Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-03
. N N ESQ ST a lIyE NEWS.
THE DAIRYMEN.

Precee dings Of tho Meeting OF the Mime
sot:. Dairymen's Association at Moore
head. Fl: -..g% Z 4 3.5@@.g
The meeting OF the State Dairymens As
sociation, 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.
i. Totten, treasurer of the mercantile ex-
change of New York, and reputed to be the
largest dealer in butter in the United States;
D. d. Curtis, secretary OF the New York
State Dairynen's association; Col. G. II.
Dexter and J. 6. Lombard, Chicago; Col. X.
P. McGlincy, secretary OF the Northwestern
Dairy association and OF the Elgin (lll.)
board of trade; w. D. Hoard, Fort Atkin-
son, Wis, president OF the Northwestern
Dairy1nen's association; W. D. Curtis, secre-
tary of the same organization -
In response to a welcoming speech Gov.
Hubbard of Minnesota made a suitable re-
sponse At the close OF the govern or's
speech Lombard OF Chicago, in a ringing
tenor voice sang America" the audience
Joining enthusiastically in the chorus.
Col Cheney OF Elgin, ILL.,, was introduced
and said: Years ago dairy belt was
marked out. Northern Minnesota and the
great blue region in the central portion OF
the state were not included in that belt.
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 protitably pur-
sued as in that SO called imaginary belt.
All these necessary requisites are to be found
in this country, q plenty OF grass and album
dance of water. All you have to do is to
take up the industry and go forward, pro-
fitting by what you hear at this convention.
Mr.. McKinstry OF Winnebago City gave a
description OF the creamery system, told
how Minnesota had gained her fame as q
dairy state since the introduction OF that
system, answered q large number Of ques-
lions 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 prom otion Of common interests.
P. j. =. Power, land commissioner OF the
Manitoba Railroad company, was then in
PRODUCED, 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 tsn average
gain of ESQ pounds per day in weight in
c:tttle was about three cents per day per
head, and the gain per day il weight was
about one pound per head. Heto(d OF sue.
ccssful 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 % and 6-6
per cent; on cattle, II per cent.
An exhibition was open in connection
with the meeting Although the display
was small it was very crcditahle, the prod
ucts displayed being Of fine quality. The
whole number OF exhibits Wits thirty-one.
r., Iro1- NO
half of q, mixed hushandry for the North
Yves, with stock raising and dairy farming
as the chief part thereof. The speaker was
logical and convincing. bringing to his aid a
vast array OF facts and figures, the results
of long and careful investigation.
H. showed that the business Of stock
raising and dairy farming was safe and re.
muncrative, 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,
strsted, for the interests OF the people
would be mixed hnsbanary, with this in
dustry made prominent therein, than the
exclusive raising OF grain. lie dwelt upon
the evils OF oieonargarine, and advocated
legal restrictions upon the use Of that arti
Gle.
w. ?. Totten, treasurer Of the New ! ork
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
It would be well for you to accept the nd
vice often repeated here and go into dairy
ing. Minnesota is already gaining fame as
! q dairy state, but you should do what you
can to increase that fame. Where the
| diaries are we sometimes have hard times
! but the diaries never fail. Three years age
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" few years ago it was never
called for The farmers OF the East many
! of them have gone into dairyins almost en-
eirely, but have given up largely making
creameries.
Hon. w. G. lie Due delivered an address
upon Minnesota as dairy state The ad
dress was carefully prepa red and erudite
containing much scientific information il
the line OF 1netcorolusy, botany, geology
and physical geography. In usin5 the tern
'sMinnes ota " ne said he Wished 10 be gener
| ic, rather than specific, and his conclusions
would apply to Il vast section 81 country
I embraced in Wisconsin, Dakota, Northern
Iowa, and Manitoba. He SAT-, Sc are going
onward and forwards in tho INITIATION oftht
growing grass, in raising more grass anc
( more cattle and more profits IN the Same
| amount OF land, and to ulti!nre prosperity
| Independence among the farmers OF Mime
| sofa that will entitle them to take high
| rank among the superior people OF the
| world.
Ed. Holmes Of Owatonn;, read {. paper
in which he told how to make the dairy anG
farm pay in Minnesota.
Experience had thaught ham he said, that
heavy feeding paid the largest profit. a
COW was like q piece Of machinery, 1t TOOK
certain amount OF power TO run 1t. AL al
ter that is profit On the average q gooc
cow will make from 200 to 23O pounds O
| has all the good tame hay or corn fodder
she will eat, good pure water, and 1ifteel
pounds OF ground feed per day, she will pay
ahandsome profit to her owner, vlded he
milk is fit for tirst-cIass butter. lishe " on =
do this, send her to the butcher. The barr
in which the COWS are housed shoult
be good, but not necessarily expensive
Build substantial and neat. The speake
urged a following out OF the principles,
| neatness in all parts Of the farm, claiming
that if the farm home is made attractive tn
boys and girls will not be so eager to ]eav
it for city life. The winter dairying, iron
his own experience, was more proftabl
than summer dairying, on account OF th
better care the cows receive in the winter
the lower price of labor and the highe
price of butter and cheese in the white
months. He advised all farmers who pro
pose to start in on dairying to begin will
only few COWS, increasing the number a
they learned the business. 1t was q mis-
take to suppose there was a fortune in tn
business in one year. Dairying meant har>
work If it WAS to meet with success.
Col. Curtis OF New York delivered q hrie
but comprehensive address on the subiec
OF butter making.
He recommended the Cooley system 0
setting the milk as one OF the best am
cheapest methods for the small dairyman