, 1879-02-13

n covering III brine, br In nm alright psckagt,
wnnld keep lonecr than makers might reasona-
lily lie expected to whit FOR good market.
a recess was then taken Until 9 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THE DuTrnn QUESTION AGAIN,
Upon rc.ascmhIinE, the subject was taken up
ngnin, aml oapcr, prepared by John etcwnrl,
uf Anamosa, was read. tn wished 10 correct a
very common crror That prairie grass would not
produce good milk for butter; It was Just %
good for butter IS tame grass n long as II kept
greOn. Tho great objection to Il was That
It casnc late anu dried up earlier in the fall, the
tamc grass being froin two 10 three months
longer lived. 11cnco ho recommended seeding
down with the tame grasses, such ns blue, sim
othvt rcd top, white clover, etc. The heat fred
for winter to producu ouantity with quality was
cosn.Hcal, with ground oatsn,nl barley In equal
proportions. II barley could not be tlat1, corn.
meal md oats should he used d,-twonlths Ut
tile fortnrr md threc.1ifths Of The 1atter,-vith
plenty Of good ctcan hay. Tho feed should bo
ground II Il had to be hauled twenty miles to
mill. Never feed turntp. or oil-cakc Clean.
ltncss IN everything VIA important. Dairy
rooms should be constructed with view 10 an
even temperature unl good ventilation. Ice
should never bc put into the mtI[I. wtics, should
DO kept ut q temperature OF 40 or G9 degrees
until the cream WIS raised. II possible, the milk
should stahd for thIrty.sIx hours provided It
did not show signs OF thiekcu!ne soourr. 1t
aluuli bo very closely watched In muggy
weather. Tlc cream should always be taken of
before the milk was allowed to thckcn. Takine
off tho cream at tho proper timo was ono OF the
most essential points In buttcr-riaking. Cream
should be little acid when put into tho cl1ur,,,
,ltld the temperature should bo IS to 60 In sum
mer and CO to t}5 In winter. Churning should
cense as soon ns the butter came, before It
formed In mass, and. while the butter was In
this graduated sta,c clear. cool water or brine
should bc used freely in washing out the butter
milk. The proper kind Of puckagc was Of great
importance. The buttcr should always hc
pressed close to the sides and bottom, anti fllcd:
to level With the top. 1t should bo covered
with piece Of clean, beachcd ,nusl(n, with the
starri. ali washed out. saturated In brine, anl
cut SO as to 1T. A thin coat Of wet salt should
be spread over It.
Tie Secretary reported receipts Of slal.50
anil disbursements S39.D leaving balance on
hnltl OF s5S.57. lie had received many letters
Of inquiry, and answcrcl them, invitng the
writcrs to be present ut the meeting Of The As
ISOLATION. Some wanted to know when there
WAS to bc another dairy exhibit, but he could
only say that The matter would probably come
no at this session.
Tile Treasurer reported receipts from dues OF
S2G7, and cxpenses Of s195.5l, lcavinr in his
hnnds s1l6.-wlth what the Secretary had.
Sl5v.73. ..... ....--.
PRICES or DAIRY PRODUCTS.
". W. Bingham, Of A(arengo, then read u
raper on '''rhe Present Depression III Prices OF
Dairy, Products; the Cause and Probable Re.
6ults.H lie said the subject entered dceEly Into
tho thoughts, tcarts, und pockets OF every dairy
man Ia the Northwest. The rapid growth o! tie
industry In tile lust few years, and the vast
amount Of money invested, gave evidence Of the
nfnY Ytanf f1f fnnk
us well as the interest Which was at stake
and dependent upon its future success
ful Development. The. hard times
sec UPON eifss aans a maj
prices Of dnry products, but not to the extent
OF involving ultimate ruin. Nor was he pre-
pared to snY now that the causc Of the present
~ pfss ts Of or " s
ncss md ovcr-prrduction. There were several
causes OF equnl Importance, bearing more
directly upon priccF. Tile factory system, as
now conducted.-the increasn OF Iactor,cs md
one. Tile dcplorablo condition OF the nnnees
of the dn!rymcn be believed to be thu result Of
the abandonment Of every fundamental psincl.
pie reouis!.e to tho successful management Of
sound business. What was called full crcan-
cllccse to-day was below the standard value OF
c!,rcsc before the factory system was intro
duccd lu The Northwest. because there was no
crcatn.cllccse. Since the atUptton Of the
practice Of cooling the milk before taking
| it 10 tic factory, dairymcn. had learned the
art OF using the :" Yankra SKINNER" utd u,e
Temptation Ind proved tuo great to TO resisted.
As TO the result. hc believed The future SUCCESS
| ful development Of ths important branch OF In
| iustry depended not only upon the intelligence
but t!ic honesty and integrity Of the dat:Ymen,
aud tlnt until they abandoned the questionable
| practices In the management And manufacture
| OF dairy products prices would continue To de-
elite.
| WuEuEAr. Tie pEascnt depression In the chceso
market IL largely due to tho heavy stocks Of poor
aud early .ma!!c eoods; and,
| WHEnrAs, 3lncc, in ordnssy scasors heretofore.
the quantity Of hny cheese made has becn sufficient
| 10 break tte pF(ce before the 1nakr Of gr,lHn
checse was reached; now. IN tho prcsen. atale OF
coming spring wonlA break the market for tho sea.
s
| c[attun, In convention assembled, would recon-.
| mend 10 ali cheese. .faetorymcn that they 10 not
open their fnctoFcs until such time ns tho cows arc
10 dalrymen generally TINT they limit as Tar nos-
s,nc tbs carly sp,tNg make @ q dairy prodncts be.
X S @ II u hs m eaYe, e a s;s. a a5f
both tr,nE The farmers moro mnngy than II madn
into butter and chccse, and would leave tho mar
state. -....
Nr, Richards didn't think tho recommends
tfon would do any t!arn, yet It wouldn't do any
good. .-.-.
brought up price. moro than anything else, md,
wlle,l nallaEel upon sound business principles,
slr. Boics Thought o!l.cako was good food; it
would add 10 lbe quantity uni Quallty OF the
milk. lie did not believe any milk was r1c.!
| vnougl, to make two things out Of (Applatisc. ]
Jules Lu,nbar1 mentioned eciontlttc fact.-
that the loctOMetcr could not e1fo tie tcIHperlI.
ture anl nllrity Of milk With accuracy.
| Mr. Stewart unmarked that tic resolution
wouldn't do any go,d, "a It's passnge would not