Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-31


lumber have been used, and under the personal
superintendent OF the architect, l.. Andrews,
Esq, and the secretary OF the s. Nj. Fair assO-
citation, Mr.. II. T. Harmon, have been thor !
oughly and perfectly constructed. About the
track neat and substantial picket fence has
been built to protect the crowd from possible
danger OF moving horses.
FORMALLY PREsEETED.
The completed buildings and grounds were
formally presented 10 the State society this
morning for their use during the season. and
now for what there is to expect at this twenty
fourth annual exhibit.
| STOCK EXHIBITS.
At first, in general way, over seventy cars
of stock and horses have either arrived or are
on their way. The magnificent liberality of
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad in trans
porting stock aud other exhibits free OF
charge two and from the exhibition, having
stimulated entries from every direction. Un.
fortunately for themselves the stable OF Com
modOre kittsOn OF st. Paul, which were eX-
pected, will not be present and will not, IN all
| probability, be able to reach the state until
| after the fair closes. Other great celebrities
will, however, be present. Foremost among
them will be Mr.. J. Udelrs famous
PAGER, Sleepy Tom, who has made
The remarkable time of 2l54, and who is
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wonderful record, which his owner confident
ly expects him to do on Friday, September 1st.
On yesterday the following noted roadsters
| from Minneapolis arrived, and their owners
report that track as being dtpo pulated for this
place. Running horses: Fly Dance, Spray,
Hamildan, and Christus, by L. K. Legg. Trot-
ting hoi ses-Cspt. Hurd, Viata, Mollle Bar
rett, Bay Rather, Black Jim, Portion, David
4 and LOusIau.
more extended list OF trotters and run
ners will be given when the entries are all in.
| OF fancy stock the Fields Bros, of Cedar Falls,
Iowa, wealthy bankers and stock breeders,
are en- route with stud of English draft and
Cleveland bay horses, which will be the first
case of an exhibit of the kind ever made in
| Minnesota.
Goldraith Bros, OF Janesville, Wis, have
lot of Clydesdale and English draft horses on
cars, and en- route; Ellsworth, of Collegeyille,
Wis, three car loads of English draft horses.
| Geo. A. Baker, of Wisconsin has three car
loads ofred Devon cattle and Merino sheep.
THE DAIRY DEPARTMENT.
Those who have annually attended the state
fair held during the past, will this year note
the fact that extensive preparations have been
made for display OF butt,r. cheese, and the
necessary implements used in their manufac.
| ture. One entire wing of The main building
| has been set apart for this display, and al
partment will be full of the rosy, fine favored
butter, and the rich, nutritious. golden cheese,
| for which Minnesota has already become quite
famous Mr.. Chas E. Marvin, of the firm of
Marvin Cammack, of Rochester, pr oprietors
of several butter aud cheese factories, and
president of the Minnesota Dairyman's
association, has given a great deal of atten-
tion to the matter, and by reason of his faith
in the ultimate success Of this industry, has
| imbued Others with h's spirit, and thereby
been enabled to secure the promise OF large
display Of dairy products. In this effort he
has been ably assisted by Col K. p. McGliney,
secretary of the Elgin, Illinois, board of trade,
who has been made superintendent OF the
dairy department. While cleaning items of
interest pertaining to this industry, your re-
porter was fortunate enough to meet Col.
| McGliney, who Is recognized as au-
thority on such matters, from whom
he obt lined statements which Will
form the foundation for several
articles bearing on this industry, which is add
ing Sd much to the wealth OF the state.
Dairy farming is quite largely engaged in by
the farmers of southern Minnesota, and Mr.
McGlpey, who has been in the state some two
or three weeks, says that be finds all the re-
euirements here for successful dairying. The
soil is Of such a charac er that it will produce
| abHndsntly such crops as clover, timothy.
corn, oats, and ;he natural Wild grasses, ali vi
which are I, quisite for feed He has been over
a large portion Of the stale, especially in
southIen aud south Vt stern Miuuesuta, and he
reports these elemt MS in each of the counties
visited, and also notes the fact
that everywhere pure, cold water, which
is essentially necessary i'll this business for the
cattle, is to be found III great abundance
To show how rapidly this industry is being
| developed, your reporter has gathered the fol-
| loving statistics from official sources: In
| 1870 there were in Minnesota but III ,4S7
1 ..l..l, Il ala.n
| an increa e of 12l per cent. Among this
| nun ber are included many choice COWS, pure
| bred, embracing the Jerseys, Shorthorns,
Holsteius and other breeds. These COWS are
| worth, on an average, $35 per head, thus rep.
resenting total value OF $9,644, ,075, more
| than one-half OF this sum being added in the
| ten years from 1870 to 1880. The increase
$4,000 cows, and at the same price
per head, as quoted above. They represent
$4,000. 1t is believed by competent authority
that the figures above given are rather below
| than above the real number and average. So
from this it may be seen at a glance that Min
nesota is making rapid strides in this new in
dustry.
To carry our figures further, We learn from
Mr.. Marvin that there are bout in round
numbers fifty creameries, which produce an
nHally about 100000 pounds OF butter; he
also estimates that OF butter made on the
farm the annual product will reach Is, coz, 900
pounds, or a total of 20,O00,0G0. II we esti-
mate this butter at twenty cents per
pound for the year, and the
sonable bonds, we find that the butter
product of Minnesota is worth q, ,000, 900,
sum not to be laughed at, even in the days
of the states unbonded prosperity. Besides
the creameries, there are ten factories where
cheese is manufactured, and these produce
fN do oil
at an average price of l0c per pound, adds
$100, 900 more to the value uf the dairy pro.
ducts of the state. Add to this the number of
| factories in which Swiss cheese is made, of
| which We have no definite data, and the
cheese made on the farms, and we can safely
dairy products is fully $4,250 900
per annum, and the industry but yet In its in
| fancy, for it is but scarcely two years since it
became known that the business could be
profitably carried on in the state. The success
which has attended the pioneers OF this indus
| try has been remarkable indeed, and it has
| stimulated many to 60 into it, yet nothwith-
| shown, there are some doubling Thomases,
who are unwilling to believe, buL by the dis
| semination of diiry liter iture, lectures and
| the holding OF conventions for the discussion
of the wants of the business, the doubters are
growing smaller each year, and doubtless will
soOu olsappear lrom tne state aiGOgetner.
By way of encouraging this sindustry the
State Fair association this year offers $40 in
premiums for butter and cheese, a sum nearly
| seven times greater than that offered by the
| state of Illinois, which is recognized as the
dairy state of the northwest. This liberallty
brought about by Messrs. Marvin, Judson, the
efficient secretary of the Fa association,
| and the executive committee, will prove a
| real blessing to this industry. What farmer
who contributes cIeam to make the butter
| that will be awarded premium at the fair, but
Will manifestly feel that he
was instrumental in securing the
much coveted prize for the
! manufacturer. And he and others will be
| stimulated to redouble their efforts when the