The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

| ing butter and cheese in all seasons of the wear
yet less than quarter of a century ago tn,
popular verdict was that neither good butte
nor cheese could DO made in the west
| there had been serious objections made {,
| quoting Wisconsin butter and cheese as, West
ern, but as Western butter and cheese wa
now quoted cent or two above the regular
market quotations the term ''Westorn" did no
seem Objectionable. The old log houses ant
parns have given way to comfortable farm
are IN high state of cultivation, and thei,
home
"a. Smith of Cedarsburg, Wis, read pape,
on the subject "Cheese Production, One Of tht
Essential Factors in General Dairying."
Mr. Smith gave facts and figures to show thai
the making of cheese, showing the industry t.
be as profitable as the making of butter
The committee Of awards reported The
$lS prize to be awarded to 0. c. Gregg, Mar.
shall, MINI; The $l5 prize was awarded t.
Messrs ellis & Finnan, Bingham Lake The
Pr nc OF valuable shawl, offered by cConnell
awarded to D. Holmes. The pair of fine kid
shoes, offered by Messrs Quebel Bros. for the
best package OF dairy butter, were given to A.
Arnold OF Mankato; The Higgins cup, won last
year by. William Fowler of Newport, MINI.
goes this year to J. H. Harris of Elgn, Ill.
About six hundred guests attended the Gle.
sumptuoIsly loaded, and the guests promptlv
and abundantly served. Toasts were offered in
profuslon and witty, wise or humorous speech
es were made by Hon: J. A. Willard, Rev. Mr..
Hon; H; NJ. Burchard, Col Clark Thompson,
". D: Hoard of Wis, Judge Wells, Preston:
Gen. Baker, and host Of others
On Friday, the association listened to the re-
port OF tie secretary, Col r. P. McGlincy.
sn An nfte 81 and practical paper on the
was then read by H. c. Howard of Lake Crys-
tai. He said: ''Plenty Of grass is the founaa-
ton of successful dairying" is motto which
every dairyman should remember and con-
stantly bear in mind. have not seen any bet
ter soil raising grass than is to be found
country can raise grass and hay with as little tile
expense as this section While our wild grass
6es, make good, sweet butter, land very good
hay If cut early,) they are not the best for
garry purposes, owing to the fact that
and after that time they arc poor milk pro-
duclnS food compared with blue grass timo-
thy and clover. We can grow these tame grass
cs to perfection here, and dairymen should
turn under their prairie sod pasture and get
tame grasses growing at the earliest possible
moment to insure greater profits.
With good clover and timothy pasture
y
and November as they will make in June on
Wild grass. Cows relish a variety of food: q
change OF diet sharpens their appetite. A feed
OF roots given to a COW will make her relish her
grain ration better, and every dairyman should
raise good supply of them: Mangel-wurzels
are splendid food for mich COWS and calvesl
You can grow mongel-wurzcls at a cost of only
one cent tor twenty pounds: five cents for1OO
pounds; 81 per tom What other food of equal
value can be purchased for five times that
amount?
The report of Treasurer Oat,nan showed:
Receipts for past year, $l,016,so; expenses,
S.H,,56: balance on hand, $10S4
The committee on nominations reported:
For president, W. d. Hoard; for secretary,
X: L. Mckinney; for treasurer H. B. Gurley.
Vice Presidents Minnesota; II. NJ Blanchard,
Malshall; u. c. Huntington, Window; C. E.
baSo City, Wisconsin; Hon. H. Smith, Sheboy-
gan Falls; c. Il. Beach, Whitewater; Join
Whellep, S,1n1nler;S G. Flack, Elkhorn; Iowa
Col Il. NJ Littler Davenport: Hon. J. S
Sampson, Storm Lakes w. Johnson, Osca-
loosa; c. A. Huston, Cedar Rapids, Illinois,
9: c. Brnll, Rock Falls; l. J. Johnson, Still
man Valley; }. }. White, Aurora; E. S. Oatman,
Dundee, Nebraska-W s. Whitman, Valley; S.
". Dye, Ncmahee City, Dakota-N. K. Hub
bard, Fargo: T. NJ. FELTON,, Huron.
The committee on ways and means recon-
mend an appropriation of $500 to publish the
t:ull1ltA lCDoll, Sltu ~ lieSiue!lt 11OlGu, and
Slo0 to Secretary McGlncy for labor; also that
creamery and dairynen make special efforts to
buy and read the report. The price of the
Forthcoming report was fixed at 80 cents per
copy, or four for 81.
Gen J. II. Baker thought the Durham sup
Pned all the qualifications needed in stock
Reports of English stock men confirm this
testimony.
The afternoon session opened with the read
ing OF a paper on ''Thc Breed of Cattle Best
Adapted to the Wants Of Northwestern Dairy
men," by S. NJ Emery, Lake City Mimi, Civ
ing most decided preference to the Holsteins OF
Dutch Fresians:
W. B. Cromwell of Storm Lake, Iowa, read
paper, which was discussed at length. on
mistakes Under the Cream Gathering Svstem''
MI. Anderson, prominent New York commits
sion man, stated that he found the Storm Lake
butter good grain, clean and free from i'm
purltles on the trior. The fact that the trier
comes out greasy and not clean on the
back shows butter to be overworked Mr..
Cromwell did not think second working ncces-
sary on account Of buttermilk, but to add solid
lty: Buttcrmilk can be gotten out On first
working. Think the majority of creameries
''Butter, and Butterine" is the title Of paper
read by Joseph Lampson Of Storm Lake, Iowa
He said the imitation of creamery butter is 20
very perfect that even experts are puzzled in
deciding as to what is butter and what is but
terlno, when samples are placed before them
In my Judgment three things ought to be done
by us with view Of meeting and
not only this evil, but
all others Of kindred nature.
First-All who are interested in farming and
farm industries, whether directly engaged in
the dairy business or not, ought to unite in de-
that a national law be enacted cover
ing food of adulterations somewhat similar to
the laws Of France and England on the same
subject
Second-The dairymen of the west must
learn that nothing but the best creamery butter
VIII be able to dlslodSe butterine, even were it
SOLD on It's merits and under its proper name
thy the retail grocers. The associated dairy
or creamery system must be fostercd, encour-
aged and perpetuated. Further than this, we
must furnish this butter at a fair low price.
Thlrd-The people must be taught what
Sood butter is by having plenty Of it offered TO
great work of public education must be done
through the newspapers and journals of our
land, bearing upon this bread and butter ques-
ton.
After discussions and reading of papers on
matters not directly before the convention.
President Hoard thanked the convention for
The continued confidence shown wi
ei the as aRps sesiafas he
me splendid success Of the convention, and an
bounced the convention adjourned sine die.
Inc 1ull proceedings, as Will be seen above,
will be published in a pamphlet, with all the
papers read, and those especially interested
will do we'll to obtain copies, though the fore
going report contains the meat and substance
If the whole.
People Who Live On the Railroads.
There is distinct railroad population
that is constantly growing. It is COM
posed of commercial travellers, lecturers,