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

SECOND DAY.
MORNING SESSION.
The convention was called to order
by the President at o o'clock this
morning with a marked increase in
number. every available seat in the
hall being occupied.
| Mr.. G. +. Marvin, of Rochester,
President of the Minnesota Butter and
Cheese Association opened the pro-
ceedings by reading his paper entitled
Profits from Diversified Farming in
the Northwest" He would recon-
mend the practice of diversified farm
ing as affording the best means of
utilizing labor to the best advantage
all the year round and would not
advice the continued changing or
hobbies.
At the meeting of the Minnesota
Association at Rochester, on March
G, :. and Sth, the Association would
lie glad to have exhibits of products
| from this section Of the country. He
would recommend more economy in
land, and the better working of it, in
preference to the purchasing of larger
tracts than the farmer can properly
handle. With regard to the butter
interest he made mention that only Il
year ago New York butter buyers
| wrote do not brand your butter Min
nesOta'.' while to day they say that
our butter is equal to any that comes
| into the market.
Replying TO questions he would say
that for early maturity for market he
would advise cross of the Poland
| China and Berkshire hogs. BY crowd
ing the pigs with well cooked meal.
they will make a growth of 900 to 400
pounds in q to S months. The re-
mOval Of the tooth will almost invari-
ably recover from the disease known
us "black-tooth." Would advice IL
continued supply of ashes, salt and
sulphur in the hog pen. Did not know
of any remedy for paralysis. which is
caused by worm in the Kidneys.
Mr.. ID. W Cnrtiss read paper upon
"The Churning and Working of But
ter" The overworking Of butter is II
mistake. We do not want 10 work
the grain out while we are Working
the salt in. The cream should be
churned 1T the right temperature only,
and the butter should come within
half an hour. Thin cream yields more
butter than thick does, because it UNI
dergoes more thorough agitation in
| the chuTn.
In answer to questions. Would re-
commend slow churning, from 40 to
60 revolutions IL minute. After churn-
ing off the buttermilk he would let
| cold brine stand upon the butter for
10 to Is minutes, which will bring
out every drop of buttermilk. Would
churn i'll warm weather ut IS degrees.
Does not think it makes much differ
ence whether the sailing is done in
the chUrn OF on the butterworker nor
is il necessary to regulate the tempera-
ture Of the cream durings the process
of clurning, provided it is IS TO go de-
GrerS at the commencement, and
slow motion Of the churn is observed.
Would certainly recommend the use
of cOlOring matter.
Mr.. J. ii. Broomell, Aurora, Ills,
read II paper entitled THE Process of
Butter Making what Improvement,
if any is necessary" The milk should
! he kept in Il clean and well ventilated
room. The temperature OF the cream
| for churnimg should not exceed 60 de-
greeS in summer and G2 degrees in
winter. Cream is tit for churning
when it has Il pleasant acid, but not Il
bitter flavor. The churning should
be stopped before the butter gathers
into compact mass. The second
working can he done from II to "a
hours after the first working, but
without this second working no good
evenly grained butter can possibly be
made. The go pound ash tub is now
the generally received package. With
regard to churns, the "Rectangular"
the Barrel, the "Blanchard' and the
smooth Box" churns are among the
best. Cows should be MIXED at the
same hour morning and night and by
the same person, and into tin pals
only. The milk should be cooled
down as quickly as possible after
milking to 90 degrees. The centrifll-
gal process is one well worthy of in
vestigatiOn.
Replying to questions. Consider
that for the farmer the system of open
setting is as good us the submerged.
Believe that neither the milk, cream,
OF butter should at any time come
e into direct contact with ice. Does not
think that the setting of the evenings
milk in the same tank and water
which contains the mornings milk
would have any material effect.
Col. Il. NJ. Litter. of Davenport.
Iowa, by request of the chair enter
tanned the convention with an en-
tempore speech which fairly bristled
with animal spirit and his usual good
humOr.
Proceedings were at this point sus-
; pended to welcome the arrival of His
Excellency. Gov. Hubbard, who in
. company with Gen. Baker took their
, seats upon the platform. His Excel
lency on rising said:
; MIR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GEN.
TLEMEN:-l thank you fellow citizens
] of MankatO for this very cordial re-
ception. was very DESTROYS of meet
ing with you and those gentlemen rep
resenting the dairying interest of
| this great Northwest Oh this interest
ing occasion, so much so indeed that I
) have left official duties which i fear
will reproach me with neglect when l
2 return to consider them. However !
shall feel that the purpose of my visit
here is sufficient excuse for the con-
: sequences, whatever they may be. of
e my brief absence from my immediate
, post of duty. In my opinion there Is
G no duty resting upon us, either as pub
!. lie officials or as private citizens. of
greater importance than to encourage
by our presence and voice on occasions
:. OF this character or otherwise, an ef-
) fort by our agricultural class to devel-
e OPP and work up that great interest
n which yOu have met here to promote.
5 Indeed regard 1t as one OF the most
: significant and encouraging signs Of the
e times that our farmers should manifest
50 much enterprise and determination to
J. develop the possibilities of our agricul.
e .ure in directions other than the grow
!: ing OF grain. The exhausting and dis.
II appointing methods of farming which
= have prevailed to some extent in differ.