The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16


water, this tn he covered by an oil
skin and another blanket for the pur.
pose Of retaining the heat.
Motion made and unanimously car.
ried that tho thanks OF this conVpn.
ton ir extended Ia DR.. Grange for
the very able and instructive lecture
Delivered hy him To this convention.
and that sIrli vote he made part Of
the report.
The report Of the committee ap-
pointed To examine butter was then
read AMI adopted, the result of which
shows that in class 4. butter sailed
with Higgins Eureka" salt. there
were rs entries. Entry M. Is took
the palm with - points out Of II pos.
SIhlc 81. This butter was made and
exhibited hy Mr.. Fowler Of Washing.
ton county. Mimi. who will lie the
happy recipient ut the premium sill.
yer cup, known rs the Higgins
Challenge Cup. offered by Messrs.
Tnos. Higgin & Co., of Liverpool
The condition OF this prize is, that
the winning party shall hold the same
for one year, when it shall be again
competed for Ut the next annual
meeting Of the Association. Any
party winning the cup two years IN
! succession shall own tho same perm
anently.
In class B, tutter sailed with
"Onondaga i. F." Salt, there were 10
entries. The first premium of SIS
was awarded to No 80, Mr.. Gillis, oi
Lawrence. Ills. Second premium
of $40 To No. y, MIR. c. G.. Pride,
. GAINESVILLE. MINI.
These premiums have been offered
10y the American Dairy Salt Com.
pany, Syracuse, N. Y.
The report of the committee on re.
solutions was next read and adopted
II is us follows:
Resoired That the thanks of this
Association he hereby conveyed to
the citizens of MankatO for their ac
tive and persistent hospitality during
the days OF our convention, and thai
special acknowledgment he made t.
those gentlemen through whose kind
ly offices such cOurtesies have been
! extended.
ResolcGd-That the Association
hereby tender their very sincere and
hearty thanks TO the Chicago & North
western, the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul and the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad com,
pan;eS for the courtesies and favOrs
extended by them to the participants
in the convention and for the general
encouragement given by them to the
dairy interest throughout the North.
! west.
Resoloed-That to the newspaper
press of the Northwest for its active
| and valuable services and influence in
bringing together so many represen.
tatives of the dairy interest and for
its aid in prOmulgating information
on the subject, this Association makes
hearty acknowledgment and tenders
it's sincerest thanks.
ResOired-That to the officers of this
meeting for the admirable manner in
which they have discharged the some.
times difficult and always important
duties OF their respective positions,
the thanks of the Association are
hereby rendered.
A resolution was next proposed by
Mr.. l.. S. Coffin on the subject of
Pleur0 Pneumonia, and in support of
It's adoption, he pointed out the great
necessity of some action being taken
with a view of thoroughly stamping
out TINS ,,, eon aa .ss whase before il
this country. considerable discus.
sion followed upon this motion, the
result of which was unanimous
adoption of the following resolution;
WHEREAS it is an undisputed fact
that the contagious PleurO Pneumo.
mia. sometimes called Lung Plague,
does exist along and in the eastern
borders of some of the Atlantic States
viz. New York. New Jersey, Della
ware. Maryland and in the District
of Columbia, and the existence
there OF this dread disease is con.
tinued menace to the prosperity OF
the great cattle industry Of this Ma.
tion. And whereas the failure of the
British government to stamp it out
on its first introduction into England
from Holland 10y the Importation OF
Il Dutch COW, caused Il loss tO the
stock raiSers of the United Kingdom
OF over $65, 100000. And whereas
the history of its introduction into
Australia, South Africa aud New
Zealand repeats the same terrible
history of loss that England suffered.
Therefore be it
Resotoed, by this Convention of
Dalrymen representing the dairy and
cattle interests of the four great
States of Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Iowa. that we esteem it of
the most vital interest to the best
cattle industry Of this natiOn, that
Congress should, without delay, en-
act at once effective and stringent
laws, and make ample appropriations
out of our overlooking national treas.
ury to stamp out at once and forever
every vestige OI this inyidOus disease,
and, by strict Quarantine laws, make
it impossible for it ever again to gain
Judgement upon our shores.
ResOtred,- Further, that we hereby
most earnestly and respectfully Pc
ution and demand of this present
Congress, that it shall without fail.
enact suitable laws for this purpose.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The business. this AFTERNOON, opened
with the unanimous adoption of the
motion that Il vote of thanks be ex-
tended to Prof. Porter for his cOurte.
sy in deputing DR.. Grange to deliver
his able lecture for the benefit of this
convention.
Mr.. G. +. Dexter, of Chicago. read
IA paper upon "Dairy Products from
Il Commercial Standpoint" He said:
The uniformity of butter Is the FIRST
point to he considered in putting it
upon the market. 1t is not quality
alone which is to be relied upon.
Use such packages for butter rs are
desired where you market your pro.
duct. Pack butter to within three.
Fights Of an inch of the top of the
tub, 80 that pressure during transpOr.
tation may not force any of the but
ter out of the tub. Every producer
Of butter should keep creamery re.
cord for his own use. and. when the |
butter is packed, mark down Oh the
record the actual weight of the but
ter without the packings. The seller
can then tell whether there has been
any actual shortage in his receipts
from the shipper. / think that hef
will be astOnished to find that the diff.
ference in weight, il any, will be in
his favor. There is too much differ.
ence between the prices paid for
creamery butter and that made on
the farm. The highest quality of
butter found in either hemisphere is
made Oh the farm. The ideal butter
IS the product of the ideal farm. The
average farm butter, however, in the
West is inferior To that of the cream.
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