St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-06

success in his occupation. In Jefferson
county, Wis, they had spectacle which
under the old system was rarely seen. They
had numbers of university-bred young men
who were engaged in managing some of the
fine daires in their county. Finally when a
man went into partnership with the cow it
was his business to make his partner the best
one Of her species and then to make his part
of the concern all that it should be.
When asked how much a cow ought to
produce yearly in order to be a
profitable one he answered 200 lbs Of butter
per year, and as much more as possible. He
felt alarmed when he considered the future
OF the butter-making industry of the country.
Capital and avarice had combined to put the
hog in the place Of the cew, and it was an
infamous competition. He noticed that one
man in our Minnesota legislature-and a
farmer at that had been so stupid as to vote
against the oleomargarine bill, and he ought
to be taunted with his stupidity to his teeth.
Gen. LIE Due presented a statement that the
average product of Minnesota COWS in the
year 1888 was only about seventy
five pounds to the COW and the
statement was made that the average in
Kansas was less than one-half Of that
amount, the strongest possible argumentin
favor of building for specific purpose.
Miss Leggate, known as 81. j. Hills
dairymaid." was present and upon being
questioned by Gen. LIE Due, described to the
audience the method by which the cream was
separated from the milk and butter made in
this famous dairy. She said the milk was
placed in large tank or vat and was made
to reach temperature of IS . and must not
60 below rs 1t was then put into the
De Lavalle separator, which would separate one
gallon per minute, the cylinder revolving 900
times per minute. The cream was then re-
duced to a temperature of 400 and
allowed to remain in the cooling room tweivd
hours before churning, adding little soue
cream to ripen 1t, as it is called. It is again
raised to a temperature of 60o and
churned. The separator and one-horse power
engine cost about S400, but it would not pay
to use it with less than thirty-five or forty
COWS. The herd used was composed of Jer-
seys, Short Horns and Aberdeen Angus
Evidently Miss Leggste favors the Jersey
COW, as she took opportunity to defend the
character of this animal from the aspersion
that it was not dociie. She used butter color
with the cream from the milk of grade COWS,
but did not use it with thoroughbreds' cream.
The entire product of the dairy found sale
among private families in st. Paul at 35 cents
per pound. She packed it in small earthen
jars, but if she were going to ship to dis
tant market she would use package instead
of jar.
Mr.. j. N. Strunk, farmer and dairyman
of Rice county, on request, took the stand
and stated that he kept about forty cows,
mostly grade Short Horns,
CAREFULLY SELECTED.
He calculated that his COWS made about 200
pounds of butter per year. He fed bran and
shorts generally and about half bushel of it
per day, and timothy and clover hay.
George Short, another successful dairyman
of Rice county, milled thirty COWS, grade
Jerseys and Short Horns. He would choose
Jersey sire in breeding to
secure good mixers. His results have
been between $50 and $S5 per cow, gross
receipts. He made butter and sold cream
and milk. He fed mill feed and clover and
timothy. He has the cutting of his hay done
early, and as near the ground as possible.
He had never tried the merits of each cow,
but proposed to do so in the future.
Mr.. N. J. Leavitt of Waseca read paper
upon the improved cattle for dairy purposes.
He described the Jersey as nice little COW
for family in the city who wanted little
nice, rich milk and family pet.
The Holstein was what, in his
opinion, came nearest to filing the bill in all
respects, and especially as dairy animal
Prof D. R. McGinnis of Northfeld read a
paper upon the natural adaptability of Min
nesota for grasses.
Some questions, propounded by lady,
were answered by Mr.. o. c. Gregg, in regard
to the domestic part of his mode at his home
establishment. Adjourned.