The Mineral argus., 1883-12-27

Messrs. Mckinney of Minnesota and Curtis
of New YOrk were unqualified in their ad.
vocacy of the Jerseys as cream giYeTs. They
might lave quoted the remark of a Penn
s~ylvania owner of a small-iramed breed.
who avsrred You can pick up your Jersey
COW and carry her whsn you want her, bat
set her down and milk her aud 1t will tire
You to cary away the cream" The Polled
Angus, with large frames and sturdy cOnsti-
t%utions, are regarded highly as beef cattle,
and Shorthorns, Hoisteins and other breeds
have their warm advocates, the predelic-
tons of the owners probably governing their
judgment to some Gxten..
Tie first paper read was on Creamegies
and Their OBJECT, by +. A. Richardson of
Austin. He said:
These are varied and many.
First-It is TO make better butter larger in
quantity and more uniform in quality. In
proof of this we simply refer 10 the daily
market quotations. Our whol4 attention is
paid to this one branch of industry. New
Ilans aud methods are tried constantly. We
watch our cream and Churn it at the right
time. We gain a uniformity and a guam
tity that 200 or 800 patrons guessing aE the
condition of the cream cannot reach.
SecoDd-In the wake of better butter
comes a better breed of catlI1. A farmer is
no longer satisfied to milk a COW that does
not yield a good flow OF rea Onably rich
milk. The farmers are culling over their
herds so as to get larger results from the
same number of COWS.
Third--1he creamery system allows the
farmer to Keep more stock as the home
labor Is / ghtened; can take better care of
them, bestow better treatment on them. A
patron OF a creamery finds out that kindness
TO his o " pays at the crfam gauge.
Fourth-Ig educates the patrons how and
where to set their milk to get the best re-
sul-s.
Fifth--It furnishes the patrons with a
market at their own door and pays him his
cash, and ell the hard labor OF making
butter is removed.
Sixth "A creamery assists dairyman who
are not it's patrons by moveiug ouE of their
market large quantities of butter which
wsuld other wise be ia direct campstition
with their business.
seventh--It euatls % the flrmers to raise
his calves, swine and poultry ia good con-
ditiOp.
Eighth-It brings character, reputation
and wealth to the community where they
are established. We quote O.msted county
in illustration. Mime ota is the best diary
state in the Union, and We need fear no
market competition for orr creamery pro-
ducts.
An interesting discussion was brought
ont by this paper, regarding the practical
work OF gathering cream,
In regard to the handling of milk Mr.. B.
f. Holmes on this subject said:
First-Sslect good COW. kind. yellow
skinned, quiet.
Sscond-Give good. warm stable.
Third-Give her ell she can eat and di-
gest. Put in stable summer and winter
alike.
Fourth Milk quickly and strain at 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 whcla
every time you put cream into the cream
tank. he went on to show very wildly
lac striking contrast between the oarel IS,
~ighorant dairy farmer without Plan or judg-
ment, and the improved dairy farmer who
takes due care OF every pOitn of mis- herd,
and Gibbs milk and cream. He said g. TO Sc
deg. in winter. and SO to So dee. in sum
mer is the proper temperature for Churning.
A paper was read by o.. @. Greg. OF Mar
shall, How to MakelFarming IN Minnesota
CIcsessfuI. He said:
The styls of farming in this section OF
Minnesota for the past ten years has not
proved it @ paying business. Mortgages are
stacked up in every couuty and great pros
UeTity is not apparent. Successful farming
l. not connected exclusively with grain rails
lag. It must include stock raising. Wheat
raising. if successful, must in the future
mean to take chap wheat to the worlds
market. Our experience in wheat raising
is not promising for this section. But Min
nesOta is the very first as an oat state, second
as a rye state, third as a corn state, and in
the higheat place we must put the produc-
ton of grasses. Blue grass, timothy end
| clover are perfect adapted here. Acre Tor
a re we cannot be beaten in these. We have
leen S irving to raise the most difficult crop,
ald disrecar6ing those more natural and
most Profitable.
On the Management of creameries [. u.
| Vernon of Mankato, said:
Successful management, in order to Oh
tim the best results, involves the best
means and skill in the manu- scture OF bat
Ter; good hnancleriDg, and retaining Tho
highest degree of confidence and good Will
among patrons.
H. A. Holmes of Chat6eld followed on the
/ same subject:
First, must be cooperation OF the cream
cry men with each other. Farmers are
coming TO r~ecogNize the creameries as their
pest helpers. Thu difference in weather
and station makes a difference in the guam.
tity of butler obtained. Forsy.eight 10 55
deg. is the proper temperature for raising
cream. Ice should not be used in raising
cream.
The last point was disputed by Secretary
Rice, Mr.. Huston and Col. Littler.
MI. A. P. McKinstry read a paper on the
best methods of testing cream. de said,
two methods are known to me, which have
the past year met with success: First, the
test-tuoe plan; second, the Schach 81 Balen-
der system. The tube system gives only a
solid inch o fcream, without reference to its
value as a butter maker.
The Sehach q calender plan consists in
taking a half inch 1854 cubic incbes) OF
each patrons cream, chu-ning and weigh
ing the butter y itself, thus determining
the exact amount OF butter he should be
paid for. Tue butter in the cream is in fact