The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02

eet, increases the productiveness of his
arm, drives want from his door, frees
MS farm from mortgages, brings plenty
10 his door, educates his children, and
places him upon the high road of pros
perity.
Information in matters relating to
the dairy business is eagerly sought for.
Intelligence and desire to excel have
changed the grease which was formerly
called butter, and sold for six cents per
pound, into an article sought for in all
the markets of the world and at prices
ranging from forty to fifty cents per
pound. Poor butter now covers the
maker with disgrace and starts him on
the downward road to poverty. The
more intelligently the business is con-
Quoted the greater the profits. Only
those who read, think and profit by the
experience of others, receive the full
benefits to be derived from the business.
Conducted intelligently no business is
more certain Ofsuccess, especially where
nature has SO bountifully furnished The
essentials as in Southern Minnesota.
Ten years have wrought changes i'll the
West which surprises the world both as
to the quantity and quality of butter.
The business is yet in its infancy, yet it
is developing as no other business has
ever yet developed. What the future
will develope, can be judged only from
what has been accomplished during the
last ten years.
Blue Earth County
Is well adapted for stock raising and
dairying, and by the census of 1880, is
credited with producing more pounds
of bntter per cow than any other county
in the State. One reason for this is the
great abundance of pure water supplied
by the five rivers and their branches
running through the county, and the
many lakes scattered throughout the
land, enabling cows to get plenty of
good, fresh water. Blue Earth is not
only the-"Banner Butter County" now,
but it will continue to be hereafter.
We have the grass, we have the water
we have an intelligent farming commu-
nifty who understand the dairy business.
We are having boom i'm the creamery
business all over the county, and we
can ship our butter in refrigerator cars
on these different railroads to eastern
cities.
The first creamery in Blue Earth Go.
was built by H. G.. Howard, of Lake
Crystal, in 1873. He became satisfied
that there was more to be made in max
ing butter and pork than in raising wheat.
The building he erected was l6X20, di-
vided into two rooms, one for the pans
and one for the water tank with ice
house attached. II was plastercd and
painted neatly and has Il free circulation
of air under it. The total cost includ-
ing pans, was only $500 for dairy of
fifty cows. The result was that he sold
his butter from ten to fifteen cents per
pound more than his neighbors receiv-
ed who made it on the old plan, and
the extra price paid the expense OF
building the creamery the first season.
ID. A. Jones, of South Bend, started
the second one soon after. Since these
pioneers started the system of gath
ering the cream instead of milk has
come in practice, which greatly increas'
es the capacity of creaneries, and to-da!
We have six creameries in Blue Earth
capable of handling the cream of 5000
cows, which being made into butter
and sold at the average price of the pas
year will amount to $50 per COW. TIL,
calf is worth Sc in the fall, and In.
skim milk is worth 81 to feed pigs
making total yield per COW of $50
Now deduct the cost of Keeping her one
year, with some grain in winter, sd!
$40, and we have an acerge net incom
Of $40 per cor.
There are 5000 quarter sections of lan'
in Blue Earth Go. capable of support
ing at least 90 cows on each, beside
other farm stock, making 10000 cows
which at $40 each amounts to 81, 400,
900 income for one year.
We would like to see or hear of an,
county of the same size i'm Dakota" o
any where else that ever realizes on
half as much by raising wheat in on
year. 1t cannot be done. II is simpl
a physical impossibility.
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