, 1881-12-02
asomo Needs Of tho Western
Dairy" Enumerated by
Col. Curtis.
oood Breeding, Proper Food and
Care, and Other Neces"
sary Adluncts.
IN Apneal for Moro Money by the Com.
mittee on Adu1torations-Awara
Of prlzGs.
1ava Poor Cheese Etate-Report Of the
Committee on ehortagcs-Mis-
collaneous.
,...t.r f,i.naffh 10 Ths Chicago Tribune,

~. f,,,ttGr Chpc4c+ nMd Err Convention WIS full
n interest, and by tho deliberations Of tho asso-
r,,Ion toby much Ruod tins hccn dnno In be-
h,ls Of tho great industry. Tho morning scs-
tjon opened Mt o:au. A communication from
i,,eohc.,y, rn., showing au tndlcMt1Dn Of
rnownv favor for Western creamery butter,
listed that tue receipts for tho past five months
vera asS5.C CD0 pounds-an lnercnso OF over 400 per
etl There was ttot, considerable dsousslon ID 70.
gard 10
HITTER llu1TElt..
Nj, Tlby, nj ii. Louis, statcd tho bitterness ho
t1peeenccd WIS from sosno other cause that,
tbat which followed the uso Of cortain wcll-
known kinds OF food. lilo found 1t III winter,
but not In summer. and In dairy butter, but
te'dom in creamery.
p, Hotrnan. Of Illinois, said there may ho two
causes, ono the feed aud tho other possibly a
nInute fungus resulting from Infected stabi4y
or unclcan setting. rooms.
seyerAl delegates spoke CD the subject, but
eoud RIye no satisfactory reason for tho dill
ea!ty. 4 committee OF tlro was appointed to
tavestiRute the cnuso Of bitterness. and II tho
report Is received before tue ucxt auuual
meeting tue members will bo Informed
by circular. Tho following gentlemen com-
pose tho committee: J. H. Norrtn,
Cedar RAPIDS; II. D. Sherman, Monticello,
nals; Prof.. s. 4. Knapp, Of the Amcs ita.) Ayri-
cultural College.
Arunuln3 discussion then followed regard lug
the backoned appearance Of buttor next to tho
tub Mcssrs. Tlby. Helkuap, Curtis, Slayton, and
others suggested reasons, but mono seemed to
meet the requirements, aud tho impression pre-
satIed that 1t was cauAed BY the popularity of
tas water used by 3lr. Decker, tho person rho
bad the trouble.
Col. ]. D. Curtis, Of Syracuse, N. Y, read a
paper on
"SosfE NEEDS OF TfIE WESTERN DARYL
The history Of these Northwestern States Is, that
In few years tho wheat crop, which IL tho first
resort, becomos fall,,ro, and tho owner Of n
1atn had 10 turn his attention to some other limo
oI farming. The most profitable branch has
pruved to bo dairylnz. Tho consequence Ie. that
estrsWhero tho wheat-growgr is contemplating
bis future dafry sooner or fater.and 1t now looks
tilt nearly the entirc territory Of Northern ILL.,
nofs, OF lowu, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota,
Manitoba. and portions of Montana, Nebraska,
and Kansas will oo almost entirely given up to
da.'yfug as a leading Industry. The first t,ood
of tho Western dairy IL profitable dairy stook.
This must ho raised by somebody. 1t cnnnot be
bought in day Or year, Tor IL docs not eIlss.
WHO. then, is to grow thls stock for
TIRE FUTURE nEslNEs or THE NoisTllwEsr-
EKN arArEs?.
Will thoso who contemplate going luto dairyEnV
grow for themselves, or will tney depend on tho
datEymen Of the dairy d!stricts to grow 1t and
sell II? Much will dcpond on which OF
thsso two courses IL adopted. Some claim
teat they can buy COWS and keen
Vp saolr datres cheaper than they eau rutse
lnsn. Thoy also claim, that, by careful sesco-
uan In purchasing. ,they eau got better cowa On
n average than they can grow. This may bo
tFue ID few cases, but caunot bo true az u Rcn-
eta! Fule.' Whoever doponds Oh purchasing bis
saHs 10 Keep up bis dairy must DO good Judge
y! aaFS stock. and must spond considerable
nme In going ovor wido range Of ter
!ltqT to make hfA sclcctions. Tho cpu-
dldons arc aRalnst MIN. Fow dairymen want
'e1cls their best COVE, aud fewor still IRE dis
naed 70 salhe cows for tho purpose Of selling
nsm' They usually raise only the. best heller
caves from their best COWS, With the view Of
aaalas them to thoIE darIes. Ouly II they provo
po'sof indifferent COWS will they sell thom
4aese afo the, nnty stock datrymen who
1ase cowsas dispoa ID to grow. The rest OF tho
caves they deaoun. or 1T thatn for tho ehap;-
fas have
!, A ViRy rools AND uXrnoNlslSo LOOK
'o'a supply OF COWS from bis direction. They
~ teast Gnu expect ouly second or third rnto
"Ss from thia source. and such cows arc poor
~ ~. toe dairy. met q mau recently who was
~. lang enr'iond Of calves to Nebraska. Ho
uaa "a pougtt them In Illinois. How far.other
NoHamestern Btates nre d!aposcd to satnmor
t.ses ,.M Tor tho rurpuso OF selling them In tho
.h ~. t9oW not. Tho true Way Ia for tho future
as'sman ~ to put himself In tho way
growing his own dairy stock.
tae most succtssful t!a!rymen that
.ao" nave done this. 1t Is posslple to bog.n in
sa,a saaa bnt auro way, and IN fow years to do
.sop aa'eY bord OF superior excelIcuce. First
~. 0aa co" Or more that cosaes a. nearly as
m.s'o'e up to tho highest ileal: Uso on her a
sa.s sae Q! tae best podIgsoe and most psotnis!ns
.se.eE taa aa Retter Of datry stock. Whether
H.. isa IVA ono COW Or many cows, the process Is
aN.s' Nsssms' Use tho same kind OF male on tho
saspt'ns Of these cows, md then begin
" helr Offspring. and 20 On. but broad
nv INV aone mat do pot POSSESS tho requiat milk
W., 4sa',ues ss Tor tho branch ct da.ryna which
w. ~ S uo"gn 10 pursue, be 1t butter, choosu,
s. uk 1or tuaFket. It Is better to throw
M, "aa9 you tave got and bevIn anow than to
,,. nnEEplSa 1sgEmoR As1MA1s
Ma,a you tnd you have mado mistake In the
b,ssd.nos' bs' !t 10 prime point 10 begin right In
1yns w., u ID OF special Importance 70 ho
II so1 arc right, and then 70 ahead.
ftx 80 oesaah1n9 IL right, In worry
nm. saasa tho datryman will have
w. hsnof dairy here Of bis own RAISING, aud IL ho
IL ssa.ttlaacd III 10 use puso blood tnale, though
natIsa n,;,;st.ek ,s;t.ek may have boon only ihs best
bIood hetd "a 30 VII soon have ngarIy pure
pSro hleo. a II sSoa So for asty H1
sten H. g.. not oa!y OF tho careful deiccttons
HARDY copSi,aaao NIL maao IL boasing, but possess tho
u tsiiSSnsacd iSa nltiyu stopk-bo eyery way adSstc1
Il. ioea,Isoahd!0Ka aud conditions not onlY OF