The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-26

DAIRY FARMERS OF THE NORTHWEST
IN MASS CONVENTION.

DAIRY FARMERS OF THE NORTHWEST
IN MASS CONVENTION.
The Nineteenth Annual Meeting of
the Northwestern Dairymen's Associ;.-
ton, held 1T Algono, Iowa, March TO-
IA, was an immense aud enthusiastic
gathering of some five hundred dele
gates from Iowa. illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Nebraska aud Dakota. A
number Of ladies engaged in practical
dairy work, who were present from 9TH
er states. and throngs of people from
KGssuth County, added interest to the
Convention.
AS shown by the Presidents address,
the dairying business has made won
derful advancement, and is now rapid.
~ gaming favor among the best edu.
Gated classes. More young nlen, COL
lege graduates-men of high degree
of talent-are now entering this work
than ever before. Many TT the north
western farmers are tired Of the uncer.
tainty in wheat crops, and find in dali
rying i far more sure and lucrative re.
turn for their labor. Aud the whole
record of the Convention overwhelm-
ingly proved that men Of intellectual
power, men OF great energy, and men
with strong love for their homes and
their country, are leading in this sci.
entific dairying day. The verdict of
the great majority in the Convention
was that the general purpose cow"
and the unscientilic butter and cheese
makers, are everywhere being put ut Il
discount; that the dairy COW is now
queen, and grass is king, in the inter-
ests of the northwestern farmer. The
one great cause of alarm is the
almost incredible extent to which
oleomarsarine is manufactured and
sold to unsuspecting consumers. The
Association unsparingly denounced this
business rs fraudulent and intolerable.
and united in asking the Legislatures
of all States represented to take deci.
sive action to suppress the iniqnit0us
traffic. The wonder seems to lie that
the farmers are the slowest to act in
self-pr"tection against sucl, business.
Professional men. consumers, are eager
to aid il suppressing the manufacture
of this fraudulent article.
The discussions of practical methods
aud results in dairy farming. were ill.,
tensely interesting. Full reports of
proceedings and discussions can he
procured soon from the Secretary. ut
Elgim, Ill.,. for i nominal price. The
SuDJecC OF garry COWS invariably aWak-
ened lively discussion. A number of
the most prominent members main
tanned that the Jersey is best for but
ter. the Iolstein for large flow of milk
and for cheese, and the Hereford and
Short Horn for growth OF beef.
a grand banquet, attended by over
five hundred people, was the occasion
Of more music, mir:h, sociability and
elOQuence, than has ever before been
known in the history of northwestern
farming.
At the butter exhibit, Minnesota won
the palm. Mrs. A. T.. McKinstry, of
Winnebogo, taking the sweepstakes
premiu N, and also another one. Mrs.
V. &. Homes, Of Owatonna, was award
ed duplicate premium for ornamentetl
butter, and Walter B,eth, Or Bassett,
Iowa, took the premium for best butter
sailed with Higgins salt.
The officers are as before: President,
W. ID. Hoard, TT. Atkinson, Wiscon.
sin: Vice President. a. p. Mckinstry,
Winnebago. Mimi; Secretary, II. T..
mckinney, EIgin, Illinois; Treasurer,
II. Is. Surler, Dekalb, Illinois.