The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-02
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
THE DAmYMEN.

THE DAIRYMEN.
Proceedings ofthe Meeting of the Mime.
sofa Dairymen's Association ut Moore.
head.
The meeting Of the State Dairymen's As
ISOLATION, at Moorehead, Clay Co., was
largely attended. From five to eight hun
dred were present, all parts of the State
being represented, among whom were: w
Il. Totten, treasurer Of the mercantile ex
change of New York, and reputed to be the
largest dealer in butter in the United States
D: ID. Curtis, secretary OF tho New York
State Dairymen' associations: Col. C. IT
Dexter and J. g. Lombard, Chicago; COL r
P. McGlincy, secretary of the Northwestern
Dairy association and Of the Elgin en-
board OF trade; w. D. Hoard, Fort Akin.
son, Wis.,, president of the Northwestern
Dairy,nen's association; w. D. Curtis, secre.
tary OF the same organization.
In response to a welcoming speech Gov
Hubbard OF Minnesota made suitable re.
Spouse. At the close OF the governors
tenor voice sang America" the audience
joining enthusiastically in the chorus.
Col. Cheney Of Elgin, ILL.,, was introduced
and said: Years ago a dairy belt was
marked out. Northern Minnesota and the
great blue region in the central portion oil
the state were not included in that belt. l
have been trained in q school that wherever
you can find grass, good, pure water and an
intelligent class of people, this particular
branch OF industry can be as profitably pur-
sued as in that so called imaginary belt.
All these necessary requisites are to be found
in this country, a plenty of grass and album
take up the industry and go forward, pro-
fitting by what you hear at this convention.
Mr.. McKinstry OF Winnebaso City gave a
description OF the creamery system, told
how Minnesota had gained her fame as a
dairy state since the introduction of that
system, answered large number of ques-
tions relative to butter making, propounded
by persons in the audience. He was follow
ed by Col. Dexter of Chicago, who delivered
an able address upon the value OF organiza-
ton in the promotion of comm ION interests
P. J. B. Power, land commissioner of the
Manitoba Railroad company, was then in
troduced, and gave some interesting facts
in connection with his experience in stock
raising in the Northwest.
He said that his cattle turned out upon
the prairie here to breed, made an average
gain OF $50 pounds per day in weight in
eighty-fve days. The cost OF feeding the
cattle was about three cents per day per
head, and the gain per day in weight was
about one pound per head. He told of sue
cessful results from feeding wheat to both
cattle and hogs. His experiments in sheep
raising and horse breeding had met with
success. The profit per year on the horses
raised in this country qad been 20 and Sc
per cent; on cattle, II per cent.
An exhibition was open in connection
with the meeting. Although the display
was small it was very creditable, the prod
ucts displayed being OF fine quality. The
whole number of exhibits was thirty-one.
Gen. James H. Baker ably argued on be-
halt OF Il mixed husbandry for the North.
wes., with stock raising and dairy farming
as the chief part thereof. The speaker was
logical and convincing, bringing to his aid a
OF long and careful investigation.
He showed that the business of stock
raising and dairy farming was safe and re.
munerative, and. that experience has de-
monstrated that it is a business which can
be pursued in Minnesota with the utmost
degree of success Much better he demon
strated, for the interests Of the people
would be a mixed husbandry, with this in
dustry made prominent therein, than the
exclusive raising Of grain. He dwelt upon
the evils OF oleomargarine, and advocated
legal restrictions upon the use OF that arti-
Gle.
w. p. Totten, treasurer Of the New York
Mercantile Exchange, said: There was dan
ger Of exhausting the land under continued
wheat crops and the farmers of the North
west if they kept on raising grain to the ex-
clusion of every thing else, would find some
day that the land requires a rest from
grain. He continued:
1t would be we'll for you to accept the ad-
vice often repeated here and 60 into dairy
ing. Minnesota is already gaining fame as
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can to increase that fame Where the
diaries are we sometimes have hard times,
but the diaries never fail. Three years ago
received the first Minnesota creamery but.
ter, and it has been growing better all the
time. Now people come into my store
every day and ask for minnesota cream
cry butter" A few years ago it was never
called for. The farmers of the East many
OF them have gone into dairying almost en-
cirely, but have given up largely making
their own. They sell the cream to the
creameries.
Hon. w. G. LIE Due delivered an address
upon Minnesota as a dairy state. The ad.
dress was carefully prepared and erudite
containing much scientific information in
the line Of meteorology, botany, geology,
and physical geography. In using the term
minnesota" he said he wished to be gener-
ic, rather than specific, and his conclusions
would apply to Il vast section OF country
embraced in Wisconsin, Dakota, Northern
Iowa, and Manitoba. He said we are going
onward and forwardin the utilization of the
growing grass, in raising more grass and
more cattle and more profits in the same
amount of land, and to ultimate prosperity,
independence among the farmers of Mime
sofa that will entitle them to take high
rank among the superior people OF the
world.
+. D. Holmes OF Owatonna read a paper
in which he told how to make the dairy and
farm pay in Minnesota.
Experience had thaught him, he said, that
heavy feeding paid the largest profit A
cow was like a piece Of machinery; it took a
certain amount Of power to run it. All af.
ter that is profit. On the average a good
COW will make from 200 to $50 pounds OF
burter if she is properly cared for. II she
has all the good tame hay or corn fodder
she will eat, good pure water, and fifteen
pounds OF ground feed per day, she will pay
a handsome profit to her owner provided her
milk is fit for tirst-class hutter. Ifsho won t
20 this, ccnd ner TO the butcher. The barn
in which the cows are housed should
Build substantial and neat. The speaker
urged a following out Of the principles OF
ncatness in all parts of the farm, claiming
that il the farm home is made attractiy the
boys and girls will not be so eager to leave
it for city life. The winter dairying, from
his own experience, was more profitable
thaI GUNNER clarifying, on account Of the
better care the cows receive in tho winter,
the lower price of labor and the higher
price OF butter and cheese in the winter
months. He advised all farmers who pro-
pose to start in on dairying to begin with
only q few cows, increasing the number as
they learned the business. It was O inis-
take to supEQss there Was O. fortune in the
business i'll one year, Dairying meant hard
work il 1t was to meet with success.
Col. Curtis OF New York delivered a brieI
but comprehensive address on the subject
OF butter making.
He recommended the Cooley system oil
setting the milk as one OF the best and
cheapest methods for the small dairyman.
ss5all events, the utensils used for setting
should be free from corners and orannies
where the cream might collect and terment,
and tin utinsels were preferable to wood.
Care should be exercised to keep the cream
free from odors. If the milk was warmer
than this Atmosphere there would be danger
OF the absorption OF odors as the proc
ess OF evaporation would be going on. The
best time for skimmng milk was just at the
time the cream was beginning to
turn sour. He offered several suggestions