Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26

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erly was. Great progress has been made.
The experience of the dairymen for the
last four years has been costly, but the
progress marked. They have found out
that a COW sheltered on the south side of
a barbed wire fence during a Minnesota
winter, with a ration of straw aud hay,
and going half mile to slough for
water, and drinking on her knees at that
will not prove profit to the dairymen in
this state. It is possible to make ones
stables so warm, and yet so we'll venti-
lated, that cows can stay. in them for
days without privation. There is a diff
ference of 20 per cent. between dairy
so handled and one where the cattle go
outside the barn for water during the cold
| weather. A COW will drink 30 pounds
more water than steer of the same size,
and more in the barn than out of doors,
| and the best drinkers are the heaviest
mixers. Progress is being made in the
matter of feeding dairy stock. Hard to
determine the exact proportion of the
ration. Prices of different kinds Of grain
exert an influence. A COW that will not
make pound of butter day is not fit
for keeping. The test system in buying
cream is success. Not one quarter of
| the crcameries are on the inch plan of
| buying cream. It is very important
question how to reduce the cost of max
ing butter. The wages of the collector
| cannot be reduced More cream must be
gathered on a route. 1t costs from 4 to
cents a pound to collect cream and
make the butter Three cents more to
transport it to market. This expense
| must be reduced. The result will be
larger prices paid for cream, and happier
creamery men,.
Mr.. Rice said 28,OOO,O00 pounds of but
ter had been made in the creameries of
Minnesota during the year ending Nov 1,
1884, an increase of over 1000, 900 pounds
for the year. In creamery districts there is
less stringency Of money than in the
wheat districts.
| Vlce-President Gregg spoke in behalf
of winter dairylng. The grain raised in
summer on the farm is ground and fed
during the winter months, Calves are
raised successfully in the winter. By
thus combining grain raising with stock
raising the work of the farm extends con-
tinuously through the entire year. Win.
ter dairying is the gospel for Minnesota
The advantages were summed up: (a) Good
price for butter. (b) Winter favorable
to making and keeping dairy products
(c) Time can be given to the calves. 3D.
Regular work and increased wages. (e,
General farm work better done. () This
kind of work greatly increases the fer.
tility of the farm. (g) Equalize the price
of dairy products.
Mr.. E. G. Potter then spoke on "Oul
Dairy Market" A short time ago Mime.
sofa butter was without any reputation,
now no state has better reputation fol
dairy products. Home markets are best
If we need go abroad, look to Mexico and
South America. New York will be oul
chief competitor, but we can save 1,5O0
miles of freighting, and bring our butter
into the southern market fresher
S. N. Frisbie Of Oakland, then gave the
result of his successful dairying. Had
made $500 pounds of butter which he
had sold at his door,
Mr.. Marvin spoke on the ''Care of But
ter" and the ease with which it becomes
tainted.
An animated discussion followed, par
ticipated in by Messrs. Furlong, Frisbie
Secretary Rice, and others.
| EVENING
Music was furnished by the Austin
Glee Club. In the absence of Gen. ]. H
Baker, the speaker announced for the
evening, Mr.. Holmes Of Owatonna, read
a paper on clarifying at a Profit and at a
Loss He said many farmers were poor
because ignorant. Farming has many
out the specialties. A few acres with q
few animals better than large farms with
poor stock. Poor work makes poor farm
ers. Cows insuticiently fed cannot give
much milk One firm sold butter at q
rate which netted loss of $14, 600 tc
the farmers. Some men make $75 pei
cow. Dairymen this year laugh at the
wheat farmers. Raise poultry. New
York sends to Europe for eggs. 1t is
cheaper to send eggs to N. Y. than wheat
Sometimes little over dozen of eggs
will bring as much as IL bushel of wheat.
The Convention listened to a shor
talk from Vice-President Gregg, which
was practical and interesting, as his talks
always are.
Short addresses complimentary to the
work of the convention were made by
o. w. Shaw and Rev. w. E. Stanley
Mr. Shaw, although he knew nothing
about practical farming, was very much
interested in forwarding this dairy
branch. He had an opportunity in hi!
business to know that the farmers who
had gone into dairying in this vicinit,
had prospered as never before. He knew
the farmers generally were in better finan
cial condition since they dropped thu
wheat idea.
Rev. w. E. Stanley knew very little
about farming; but he had deep ap
probation of the welfare of the farmer
He knew something about the hearts Of
these farmers. He is often in the homes
of farmers, and he was interested in the
intellectual activity of these men-ir
building up not only the soil, but the
brain. When we put. brain power into
our farms we will bring rich returns
When farmers think they will succeed
He referred to the natural snap, vigor anG
enterprise ola Minnesota man. 1t takes
sbout five men IN the malarious parts OF
Ohio to make one such man as we have in
Minnesota. What is money. for really
1t is to build up humanity. There is 8
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