dairy
productions 81, $50, $50 for the present year.
Who will question but that in having better
skill and the more approved appliances in it's
manufacture that for this product we should
not have an average price of Is cents per
pound? Five cents per pound would add to its
value $S75. 1926. Now we will look little fur
Their. 1t is no remarkable or unusual thing,
with proper care. and feed, for 2-year-old
heifer of the native stock to produce in eight
months 200 pounds of butter.
POSSIBLE PRODUCTION.
The COWS Of this State, if they but have the
care, quantity and quality Of food sthey should
have, will produce at least $50 pounds Of but.
ter per annum. Hence we have to charge t.
neglect in those essentials the difference be,
per COW, which gives us Il, 91l ,245 pounds, al
Is cents per pound, amounts to 81, 236, 6S7.
Add to this amount cents per pound, as the
loss in quality on the actual product of $685..
225, as given above, and we have the grand
total of $751; Ill ,911.75 as the actual loss to the
dairymen Of this State the past year from the
neglect to provide the requisite care and food
for their COWS and the want of the proper skill
or neglect in manufacturing desirable quail.
ity of dairy goods.
NATURAL. ADVANTAGES.
We have the raw material in abundance. Al
oyer our State are the most nutritious native
grasses grown anywhere, in any State or in any
part of the world. In our cows W.
have the machines which, if KEEP
in the proper condition will produce milk tina
as to quantity and quality cannot be excelled
The
IMPROVED BREEDS
are improved machines which will produce tn,
material for the finest quality of goods. Sur
mounted as we are in all directions with thes,
conditions for success, why do we not succeed
Why is it that our bovine factories are operated
year after year without profit to their owners
A loss Of over $3,000,000 from the product o.
less than 100000 mich COWS, is fact TO-
serious consideration.
WHAT IS THE REMEDY?
Think moment of this neighboring city O.
Minneapolis. Who has not heard of the Nortl
Star Woolen mills? Who has not he ard of thei
great mills for the manufacture of -four? Al
those mills have world wide reputation fo
the fine quality of goods manufactured.
Why is it?
In the first place they nave good qualities o.
wool and wheat. Our State has reputation
for the growth of q fine quality of wool anc
wheat. The owners Of these mills procure tn,
best machinery for manufacturing their pro
ductions Then they must have skilled opera
tors to run this machinery, without which i
would be simply apostolic for those mills tt
achieve success and establish an enviable repu
tation wherever their goods arc introduced.
UNsXILED OPERATORS.
Our grasses, climate, water, machinery as ap
piled to is all right to manufacture = goos
quality of dairy goods, and our failure to es
tablish reputation for fine qualities Of butter
and cheese and obtain fair profit in thei
manufacture is owing entirely to want o
skill or neglect on the part OF our operatives
our dairymen and dairywomen. This is tn
rule as the dairy interest of our State is con
Quoted at present.
Week after week all through the past year W,
see quoted in the market reports of this cit,
and Minneapolis common store packed butte
8 to cents per pound; cheese, ordinary, to
CcuG5s AOuS upOu COuS udVo Dceu SOlU dG CU6S
| prices. We note the close the past season O
the Clearwater. Anoka and other cheese fac
tories in financial distress, patrons of the las
named factory being required to take thei
share of the cheese and endeavoring to sell i
upon the best terms possible.
SAD EXPERIENCES.
They have had all the sad experiences the
desire with these factories. They were sur
rounded with all the natural conditions TO
success; but the operator, the cheese maker
did not understand his business, and the enter
prise ended disastrous failure. Negligent
careless, unskilled operatives, butter ant
cheese makers, is the only cause for the presen
| rule Of great loss in quantity and quality o
dairy goods produced in our State.
1t is pleasant and highly gratifying to not
the exceptions to this rule. know of som
CHEESE FACTORIES
that are making as fine quality of cheese a
is manufactured in the best factories in th
State Of New York, that have sold the pas
season at to 80 cents per pound; as high a.
the best New York factories.
Along the line of the Southern Pacific goot
butter sells readily at 20 cents, and choice
made by skilled hands, is selling at rs cents
This is being done where cows have free pastur
age, and where hay can be put up for 81 t,
$l.50 per ton. This is being done in othe
parts of our State. The best diaries of butte
in New York are selling at Is to 18 cents pc
pound. Cows pastured on lands worth from
$50 to $3.50 per acre. Hay worth from $40 t,
Sl2 per ton, COWS higher in price than here
bran to feed them from Minnesota wheat
quantity of milk reduced from an extensive
abortion among their cows. a disease unknown
in Minnesota.
Does not this show at glance without demon
stration of figures the rapid prosperity tina
would attend the production of dairy goods il
our State; if but skill and care were shown il
their manufacture?
LACK OF SYSTEM.
Now what shall we do as a remedy for tn
present defe4sive system, or rather lack of sys
TEN, as now practiced in butter and chees
making in this State?
Frat would think it OF the greatest i'm
portance that a dairymen's board of trade b,
established in this city and Minneapolis, where
butter and cheese may be sold without the in
tervention of the middle man in the market a.
is SO generally practiced in the cities of thu
East securing greater profit to our producers
We need in this city or Minneapolis genera
dairy furnishing store that would keep com
plete outfit for cheese and butter factories; {
house that would manufacture cheese watts
milk oaus, and full line of furnishing goods
for butter and cheese factories and farm diaries
We should no longer go to Chicago and Elgin
for thio line Of OOnda