, 1880-12-17
BUTTER AND CHEESE.

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BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Subjects Discussed md Vfosvs Expressed
iii tho Convention Mt HInrcns-o, Ill.
Special phpateh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
MANE.do, ILL.,, Dec. 1G.-1n tho Dairy Convun-
ton to-day, G. G. buell., OF 1touk Falls, explained
his 1deA of building bhru. Ifo has d cellar and
a stable, woll lighted with to,,b!o.snsh windows,
and well ventilated and drained 1t tns Il eharr,
descent on tho i!oor from tho cnsto to tho drain,
md has IN aIloy bUtweon thom sufficiently wido
| to drnw wagon through.
The flrthor discussion OF tho manure question
was imlulged In by Alfred Patrick and ]. NJ,
Sands, OF boono County, IL n. Patrick su!tl
thlt ho holfevcd tho only Auro and economical
way or using nau1lro WIS to got II out IN wirtor
and distribute 1t on tho land. In wtntor labor
| was cheaper, and In the spring tho barnynrJs
woro thus clcunod when tho ground wna too
| soft for hnu1tne md iabor aud horscY waro
needed for plowing. Tho balanco OF tho DIS
| cussion WIS tnk en- Lip by T. SlcU. Richards md
| Oshors who argued In favor Of tor-drcsslne,
Tho discussion Of tho question lis to tho cost Of
winter production as compared with tho suinuor
production Of milk was tnlson up ugain. Algrtd
pAtrck sad tlint 1t cost an average Of COX conts
to protluce 100 pounds OF milk dny; fod corn
ana oats III bulk. equal parts, and IN average Of
sixteen pounds day por COW In winter. In his
cstltnnto no did not count tho labor cost and his
yield WIS twcnty-tvo nn1 ono-hnlt pounds Of
milk dAy.
Z, c. Duoll, who ia q darymnn. was utter tho
quality not quantity of milk. Thu farmer who
sliippod milk to tho city fed for milk quantity
md not quality.
During tho afternoon thoro was IN p1aml.,n-
ton OF aatnpfes OF o!oouRrRarjuo, sunc, and
dairy ccccntrtcltcs OF ChIungo, of which thoro
Woro quantity on exhibition.
"Whnt Legislation, II Any, Ia Necessary to prf-
vent tho Adutoraton Of FoOd7' WIS agntn taken
up, q. L. Lord, Of Etgin, opening the theme. Ifo
rcnd tho Congressional report on "Fooa Adult
csauons."
MF. E. G. Lowell, of Elgtn, followed with
m argument In which h0 hold TINT National
Legislation was necessary to roach this impor-
tant quesuon;ln tangEblo way. They hal to
rely upon tho honor of those with whoin they
dealt, or upon tho lnws Of tho country, una tho
question WIS which was tho snfcst. 1Io would do
pend somowfAt upon tho honor Of mon, lie wga
not nfra'd Of tho man with whom no camo In d.
rect contact whllo purchasing food, but tho mar,
behtM HIN. 1t was to guard agaInAt tho nm
soon onumy TINT thoy needed legislation, but 1t
WIS from tho Nntional Government. Tho laws
OF tho dlGorent 8tatcs could not got hold Of this
lnattcr adequately, since thoy would necessarily
conflict. It WINS only through National leHisla-
t0n that tho manufacturer ns we'll ns tho dpator
coul'l 10 rCuchcd IN ntlultoratcll foutls, which
could not bo dono unlor State law nt
all times. since tho manufacturer might
1.-Two In New York. wh!lo tho stuff was
soll III lllilnos. lie thought moro and better
LEGISLATION would bo enacted In this Btato this
wlnttr, however. Thoru WIS Inv which sho ut
DO enforced tit rcglrd TO labcllng a1ultoratou
hutter and cheese,
W. W. Corbott, of Chicago, onored tho follow
ing, which wns n.loptel;
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