The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-02-21
NORTHWESTERN DAIRYMEN.
Proceedings >of~the Convention of
the Northwestern Dairymen's
Association at Mankato,
& Minnesota

-. Minnesota.
Synopsis Of Addresses all Other 1mpor.
tant Information for Farmers.
The Northwestern Dairymen's Association
met at Mankato, Mimi, on Tuesday evening.
After music by the band Hon. NJ. J. Severance,
Judge Of the District Court eloquently
welcomed the delegates in behalf of Mankato,
extending the hospitality of the citizens. We
welcomed them because they sought the appli-
cation of an intelligent system embracing the
observation of many states, to give new i'm
pulse to one department of agriculture the
great foundation stone that lies at the very
base Of all American industries and all endur-
ing prosperity. When the generous soil Of
America, either from a miscOnception OF its
capacities, the true method of its development
or climatic catastrophe, refuses to respond to
the toll of the husbandmen, every FURNISHED
spindle must cease to hum; every hammer
must rest cold on it's anvil and the white sails
of commerce will mildew on the shores of
every ocean.
The secretary, R. P. McGlincy made an ap-
pr0priate reply, giving statistics showing the
importance of the dangling business. He said
that a man who owns 160 acres in Minnesota
has competence, and man who fails to sue
coed on this is probably spoiled lawyer or
Clergyman. If you want to succeed hold on to
your young stock. In order to acquired repu-
tation you must improve stock as horse mon
do. If Minnesota farmers will feed as liberal
~ as in Wisconsin and Illinois it will greatly
bran and shorts were shipped from Minneapo-
Lis last year to feed Illinois cattle. Do bust
ness as carefully as thinkers and railroad men
do theirs, and on as careful business princi-
pies, and you will speedily reach success.
President ". D. Hoard Of Fort Atkinson,
Wis, enlivered his annual address,
The address begins with reference to the
growing importance of agriculture and the
wondrous progress made therein Of late Tho
demand of the times is imperative for larger
Drained farmers. The necessity Of employing
the mind as we'll as the hand in agricultural
said; The season of 1888 has proved a 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 overdone, for
getting that if every man in tho 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-
ftableness of every COW brought under such
an influence. It is about time the honest milk
was rescued from the Pogram makers
AND AND for the xen00r1 profit of ths
country given fair show for what there is in
1t. But there will yet 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
&c,
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 farm but
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
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
It 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 a measure for the
been for number of wears greater than the
supply. The same fact affords also good
pnarantee of the future stability of bnsiness
Broyiding that bogus compounds are not al
lowed to nsnrp tie place Of the honest prod11c t
of the COW. Left to a natural condition of
things the dairyman need have no fears of the
lack of remuneratiye 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
to the market demand for excellence, he does
not deserve any better fate. In 1850 the State
of Minnesota contained 275, 545 COWS. Her in
crease for the ten years previous, had been at
the rate of IL 1-10per cent annually. Measured
by the same rate of increase the state would
have in 1888 1855 cows. AL
lowing that the product Of each COW was worth
tS5, the gross product would raacii tho Eunasef
e13, l44,Sa. lows contained ~ lsSOs s64,ls7
COWS Ter annual percentage OF increase for
The previous decade hAd been 13 40 per cent
This f4tG would give the State In 1883 ,164, $50
4, H11sH earninE1 At 4s95 each would reach
ms sfan Of $41, 64sSI9 Illinois contained IL
gAsle s9I6 ooHH The annual percentage Uf
this rStio she would haye in 1883 966, esS cows,
Mhoee, average earnings would amount to. ~
~ 66 Wisconsin contained in 1880 $40
COWS Her annual percentage OF increase had
been 5 10 per cent which ratio applied for
1883 would give her $3.50 At $35 each their
o1i n1ASo "ouiu w I1ono ~Ao'ocec2ICoo. ~ n
6orthwestern States for 1883 reaches the enor-
mons snm If $107 So 720 Nv this it can readi-
+, he seem - srant]emen that the ;nterest Von
pe 5as he
for the yerv wisest administration. The time
has coma when an preat an interest shon1d w.
ceiye ali the aid that snec;al education can give
Fnther # shor]d he fostered and projected nv
tl'e iea'a,ot;nn If these sts too ''n pA''e' y
'''0 r.+,.,
no, a,u,oz M rs ~ .,,oa+;o,, a;.o,,uos
9enerai survey VI VIC quesuon dlscAoses
very many mistakes; 1t seems to be a very
% .ash 10 te re- ~ laafe d eat u ee
m producers OF tne aor1hW w ana get mem
10 adoRS tne standard IDEAS OF me gay III oa1ry.
33n ing; iney are not daliymen; they nave oot
little real PRIDE IN inc business, ana what Is
worse tney Will e3pend neleneI money nor ume
10 learn f t Sos one IN OF 9e
Patfons OF me cneese laGtol5 % anu cIealnelles
o. sno R n esel dseen I'LL, W uai,S
tioH. po' seay aG" ~ .itsl 'tao suen Papes
aS oeEose espeoa, - te
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Gonelasoeu ue heelou s i ~ ,.elisen'
an .nGst ~ ,mo os 4a 1aoe ~ a oo
Very SERIOUS sta ,.s'dhG wa1 I0 'cE III
ne lo"noea 9l tne Saeelea creal sSsse H. ~
noaru tioseo WIN Ina ~ W ;,u pneeo ioi i''
puplca1ons regarding 'lie e'aiis HILL.
COMMITTEES.
President Hoard appointed the following
committees:
Butter and Cheese-Hiram Smith, Sheboy-
e, IN Falls, Wis :; H. W. Hurtz, Elgin, Ill F.
Nominations b, ". Curtis. Fl Atkinson.
Wis. J. B. Vosbury, Richmond, ILL.,; P. G..
Truman. Independence. Iowa: r., c. Hunting
ton Window. MINI. r. H. Rose. Mankato.