Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-26
DAIRYMEN In COUNCIL.
FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION
Michigan Dairymen Assemble and Or
ganixe for Mutual improvement
and Protection.


purpose of organizing d State Dairymea's
Association. The morning session was
called TO order little before 10 o'clock and
5. l. Fuller was chosen chairman, aud E A
Stowe, Secretary. Mayor Belknsp welcomed
the association 10 the city IN q short and ap-
propriate speech, 10 which Mr.. Fuller re-
sponded briefly, stating that the objects Of
the organization was the improvement of
the condition of dairynen throughout the
State. The following committees were then
appointed and an adjournment was taken
until p. M:
On Permanent Organization:-C. b. Lam
bert, East Saginaw; JAS. Skinner, Dawson
Station: (. +. Pickett, billiards.
On Constitution and By-Laws:-E. L.
Briggs, Grand Rapids; W. IL. Howe, Atlas:
Warren Haven, Bloomington.
On Program:-W. s. Luther, Ossian, Ia.
\: .. Andrews, Dubuque, Ia; N. Virgins,
Bloomingdale.
On Dairy Utensils:-A. K. Johnson, Sparta
John W. Boorst, Vriesland l.. j. Cox, Port
age.
The afternoon session was called TO order
promptly. The Committee on Permanent
Organization made partial report and were
n
The Committee on Constitution and By
Laws made report, which was accepted
and adopted. The program announced
by the committee had been prepared for the
afternoon session only and provided for the
customary routine business and the discus
sion of two subjects; one TO be led by S. l.
Fuller and F. Z. Pickett upon "The Dairy
Cow, Breed Considered and the Care of the
same," the other paper by ID. B. Squibbs,
of Muskegon, upon Butter Making"
Both of these subjects brought out
interesting and lively debates, near
ly every man present expressing his
ideas. Upon the subject of the dairy COW
there were many conflicting opinions, and
the favorite breed of the man upon the floor
could be readily discerned from his language
In the limited space of this article it would
be impossible to give the various ideas ex-
pressed. and few random shots are only re-
corded. Mr.. Fuller said if corn is king, the
COW If queen. If man wishes a cow for milk
qualities only he should make his purchase
with this end In view; if il was cheese he
was after he should purchase cheese-mak-
| ing COW. You cannot mix cream of differ
ent grades and make good butter, hence the
necessity for thorough breeding Brains, as
we'll as muscle, should enter into butter
making. In order to compete with oleo-
margarine and butterine farmers must pro-
vide something better. Much depends upon
| feeding, as well as selection. The COW is a
machine and in order TO produce the best
results must have the best of feed, care
their stock are to be the successful butter
makers. Mr.. Pickett said cows must be
treated kindly, even calves from birth must
know their owner is their friend. COW
should never be whipped, and anything that
is unfit for man to eat is unfit for COW 10
eat. F. Richmond, of Saranac: have had
a great deal of experience in stock raising
and in dairies, aud have had best results
with grade Jerseys. By actual experiment
have found that the same COW, with proper
feeding, will give, In a 2-quart graduated
can, three-fourths of an inch difference in
the thickness of the cream. do not care to
give a COW straw diet three times day, and
never use straw in feeding. S. S. Andrews
of Dubuque, Ia, said believe in feeding
a COW from the outside. It's poor policy
TO feed a cow corn when she stands out-of
doors and the thermometer 10 thirty degree.
below zero. In selecting breeds for dairy
| would avoid vicious breeds. The dairy
business pays the best of anything in Iowa
| During 1884 there were spread over the state
every Saturday night over 100000 for
dairy products alone. f. l. Brigg'
thinks the time is not far distant when the
breeding of dairy COWS will be regular
established business. During a residence OF
twenty-five years in Kent county he had seer
little improvement in COWS A. 4. johnson
OF Sparta: The worst I have ever beer
cheated is when | have paid the most money
for a COW. ! increase the feed of COW
just As long as she increases her milk for me
and in my Judgment the feeding is nsttei
of experiment. Many other speakers fol
lowed in the same lines of thought
ID. B. Squibb. Of Muskegon. not being
present his paper on Butter Making" va.
ready by the secretary. and was sftervard,
literally discussed The Society then ad
journed to meet in an evening session si
/ O'Clock.
At the evening session DR. Vaughan. o'
Ann Arbor, professor of chemistry in tn
State University. and chairman Of the com
mittee on poisons II the State Board q
Health, delivered an address up0n ''Chees,
Poisoning that vas interesting and calles
ont much discussion. g. r. Lambert. q
East Saginaw. read veIl written srficl'
upon Cheese Making. which vBs alec DIS
cussed Al some length. The comuitses or
Permanent Organization vas given untii TN
morning 70 complete its report and ~
Association sdlourued - meet TO-DAY 81
a. N. Al the close Of the session ffty mem
hsrs had joined fhe organization vflirh 3
considered Hlosf Hsfttring for tbs oE.sn in,
asy Of tht uew scc5efy.
a Boiler Bursts.