The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-12-04
DAIRYlNG IN MINNESOTA,


The fourth annual meeting of the Minnesota
Butter, Cheese and Dairy Stock association was
held at Austin, Mower county, last week. The
attendance was not very large. but the pro-
oeedings were Of interest to farmers
generally: Mr.. L A. Pierce gave the
address Of welcome. Vice President O. G.
gregg OF Marshall, who presided responded
TIE association on '.The Advantages Of
Minnesota ~ q Dairy State" He especiallv
favored winter dairying. We must cease to
raise gram exclusively for sale in the markets,
and turn it into dairy products. We are yet to
country. We have only begun to push our
products into sight Let US keep up with the
ever increasing demand for better dairy pro-
ducts, and arrange our daryng 20 as to take
she best advantage Of the great markets l
believe winter dairying to be one of the great
farmer
"Our Dairy Markets." was the subject of dis
cussion Mr.. A. P. McKinstry, he said: Last
spring we Organized the Mankato exchange,
and 1t has been great success We have sold
over $l0O, Coz worth of butter over the board,
and we have done better in that market than
We could do in New York. We have good buy
ers there near home, getting quick remittances
and avoiding commissions and freights
Our creamery products rate in New York, As
q rule, as western extra" As soon as Min
nesota can demonstrate to other markets the
quality and gu antlty of our goods, buyers will
freely come in here and take all our products.
10 conslgn to distant commission men is to a
certain extent, to place ourselves at their mer-
Mr.. T. Mower of Cedar Rapids believed the
nearest home market was the best market
1t is better to have butter merchants than
the present commission men. Men who own
the butter will work hard to get good price
for it. Agents will never take the same trou-
bic to get the best prices If men are butter
merchants the market will never get over
stocked The best plan for creamery is on
the cooperative principle. Most of the Elgin
patron. Every patron is detective on his
neighbors to see that they sell good milk We
are agolng to have butter tests as to the purity
and value of milk, to tell how much fat and
how much water there is in milk.
Mr.. U. e. Gregg, vice President, said: Ny
experience has been that home markets are
best say, don't consign to any city agent or
grocer, and leave it for him to sell at his dis
erection. Have some distinct understanding as
to limits of price before you ship. If you con-
can 10 better making my own sales in the great
markets than to have much to do with COM
mission men.
Secretary Rice said: It is only question
OF time when tho dairy markets
in some way the consumption. In 1880 all av-
eragc of an ounce Of butter a day was eaten in
this country. In Southern countries less but
ter is used than in the North think we can
make market IN the South. Mr. Marvin a
the New Orleans market We ought also to
pay more attention to the Western market
Illinois is nearer to New York than Minnesota
but there's great field to the west of us.
.;S On the ttcpeo' ', t1 Dairy in Diver
Exclusive dairying is not a good rule
for the average farmer. Dairying should
be prominent and lead with it every line
of profitable farming. Diversified farming is
the trne rule. On tho oldest farm in Oimsted
wheat is raised per acre than ever. For sue
cessful diarying pastures should be perma-
nent; You must build up 2 permanent sod;
this takes several years. Changing pastures
every year is grave mistake. The speaker
permanent pastures 6. E. Marvin folio we'd
leans Exposition" Our dairy products
stand to-day with superior reputa-
tion An important question is how
fine dairy goods Minnesota can produce! Five
years ago Minnesota was wheat state and
everybody said dairying would not pay here
But within four years our dairy interests have
grown over 3cO per cent Thilty-si to forty
million pounds of dairy produce is Minnesota .
record this year with a value of $4,000, 600
Every creamery and dairyman in the state has
personal responsibility to advertise our i'm
menso dairy products. This is one of our
great resources
Progress of the Dairy Interest in Minnesota,
giving statistics which are familiar If the re-
turns of butter made are approximately correct
the product in four years has increased four
fold, and the increase III tho value of the
amount sold has at least doubled in price. The
increase III the number OF cows used for diary
purposes has doubled in the same time, and
this has been done in the face Of a heavy de-
mand from the Montana .rachmen for
heifers. He advocated winter dairy
ing, and said. 1 believe it is possible ia
make our stables so warm and yet we'll ventil-
ated that they will not freeze, and so comfort
able and convenient that the COWS could stay in
them for days without privation. l know by
experiment that there is difference of ~ pei
cent between dairy 90 handled and one that
has to go outside the barn for water during
cold weather have found that COW will
drink forty pounds more water in q day than a
steer of the same weight, and Oh nearly the
same feed, and that she will drink very much
more water if it be given to her two or three
times during tho day III the barn than if turned
loose in the yard to drink, and among
COWS tho heaviest mixers are the
heaviest drinkers. He said he had found
i is hard to ascertain Just tho amount and
the kind of food necessary and profitable a. .
ration for dairy COW. Prices OF different
kinds of grain will govern and require changes
but this year have adopted the following for
mula for dairy of twenty-five in milk: 80
lbs BRAN, 100 lbs ground oats, 100 lbs corn
will 81 We about thirteen quarts to each COW per
day, and with oats at IL ceLts, corn IS cents,
bran 81, and oil meal $23, will cost not far
from ten cents per day for each COW, and COW
pound of putter per day, will not pay for her
! keeping
SECRETARY Rice said cream at II cents to-day
is good deal better than wheat at 45 cents. I
lGo of which is properly my stock farm. Dur
ing the past twelve months have MIXED IL
cows, of them heifers, II half grade Jerseys
and sold the cream at the Rochester creamery.
running the whole $40 acres and something
over. These expenses include the harvesting,
| threshing and binding Of lao acres of wheat
| which is left as clear profit
! Vice President O, C. Gregg of Marshall runs
y wintar dairy. He will milk thirty COWS this
! winter; COWS are fresh in the fall. The grain
| raised in summer on the farm is ground and
fed to these COWS during the winter months,
and thus converted into fresh butter for win
ter use. The calves are raised in the winter
! most successfully.
! The peculiar benefits Of this method are
| summed up as follows:
First-Bu;ter made when butter brings good
price.
Second-Winter weather is favorable to COWS
in milk, and to the keeping and making Of
| dairy products.
Third-Calves are raised when time can be
| given to them and are at an age to be turned
out to grass when spring comes.
Fourth-The laborers of the farmers are
| given continuous work, and the farmer by the
| increased returns is able to pay an increase of
wages over the usual yearly amount.
Fifth-By this continual labor employed the
manure of the farm can be certainly spread
upon the fields and the general farm work be
better done.
| Sixth-Feeding the grain or grass products
| the COWS after this manner and making sale Of
the butter as grain product greatly increases
the fertility CT the farm.
Seventh-The making of winter butter will
equalize the price of dairy products, obviating
the low prices -, OF sumner, and g1vlng good
ten cows out of 100 are fresh in winter.
| E G. Potter spoke on "Our Daily Makers" and
spoke Of the reign of prosperity among far
mers, beginning with darying. The home mar
kets are the best markets.
| The chief discussions on the next day was
| upon the subject of the extensive adulteratiOn