Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16
j. SAMPSON, (Iowa.)
F. W. SLAYToN, { Minn.)
A. P. MoKINsTRY, { Wis.,

A. T. MCKINSTRY, Wis.,
PRACTICAL REFRIGERATION AND TRANSPORTA-
TON OF DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Upon this topic Mr.. j. G. Lombard, of
Chicago, read paper in which the subject
was ably and fairly treated. After noting
with approval the interest taken in the
present meeting and dwelling on the
wonderful resources Of Minnesota and the
failure of the great staple wheat in
Southern Minnesota especially, and the
peculiar adaptation of this section to dairy
ing Mr.. Lombard proceeded to discuss
first refrigeration. There are certain I'M
DERIVING facts that are potent to any OBJ
serving mind. The universal agent for
the accomplishment of refrigeration is ice.
other chemical or mechanical agents may
be used to q certain extent, but ice must
after all be the main. To apply it then in
such manner as to secure a perfect re-
frigeration is the first consideration. Cold
air is heavier than warm and consequent
ly to properly cool any room or space the
| cold air should come from
above. The refrigerator car
company which he represented
had acted upon this theory. and in build
ing their cars have placed their ice box
in the top of the car, thus securing equal
| and exact temperature throughout the car.
When currents of warm and cold air come
in contact condensation takes place, and
to avoid this the apertures for the admis-
sion of cold air currents should be lower
down than the ones which allow the heated
air to escape, which prevents con-
densation within the space you are
seeking to cool. Perfect ventila-
ton is also secured by this process
of currents of cool and heated air and so
long as there is any ice in your receptacle
your space will be kept cool. Upon the
subject of transportation he would say but
little. Agriculture and transportation
were inseparable. If the producers of
the country were oppressed by the trans
psrtation companies of the country they
could not prosper. They were mutually
dependent on each other. Neither should
be e1acting and both would prosper.
Following the reading of this report,
which was adopted, Judge Burchard, of
Marshall, Mimi, vice president of the as
ssciation, was introduced and gave very
interesting as we'll as amusing lecture.
At the conclusion of the very interesting
speech of Judge Burchard the topic of
refrigeration and transportation was taken
up and paper read by j. G. Lombord, OF
Chicago.
L. S. Coffin, of Fort Dodge, Ia, then fol-
lowed with an essay on the topic of the
logic of things and surroundings. Mr.
Coffin was practical farmer, and in sup
port of his idea that we in this section had
soil particularly adapted to the wants OF
the stock raising and dairymen. Our soil
grows grass spontaneously. While
in very many sections clover
would not live IN the soil more
than about three years, with US it seems
to increase in strength and amount yearly
His assertions were supported by figures
from his own personal experience.
After the usual discussions following
his paper, came miscellaneous business
transacted, among which was the report OF
the committee on
! DAIRY UTENSILS.
] Your committee 10 whom was referred
the matter of dairy utensils would beg
leave to report that they have examined
such utensils and models as they found on
, exhibition. finding among them the follow
ing: The two we'll known churns, the round
and the rectangular, famil-
lar to every dairy worker,
need no recommendation from your COM
mittee. Two butter workers were exam
ined, one the Eureka and lever worker,
the latter of which was given the prefer