The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20

market large quantities OF butter which
wsuld other wise be Ia direct composition
with their business.
seventh-It euaelss the farmers to raise
bis calves, swine and poultry in good con-
dition. :. :.
Eighth-1t brings character. reputation
and wealth TO the community where they
are established. We quote O!msted coluty
in illustration: MiHneso ta is the best diary
state in the Union, and We need fear no
market competition for our creamery pro.
ducts.
An. interesting discussion was brought
out by this paper. regarding the practical
work of gathering cream.
In regard to the handling of milk Mr.. B. -.
F: HOLMES Oh this subject said:
skinned, quiet.
sfG}egdGiyf bsss ood VAIN Hs IS, stable; nd
gest. Put in stable summe: and winter
tlike.
Fourth Milk quickly and strain 1t once;
and set apart from anything that can i'm
part bad odors. Set in deep cans; skim in
about twenty.four hours, AID stir the whole
every tine you put cream into the cream
tark. He went on to show very wildly
the striking contrast between the careless,
ignorant dairy farmer without plan Or iudg.
meat, and the improved dairy farmer who
takes due care OF every poitn Of his herd,
and e'Ihis milk and cream. He said g. to G6
mer is the proper temperature for churning.
A paper was read by o. G. Gregg of Mar
shall, How to Mak4Farnaing IN Minnesota
Successful. He said:
The stvls of farming in this section of
Minnesota for tho past ten years has not
proved it paying business. Mortgages are
stacked up III every county AID great pros.
perity is not apparent. Successful farming
Is not connected exclusively with grain rais-
ing. 1t must include stock raising. Wheat
raising. 1t successful, must in the future
mean to take cheap wheat to the worlds
market. Our experience in wheat raising
is not promising for this section. But Min
nesota is tho very first q al oat state. second
as rye state third as corn state, and in
the higheat place we must put the produc-
ton Of grasses. Blue grass timothy end
clover are perfectly adapted here. Acre for
acre we cannot be beaten in these We hsvc
been striving to raise the most difficult crop,
aad disregarding those more natural and
most p, 0ftable
On the management of creamelies e. u.
Vernon of Mankato, said:
Successful management, In order to Oh
tim the best results, involves the best
means and skill in the manufacture OF but
Ter; good inancieriDg. and retaining the
highest degree Of confidence and good will
among patrons
H. 4: Holmes Of Chat6ell followed on tn.
same subject:
First, must be corporation Of the cream.
cry men with each other. Farmers are
coming to recogai::e the creameries as their
best helpers. The difference in weather
and station makes d. Inference in the GUAM
tity OF batter obtained. For:y.eight to IS
deg. is the proper temperature for raising
cream, Ice should net hs used in raising
clsaG3:
The last point was disputed by Secretary
Rice Mr.. Huston and Col. Litter.
MIR. 4. P. McKinstry read paper on the
best methods of testing cream. He said,
two methods are known to me-, which have
the paat pear met With 5uCces: First the
test tsabe plan; second, the 9chsch e. Balen-
der system: The ;trbe system gives only a
so! ii inch ofcreani. without reference to its
value as butter maker.
! The Schach q Balender plan consists in
taking half inch t564 cubic inches) OF
each patrons cream, chusning and weigh
ing tbs butter ~ itself, thus determining
the exact amount OF butte: he should be
paid for. The butter in the cream is in fact
what is purchased. The test is, of course,
made at the creamery. Any one can
make it at home by taking two.quart
frAit jar aud putting in quart Of cream
| end shaking it hv hand Until the butt er
cGmos.
Rev. f. Miller, D. D., pastor of the First
dress on Mental Culture aud Agriculture.
An address was made by Col. h. Il. Little.
so meny times reelected secretary of the
National Butter, Cheese and Egg association.
! His subject was the Importance OF Our Dali
~ Interests. One spea 81 says: 1.-The COW
| 10 the best mortgage litter in the world"
Another said; "rhere i. such thing rs 6
dairy btlt, just as much % thele is a No. l
! hard wheat belt, and We are right in the
! midst of it,"
Tuuraday morning alder "a inspection of
! the lecture OF DR.. Grange on health of All.
mul, He took up first the cause of abor.
| ton, naming amoHg these:
Very col water in later season before psr-
! turition. Frosted food, especially ronts.
! impure water. Excessive muscular exertion
| a q excitement. Animals threatened with
] abortion shoull be kept quiet. Ss1atives
| should be administered. such e. tinct:,re OF
;a,: ianum q chlorsl hy6rate. and;kept in a
| carefully ventilated room, II the mother
is properly cared for, milking should be
/
| calf; should be carefully led, but not made
too lat; allow wed plenty Of outdoor exercise
10 surgical operations. After caiving,
mother kept in q comfortable place for 9
| few days. Toe calf as soon as born should
be attended to. Membranes removed from
| nose. &c.
Col. Litter has used for eighteen years
| one pint OF wheat -four seal led to a paste
for the successful bringing away of The
afterbirth. Garget is Inflammation of thu
| 1dder, often accompanying parturiGon o
deep mixers. all quarters or one being
| affected-resuls of over-supi'ly of milk
hard, hot and red. Two forms of treat
| ment, constitu' ional and local. First con
! sists in removing consti patton with epson
salts, etc, then give di1re!ics like saltpetre
| Local treatment consists OF application ol
hot water to cause fermentation, or poul
tice Of spent hops, which retain heat anC
moieture long time.
There was discussion on the Schoch
Bolender system of testing cream. A. P
McKinsley and G. A. Houston advocated it.
| and believed that this would in time pre-
and producer. A certain quantity of cream
does not represent a certain quantity OF but
ter. G. A. Houston then discussed the i'm
portance of brand regulations:
Brands in connection 18th anv othe
good article are very valuable and inpo1.
tant. A certain brand Of -four sells fol
twenty-five cents more in Cedar Rapid
| than any other. The same fact is true Of
| the dairy. Egin creamery butter establish
ed OR market price, If any creamery will
produces Eniform grade Of tirst- class pro.
due, Its brand will add to the value, and es-
| tablish aud maintain reputation.
Col. Littler spoke Of the Grimm 81 ty OF
! using another's brand without permission
A law should be on every statute book
making the fslse use of brands penal o.
Tense. E. D. Potter, Minneapolis dec er,
spoke OF the producer keeping the products
up to the brand. Never use your brand on
inferior articles. A vigorous discussion
next following on butter or cheese, in which
Lawrence Dignam, Lansing, said that
Farmers did not receive dollar hum
bred for their milk by selling to creame:ies.
the cheese factory pays this. He gets his
calves veil started before cheese manufact-
uring commences. There is too wide q dit.
ference between the price paid for cream
and the market price of creamery butter.
President Marvin, who manufactures
about one half of the cheese produced in
NJ Minnesota. said:
The average paid for cream in Olmstesd
county uaa I oopks last e,,,,o moo nnn ho,,