The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-08
THE CREAMERY CONVENTION.

THE CREAMERY CONVENTION.
First Annual Meeting OF the Mississippi
Valley Dairy and Creamery Association
-Discussions on Various Topics ounec
ed with the Industry, Election Of Omcers,
Etc.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan, 81.
Yesterday morning the Mississippi Valley
Dairy and Creamery Association met for their
1rst convention. The association was formed
at the time of the last Fair in this city. and the
officers OF the association named then are
Norman ]. COlman, President; Jos. w. Drury,
Waterloo, Ill, First Vice President; JOS. e.
Miller, Belleville, Ill, Second Vice President;
J. W. Sheppard. Secretary and w. N. Tivy.
Treasurer. The delegates present were NJ.
Colman, J. w. Sheppard, B. S. Edmunds. j. F.
Ewing. st. Louis; H. H. Palmer, Rockford,
H.; ]. NJ. Brent, Chicago; d. W.. Curtis. Fort
Atkinson, Wis; C. p. willard, Chicago; J.W.
Drury, Waterloo. ILL.,; ]. e. Miller, Belleville,
H.; L.. 7. Hopson, Girard. H.; T. ID. Curtis,
Syracuse, N. Y; d. b. Kellogg, Keytesville.
Mo-; J. NJ. Powell, La Plata, Mo-; j. S. Evans,
Caledonia, Mo-; W. Humphrey, Loerston,
Mo-: J. c: Richie, Marissa, H.: J. A. Peirsol,
yer, Godfrey, Ill; ]. w. Scott, Beileville, H.;
J. H. Morse. Jefferson County, Mo-: Davis
Rankin, Chicago; J. H. Wanzer, Darlington,
WIS.,. n u. Sduudi1d. H. JILL III
Troy, ILL.,; Jas. Hirst. Barckley, 0sase Coun-
ty, Kan; d.. Douglass and H. w. Douglas, Jer-
SEVILLE. Mo-: I: g. Campbell, Manchester.
Butts. Louisiana. Mo-; J. b. visssring. Wei
vile, Ill.,: ID. w. Bryant, Waterloo, ILL.,; N.
w. Barmsback, Troy, H.; Jacob ~Eisenmayer,
Mo: Mathew Williams, Kidder, Mo-: H. c.
Lanterman, Edwardsville, ILL.,; c. A. Acams,
Chill COME, Mo-; L. J. Powell, Montgomery,
NO.; James Moran. S. w. McKelyez, Sparta,
IN yIs,an. Smith Shahnrrou Eotlc Vic I
W. Sanborn. Columbia, Mo-; c. w. Sihley,
Pana, H.; NJ. r. TURNOVER. Sterling, Ill;
and F. X. Gillespie, Edwardsville, Ill.
The meeting having been called to order, the
constitution was read and adopted. Its terms
are general and for the purpose of a basis of
the organization. A committee on programme
business was received in the afternoon at the
beginning of the session. Tn morning ses-
sion closed with an informal discussion after
the preliminary matters had been decided
upon. In the afternoon Mr.. C.. w. BarStow,
First Vice President of the Merchants Ex.
change, welcomed the delegates in a neat
speech, rendering them the freedom and hos.
pitality of the Merchants Exchange.
Mr.. Coleman responded on behalf of the
association. Conventions. he said. were called
to gather together the wisdom and experience
of the largest number of persons engaged in a
particular industry possible. Unlike the SOr-
not a succession of ~recitals OF experiments OF
varying success, though of value, but state
mentS of advancement and of growth. The
objects sought to be gained by those engaged
in the manufacture of the products of milk in
this section are the best goods and the most
profit. They endeavOr TO manufacture but
ter that really is butter. and not the insipid,
yracelcss grease that is usually dignifed by
the name. He hoped that the result of the
meeting would be a great change in the average
quality of the product for the better, and he
emphatically declared in favor of real prOtec-
ton of home industries. To enlarge the field
Of consumption of home industries is to in
crease the consumption, and by SO doing
the industry stimulated will raise itself TO its
proper position as a producer of cheese and
butter.
Prof. Sanborn, Dean of the Agricultural
College OF Missouri, who was assigned to q
consideration of the Importance of Dairy
and Creamery Interests" had not prepared q
paper. but gave an informal talk upon the
subject at large. He thought while there were
many advantages possessed by the State and
this district for diaries and creameries, there
we're obstacles to be surmounted. and the in
1ustry would develop as these obstacles were
removed.
KirSwood, on the DAIRY Belt Myth" He pre-
faced his remarks by reading a paper he had
clipped from some farmers organ which had
been written by I. b. Curtis, of Syracuse. N.
Y. At the conclusion of tile reading. Presi-
dent Co man said he was reminded OF a story.
ben Butler eliyered an eloquent addrls IS be-
fore a New York convention, and the speaker
who was to follow him said: Il had prepared
an eloquent address for YOU, but when l look
in my pocket for it 1 ind it is gone. As 1 sat
next to General Butler you can draw yourown
conclusions" The paper which mad been read
by Mr.. Murtfeldt was the lecture MIR. Curtis
who was present. had intended to deliver be-
fore this Convention. TIL story provoked a
prolonged laugh, ami Mr.. Murtfeldtp proceed
ed with his paper. He had heard some years
ago. he said. the dairy belt described as no fur
ther north or west than the Western Reserve
of Ohio. and it was about that time he began
making butter in Illinois. and marketing it as
well as the product of his neighbors in st.
Louis. The idea of a dairy belt US definite as
the cotton and lgar belts is erroneous; There
re localities that seem to be without the linn
u and people are inclined to think it
either too cold OF too hot, but by
means of artificial refrigeration or heat the
climatic difficulties may be Obyiated. The
growth of the dairy interest is some hing in
which the figures are absolutely bewildering.
Ii is e timated that il requiies 15.000,O0D COWS
to SUI Ply the emand for milk and it, prod
ucts in the United States. To feed these cows,
$1,000 go acres of land are unaer cultivation.
The ayersga COW yields 40 gallons of milk a
year, giving q total prod c of d. gal
Ions. Twelve cents a gallon is a fair price to
estimate the value of milk at, a total return to
the dairy farmer of SSl0,0OO,0U.
Mrs. Wing, a manufactures of butter, from
Vandalia, Iii, read a paper on the Manage
ment OF 4 Dairy she advised that as good
cows as possible be secured: they must be well
fed, and the diaries should be kept i'm tho
cleauest possible condition. The cows should
lie teste1, and the bad cows thrown GU a.
they injure. by mixing thcir milk with tiat of
the good, the joint product. The churning
temperature should be about "a deg, and eve
rything about the place should be Sweet and
clean and the air fresh. In the temperature
she differed from Mr.. Muir. feldt, who advised
q temperature of 60 deg. TO Cd deg. 7. Is. Cur
tbs. of Syracuse, N Y. followed her. and took
up thai point. advising a temperature varying
| from ~ deg. t. 90 deg. As long aSthe temper
allure is fall NJ the cream rises. Mr.. Curtis
compared New York and Missouri, favorably
to Missouri as a dairy State. In feed AMI in
climtts Missouri had the advantage. having a
longer feeding season than the Northeastern
States, where the industry is older. His lee
ture was full of statistics and valuable infOr-
| cluded tie subjects opened by the preceding
papers were mace the subject of extensive
discussions until the q ljournment.
At night the discussions were again taken
up. and the subject of feeding stock was the
principal top i'm the talk. The farmers pres
ent were divided as to the value of clover. en-
| silage and cooked food, each having a sup
ferSon County. Mo-, advised against the use Cf
clover except for fertiliZing purposes on n
dairy farm. and Mr.. Hohsen. of Illinois took
| direct issue with him. NJ. Sawyer. of Illinois.
said t. at in FIVE years from now every farmer
would have his slo. and ensilage would be
the food used in drouth and ia winter. Prof.
Sanborne said he had heard that Statement
| years ago. and experiments had set his mind
against the free use of enSilar re. Mr.. Douglas
said i'm 1880 the fashion i'm New York was cook
ing food. putting water into it-and now the
fashion is keeping it in s~ilos-keeping the
water in it. Both were foolish to "A great ex.
tent.
]. Il. Thompson. of the La Plata mol
Creamery, had not prepared himself, owing
to q misunderstanding. but rs he was down
| operative Creameries' a. some length. He
advocated the establishment of an exchange