River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-15

men must raise their own cows, and to
secure the highest returns better feed
and shelter must be produced He
recommended earlier cutting of grass
for hay, and that COWS running down
in flesh cannot give healthy milk.
The oleomargarine question was
again brought up, and ended in the
raising of several hundred dollars in
hall to prosecute oleomargarine ma
kers.
The association was presented with
elegantly framed photographs of the
London prize cattle.
The awarding committee on butter
gave %
PREMIUMS TO IOWA,
live to Illinois ana one to Ohio. These
include premiums in all classes for
which premiums were offered. Hart
man Sanford, of Amber, Iowa, was
awarded the grand sweepstakes prize.
This butter was sold at Sc cents imme-
diately ON the award being made
known.
The committee of awards on cheese,
in making the awards, volunteered to
say the samples were nearly all from
Iowa, and that whatever Iowa may be
in the production of butter, the exhibit
was not a fair average grade OF Ameri-
can cheese. A delegate gave as a rea-
son that they couldn't get the milk, as
farmers preferred selling to creameries
and they wanted the sour milk for
their hogs. But poor as Iowa cheese
might be, it brought Is cents at home,
while the best cheese in eastern mar
kets is worth only IA to 10 cents.
THIRD DAY.
In the dairy convention the subject
Of cheese was discussed. ID. III. Bur
rel, of Little Valley, n. Y, gave a his
tory of cheese making in that state.
The putin" of lard into cheese was
severely censured. Skim milk is only
Popular because it is cheap. A dele
gate thought the cheese interests OF
Illinois had been killed by skimming.
The feeding of corn fodder and of corn
to dairy cattle was largely discussed
and different modes of feeding pre-
sented The appointing of commit
| tees resulted in most of the old boards
| being retained as but few changes were
asked by the various states. A COM
mittee of five was appointed to expert
ment upon the preserving, packing and
shipping of eggs, to report at the next
convention. A resolution was offered
/ declaring il to be the sense of this con
vention that railroad companies adver-
Using to run refrigerator cars should
keep them fully filed with ice, and
any failure to do so, resulting j loss OF
damage to the shipper, should be paid
by the company without delay or liii-
CATION. At the election of officers, Mr..
Hibbard, of Vermont, was authorized
to cast the full vote of the convention
for the Hon Austin Belknapp, of Bos-
ton, for president, and Col. X. NJ. Lit
tier, of Davenport, Iowa, for secretary
and treasurer. Both acknowledged the
compliment OF so unanimous re-elec-
ton in appropriate speeches. Madi-
son, Wis, was selected as the place fol
holding the next annual convention
and the first Tuesday following Thanks.
giving day, 1882, was designated as the
time. Eastern delegates, through the
loca board of Cedar Rapids, were ten
dered special train, given by Super.
intendenJ Ives, to Iowa City. The
otier was accepted.
At the close of the NOR ing session
of the convention it adjourned until Z
D. m, to meet at Green's opera house
to listen to an address by the Hon
George B. Loring, United States com
missioner of agriculture. Mr.. Loring
was greeted by fine audience, which
he highly entertained. His theme was
"The American Dairy and Manage
ment of Dairy Stock" The subject o
raising cattle, the cost and quality o
food, and the breeds best suited to diff
! ferent purposes were treated. He gave
figures to indicate the value and i'm
portance of the dairy interest, which
this convention represents. This in
| terest in the northwest had been q mar
vel OF progress during the last ter
years. 1t was great surprise, received
at first with incredultv and distrus
when, at the centennial exposition, tn,
| palm for butter was awarded to tn,
northwest. But it was not an accident
In Iowa, in Illinois and Wisconsin
creameries came into existence &C
quired prestige, and commanded prices
even above the rates for the standard
|
ments. The product of few popular
diaries which command extraordinary
prices from wealthy and fastidious pur
chasers, bear higher prices than The
/ best butter of the northwest, and few
popular creameries readily obtain to
day, from to cents more than east
ern daiiies of a higher grade. HI
spoke in flattering terms Of the cream
cries and dairy interests of Iowa, Hi
nois, and Wisconsin, and predicted {
glorious future for trade in those i'm
portant products for the future. He
then entered upon the question of Che
character of stock for breeding anc
dairy purposes, showing thorough &C
quaintance with the subject and giving
excellent advice. He also considered
the question OF feed. and said, in con
clusion, that Iowa, in soil and climate
in pure water and sweet pastures, is al
most unequaled in this lana. Together
with the other states of the northwest
she can yet reap harvest from bel
herds and increase largely her prosper
Gus agriculture.