The Dickinson press., 1884-02-23
the temperature to be 80 deg. below sero onA

Q Plenty of good water should be within conyen
tent distance OF the barn. Another objectioni
0 ma, ma. me feedlng season in this state is too long
: abundant feed and creditors for plenty of goot
9 butter and cheese furnished in return. The
Q Key to success is good feeding. A Minnesota
. inter gives a wonderful appetite and q faculty
to convert food into milk.
: The committee appointed by Judge Blsnch.
8 ard to report an organization of a butter board
1 OF trade, to be located at Mankato, to be emit.
tied the Butter Board of Southwestern Mime.
sofa got was ann %4 to be composed as follows;
r Mimi; 2. B: Clark, Chippewa county, MINI.
: =. !: Marvin, Olmsted county, MINI Z G
8 huntington, Cottonwood, county, MINI. u. O.
, Noe, Blue Earth county, MINI. Recess.
=: 4. Beach followed with q paper on the
!, subject .ls Dairying a Better Business for a
, Farmer of a New Country Than Grain Rails
ing?" The speaker began by contrasting the
; farmers Of Wisconsin under the wheat raising
system with that they now enjoy in the bust.
ness of dairying. The dairying is "a more GER
tain business than grain growing. One obiec-
: ton to grain growing is that profits are nearly,
II not entirely, consumed in shipping and plac-
!, ing it in the market, The labor in dairying is
light, and extends through the entire year, in
t utter contrast to grain growing.
j. G. Lombard of Chicago followed with a
paper on Legislative Control of Railroads"
which presented in a forcible manner the rail-
road side of the question.
'The Progress of Dairying in Wisconsin,
was the subject of a paper read byD. W. Cur
tbs, OF Fort Atkinson, Wis. The state is pecu-
larly adapted to dairying, Astounding in tame
grasses, good pasturage, pure spring water
and blessed with a favorable climate for maxi
ing butter and cheese in all seasons of the year,
yet less than o quarter of a century ago the
popular verdict was that neither good butter
nor cheese could be made in the west,
there had been serious objections made to
quoting Wisconsin butter and cheese as. West
nrn y lnt aS Wpatarn by1ttur aO6 nhaaso "
now quoted a cent or two above the regular
market quotations the term "Western" did not
seem Objectionable. The old log houses and
barns have given way to comfortable farm
houses and commodious barns. The farms
are in a high state of cultivation, and their
bank account bespeaks prosperity in every
home.
j. A Smith of Cedarsburg, Wis, read a paper
on the subject "Cheese Production, One Of the
Essential Factors in General Dairying."
Mr.. Smith gave facts and figures to show that
the making of cheese, showing the industry to
be as profitable as the making of butter.
The committee of awards reported The
sls,prize to be awarded to o. G. Gregg, Mar
shall, MINI; The sl5 prize was awarded to
prize of a valuable shawl, offeredby Mcconnell
a. Co., for the best package of butter. was
awarded to F D. Holmes. The pair of fine kid
shoes, offered by Messrs. Qucbel Bros. for the
best package Of dairy butter, were given to A.
year by. William Fowler of Newport, MINI,
goes this year to ]. H. Harris of Elgn, III.
About six hundred guests attended the ele-
CANT banquet that evening. The tables were
and abundantly served. Toasts were offered in
profusion and witty, wise or humorous speech
es We're made by Hon. ]. A. Willard, Rev. Mr..
Pollock, Edward Soaring, Col. n, ?. McGlincy,
Hon. H. NJ. Burchard, Col. Clark Thompson,
". D. Hoard of Wis, Judge Wells, Preston.
Gen. Baker, and O host of others.
On Friday, the association listened to the re-
port OF the secretary, Col. R. P. McGlincy.
~, An interesting 81 ,shtln and practical paper on the
was then read byH. G.. Howard of Lake Crys-
tai. He said: s'Plenty of grass is the founda-
ton of successful dairying,' is a motto which
every dairyman should remember and con-
stantly bear in mind. have not seen any bet
in Southern Minnesota and Northern
count a c M1 raise e' grass and Ra hay with III as little the
expense as this section. While our wild grass
es, make n good, sweet butter, tand very good
dairy purposes, owing to the fact that
they begin to dry up about the LIST of August,
and after that time they are a poor milk-pro-
ducing. food compared with blue grass, timo-
thy and clover: We can grow these tame grass
turn under their prairie sod pasture and get
tame grasses growing at the earliest possible |
moment to insure greater profits.
With q good clover and timothy pasture
your COWS will make as much butter in October
and November as they will make in June on
wild grass. Cows relish a variety of food: a
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 a good supply of them: Mangel-wurzels
are splendid food for milch COWS and calves.
You can grow mongel-wurzels at a cost of only
one cent for twenty pounds: five cents for1W
pounds; 81 per ton. What other food of equal
value can be purchased for five times that
The report of Treasurer Oatman showed:
Receipts for past year. 81, 016, SO; expenses,
$!5,56; balance on hand, $70.S4.
The committee on nominations reported:
For president, w. D. Hoard; for secretary, /
R: P. McGlincy; for treasurer, 3. B. Gurleyy.'
Marshall; I. g. Huntington, Window; G. z.
Marvin, Rochester; A. +. McKinstry, Winnie
bago City, Wisconsin; Hon. H. Smith, Sheboy-
gan Falls; c. r. Beach, Whitewater; John
Col II. N. Litter, Davenport; Hon. J. S.
Sampson, Storm Lake; s. w. johnson. Osca-
loosa; G. A. Huston, Cedar Rapids, Illinois
@. O. Brull, Rock Falls; L J. johnson, Still
man Valley; J. J. White, Aurora; E.. S. oatman,
W. Dye, Nemahee City, Dakota-N. K. Hub
bard, Fargo; +. NJ. FELTON,, Huron.
The committee on ways and means recon-
mend mend, an ! ppTIoper,l5atioon Of Soy to publish the
$3.50 to Secretary McGlincy for labor; also that
creamery and dairymen 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.
Con. ]. H. Baker thought the Durham SUD-
piled all the qualifications needed in stock.
Reports of English stock men confirm this
testimony.
The afternoon session opened with the read
Adapted to the Wants Of Northwestern Dairy
men," byS II. Emery, Lake City, MINI, CIV
ing most decided preference to the Holsteins or
| Dutch Fresians:
W. B. Cromwell of Storm Lake, Iowa, read a
paper, which was discussed at length, on
mistakes Under the Cream Gathering SYSTEM
MIR. Anderson, a prominent New York commits
sion man, stated that he found the Storm Lake
butter good grain, clean and free from i'm
purities on the trier. The fact that the trier
back shows butter to be overworked. Mr..
Cromwell did not think second working neces-
sary on account of buttermilk, but to add solid
lty. Buttermilk can be gotten out on first
| work but once.
Clutter, and Butterine'' is the title of a paper
read by Joseph Lampson of Storm Lake, Iowa.
He said the imitation of creamery butter is so
very perfect that even experts are puzzled in
deciding as to what is butter and what is but
terine, when samples are placed before them.
In my ny judgment M!f2 three things ought to DO done
combating not only this evil, but
all others Of a 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-
mandiny that a national law be enacted cover
ing food of authorizations, somewhat similar to
the laws of France and England on the same
subject n
second-The dairymen of the west must