Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07
ounce to the pound Of butter. Cow. grade,

ounce to the pound Of butter. Cows grade,
short horns.
The third premium was taken by w. w.
Howard, Faribault. His statement is: Time
when made, last of June; dairy of ten COWS;
milking six at the time; breed of COWS, native;
quantity Of SALT one ounce per pound; kind,
excelsior table. use the Cooley dreamer, al
lowing the milk to remain in covers for half
an hour; churning ut 60 degrees. I wash the
butter thoroughly with brine, work the salt in
with a ladle, let it stand twenty-four hours,
work again in a butter worker and make into
rolls with paddles.
On presenting the report of the committee,
Col. Culver announced that as butter buyer
he would give it his opinion that as a rule
manufacturers worked their product too much,
destroying the grain, and also sailed too
highly, that being the case with sample No. 2
(Mr. Ovitts), accorded the second premium.
PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE.
The committee on butter manufactured in
the room by the rectangular churn, represented
by c. F. Whittier, Northfeld, and the oscillating
ohurn, manufactured by Moses Hutchinson,
Owatonna, reported in favor of the rectangular
churn.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Hon. VIM. Fowler moved the association pro-
coed to the election of officers.
Mr.. A. e. Goodrich, Dakota, moved that the
following named gentlemen be committee to
announce names to be voted for as officers: F.
Crawshaw, w. G.5Hendrickson, VIII. Getchsll,
A. A. Ovitt, T. M. Smith.
Mr.. Clifford, Shakopee, moved to amend, that
the old officers be reelected for the ensuing
year.
Truman Smith moved as substitute, that
the association proceed to ballot for officers.
He said the precedent of voting officers in en-
masse was suicidal. He had no objection to
the officers, but to the principle.
Mr.. Clifford accepted the substitute
MIR. Smiths motion prevailed, and the assoc
citation proceeded to to the election of presi-
dent, Messrs. Clifford and Deering being ap-
pointed tellers, the first vote being informal.
The vote resulted: s. s. Gardner, 10; @. F.
Whittier, 6; II: +: Morse, 4; W. s. King, l.; R.
q. Judson, l; A. A. Ovitt, l.
Hon. VIM Fowler moved that the secretary
cast the vote of the association for 8. s. Gard
ner. Motion adopted and the vote was so cast,
and MIR. Gardner is the president for the ensu-
ing year.
MIR. Il. F. Morse Winona, was elected first
vice president by reclamation.
VIM. Fowler, Mr.. Whittier and Mr.. Putna m
were nominated for second independent. Mr..
Fowler and Mr.. Putnam declined, and MIR.
Whittier was elected by reclamation.
MIR. W. j. Abernethy and A. A. Ovitt were
placed in nomination for secretary. Mr.. Ovitt
announced that while he was willing to take
the office he considered Mr.. Aber ncthy a good
officer, and should vote for him. Mr.. Aber-
nethy said he did not want the Office.
but would take it if elected. The
first was made a formal ballot
and resulted, Abernethy, Is; Ovitt, II. Mr..
Abernethy was declared elected secretary.
For treasurer, j. J. Bass, Shakopee, was
elected by reclamation.
BUTTER MACHINERY.
The committee on butter machinery made
the following report:
To c. +. Whittier on rectangular churn, first
premium, on account Of its ease of working
and cleaning.
To M. Hutchinson, on Millwright's oscilla-
ting churn, second premium.
10 c. F. Whittier, on Cornish l. Custer S
butter worker, first premium, on account of its
material and compactness.
! 10 NJ. Hutchinson, on filtering PROCESS,
| second premium.
| The cooler exhibited we recommend. but
| award no premium.
The butter packer and refrigerator by A. J.
Flnnegan, IS also recommended but no pre-
! MUM.
FARM AND DAIRY.
Mr.. J. J. Bass, Shakopee, then read an inter-
esting and instructive essay on ''The Farm and
the Dairy" after which the association took a
recess to 7:30.
EVENING SESSION.
Meeting was called to order by the president
at 1870 o'clock, who announced that the associ-
alton was now ready to pay all premiums.
MIR. Alternately read paper on the "Escutch-
con, or Milk Mirror" discovered by NJ. Guinon,
| OF Bordeaux, France, by which good milk CO WIS
may be selected, and illustrated his essay by
drawings.
Mr. Bass moved a vote of thanks to Mr.
Alternately, for his able interesting and in
strucrive essay.
Mr.. La Vaca, native of Jersey, said he had
| judged of the value of COWS as Mixers by the
escutchen, and had never been deceived It
bad been used as a sign by old Jersey farmers
| for many years.
Mr. Deering testified in favor of the escutch.
con, but claimedl that thore were other mat
tiers to be considered in selecting COWS.
MIR. Clifford believed in the escutcheon but
| he wanted to see other good points go along
with it.
Mr.. Gardner said that in the East a good
deal of attention was being paid to this matter.
and he had generally found COW with good
escutcheon was good mixer, but he had seen
exceptions, and considered it good Indication.
Bass, Pendergast and others.
An essay by MIR. A. A. Ovitt on dairying in
| general in which wero accounts Of some mar
velous yields of butter and milk were recorded,
which were discredited by some members of
the association, while others thought Mr..
| lCs
Mr.. Deering read an essay upon the Science
of Dairying," and gave many practical and
| sensible suggestions as to kind of land for a
dairy farm, water: barns, hay and fodder, kind
of stock, and buttermaking and his paper was
received with hearty applause and a vote of
thanks.
Mr. Gardner said that with the growing i'm
portance of the dairying interests he thought
! session OF one day was altogether too short a
time to devote to it, and desired that before
| adjournment some action should be taken to
! have at least two days for their next meeting.
MIR. Pendergast wanted to know if some
| means could not be devised whereby butter
| can be sold on it's merits.
| The president stated that was the principal
reason for establishing dairymen's beard of
| trade.
Mr.. Whittier wanted to know if the legisla-
cation of the proceedings of this association.
Ihe president thought the legislature might
| be made to see that the dairying interest were
of as much value and entitled to have proceed
ings printed as the horticultural or agricultural
societies.
De appointed to urge the matter upon the legis-
| lature. Carried.
| Messrs. Clifford, Deering and West were ap-
pointed such committee.
A resolution was presented and adopted
rendering the chamber of commerce the thanks
which its meetings we're held. Adopted.
A motion was made and adopted that the
association have session of two days at their
next meeting, the first day to be devoted to the
reading of essays, and the second day to the
election of officers and other business.
A resolution was offered and adopted, in
structing the committee appointed for that
purpose to ask the legislature for an appropri-
alton Of $500 to be expended in printing the
proceedings OF the association for the years
1878 and 1879.
A motion was made and adopted authorizing
the executive committee to prepare list of
premiums, and a programme of exercises for
the next meeting.
MIR. Clifford moved that exhibits at the next
annual meeting be entered as county exhibits.
1t was resolved that notice Of the next annu-
al meeting should be given to all the newspa-
pers OF st. Paul and Minneapolis in time to
enable them to be represented. Adjourned.
WINONA.