Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-16
THE DAIRYMEN.
Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the
Northwestern Dairymen's AssOcia-
ton.

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The fifteenth annual session of the
Northwestern Dairymen's association
opened in GAINESVILLE, Tuesday, with a
fair attendance, although the weather
was most unpropitious. d. D. Hoard,
of Jefferson, In the chair.
In view of the illness of Mayor Cobb.
the address of welcome was delivered by
Hon. James Sutherland, to which. Col.
r. P. McGlincy responded.
President Hoard made an address. in
which the work and results of the asso-
citation for the present year were re-
viewed. The gist of Mr.. Hoard's re-
marks was to the effect that the north
west was rapidly becoming more of a
center for dairy operations, and farmers
were becoming more and more convinced
of the value of that branch of farming,
and in his opinion it would soon leave
other branches in the background.
A paper written by I. Fl. Wanzer, adj
vocating the new plan Of gathering cream
for butter-making was read by the secre-
tary.
This address led to a discussion by
the convention of numerous questions
arising therefrom. In regard to the
skimmed-cheese question. it was stated
that the Wisconsin factories had netted
81 per hundred during the fall months,
while the Illinois factories had Melted
from 81 to 81. Is, and those operated in
the winter were now doing better than
that. This difference was attributed
solely to the superior methods of man
aging cream in the latter section. Mr..
Ware, of Ashtabula, Ohio, was an advo-
cate of partial Swimming, and detailed
his methods.
WEDNESDAY.
There is a continued increase in the
attendance at the Northwestern Dairy
mems association, at GAINESVILLE, many
arriving every train. Session opened by
the reading by the secretary of paper
on "Pleuro-Pneumonis," by DR.. Heath,
of New York, citing the alarming in
crease Of that disease, and the rap1dity
with which it was working westward.
The paper detailed the symptoms, etc.,
and suggested as the best way to treat
a case, the slaughter and burial of the
animal. The writer said that the
talked Of $1,000,000 to be appro-
priated by congress for the check of the
disease would be economy if used for
this purpose. The paper gave a brief
history Of the disease in this country,
ascribing it's appearance to a diseased
English COW that was imported into New
York in 1843. It was brought to Massa-
chusetts by four diseased Holland calves.
England had spent $500, 000,O00 in COM
batting the disease, and this was nothing
to what it would cost the United States
If allowed to spread
W. D. Hoard, of Fort Atkinson, urged
the building up of popular opinion with
regard to said appropriation. He said
representatives were afraid to vote for it
for fear their constituents would call it
foolish and extravagant, and merely a
lot Of money given away to doctors.
j. A. Smith, of Sheboygan, then read
an excellent paper on the ''Curing of
Cheese" detailing his method of opera
tons, in which strong point was made
for the regular turning of cheese, and the
uniformity of temperature in the curing
room. He also urged better feeling
between patron and manufacturer, and
better faith between them.
President Hoard then gave a brief
description Of model curing room built
by Mr.. Marshall, of Jefferson county,
asserting that cheese cured in this room
brought double the usual price last year.
Mr.. Wire, of Ashtabula, Ohio, ad-
vanced arguments in favor of some va
ration in the temperature of the curing
room, and also suggested the advisable
ity of several factories joining liz COM
mon curing-room.
Mr.. Hoard said this plan had been
Of A IT,,
to question, he stated that green cheese
could safely be carried ten or fifteen
miles by wagon, OF from fifty to one
hundred by rail.
Mr.. J. A. Smith, in response to a
query of Mr.. Parsons, of Fond du Lac
county, gave some suggestions for ar
ranging small curing rooms on farms.
He suggested bricked-up stove under
meath the cheese and a register, so that
the heat could be evenly distributed.
During the morning session the follow
telegram was received from Francis D.
Moulton, president of the International
Dairy Fair association, in session at
New York:
The International Dairy Fair association held
its annual meeting to-day, reelected last years
officers. 1t is now and always VIII be on the
side of the producers of pure butter and cheese.
assure you of the sympathy with your organi-
cation and its purposes.
Hon. George F. Lord, Elgin, ILL.,, read
an interesting paper on ''Ensilage and
Silos." He said ensilage meant cheap
food. The method had been used for
seventy years in Hungary, fifteen in
France, and in time would revolutionize
feeding here. He figured the ordinary
cost of keeping COW at from sixteen to
twenty cents per day, and showed that
by this method it would not be over
nine cents.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions George P. Lord, J. A. Smith, C.
G. Buell..
Nominations W. Curtis, A. Chapman s.
P. Lord, r. W. Brown, J. G. Chadworth.
Financed. L. Flack, John Boyd, Fl. A. Con-
GER FL. S. Woodruff.
Implements-W. s. Wescott, E. P. Ingalls,,
Ell. D. Emery.
At the afternoon session A. FL. Barber,
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