The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-22

To-Day Tor change. Your empty pocket
books gaspingly plead tor it. Your wives
and children look tor it.
The splendid results of the past seventeen
years of labor in his field Is justification
enough. When the association was formed
the total dairy product of Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin did not exceed
81, 600 annually. In the year 1882 it is
estimated that the cows OF these states alone
earned 50 1000, 900. But this is not the only
gain. Tue neg tive value of dairy husbat.
dry Is d, great rs its positive 1t prevents
waste. It cries 4 halt t. loose and sip-shod
methods in the conduct of farming.
1t turns the winter to profitable account
as we'll rs the summer. 1t becomes the Say
ing clause in the scheme of agricultural sal
vation. Wherever dairy farming has be-
come we'll established there can be seen
marked increase in general production.
The farmer who makes grass Culture the
foundation Is constantly strengthening his
primary capital. Nothing will better .eip
turn grain farm into q grass farm than
herd OF cows. Every hoo, that he adds
to his farm becomes seeding machine. In
the cary history of the west it was found
One princi al reason for this was that there
was no seed in the soil. But the introduc.
ton of dairying soon wrought percepti-
BILE change and how in the dairy districts
the upland pastures are the most pr. duc-
tive Of any. The deep interest which is be-
ing manifested in dairying by all classes
of the community is the surest test of its
sliding value. Butter and cheese fsctories
arc dotting our pra,ries like school houses,
where whole communities daily 90 to
school.
After the appointment of committees, Ad-
dresses were again in order.
r. A. H-At
was discussed in q paper by H. B. Curles,
DeKalb, Ill. He said: The time has come
when we must make choice goods to make
any money. Choice creamery butter is now
worth SIT cents at Elgin, and fair to good
dairy butter is worth Is to % cents, differ
eiice of Is cents per pound, margin which
in most cases covers all the profits to the
farmer. 1t costs less to gather the creatn
and manufacture the butter the factory
than on the farm. With the gathered cream
system the skim milk is lett on the farm for
the calves and pigs. skim-aailk is often the
turning point between profit and loss on q
lot of pigs.
Hon. Thomas Sampson, of Storm Lake,
Iowa, considered the subject of creanleries
IN the frontier. In the course of his re-
marks he said Why do we need creanleries
on the frontier? We need creaneries fof ths
reason that they bring with them high types
of human character. They bring in their
wake improved breeds of cattle. They bring
wealth and comfort in their train. They
make the farmer independent of railway
wars and consultations.
The call of cows was the subject ola short
and pointed address by ). Faville, of Della
van, Wis. The speaker enumerated the
many ways in which the life of cows may
be made pleasant and comfol table. Give
them enough to keep them warm and treat
them Politely. Always treat your cows ~
gently and politely as you would lady.
First, feed regularly. Second. feed indus
triously. Third, feed generously. For the
coarse part ofthe iced, should recommend
early cut hay or corn fodder. Both of these
cellent. With these would feed = berally
corn meal, ground oats and whea! bran in
equal parts by weight; and always feed dry
unless you lave facilities for cutting up
your hay or cornstalks; if 50, mix and feed
together.
Don't keep more cows than you can keep
we'll. One word to those who are thinking
ofsubstituting he cow for the pillow: say
count the cost before you begin. Remem-
Der that the dairy demands constant stten-
ton. 1t is morning and night, 365 days in
the year.
At the evening session musical and lit
erary programme was presented, in which
Jules Lumbard, the Mankato band, the
Mankota chorus and Others participated.
H. E. Hoard of Montevideo presented pa
per on Wanted. Country Edit r.; Robert
McAdams of Algonquin. Ill.,. on the Care
Of Cows Handling Of Milk and manufacture
ing OF Butter; and Col. T. d. Curly OF SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, Oh Dnirying on the Frontier.
On Thursday, the second days session OF
the Dairym ms association opened with
great incr, ase of numbers. The hall was
packed to it, utmost limit. There were at
asst 600 delegates and Others in attendance.
c. E.. Marvin of Rochester, MIMI, read .
paper on The profits Of diversified farm
inE in the Northwest. He said it
it is q real calamity t. q country to be
known or advertised. a. especially adaptsd
to the cultivation of any one kind of pro-
duce. No other section has suffered more
from this evil than the North west, par
ticuIarly Southern Minnesota. The far
mers plowed and planted. fully expecting
that The increase would follow without any
further personal eff ,rt Idleness breeds ig-
HOrance, misery, want and woe. With the
majority of wheat farmers fully half the
time is spent in idleness around the towns.
Their homes fail to show that constant care
usually bestowed on the home of the diver
sified farmer.
e Mr.. J. ID. BfOOmell Oh ILLINOIS, IeSU .
paper on the process of butter making. It
was full of valuable information on the sub
ject.
Churning and working butter was treated
in short essay by D. w. Curtis of Fort At
kinson, Wis.
A pleasant diversion after the long ad-
dresses was the arrival of Gov. Hubbard and
J. II. Baker. The gubernatorial arty 90
oorted to the hall to strains of martial
music. The audience were disappointed to
find that Senator Sabin was not of the
party. Gov, Hubbard being introduced,
made some felicitous remarks and also Gen.
Baker. President Heard responded at the
the afternoon session.
Practical refrigeration ard transportation
WAS the subjec. Of paper by Jules Lumberd
Of Chicago, the idea a. to retrigerators being
that the ice should be placed at the top Of
the room. As to transportation he said:
ssThe railroad is the arm of the agricultural
body. 1.-THE arm thrive the body will be
strong. Ifthe arm wither or be crippled,
the body suffers and Immediately dies. Each
Il dependent on the other, and their prosper
ity or decay, in the nature of things, must
be mutual and interchangeable.
Farming on the Frontier Was the subject o1
anaxhapsiyspnper ~ Oh. +. p. 01th q