New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-23
TEE DAmY1lEN.
i rnu.l Session Of tho Members of tn.
1Ginnesota Butter, Cheese and Dairy
Efock Association.

! Gtock Associations.
A meeting of members of this body was
i held at Red Wing. The attendance was
not large. But the exhibition of dairy
products is very large and very fine, and
made up in all sorts Of fancy shapes. G. E.
Marvin, president OF the association, called
the meeting to order.
The chairman announced the following
| committees:
/. Committee on Resolutions-Frank B.
Holmes, Trick Oleson and u. II. Hourd.
| Programme for the evening-Prof. HvB.
| Wilson, III. C. Howard and B. B. Herb 1t.
| Gov Hubbard, after an introduction by
the president, made short address:
! e. A. Holmes, Owatonna, under the title
| ,"Why Are We Here? or the Subject Of
Dairy Conventions" argued in favor OF
scientific dairying as being the most profit
able. and then devoted some attention to
| the butterine swindle.
Prof. Wilson desired to know what objec-
| ton there was to using butterine, provided
there were no injurious effects. He said
that he had heard that chemists had COM
| ibined the elements including lard, and that
such combination was not unhealthy. He
| wanted to know why such combination, or
ibutterine, should not be bought inasmuch
as it was much cheaper than butter.
II. C. Howard, assistant dairy commits
sioner read a paper on The Past and
Present of Dairying in Minnesota"
In the absence OF o. c. Gregg Marshall
his paper on Glow Shall We Handle a Herd
of Dairy Cows?" was read by the secretary
The writer advocated the construction OF,
good barns, properly lighted and ventilated.
proper care of the stock, the regularfeedins
and watering of the same. He also advised
the making of butter in the fall, when butte,
is scarce and price good, and maintained
that such could be done by feeding the COWS
grain.
The address by W. c. Rice, dairy cor
missioner, his subject being "AdulteratfU
Dairy Products and the Law was well !,
received.
There were number OF other addresses
delivered followed by discussions. The
election OF officers for 1856, which re-
suited as follows:
President, F. D. Holmes OF Owatonna;
secretary, w. G. Rice OF Zumbrota; vice
presidents, j. NJ Underwood OF Lake City
c. G. Spaulding OF Mapleton and Mr.. Stan
ton OF Morris.
Mrs. Nina Holmes OF Owatonna was
awarded the prize for tae best treatise on
the mandatory Of dairy butter: w. R.
Pntman, best treatise on handling a herd
Of cows; F. A. Holmes. beet treatise on
making cheese. F. A. Holems chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, offered the
following, which were unanimously adopt
ed;
Whereas, it is the prime object OF the
Butter Cheese and Dairy Stock association
at all times to promote the interest OF the
farming community and the State at large:
whereas, the manufacture OF counterfeit
dairy goods or limitations OF the
same, and ole oil neutral in taste
and smell, is carried on extensively for the
purpose to be used in the adulteration of
butter and, whereas, analysis ofsuch bogus
oils shows that they contain masters det-
rimental to the health OF the consumer;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
convention that every effort should be
made to cooperate with our dairy commits
sioner and his assistant in every way pSe-
sible to rapidly enforce the law OF this
state relative to the manufacture orsale of
imitation or counterfeit dairy goods; also
to clear, If possible, the stigma cast upon
creamery men OF this state. accused by but
terine manufacturers Of adulterating their
goods.
Resolved, That the chair appoint
parts of the state, with the dairy
commissioner and his assistant, and
urge upon our members in congress to
work for the passage OF an act empower
ing the national board OF health of the
United States to appoint inspectors, who
shall examine all the ingredients going
into the manufacture OF such neutral oil,
with right to condemn any thing injurious
or detrimental to the public health, and to
compel such manufacturers to keep rec
ord OF sales, with full names and address
of purchasers; and such record shall be
open to public inspection; and that a rev.
enue stnmpof 10 cents per pound be placed
! upon barrels or cans containing neutral
oils; and
Rerolved. That we request the United
States inspectors, stationed in the oleo
margarine butter or similar bogus factor
les, to inspect all such product and
a percentage Of. each ingredient the goods
contain; and that the manufacturer be re-
quired to use revenue stamps to the amount
| OF 10 cents per pound, aid that a fine OF
| $1,000, or Imprisonment not less than one
year, shall be the penalty for removing
from or concening in the package such
marks or stamps placed thereon before the
| contents are disposed OF in the retail
| trade: and
Resolved. That any factory making
substitute for butter without getting
| United States license and inspectors APP
| pointed to serve, as the law requires, ST
factory appliances and goods on hand sliss-asa.
be confscated by the United States.
Resolved, That he hereby express our
| heartfelt thanks for the manner in which
| the city Of Red Wing and the people Of
| Goodhue county have received and enter
tanned us; and for the hospitality OF the
citizens in opening their doors to visitors
from abroad, and for the hearty co-opera-
| ton in making this meeting a success.
Further, we wish to express appreciation
Tor the music furnished us by the ladies and
gentlemen at our several sessions; and to
the railroad companies for their courtesy
in giving to our delegates d reduction fare
| over their seveal roads.
The following was offered as an amend.
! ment:
| Whereas, The farmers in some parts Of
the state, who are making small quaint.
ties OF butter, have difficulty to obtain the
full market value for choice butter.
Resolved, That we request merchants to
aid in bringing good butter to the central
markets without being mixed with inferior
makes; and that it is our sentiment that
the farmers wives should be encouraged to
compete with the creameries for mak1ns