The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
Farm, Garden, and Household.
Dairy Farmers or the Northwest
in Mass Convention.


TEe Nineteenth Annual Meeting Of
tie Sauti,. western Dairymcn's As
socias.On. held at Algona. Iowa,
March lD.14, WAS an immense and
enthusiastic gathering OF some five
hundred deiegates from Iowa, Lii,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska ana
Dakota. A number of ladies engag-
ed I'm practical dairy work, who were
preset from other states, and
thong- Of people from kossuth Co.
added interest to the Convention.
As shown by the president, ~.
dress. the dair!ihg business ii..s
made wonderful al, aaccnIcIt, ard
Is now rapidly gaining favor among
the best educated ciasses. More
young men, college gra .uates--men
OF a high degree of talent---:,ie now
entering thi, work IN IN ever befolc.
Many OF the uortnwesicrn farmer,
are tired OF the uncertainty IN wheat
crops. and And in dairyiDg IL far more
sure and lucrative return Tor their
labor. And the whole record OF tine
Convention overwhelmingly proved
that men Of intellectual power, men
OF great energy, and men with strong
love for their homes and their conn-
try, are leading in this scientific
Tying to-day, The verdict Of the
great majority in the Convention
was that the general purpose cow
and the unscicntific butter and
cheese makers, arc everywhere be
ing put at IL discount: that the dairy
COW is now queen. and grass - king,
In tho interests or the northwestern
farmer. The one great cause ~
alarm Is the almost Incredible extent
to which oleOinargnrinc il Inanufact-
ured and sold to nnsnspecting con-
sumers. The Association unspar-
ingly denounced this business rs
fraudulent and intolerable, and
united in asking the Legislatures Of
Ill States represented TO take de
cisive action to suppress the iniq-
uitous traffic. The wonder seems to
be that the farmers are the slOwest
to act in self-protection against
such business. Professional men,
consumers, are eager 10 aid In sup
pressing the manufacture OF this
fraudulent article.
The discussions OF practical
methods and results in dairy farm
ing, were intensely interesting. Full
reports OF proceedings and discus
sions can be procured soon from the
ut Elgin, ILL.,, for asnomi-
nal price. The subject OF dairy
COWS invaribly awakened lively dis
cussion. A number OF the most
members maintained
that the jersey is best for butter, the
Holstcin 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
of more music mirtl, socia-
bility and eloquence, than has ever
before been known IN the history of
farming.
At tho butter exhibit, Minnesota
won the palm, Mrs. A. p. McKinstry.
of Winnebagp, taking the sweep.
stakes premium. and also another
one. Mrs. V. G. Homes, OF Owatonna,
was awarded a duplicate premium
or ornanlented butter. and Walter
Booth, OF Basse.tt, Iowa, took the
for best butter sailed with
Higgins salt.
The officers arc as before: Presi-
lent, w. D. Hoard, TT. Atkinson.
Vice President, A. Z.
Ninhebago, Mimi; Sec /,
'etarv. II. Z. Mckinney, Eigin, Illi-
,ois; Treasurer, II b. Sn:ler, De-
kuld. Illinois.