The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-02

especially cows during their parturi
ton state. This lecture was well
illustrated. which enabled the audi.
ence to better understand it. 1t was
delivered i'm a pleasant, comprehen-
Sive manner, and few who heard II
would fail to remember the instruc-
lions. DIR. Grange is Il modest, quiet,
unassuming gentleman, devoted to
his profession. Il scholar Tar above
the average, and the Elgin delegates
who heard him were unanimous in
their expression that could he be So.
cured for i two or three days lecture
here it would he worth thousands OF
dollars to the dairymen of CHS vicin.
ity, and we believe an effort should
be made 10 secure him. The secre.
tary of the association will CORE.
spond with DR.. G., and ascertain, il
he can be secured, and upon what
terms. We know in the past our
dairymen have paid for lectures which
were of little use To them and now
we think they have an opportunity of
securing something that will be OF
great benefit to them.
We cannot, ut this time, speak in
detail OF the papers presented or the
discussions which followed. These
will all appear III the forthcoming
volume TO be issued by the secretary
during the latter part of next month !;
and, us the proceedings were steno-
graphically reported, the volume will,
be one of great value to dairy farm
ers and stock raisers everywhere.
Persons desiring single copies can
obtain them by addressing the secre-
tary, ut Elgin, and enclosing 30 cts.
or four or more copies at % cents
each, that heing the price fixed upon
by the association.
The farmers in Southern Minnesota
find that the wheat crop is not reli-
able, and of necessity they must turn
their attention to dairying and stool;
raising. Corn. oats, barley, rye. and
root crops produce abund antly. while
they have the most bountiful hay
crop, and of excellent quality, too.
50 abundant is the hay crop in South.
elm and Southwestern Minnesota that
and stack any number OF tons at 81
per ton. The climate is favorable
for the production of fine butter and
cheese, while water is to be found
everywhere. The winters are long
and severe, but with good stables,
barns, or sheds, and the abundance
of feed they have, they can make
their cattle us comfortable as we can
in Illinois. Bran and oil meal can be
procured there cheaper than here and
the opinion prevails that Minnesota,
with her cheap feed and cheap lands,
will soon be prominent as dairy
state.
The railroad companies, those pig
cons which nearly everyone feels that
he has ii right to pluck, are doing
much to develop this industry in thai
State, and Will hail the day when
they can carry the hay, corn. wheat
and other grains Of the State to mar
ket in the buttertub AID cheese box
rather than to carry it in bulk rs is
now done. The officers of the lead,
ing lines of railway extending through
the dairy sections Of Illinois. WiscOn
sin and Iowa, know that the intro
duction OF dairying IN Minnesota
means larger population, more pas
senger traffic, and an equal, il not il
larger amount OF freight for trans.
portation, hence they lend Il helping
hand in developing this industry.
MankatO is in the center Of a rich
agricultural region. has three railway
lines, and has il population Of between
5000 and 100 people. Her business
men are enterprising, shrewd and far
seeing, liberal in the right direction.
and possessing such elements. there
can be no failure there in this, to
them, new mode of farming. Incle
ment and threatening rs the weather
was, the sessions of the convention
were largely attended by farmers,
some of whom travelled over one
hundred miles To be present 50 that
they might cary the good news to
Their nelghbors at home. We call to
mind Il young farmer who walked
twelve miles through snow storm
that he might not miss "a single SEES
sion, aud at the close said that he had
learned enough to fully compensate
him II he had walked fifty miles. o.
such stuff are some of the Minnesota
farmers made, and can they fail. IN
any legitimate business they under.
take!
\ pleasant feature of the conven
ton was tie banquet held on Friday
evening, where the good things OF
life were dispensed with liberal
hand, and where sentiment flowed
freely for several hours.
The press Of Mankato and the State
are doing Il good work in aiding the
farmers, and they should not be slow
in secOnding their efforts.
While ut Mankato we met L. A.
w God. of Lake Crystal, Mimi, Il son.
In.law of Robert Stringer. or this
vicinity, and Z. q. Pride, Of James
Vile, Mlnn., formerly of harrington,
4 brother-in.law of N. u. Hendrick.
son, of Elgin. The latter obtained
the second premium offered by the
a merican Salt Co., for butter sailed
with Onondaga salt; Horton ellis, Of
McHenry county, ILL.,, and member
Of the Elgin board of trade, got the
tirst premium. The Higgins silver
cup was taken by VIM. Fowler, of
Newport, MINI.
.he officers of the association for
the ensuing year are as follows
President, W. d. Hoard. Fort Akin
son, Wis; Secretary, II. p. McGlincy,
Elgin, H.; Treasurer. r. j. Oatman,
Ill Vice.Presidents, for
Judge III. M. Burchard,
Marshall; A. p. McKinstry, Whine.
bago City John G.. Noe, MankatO
c. L. Marvin, Rochester; for Wis.
Hiram Smith, ShebOygan
Falls; Chester HaZen, LadOga; 5.
Favill. Delavan; for Illinois, DIR. 10
seph left. Elgin G. G. Buell., Rock
Falls; /. Boies, Genoa; for Iowa,
Col. X. NJ. Llttler, Davenport 10.
,eph Sampson, Storm Lake; G. a.
Houston, Cedar Rapids.
The people there evidently appre.
ciated the convention, as they by an
vote invited it to meet at
Mankato next year. OwatOnna and
and Eau Claire, Wis.,, also
an invitation to meet at
those places next year. The matter
was referred to the executive COM
nittee.
All i'm ALI IL was q big season for all