Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-05
The DARN Department.

Uuder this heading your reporter pro-
poses to give few items that may prove
of interest to the farmer readers of The
GLOBE at least. The subject of drirying is
one that is attracting much attention from
farmers, and southern Minnesota is push
ing to the fore in this industry with ra-
pidity seldom before equaled
in the older diary sections of the North
west. Rochester is located in the midst of
the industry, and in tmie will become as
well known for the production of fine
cheese and butter as Elgin, ILL.,, now
is, and just here we desire to give an ex-
tract from the New England Farmer, re-
garding
WESTERN CREAMERY BUTTER,
And the article is true, yet. it was humiliat-
ing for the East to be compelled to admit
the superiority of Western butter, still it
has been bravely done, as will be seen by
the following extract:
''The superiority of the Western cream
cry product became especially manifest
when. in 1876, at the Centennial exposition,
the gold medal for both spring and fall
butter went from the East, passing the IA
NOUS dairies of New York with their CEN
tury of renown, past the rich farms of
Chester and Lancaster counties, in Penn
sylvania. where the stone spring houses
cool the pans that have made Philadelphia
butter the synonym of dairy excellen ce
and were awarded to the creameries of Il
Iinois. The Eastern people were not con-
WINGED Of the situation by this single sue
cess, but the next year at Chicago, in a
full competition, the creameries of Illinois
and Wisconsin were decorated with the
medals. At the International shows in
New York in 1873 and
1879, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin
eft only fifth premium to the Eastern
daries. Nor were these temporary success
sors with special lots of show butter. but
they have competed with US in the Boston
market, and leaving out of the question
some Of the daries of highrepute that have
demand at 4 fancy price from estab-
lished customers. The creamery product
OF Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin have
brought ten per cent. more money in the
open market than the choicest New Eng
land product. This IS owing to the high av-
erage quality and uniformity, not for one
shipment, or car load, not for 100 tubs. but
for continuous. sustained excellence of the
product from season to season.
From such candid admission from so
reliable authority,
MINNESOTA FARMERS
and creamerymen need not fear that they
viii fail if they undertake the business
remembering that if they start right they
can always have market at figures that
viii prove renumerative. The Crescent
creamery here at atRochester, has fully dem
Onstrated that fact since it was opened. The
product of this creamery has been sought
after II eastern markets. but the proprie.
tors have preferred to sell it in their OWE
state, hoping thus to encourage others to
go into the business. The Merchants hotel
at st. Paul is supplied by this creamery
and no better butter can be had anywhere
The taste of the American people is now
so we'll educated that it requires fresh
butter daily, and so long as a uni
formly excellent article is pro
duced, it will be sought after
IN the leading markets The grocer
who fails to keep the best Twill soon fine
that his customers will leave him an6
trade with the man who strives to meet
the demands of his patrons Quality i:
the winning characteristic of this industry
In the GLOBE of Saturday last was full,
set forth the advantages of Minnesota as :
dairy state, and our people should care
fully note them and see how favorably sit
uated they are to embark in this industry