Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-05
afternoon Session.

BUSINESS ab Luc dIteInOOH seSSiOn WIS III
augurated by the presentation of an interest
ing essay prepared by T. s. Nash, of Cottage
Grove, and read in clear and distinct man.
ner by Mrs. L. S. Hale, of the same place,
treating of the care of milk and cream, and
manner of converting it into butter. At con-
clusion of the reading vote OF thanks was
extended Mr.. Nash for his essay, and also to
Mrs. Hale for the reading.
Mr.. Bass, of Scott county, strongly endorsed
the recommendations of this essay, and urged
upon members OF the association and dairy.
men generally the importance of more cleanli
ness. better care of the animals, and more sys-
tenn and intelligence in the care of the milk
and cream and the butter manufactured there
from.
Mr. c. Le Vesconte did not quite agree
with Mr.. Nash that the milk carried with it
the germ of its own destruction, but
rather that the impurities came from its sur
| roundings. In support of his theory Mr..
LeFIseonte read an essay upolz the prQper
way of setting milk, advocating what is called
the submerged system-that is, the milk to be
set in some place and style isolating it COM
pletely from contact with outside impurities,
thus keeping 1t in its original purity until the
cream had been fully formed ready for con-
version into butter. In connection with his
idea he spoke very highly of the Cooley
creamer.
A vote of thanks was extended Mr.. LeVes-
conte for his paper
Mr.. Bass took exception to the endorsement
of the Cooley creamer, SO far as it applied to
fall and winter setting He had used it one
season, but after thorough trial with prac-
tical test he had discarded the creamer in favor
of open setting. In hot summers, and when
not having the best of facilities for handling
and caring for milk, the creamer was sundoubt-
edly good thing
Mr.. LeVesconte thought that perhaps
the trouble with the test of Mr..
Bass, came from the difference in tenn
perature at the time Of the two
churnings. In experiments he had made, with
difference of only degrees in temperature,
he had found difference of 80 per cent in the
results.
Mr. John E. Putnam had made practical
test of both processes-the creamer and open
setting-using 104 lbs of milk, and churning
with precisely the same temperature, and Sc
cured the same return in both cases, 5lbs. 4oz.
of butter.
President Fowler favored the Cooley system
because it simplified and saved labor and
secured uniformity in the product. But after.
the essential point was in the churning, as
change of temperature at the time Of this
process caused decided difference in the re-
turn He churned at 90 in summer and at
64o in winter.
Mr.. s Deering, St. Paul, took no stock, on
general principles, in the Cooley system, but
preferred to stand by the process of deep set
ting, which he learned from the milk men of
Massachusetts, forty years ago. This system
produced cream quicker than any other, and
that was what all were after. In new and
sparsely settled countries the Cooley system
was perhaps good thing, but where proper
ly arranged and located milk houses could be
constructed, there was no call for
any change from the good old way.
Mr. McMurphy, speaking from his own ex-
perience, thought the Cooley system enabled
many small farmers to carry on systematic
dairying, who would otherwise be prevented,
and that its general introduction in this State
had already resulted in great good.
After a little further discussion of the same
general tenor, recess was taken to allow the
committee on awards to examine the articles
presented and report
THE PREMIUMS.
In due time the committee, consisting of s..
Deering, st. Paul, c. LIE Vesconte, Hastings,
and P H McMurphy, submitted the follow
ing awards:
Churns-First preminm to s. Elkins for
concussion churn; second premium to A. It'd
ball for swing churn, and third premium to
A. Beck.
Butter worker-First premium to John E.
Putnam for Reeds system.
There were four entries of butter, embrac-
ing dozen or more packages, upon which
the committee reported as follows:
First premium to VIM. Fowler, Newport
creamery, so points; second premium to s.
Elkins As points, and third premium to J. G.
Bass, of Shakopee, 40 points.
There being but three premiums, the entries
of Mr. John E. Putnam received no award,
though the committee had great difficulty in
deciding between it and the entry receiving the
third premium.
The association then proceeded to the elec-
tion of officers, with the following result:
President = VIM. Fowler, Washington
county.
Vice Presidents-J. G. Bass, shakopee; C.
LIE Vec onte, Hastings.
Secretary-Wyman Elliott, Minneapolis.
Treasurer-John E. Putnam, Long Lake.
At this point President Fowler submitted a
few figures Of his dairy operations the past
year; The number OF cows giving milk were
%, the average "a. From these cows he got
6,612H pounds Of butter, the average among
the % COWS being 236 pounds, and for the "a,