Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-22


i his stable 81 deg above Light and yentila-
i ton are important requisites. Windows should
4 be, on the south and east. Ventilators should
4 be- placed IN the roof, 80 foul air may escape
4 Plenty of good water should be within conven-
4 lent distance of the barn. other obiecnonis
that the feeding season in this state is too long,
4 This is q mistake Make the cattle debtors for
4 abundant feed and creditors for plenty of good
j butter and cheese furnished in return. The
key to success is good feeding A Minnesota
i " inter- gives wonderful appetite and q faculty
to convert food into milk q
4 The committee appointed by Judge Blanch-
i ard to report an organization Of a butter board
1 OF trade to be located at Mankato, to be enti-
i tied the Butter Board Of Southwestern Minnie
1 sofa was announced to be composed as follows;
/ Col CLARK w. Thompson, Faribault county,
Mimi; T. B. Clark, Chippewa county. MINI.
1 G o. Marvin, OlInsted county, MINI. E. C.
Huntington, Cottonwood, county, MINI. J. G.
Noe, Blue Earth county MINI. Recess =.
subject SIS Dairying Better Business for q
1 Farmer Of q New Country Than Grain Rails
i 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 dalrylng The dairying is more cor.
non to grain growing is that profits are nearly,
if 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
| ueto1 CSllVAuSv W gram GROWING.
/ J. G. Lombard of Chicago followed with
paper on Legislative Control Of Railroads.&c.
which presented in q forcible manner the rail-
road side of the question. -.
! THE Progress of Dairying in Wisconsin,
tbs, Of Fort Atkinson, Wis. The Slate is pecu-
4 liarly adapted to dairying, Astounding in tame
! grasses, good pasturage, pure spring water
| and blessed with a. favorable climate for max
ing butter and cheese in all seasons of the year,
yet less than 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
ern," but as Western butter and cheese was
now quoted a cent or two above the regular
seem Objectionable. The old log houses and
barns have given way to comfortable farm
houses and oommodlous barns. The farms
are In high state of cultivation, and their
bank account bespeaks prosperity in every
| home. 15
ia. smith,of Cedarsburg, Wis, read paper
on the subject ''Cheese Production, One Of the
Essential Factors in eGeneral Dairying"
MI. 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
shall, MINI. The $l5 prize was awarded to
Messrs. Gillis & Finnan, Bingham Lake The
prize ola valuable shawl, offered by Mcconnell
& Co., for the best package OF butter, was
| 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, Mimi,
goes this year to j. Fl. Harris of Elgin, Ill
About.six hundred guests attended the ele-
sumptuously loaded and the guests promptly
and abundantly served Toasts were offered in
prOfusion and witty, wise or humorous speech
es were made by Hon: J. A Willard, Rev Mr.
Pollock al EaTard Soaring, Col R. ? nMcGlincy,
Y. D: Hoard of Wis, Judge Wells, Preston,
Gen. Baker, and host of others -
On Friday, the association listened to the re-
port Of the secretary, Col. r. P, McGlincy.
An interesting and practical paper on the
was then read by q. G. Howard of Lake Crys-
tai. He said: ''Plenty of grass is the founda-
ton Of successful dairying," is motto which
every dairyman should remember and con-
stantly bear in mind. 1 have not seen any bet
ter soil l raising grass than is to be found
country can raise grass and hav with III as lille
expense as this section. While our wild grass
es, make good, sweet butter, land very good
hay if cut early) they are not the best for
they begin to dry up about the LIST of August
and after that time they are poor milk-pro-
duc1ng food compared with blue grass, timo-
thy and clover. We can grow these tame grass
es 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 a 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
1tn1NSr II 1t 81,
of roots given to cow will make her relish her
grain ration better, and every dairyman should
raise good supply of them. gel-wurzels
are splendid food for mich COWS and calves.
You can grow nongel-wurzels at a cost of only
one cent for twenty pounds: five cents for10O
pounds; 81 per ton What other food of equal
value can be purchased for five times that
| amount?
- The report of Treasurer Oatman showed:
Zee Reeeipts for past year., $l0l6,5; expenses,
| 1915, S.; balance on hand, SO 81
| The committee on nominations reported:
For president, ". D. Hoard; for secretary,
R. P: McGlincy; for treasurer, H. B. Gurley.
Vice Presidents Minnesota; H. NJ Blanchard,
Marshall E. c. Huntington, Window; 9. E.
MARY Marv1 H.; h9ehester A F. Meknstr Winnie
gan Falls; G. R. Beach, Whitewater; JOHN
Whellep, Summer; S. G. Flack, Elkhorn; Iowa
Col r. N. Littler, Davenport; Hon. J. s.
Sampson, Storm Lake; S. w. johnson, Osca-
loosa; G. A. Huston, Cedar Rapids, Illinois
G. G. Brull Rock Falls; L. J. johnson, Still
man Valley; ]. j. White Aurora; E. s. Oatman,
Dundee, Nebraska-W. S. Whitman, Valley: S.
| W. Dye Nenahee City, Dakota~-N. K. Hub
bard, Fargo F. N. FELTON,, Huron.
The committee on ways and means recon-
mend an appropriation of $500 to publish the
! annual report; 500 to President Hoard, and
$l5O to Secretary McGlncy 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
Gen. J. Fl. Baker thought the Durham sup
Piled all the qualifications needed in stock.
Reports Of English stock naen. confirm this
! testimony, : ..,-
The afternoon session opened with the read
\ ing of q paper on '"Ihe 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 or
Dutch Fresians /!
| W. B. Cromwell Of Storm Lake Iowa. read
| paper, which was discussed at length, on
Mistakes Under the Cream Gathering SYSTEM
Mr.. Anderson, Appointment New York commits
sion man, stated that he found the Storm Lake
butter good grain, clean and free from i'm
| PARTIES on the trier. The fact that the trier
comes out greasy and not clean. on the
! Cromwell did not think second working neces-
sary on account of buttermilk, but to add solid
! ity. Buttermilk can DO gotten out on first
! working. Think the majority Of creameries
! work but once. 5'4 ...m "
Butter, 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 Judgment three things ought to be done
| by us with q view Of meeting and
combating not only this evil, but
| all others OF a kindred nature. .Ffz ..
First-An who are Interested in farming and
farm industries, whether directly engaged in
the dairy business or not, ought to unite IN de-
| handing that national law be enacted cover
| ing food of authorizations, somewhat similar to