Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-07
DAIRY INTERESTS.

| GUS Preston, OF ElKnOrn, and IN the alb
sence of Hiram Smith, of Sheboygan,
r. D. Torrey, of Milwaukee, responded
In few well-chosen remarks. These
were followed by the opening address,
delivered by @. r. Beach, the president
of the association. In connection with
the convention dairy fair WAS held at
which the following premiums and prizes
were offered for dairy products of all
kinds:
The association offers the follow ing premi-
inns on butter:
GLASS ONE-PRENIUNs ON BUTTER.
For the best tub or pail of butter. $40; for
second best, $5.
CLASS TWO-PRINT BUTTER. 3D.. ~ -.
Best specimen or plate of butter made into
fancy prints, So; second best, So.
CLASS THEEE-GRANULATED BUTTER.
For the best sample of formulated butter,
So; second best, so.
Granulated butter may be exhibited in fruit
jars.
CLASS 5.
The American Dairy Salt Co.. Syracuse, N.
Y, offer the following premiums on butter
sailed with Ono1daga +. +. salt: For the best
tub or pail, SIS; for second best, $40.
CLASS G--'' HIGGINS CHALLENGE CUP"
Thomas Higgins & Co., Liverpool, offer
silver cup valued at S0U, Tor the D6SC JuD OF
pail of butter made at any time in Wisconsin,
sailed with "Higgins' Eureka Salt" The cup
to be retained by the winner for one year,
then to be returned to the association for re-
newed competition. The party winning the
cup two years IN succession to retain the same
permanently.
GLASS 6-PREMuUMs ON CHEESE.
The association offers the following pre-
miurns on cheese: For the best cheese, Young
America or Cneddar 80; for the second
best S35. .-.
GLASS Z.
George s. Hart & Co., produce commission
merchants, 80 Pearl Street, New York, offer
prize silver cup valued at 800, to the manu-
facturer of the finest quality of full cream
made cheese.
Competition for same to include all makers
of factory cheese complying with the rules Of
the association.
Prize to be retained by the winner for one
year, then to be returned to the association for
renewed competition.
| The maker who is awarded the cup on three
| successive seasons, TO retain the same perman-
| emily.
The prize cup is of sterling silver, satin fin
| ish with gold border and lining. Upon one
side of it il engraved the figure of a cow, and
| upon the reverse side an appropriate inscrip-
! ton. This cup is also enclosed III an elegant
! 5atin-iined case.
! It has been won by A. H. Wheaton, Aurora
| vie; OlllI O. CtlnIOL, Nduh0Snhs H. b. COuSCE
& Son, whitewater, and August Klessig, Cen
| tervile. ...
There was a better attendance and in
| creased interest at the second days ses-
sion of the association. A paper on the
Importance of Reliable Crop Reports
was read by ". II. Morrison, secretary
of the Walworth County Agricultural
! Society. He advocated cooperation for
mutual benefit, and declared that the
farmer was not receiving sufficient rec
ognition. He believed the State Agri-
cultural Society could do grand work by
giving the farmers monthly crop re-
ports founded on facts derived from
correspondents in every part of the
state. The states Of Michigan, Ohio
and Illinois have systems of reports in
successful operation. He believed pro-
Queer and consumer would derive equal
benefit from reports of this kind.
: r. d. Torrey, of Milwaukee, read a
paper OH agricultural Societies." He
classed such societies among the most
important agencies III promoting the de-
velopment of all branches Of productive
industry. Agricultural colleges should
be among the first to receive subsidies,
for the good they accomplish can hardly
be oYerestimated. Every association
that has for its object the improvement
of all methods employed in fields of ag-
riculture should be well sustained. Agri-
cultural societies should be composed
of good men and women who are willing
to spare time and money, if necessary,
in experiments and all of their valuable
thoughts should be given to the world
through their societies. Fairs are
not the sole purpose of socie-
ties; they are insignificant In COM
parison with the true work Of socie-
ties-the advancement of agriculture.
There should be a radical change In the
management of agricultural fairs; a sys-
tenn of private premiums should be in
augurated as it is the only plan on
which an intellige Mt award can be based.
In conclusion Mr.. Torrey advised his
hearers to abolish everything objection
able from fair grounds, tosssustain agri-
cultural conventions, and to bring to
each session thoughts gathered during
the year for the benefit of the world.
The second days session closed with a
banquet in Warnings Hall. A pro-
gramme Of toasts ndresponses was sue
cessfully carried out after the spread of
tempting viands had received attention.
The third days session opened by de-
bate on the experimental experience of
members with different kinds of forage,
followed by questions in relation to the
care of stock, the dropping of increase,
and the conditiono of stables, participated
in by Prof. Roberts, of Ithaca, N. Y,
| Prof. Henry, of Madison, Hiram Smith,
| of ShebOvOan and Mr. Peach of White
water, Roberts stating at length the
course pursued at the Cornell Univer-
sity farm, and Prof. Henry his expert
enoe upon the state experimental farm
at Madison. Hiram Smiths paper was:
"How to Make Dairy Farms Worth
500 per Acre" He said that as the
first ambition-that of making cheese as
good as that made in New York and
Ohio-has been gained, the problem for
dairymen is how to increase the
product without increasing the number
of acres cultivated. Five years ago
about eighteen Or twenty COWS were kept