The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21
NORTHWESTERN DAIRYhEN.
Proceedings Of the Convention Of
the Northwestern Dairymen's
Association At 1kankato,
Minnesota.


The Northwestern Dairymen's Association
met at Mankato, Mimi, ON Tuesday evening
After music by the band Hon. NJ. J. Severance
welcomed the delegates in behalf Of Mankato
extending the hospitality OF the citizens. w
welcomed them because they sought the appli
cation of an Intelligent system embracing tn,
observation of many states, to give anew i'm
pulse to one department of agriculture tn,
great foundation stone that lies at the very
base of all American industries and all endiir
ing prosperity. When the generous soil OF
America, either from a r1isconception of it
capacities, the TRUE method of it's development
or climatic catastrophe, refuses to respond IL
tho toll of the husbandmen, every FURNISHED
spindle must cease to hum: every hammer
must rest cold on its anvil, and the white sails
of commerce win mildew on the shores oil
every ocean.
The secretary, R. P. McGlincy made an ap-
propriate reply giving statistics showing the
that man who owns 100 acres in Minnesets
has competence, and man who fails to sue
coed ON this is probably a spoiled lawyer OF
clergyman. If you want to succeed hold on to
your young stock. In order to acquires repu-
tation you must improve stock as horse-lnen
do If Minnesota farmers will feed as liberal
" as in Wisconsin and Illinois it will greatly
improve stock. Two thousand car loads OF
bran and shorts were shipped from Minneapo-
lis last year to feed Illinois cattle. Do bust
ness as carefully az thinkers and railroad men
do theirs, and on as careful business princi-
pies, and You will speedily reach success.
President W. D. Hoard of Fort Atkinson,
Wis, enlivered his annual address.
The address begins with a reference to the
growing Importance of agriculture and the
wondrous progress made therein of late. The
demand of the times is imperative for larger
fo la of
the mind as well as the hand in agricultural
operations was dwelt upon. The speaker ther,
said; The season of 1883 has proved q fairly
prosperous one for dairymen. Through the
extension of the gathered cream system, very
many new communities are brought into line
and the milk of thousands of COWS rescued from
an ignominious fate. There is large class of
farmers that view all this with alarm. They
have been waiting ten years for the dairy bus
mess to fail They have been fearful all the
time that the business would be overtlone, for
getting that If every man in the Northwest
could, by any chance next season suddenly be-
come skillful dairyman, it would not add one
COW TO the present number Skillful care and
management would no doubt increase the pro-
fitableness Of every COW brought under such
an influence. 1t is about time the honest milk
was rescued from the Pogram makers
and Bascom vendors at crossroads,
and for the profit of the
country given fair show for what there is in
it. But there will vet remain ignorance and
slovenliness enough in the land for long time
to give intelligence all the advantage it deserves.
The only phase of the diary business that is
over-done, and that continually, is the making
of poor butter and cheese. You have seen for
the last eighteen years steady appreciation of
the value of our dairy goods. There is prin-
ciple in this, gentlemen 1t teaches that our
only salvation lies in upholding and increasing
the standard of excellence Common firm butt
tav- hos
same abused, banged and disheartened appear
ance that it had twenty years ago, and it brings
about the same price. Skim cheese is the same
fraud ON human digestion that it ever was
has the same discouraging effect on consump-
ton and depressing effect on price. 1t points
the same old moral that it ever did. sWhat
God hath joined together let no man put asun-
der" The makers of fine goods need have no
fears of the future.
PRODUCTION FOR 1888
1t is curious and instructive fact as shown
by the last census, that the ratio of increase in
cows is considerably less than that of popula-
ton. This may account in measure for the
fact that the demand for dairy products has
been for number of years greater than the
supply. The same fact affords also a good
guarantee of the future stability of business,
providing that bogus compounds are not al
lowed to usurp the place of the honest product
Of the cow. Left to a natural condition of
things the dairyman need have no fears of the
lack of remunerative market in the future
He should remember, however, that if he al
lows himself to be driven from the field, either
through his supineness, or lack of conformity
20 the market demand for excellence, he does
not deserve any better fate. In 1880 the State
Of Minnesota contained 275, SIS cows. Her in
crease for the ten years previous had been at
ihe rate of 121-10per cent annually. Measured
by the same rate of increase the state would
have in 1888 375, 567 COWS. AL
lowing that the product of each COW was worth
s35, the gross product would reach the sum of
$13, HASA Iowa contained In 1880 So, 1S7
cows. Her annual percentage of increase for
This ratio would give the State in 1888 1885, $50
COWS, whose earnings at $35 each would reach
the sum of $41, GAS, $40 Illinois contained in
1880 665, 913 cows The annual percentage of
increase had been only 8 LIZ per cent. Applying
his ratio she would have in 1883 956, 1888 COWS.
whose average earnings would amount to $50, :
lS9, 155. Wisconsin contained in 1880 Ats, $40
cows. Her annual percentage of increase had
been 5 1-2 per cent, which ratio applied for
1888 would give her So, 80 At .s35 each their
earnings would represent $19, 505, $50 The
gross earnings of all the cows of these four
nous sum of $107, SS5, 72O. By this it can readi-
ly be seen, gentlemen, that the interest You
represent has reached magnitude that calls
for the very wisest administration The time
has come when SO great an interest should re-
:eive all the aid that special education can give.
the legislation Of these states. E
MISTAKES. ,sfs-..--. s.
A general survey of the question discloses
not only much that encourages us, but also
very many mistakes. It seems to be very
difficult task to reach a large proportion of the
milk producers of the northwest and get them
to adopt the standard ideas of the day in dairy
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little real pride in the business, and what ia
worse, they will expend neither money nor time
TO learn better. Not one in hundred of the
patrons of the cheese factories and creameries
Of the Northwest ever attend dairy conven-
lion. But very few of them read such papers
They do not seem to care whether they succeed
well or ill at the business. The speaker then
sontrasted the methods employed BY intelligent
iairymen and those of the minimizing mass.
A very serious mistake was the lack of CO.
operation. After tribute to C. G. Fairlamb,
ths founder Of the gathered cream system, Mr..
II )ard closed with thanks to the press for its
publications regarding the dairymen.
COMMITTEES.
President Hoard appointed the following
Butter and Cheese-Hiram Smith, Sheboy-
IN Falls, Wis. n. W. Hurtz, Elgin, Ill +.
IL ,wer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Nominations u. w. Curtis, Ft Atkinson,
Wis.,; j. B. vosbury, Richmond, ILL.,. P. G.
Truman, Independence, Iowa; E. G. Hunting
ton Window, Mimi. r. H. Rose, Mankato.
Resolutions-C. #. Dexter, Chicago, H. ; G. w.
Thompson, Wells, Mimi. j. G. Lombard, Chi
cago, III r. G. hudson, Pennington, MINI.
G. r. Beach, Whitewater, Wis.
Ways and Means-A p McKinstry, Winne-
bago City, Mimi. Lovejoy johnson, Stillman
Valley, III. w. s. Green, Milford, Wisconsin.
Dairy and Farm Implements-A.D D. LIE Land,
Eheboygan Falls, Wis. IL M. Potter, Ele Claire
Ill &C. D. Holmes, Owatonna, Mimi
T. G. Curtis of Rocky Run, Wis, read
paper on the subject Of @Butter Making by
private dairymen."
His farm, twelve years ago, was very much
depleted and the speaker found himself at
that time, in debt by raising wheat He be-
gun to raise sheep, but did not make the bus
mess success, and finally was driven into
dairying At first made fair butter and could
take premiums at home fairs, but when he
sent his butter to Milwaukee it did not COM
mand the highest price. The chairman of
this convention was the individual whose val
liable advice enabled him to become good
butter maker and successful dairyman. Mr..
Curtis spoke Of the difference between cream
cry and diary butter. The first is the product
Of factory with all necessary
improvements and appliances, and to this fact
he attributed it's superiority. In making but
ter one trouble lies in the conceit Of the makers,
eyood cows we'll MIXED. well fed and kindly