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

ounce to the pound Of butter. Cows grade,
| short horns.
The third premium was taken by W. W.
Howard, Faribault. His statement ia: Time
when made, last of June; dairy Of ten cows:
milking six at the time; breed of COWS, native;
1 quantity of salt, one ounce per pound; kind
| excelsior table. I use the Cooley Dreamer, al
lowing the milk to remain in covers for half
an hour; churning at 60 degrees. wash the
butter thoroughly with brine, work the salt in
with 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
ne would give it as his opinion, that as 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 O. +. 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.
| NIL a. Ia' Ooourlcn, naKota, moved that the
following named gentlemen be committee to
announce names TO be voted for as officers: F.
CraWshaw, W. g. Hendrickson VIII. Getchell.
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.
/ Mr.. Smith 8 motion prevailed and the asso-
citation proceeded to to the election of presi-
dent, Messrs. Clifford and Deering being an
pointed tellers, the first vote being informal.
The vote resulted: s. 8. Gardner, 49,; O. F..
Whittier, 6; 81: F. Morse, 4; W. s. King, l; R.
G. Judson, /; A. A. Ovitt, 1.
Hon. VIM. Fowler moved that the secretary
cast the vote of the association for s. s. GARD
ner. Motion adopted and the vote was SO cast.
and MIR. Gardner is the president for the ensu-
ing year.
Mi. 81. F. Morse. Wirona, was elected first
vice president by reclamation.
VIM. Fowler, Mr.. Whittier and Mr.. Putna m
We're nominated for second vice-president. Mr..
Fowler and Mr.. Putnam declined, and Mr..
Whittier was elected by acolamation.
Mr.. 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 nethy 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
npsT ,o,, was mad made formal ballot
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:
10 q. f. Whittier, on rectangular churn. first
premium, on account of it's ease of working
and cleaning.
, To NJ. Hutchinson. on Millwright's oscilla.
ting churn, second premium.
To O. F. Whittier, on Cornish & Custer,
butter worker, first premium, on account of it.
material and compactness.
10 N. Hutchinson, On filtering process
/ second premium.
The cooler exhibited we recommend hu1
The butter packer and refrigerator by A. j
Flnnegan, is also recommended but no pre-
MUM.
FARM AND DAIRY.
MI. >. ). Bass, Shakopee, then read an inter.
estlng and instructive essay on ''The Farm an6
the Dairy after which the association took {
recess to 1880.
EVENING SESSION.
Meeting was called to order by the president
at 7:3O clock, who announced that the associ
alton was now ready to pay all premiums.
Mr.. Alternately read paper on the ssEscutch
con, or Milk Mirror" discovered by NJ Guinon
OF Bordeaux, France, by which good milk cows
may be selected, and illustrated his essay b,
drawings.
Mr.. Bass moved vote of thanks to Mr..
Aoernathy' Tor his able, interesting and in.
structive essay.
Mr. La Vaca, native of Jersey, said he hac
judged OF the value of COWS as mixers by tht
escutchen, and had never been deceived, d
had been used as sign by old Jersey farmers
tor many years.
MIR. Deering testified in favor of the escutch
con, but claimedl that there were other mat
terS to be considered in selecting COWS.
Mr. Clifford believed in the escutcheon, but
ne wanted to see other good points 20 alons
with it.
Mr.. Gardner said that in the East pooo
deal OF attention was being paid to this matter
, ana he had generally found cow with q pOoG
escutcheon was good mixer, but he had seer
exceptions, and considered it good indication
The subject was further discussed by Messrs
. Bass, Pendergast and others.
An essay by MIR. A. A. Ovitt on dairying in
general, in which were 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.
Ovltt's figures were entitled to full credit.
Mr. Deering read an essay upon the ''Science
OF Dalrylng," and gave many practical and
sensible suggestions as to kind of land for 9
dairy farm, water: barns, hay and fodder, kind
OF stock, and buttermaking and his paper was
received with hearty applause and a vote Of
thassIs.
Mr. Gardner said that with the growing i'm.
portance of the dairying interests he thought
a session of one day was altogether too short 8
time to devote to it, and desired that before
adjournment some action should be taken to
a OF fYr~S< dive f1sk I.s.
Mr. Pendergast wanted to know if some
means could not be devised whereby butte,
can be sold on its merits.
The president stated that was the principal
trade.
MIR. Whittier wanted to know il the legisla.
ture could not be induced to pay for the publ
cation of the proceedings of this association.
The president thought the legislature might
be made to see that the dairying interest were
OF as much value and entitled to have proceed
lngs printed as the horticultural or agricultural
societies.
Mr.. Clifford moved that committee of three
be appointed to urge the matter upon the legis.
lature. Carried.
Messrs. Clifford, Deering and West were an
pointed such committee.
a resolution was presented and adopted
rendering the chamber of commerce the thanks
or the association for the use of the room in
which its meetings were held. Adopted.
motlon 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 wears
1873 and 1879.
A motion was made and adopted authorizing
the executive committee to prepare list Of
premiums. and 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 shaald be given to all the newspa-
pers OF St. Paul and Minneapolis in time to
enable them to be represented. Adjourned.
WINONA.
Arrival Home OF Norman Buck-Healtl,
| Fully ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Poor