The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-02-28

the temperature to be 50 deg. below zero out.
eide, the speaker found tho Temperature inside
be on the south and east ventilatora should
be placed in the roof, go foul air may escape,
Plenty Of good water should be within converi.
lent distance Of the barn. Another objectio nia
that the feeding season IN this state too long.
abundant feed and creditors for plenty Of good
butter and cheese furnished in return The
key to success is good feeding. Minnesota
winter gives wonderful appetite and q faculty
to convert food into milk. ;s
The committee appointed BY Judge Blanch.
Of trade, to be located at Mankato, to be eni-
tied the Butter Board of Southwestern Minne-
sofa was announced to be composed as follows;
Col Clark w. Thompson, Faribault county,;
MINI; q B: Clark, Chippewa county, MINI. i;
q = Marvin, ,Olmsted county, MINI. E. q.
Noe, Blue Earth county, MINI. Recess. : s
~ r Beach followed with . paper on, the
subject Us Dairying q Better Business for q
Farmer Of New Country Than Grain Rails
ingss. The speaker began BY contrasting the
farmers Ct Wisconsin under the wheat raising
mesa Of dairying. The dairying is more GER
tain business than grain growing. One objec-
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
utter contrast to grain growing. NJ 3g'.i1,.T
u J. g. Lombard OF Chicago followed wifha
paper on Legislative Control of Railroads.&c.
which presented in forcible manner the rail
road side Of the question. .f ": IS
THE Progress Of Dairying in Wisconsin,
was the subject Of o paper read by D. w. Cur
It's, of Fort Atkinson iWis The state is pecu-
liarly adapted to dairying, Astounding in tame
grasses, good pasturage, pure spring water
and blessed with favorable climate for MAX
ing butter and cheese in all seasons of the year,
yet less than q quarter OF = century ago the
popular verdict was that neither good butter
nor cheese could be- made in tho b 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 . cent or two above the regular
seem Objectionable, The old log houses and
barns have given way to comfortable farm
houses and commodious barns. The farms
are in high state Of cultivation, and their
bank account bespeaks prosperity in every
home. .gs3F N ;sff$s 4 ~
J. a. Smith of Cedaraburg, Wis. read 4 paner
on the subject 'Cheese Production, One 81 the
Essential Factors in General Dairyfng. r r
/. 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
2l8. prize to be awarded to O. G. Gregg, Mar
Messrs Gillis 4 Finnnn, Bingham Lake. The
prize Of q valuable shawl, offered by McC Council
d Co., for the best package Of butter was
awarded to- D. Holiness. The pair Of fine lid
shoes, offered BY Messrs, Quebel Bros. for the
best package Of dairy butter, were given to A.
year BY William Fowler Of Newport Mimi,
goes this year to j. II. Harris Of Elgil, Ill IS
About Six hundred guests attended the iele-
giant banquet that evening. The tables were
;snmptuonsly loaded, and the guests promptly
and nbundantly served: Toasts were offered in
PROPULSION and witty, wise or humorous speech
es were made by Hon. J. "A Willard, Rev. Mr..
Pollock, Edward Soaring, Col r. p. sMcG Iincy.
Hon: II NJ Burchard, Col Clark Thompson,
W.D:. Hoard Of Wis, Judge Wells, Preston.
Gen Baker, and q host of Others. ,,33l'
port Of the secretary, Col r. p. McGlincy. Is 81
An interesting and practical paper, on the
subject Of feeding for Profit in Minnesota. :
was then read by e O. Howard Of Lake Crys-
tai He said: Plenty Of grass is the founda-
ton OF, successful dairying," is . motto which
stantly bear in mind II have not seen any bet
IN Southern Minnesota and Northern
Iowa No other part q the
expense as this section. " lille our wild grass.
hay il cut early,) they are not the best for
dairy purposes, owing to the fact s that
they begin to dry up about the LIST OF: August
and after that time they are poor milk pro-
ducing food compared with blue grass, timoS
thy and clover We can grow these tame grass.
turn unde4. their prairie sod pasture and get
tame. grasses growing at the earliest possible
moment to insure greater profits v.
n With . good clover aud timothy pasture
your COWS will make as much butter IN October
and November az they will make in june on
change OF diet sharpens their appetite. Afecd
OF roots given to COW will make her relish her
grain ration better, and every dairyman should
raise good supply OF them Mangel -wurzels
are splendid food for milch COWS andDaIyes.
You fan grow mongel- wurzels at q cost Of only
pounds; 81 per ton, Whatother food Of equal
value can be purchased for ,fYe, tmes that
The report Of Treasurer Oatman showed:
$Receipts for past year, u, ole, 80; expenses,
syS, %; balance on hand, no "
For president w. D. Hoard; for secretary.
RI: McG!incy; for treasurer, Il b. SGurley.
Vice Presid Minnesota II. M. Blanchard.
Marshall; e g. Huntington, Window G. e.
Marvin, Rochester; A r. cKinstry, Winnie.
bago Gty, WISCONSIN; Hon. q; Z; smith, sheboy-
sWhellep, summer;S s. G. Eack, Elkhorn; lows
Col b M 1ittler, Davenport; Hon. J.. "a
sampson, Storm Lake; s. w. johnson, Osca-
ioosa; U. a. Huston, Cedar Rapids, Illinois,
q. g ,Brull, Rock Falls; LII. johnson, SILL
man Valley ;J.J. White, Aurora; T: 8 Oatman,
llunhaA SNphroQEa-W a
". Dye, Nemnhee City, Dakota-N. x. Hub
bard, Fargo; r. NJ FELTON,, Huron Y
Inc committee on ways and means recon.
mend an appropriation Of $500 to publish the
annual report; 500 to President Hoard, and
$50 to Secretary McGlincy for labor; MISC that
creamery and dairymen mako special efYorts to
buy and read the report The price Of the
forthcoming report was fixed at 50 cents l,er
copy, or fonr; for 81. VI sS3
Gen. j. II Baker thought the Durham Sud-
Piled AL the qualifications needed In stock.
Reports Of English stock men confirm this
The afternoon session opened with the read
ing ofa paper on THE Breed OF Cattle Best
Adapted to the Wants Of Northwestern Dairy
.men, e BY s. M Emery, Lake City, Mimi, Nv
1ng most decided preferences to the Holsteins or
W.sB. Cromwell Of Storm Lake, Iowa, ssad q
paper, which was discussed at length, II on
Mistakes Under the Cream Catherine Eyste1nV
MI Anderson, 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 trer. The fact that the trier
comes ont greaay and not clean on the
back shows butter to be soYerWorked MI,
Cromwell did not think second working neces.
ssary on account Of bdstermilk, but to add solid
lty Buttermilk can be gotten out on first
Working Think the majority Of creameries
sBntter ana Butterines q tie title Il Z ,,a,,e,