St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
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Special to the Globe
RED WING. Dec 17.-To-day was the
last day of the fifth annual convention of
the Minnesota Cheese, Butter and Dairy
Stock association, and the last session
commenced shortly after $3.50 o'clock this
morning. The first business taken up was
the election of officers for 1886. T. B.
Sheldon nominated c. e. Marvin Of Roches-
ter, the present incumbent, for president.
lir. Marvin declined the honor. F. d..
Holmes of Owatonna, who took the first
premium for butter at the New Orleans
Worlds fair last winter, was then nomi-
mated for the Office and elected by acclama-
ton.
w. c. Rice of ZumbrOta was then re-
nominated for the office of secretary and
treasurer. Mr.. Rice arose and spoke in
substance as follows on this motion:
Four years ago. when he attended the
first meeting of this association in Roches-
ter, he was elected to the office he now
holds and every year since he has been re-
elected. Every year the society issues a
pamphlet of about 100 pages, of which the
work OF publishing and editing is devolved
on the secretary. He had spent much time
in the interests of the association and de-
clined the nomination, not only to relieve
himself, but for the good effect it would
have to enthuse new blood into the associa-
ton. He thought that he ought to be ex-
cused from further service. He must either
neglect other duties or overwork himself if
he accepts the Office again. When he first
took charge of affairs the society did not
have dollar month coming to it. Now,
at the present time its affairs are the near
eft balanced they have been at any time.
To this H. c. Wood, assist
ant state dairy commissioner, objected
c. E. Marvin accepted and w. c. Rue was
elected secretary by reclamation.
THREE VICE PRESIDENTS
were then chosen, as follows: First, j. NJ.
Underwood, Lake City; second, c. G.
Spaulding, Mapleton. Blue Earth county:
third, Mr. Stanton of Morris. Mr.. Elbon
was then appointed a committee by the
chair to find the newly-elected president,
r. ID. Holmes, and request his presence
The president then read letter from Mr..
II. d. Morse of Winona, who was one of
the speakers announced for the forenoon.
regretting that he could not be present.
A general discussion then followed on
cheese making and cheese markets. Mr..
G. f. Marvin of Rochester spoke
at some length on this subject.
1t was announced that President-elect
Holmes was in the room. and he came for
ward and said that he thought Mr.. Marvin
could better fill the place. Mr.. Marvin in
terrupted him and explained why lie could
not take the position. Mr.. Holmes then
spoke as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen:
accept the honor you have conferred on
me, and will do all in my power to keep up
the association. The association will bene-
fit the state at large. l hope all will CO.
operate with me in my endeavOrS. l again
thank you for your appreciation"
After this discussion on pasturage was
begun by Mr.. Marvin, called out by Mr.. La
Due questioning the statements of Mr..
Marvin in regard to cheese raising in Min
nesota. Mr.. Marvin said thai his pasture
was rolling upland ground, and he did moi
consider flat land as good. lie believes
a pasture should last twenty-five years be.
fore being plowed. In answer to a ques.
ton as to whether quaIk or wick grass was
good feed or not, Mr.. Marvin said there is
no fodder in it, no substance. Yet the
NONS llhO IL UCCduoS ~ oCOillS W supply Q
certain longing.
WILLIAM DANFoRTH
said he improved the quality and quantity
of his milk in winter time by feed
ing carrots and bran or shorts (three or foul
pounds per day. corn fodder and clover hay.
He gave his cows three quarts of bran and
two quarts of oil meal. Mr.. Marvin thought
that oil meal must give some color or taste
10 tnesmlll[ and that II IL do yrco M.
ing out the COW. Hon. Mr. LIE Due said
that if it was fact that Minnesota was the
best cheese state in the Union the fact
ought to be looked after by the state.
Paul n elSon asked how it was that when
farmers keep half of their milk and sell the
other half to creameries that the dairymen
sometimes show the best butter. This.
Mr.. Marvin said. was caused by the fact
that cream shrinks. This is sometimes
the cause of adulteration, as in white,
cream being more porous it does not furnish
one pound to the inch, The dairymer
sometimes say that they must adulterate
the butter in order to make up for the
shrinkage.
c. F. Dexter said that an old Illinoi:
dairyman who had made butter fol
twenty years and who became dairyman
more from necessity on account of hi;
growing trade, told him he got each milking
separate if possible. Poor butter is made
from mixing morning and evening milk
the greater care necessary in producing
good butter lies in curing the cream before
chuIning.
To the question as to which milking
produces the best cream. MI Marvin sale
that the morning undoubtedly does.
Mr.. Putnam followed in an address OF
How to Manage Herd of Dairy Cows.
The committee on essays now made theil
report and awarded the prizes as follows:
Best treatise ON manufacture of dairl
butter. by lady. SO, Mrs. Holmes OF
Owatonna; best treatise on making cheese
SO, F. d. Holmes, Owatonna; best treatise
on handling dairy cows, SO, W. r. Put
nam, Red Wing; best treatise on manufac
turing creamery butter, SO, o. c. Gregg
Marshall.
The committee on resolutions then made