The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-13
THE DAIRYMEN.
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING or TIN
STATE ASSOCIATION.

The State Dairymen's association met in an
nual convention at the chamber of commerce
St. Paul, on the 9Th instant.
The attendance was large, and representa-
tives were present from all parts Of the State.
The convention was called to order at lU
o'clock by Mr.. 8. s. Gardner, Of Wadena
county. After calling the roll and appointing
the usual committees the convention took a re-
cess until afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was not called TO order
until nearly $50, when s. 8. Gardner, Wadcna,
president Of the association, delivered his an
nuai address. While the address was being de-
livered the trial of churns was in progress in
another portion of the room, necessarily caus-
ing more or less confusion. Nevertheless by
luis slow and distinct cnunciation, Mr.. Gardner
was able to attract and hold the attention of
his hearers intently to the end, and at the con-
cluslon he was rewarded by enthusiastic de.
monstrations of approval.
Hon. VIM. Fowler moved the thanks of the
convention for the address and that a COPY be
requested for publication. Adopted.
THE ADDRESS.
Mr.. Gardner commenced his address with =
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-
ductions. In 1876 our State had 1856, 149 milcb
cows as reported by our State statistics for that
year. In 1877, OO,627; an increase of Is. .41s
over the year 1876. The same proportionatc
increase would give us now ZIG. los milch 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
l85, 149 cows, we produced 12,34S. .97l pounds of
butter and 1,052,34S pounds of cheese. As.
suning that it would require o.. 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 2,63O, SIC
pounds, or total of l4,979,84l pounds of
butter.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
This gives us a fraction less than 81 pounds
as the average product Of butter per cow-a re-
markablc small yield. We have now arrived at
figures that become interesting.
Our PIG, los COWS, at an average Of 81 pounds
OF butter each, gives us as last years product
T,504,5o pounds. With our experience in sell
say bnt that. 10 cents rer rnnu,l
would be . fair estimate of the average price D.:
This would make the value Of onr State dairy
productions 81, 75Q, 450 for the present year.
Who will question but that in having better
skill and the more approved appliances in its
manufacture that for this product We should
not have an average price of Is cents per
pound? Five cents per pound would add to it's
value $S75225. Now We will look a little fur
ther. 1t is no remarkable or unusual thing.
with proper care and feed, for /: 2-ycar-olI
hcifer of the native stock to produce in eight
months 20O pounds of butter.
POSSIBLE PRODUCTION.
The COWS OF this State, if they but have the
care, quantity and quality Of food they should
have, will produce at least $50 pounds of but
ter per annum. Hence, VIC have to charge e,
neglect in those essentials the difference be-
tween 81 pounds and $50 pounds, or CO pounds
per COW, which gives IFS IA, ,3ll, ,245 pounds, ut
10 cents per pound, amounts to 50 236. GH7
Add to this amount cents per pound, a. the
loss in quality on the actual product of $S7j,-
225. as given above, and We have the grand
total of $3 Ill .9l.75 lis the actual loss to lie
dairymen Of this State the past year from the
neglect to provide the requisite care and food
Tor their COWS and the want of the proper skill
or neglect i'll manufacturing desirable quail
ity Of dairy goods.
NATURAL. ADVANTAGES.
We have the raw material in abundance. All
over our State are the most nutritious native
grasses grown anywhere in any State or in any
part of the world. In our cows we
have the machines which. if kent
in the proper condition will produce milk that
as to quantity and quality cannot be cxcelled
The
IMPROVED BREEDS
are improved machines which will produce the
material for the finest quality of goods. Sur
mounted as we are in all directions with these
conditions for success why do We not succeed !.
Why Is it that our bovine factories arc opcratc ed
year after year without profit to their owners: !:
A loss of over $3.000,000 from the product of
less than 100000 mich cows, is a fact for
serious consideration.
WHAT IS THE REMEDY?
Think moment of this neighboring city of
Minneapolis. Who has not heard of the North
Star Woolen mills? Who has not heard of their
great mills for the manufacture of flour, All
those mills have world wide reputation for
the fine quality of goods manufactured.
Why is it?
In the first place they nave good qualities Of
wool and wheat. Our State has reputation
for the growth of a fine quality Of wool and
wheat. The owners of these mills procure the
best machinery for manufacturing their pro-
ductions. Then they must have skilled opera
tors to run this machinery, without which it
would be simply impossible for those mills to
achieve success and establish an enviable rcpu-
tation wherever their goods are introduced.
UNsK1LLED OPERATORS.
Our grasses, climate water, machinery as ap-
piled to COWS is all right to manufacture good
quality of dairy goods, and our failure to es-
tablish reputation for fine qualities of butter
and cheese and obtain fair profit in their
manufacture is owing entirely to want of
skill or neglect on the part Of our operatives
rule as the dairy interest of our State is con-
Quoted at present.
Week after week all through the past year we
see quoted in the market reports of this city
and Minneapolis common store packed butter
3 to cents per pound; cheese, ordinary, to 6
cents. Tons upon tons have been sold at these
prices. We note the close the past season Of
the Clearwater. Anoka and other cheese fac-
tories in financial distress, patrons of the Last
named factory being required to take their
share of the cheese and endeavoring to sell it
upon the best terms possible.
SAD EXPERIENCES.
They have had all the sad experiences they
desire with these factories. They we're sur
rounded with nll the natural conditions for
success; but the operator, the cheese maker
did not understand his business, and the enter
PRISE enueu b OlSaStrOuS failure. Negligent,
careless, unskilled operatives, butter and
cheese Makers is the only cause for the present
rule Of great loss in quantity and quality of
dairy goods produced in our State.
1t is pleasant and highly gratifying to note
the exceptions to this rule. know of some
CHEESE FACTORIES
that are making az fine quality of cheese as
is manufactured in the best factories iu the
State of New York, that have sold the past
season at to So cents per pound; ~ high as
the best New York factories,
Along the line of the Southern Pacific good
butter sells readily at 20 cents, and choice
made by skilled hands, is selling at Is cents.
This is being done where cows have free pastur-
age, and where hay can be put up for 81 to
$3.50 per ton. This is being done in other
parts of our State. The best dairies of butter
in New York are selling at Is to ls cents per
pound. Cows pastured on lands worth from
$50 to $3.50 per acre. Hay worth from $40 to
$l2 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, disease unknown
in Minnesota.
Does not this show at glance without demon
stration of figures the rapid prOsperitv that