Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
ALI incoming trains to this beauti-
full and thriving city have swarmed to-
day with dairymen. The annual gath
ering of the Northwestern Dairymen
association is the cause. These gather
ings are uniformly well attended and
enthusiastic, and this one promises to
discount all previous ones. The
meeting was called to order at sharp
7:30 tonight by President Hoard, of
TT. Atkinson. The feature of the
evening was the address of wei
come by the Hon. Clinton Bah
bitt, secretary of the State
Agricultural society. This is Mr..
Rabbits home, and he extended a
right royal welcome to the visitors.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF WEDNESDAYS
SESSION.
This mornings session opened with
the annual address by the president,
w. D. Hoard A brief resume of the
work of the organization was pre-
scented, and ways in which dairy
interests could be bettered suggested.
The need of good food and care
for the stock was brought out,
and especially the importance of
pure water. Since milk is 81 per
cent. water, the Importance of the
latter requisition is manifest. A
national exposition Of dairy pro
ducts and dairy cattle and stock was
urged, and war to the knife declared
upon the bogus butter makers. The
injustice to the consumer rs well as
the genuine butter maker resulting
from this cause, was pointed out. Ma
tional legislation is needed to check
the manufacture of butterine or at least
to compel it to 60 for what it really is.
Following him came ID. q. Cheever,
of Clinton Junction, with a carefully
prepared paper on the questions Are
the Prices of Dairy Products Remu-
nerative." He claimed that the fact
justified an affirmative answer. With
good care and management and at
tention to sanitary requirements
winter dairying can be made sue
cess, so that in time December
butter will be as much sought for as
June butter. Warm, well-ventilated
stables, early-cut hay, must all be had.
The question of ensilage was also
taken up and thoroughly discussed,
and the prediction made that IN time
it would be a prominent feature of
dairy intereststs in the northwest.
The afternoon session drew very
large attendance Square Justice
to the Creamery Patron" was a topic
ably discussed by Geo. H. White, of
TT. Atkinson, Wis. Mr.. White is
very successfully managing a cream
cry on the plan of churning each
patrons cream separately and
presented q very interesting state
mend of his experience. Making
Dairying Pay on the Farm"
was subject handled IN an entertain
ing and instructive manner by W. 4.
Hostetter, vice president of the Hi
nols Dairymen's association. His
statements were supported by his
practical experience in these matters,
and showed eonclusively methods by
which dairying could and would pay.
At the close of the afternoons ex-
ercises, Pres. Hoard announced the
following standing committees. VIZ:
Ways and Means-A. P. McKinstry of Mime
sofa II K Roardman of Iowa, John Boyd Of
Illinois, D. W. Curtis of Wisconsin, G. w. Slayton
Butter, Cheese and Dairy Implements-W H.
Hurtze and j. B. Stone of Illinois, Robert McAdam
of Iowa. -,
Nominations. G. Cheever of Wisconsin, W.
R. Hostetter of Illinois, 2, q. Henderson or Iowa,
S. II. Knight of Minnesota.
Resolutions G. Hubbard of Illinois, L. J Ohm
son of Illinois, S. Faride of Wisconsin.
A communication from the Mlssls"
a~f
ing that delegates be appointed from
this body to attend a national con-
vention at Chicago, March 24-25th,
was read and referred 10 the commit
tee on resolutions. This national
convention of Dairymen is to be held
for the purpose of securing national
legislation to check the manufacture
of butterine, or if its manufacture be
allowed to go on, TO make 1t go for
what it really is, VIA fraud. On
this subject the convention is unanl-
mously agreed and the sentiment
advanced by President Hoard, Down
with the fraud now and forever
touched chord in every heart. La
his addresson on Making Dairy ing
Paw on the Farm" w. r Hostetter,
vice president of the Illinois Dairy
mems ASSOCIATION, brought out many
valuable ideas. Life and interest, be
said, were necessary TO attain sdccess
in this direction. Plenty of men
could make it pay until their wive:
became sick, and then they fail. Sew
eral points should be carefully observ
ed by the practical dairyman. Order
Ilness, the use Of labor-saving ma
chinery, cleanliness and judgemen
are all prime requisites. A genera
discussion followed, in which Messrs
Babbitt, Marsh, Mills, Gurley, Clark
Jefferson, Wilson and others tool
part.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
w hen at o'clock the session ws
opened by President Hoard the oper;
house was we'll filled with an audienc
of representative dairymen of tn
northwest, and with goodly repre-
sentation of Beloit people. A selec
ton by the orchestra paved the wa,