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

Minnesota butter can be placed in the New
York market as easily and as cheaply as
that of Iowa, and once there. it will not be
difficult to find customers.
Farmers who desire to engage in this
business, and agricultural societies which
are promoting the interests of their sec
tlons, can procure
| ABLE SPEAKERS
to present this subject in its proper light
by securing Hon. W. d. Hoard, of Fort
Atkinson. Wis, president of the North
western Dairymen's association, who, by
the way, has been engaged by
three county societies in the state
, to address them on this subject, or r. p
McGlincy, secretary of the Elgin, Illinois
| board of trade, who is attending the state
fair here These gentlemen are recognized
as authority on the subject, and have done
much to promote the industry in the North
west.
IS IT PROFITABLE?
Before venturing into business people
generally inquire if it will pay, and having
satisfied themselves that it will they 60 in
for the purpose of winning.
Your reporter met gentleman liv-
ing in this section yesterday and applied
his persuasive powers on him, hoping to
learn of his success in the dairy business.
He said he was selling the cream to the
creamery men, and was now receiving II
cents. and probably in few days would
get Is or 10 cents per inch for cream He
stated that he had 15 COWS, and basing his
figures on the result of last year, and the
prices of the present season, he was reason
ably certain that his cows would average
him about $28 and possibly fraction
over per head, besides giving him an abun-
dance of skim milk for his young stock and
pigs, and fifteen calves. If the calves
are rated as worth So per head, and the
milk $5 per COW for the season for feeding
to calves and pigs, and these figures are
considerably lower than Iowa dairymen
estimate them, we find that each COW
brings in an annual revenue of $50, from
which, however, must be deducted the cost
of keeping, which in Minnesota is more
than one-half less than it would be in Hi
nois, and would probably not exceed S12
per head, thus leaving clear profit of s24
per COW, with the possible chance of in
creasing this sum very materially if care
ful attention was given the animal through
come out in the spring in good
condition. Other dairy farmers are
doing much better than this, because
they have supplied themselves with the
necessary apparatus to insure the raising
of all the cream there is in the milk, and
as the cream is what is sold the more that
can be obtained the larger the profit. As
the dairy farmers become better educated
in their profession, improve the quality of
their stock, and pay strict attention to de-
tails they will be enabled to compete with
their brethren in Illinois and Wisconsin.
where herds of fifty, sixty or more cows
day the clean profit of from S45 to $50
per head. The price of a good
three-year-old COW in this
state will average $50, and
in two years she will have more than paid
for herself, beside giving the farmer calf
and heifer, and the latter when two and
half years old, and often sooner will be-
gin to give returns that will overbalance
the expense of her keeping. Thus it will
be seen that the farmer who will diversity
his farming, add few COWS, sell the
cream, raise his calves and pigs, will be
far more fortunate than the one who ad-
heres to wheat raising, simply because he
has not the-ambition to change, or because
he thinks that each year he
may be favored by Providence and be
given crop in spite of season. Another
point, the dairy farmer has something to
sell every day, whereas the wheat grower
sells his product in heap, and then must
wait year before he can again 60 into
market with his crop. Let farmer re-
ceive any given sum per annum for his
wheat and another the same amount for
cream. milk or butter, getting portion of
it each day, the latter will save
more than the man who is OBJ
lged to run bill at the
grocery or elsewhere the supplies. All
understand this, that the merchant who
knows his customer is a cash one. will give
him much better bargains than he does
the man who he carries on his books the
year round. The dairy business gives the
farmer cash, he becomes independent. and
is not obliged to trade with the dealer who
accommodates him with credit Their
positions are reversed. The merchant or
dealer in agricultural implements will seek
the cash customer in preference to the
other.
DAIRYATEN's S MEETING.
The dairymen of the state Will have an
informal meeting on Thursday, at which
the question Of butter making will be dis
cussed. as well as other matters of interest
to dairy farmers. The mana gers hope
that there will be full attendance OF farm
ers and stocknen, as they Will 10 doubt
be protited thereby.
minnesota rs q Cate state
A few years ago it was boldly asserted
that fine cattle could not be successfully
raised in q latitude SO far north as Mime
sofa, and that for choice cattle the warmer
sections must be depended upon. Not a
few people in New York state. Kentucky.
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