The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-02-11
DAIRYMENS' ASSOCIATION.
Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Ninth
Annual Convention Ield at Albert Lea,
FreebOrn County.

the ASSociut lOn, william FOwler OIL New
port, called the convention to order and
introduced Mayor A. G.. Wedge. who made
IL few appropriate remarks. In the
absence OF w. ID. Hoard, who was to have
made the response, the Hon. d. f. Myers
OF st. Paul was called upon by the presi-
dent, and he uttered the appropriate SEN
timents in Il few well timed phrases.
President Fowler next introduced the
pioneer veteran farmer and editor,
Col. John II. Stevens, who had
engaged to address them, and his re-
marks were replete with the result OF his
observation and experience. After the APP
pointment OF committees and music, Frank
ID. Holmes read an essay on butter. This
was followed by n lively discussion on but
terine and oleomargarine. One OF the most
emphatic speakers in denunciation
of these false forms OF butter was
w d. Hoard. He denounced these
products as great frauds which should
be put under great restrictions to keep
them from crushing Il great and noble in
dustry John II. Ames read paper on
the subject OF curing hay.
A. 2. kinstry, read IL paper, the subject
being Give Us Something Fresh" He
urged dispatch in the process OF butter
making and also dispatch in marketing
the butter after it is produced. In the dis
cussion which followed Frank B. Holmes,
Commissioner w. Rice and w. D. Hoard
took an active part. The point was en-
phasized that COWS should not be let out
into the cold on Il severe winters day to
get water. Ice water is very injurious. 1t
contracts the cow and interferes with the
function of giving milk. There were numer
GUS other testimonials on the economic
value OF artificiaIly warming the water for
cows. The use OF stanchels was strongly
denounced. Mr.. kinstry estimated the
cost OF feed for a COW at ten cents per day
or S36 per year.
Present and future of Dairying." This
was the subject OF a paper by Hon. Ii. {.
Howard of Minneapolis, assistant state
dairy commissioner. He said:
First, we must use good, rich, Juicy
grasses. Second. pure, clear, cold water.
Third skilin making. We can raise grasses
VI as good quality as can be grown in the
east, and at half the cost per ton He made
a strong onslaught on butterine and said:
The overhanging cloud OF this gigantic
fraud is threatening to envelope and dis
troy the dairy interests OF the United
States. The paper closed with an arp3al
to farmers and dairymen to make a visor-
Gus stand against this blatant iniquity.
J. H. Potter, q prominent dealer in
Minneapolis gave testimony that large
quantities of the counterfeit are sold in the
flour city, nevertheless. Both Mr.. How
ard and Mr.. Rice testified as to the diff
Guilty OF deciding the matter by law.
C. f. Dexter of Chicago read a paper on
the commercial relation OF the dairy pro-
duet and the producer.
Among the elements governing the selling
value OF the product are: quality, manner
OF presenting it on the market, Il reputa-
ton for uniformly good and superior
quality, and lastly, the presenta ton OF the
product on the market so as to meet the
increasing demand for large quantities.
strictly uniform in style OF package, age or
freshness, color and other essential points
which determine the quality or character.
No one OF these conditions is sufficient by
itself to secure the best results through the
varying conditions OF the markets during
a full system.
T. D. Curtis, Syracuse, New York, read a
paper entitled How to make the best but
ter" The discussion of Mr.. Curtis was
followed by a paper from G. l.. Smith,
which treated mainly OF the unsat isfaction
OF the butter industry in the state. This
the writer attributed rather to the igno-
rance and carelessness OF producers, than
the competition OF counterfeit forms of
butter Prof Ed. Porter. of the state uni
versity, who detailed at length the growth
and present condition of the university ex-
perimental farm and the department OF
agriculture.
c. l.. Smith OF Minneapolis read a paper
on "Things did not find in the report OF
the diary commissi )ner."
He found d great deal, he said, in the re-
port against Chicago butterine men. He
found little about the ignoran and care
lessness of the Minnesota farmers who
made seven and eight cent butter. Farm
ers must have better facilities for butter
making The sale OF so much vile butter
10 ba la of h1tferinn nnSSi1e1a E611-
cation for the farmers was worth more
than a thousand pages OF anti butterine
laws.
Diary Commissioner Rice said the law
resulted in keeping prices OF butter from
four to five cents higher than for the same
grade in Chicago.
The report ofthe committee onnomina-
tions caused collision. The first ballot for
president was lost by % to27. A later bal
lot resulted in the election of President w.
Fowler OF Newport, Secretary r. C. Judson
OF Pennington and Treasurer John E. Put
nam OF Big Lake-the old board. The
treasurer's report for 1885 showed: Re
ceipts, S663.21; expenditures, $45S.55;
balance, S2O4.66.
W. D. Hoard of Fort Atkinson, Wis, de-
livered an address on THE question
of forfeit" He said: Among the leading
expenses OF common or Improbable dairy
farming are o. the cost OF farming a half
productive soil in a haliproductive way
in the raising OF food for the cows; (2) the
cost of keeping two cows to do the work
of one He called for three specific changes;
first. in the idea OF the farmer himself as to
what constitutes sound daily practice;
second, change in the idea of what dairy
cow is aud what she is good for. Too many
think she is for the purpose OF raising a
steer, and, as consequence, they get steer
results. The men who make the most
money in darying regard her as the moth
err of another COW that, ii possible, shall be
better than herself
o. G. Gregg gave talk on farm econo-
mics. He maintained that it is cheaper to
put up hay than corn stalks. Considerable
attention was paid to calves. Minute di-
rections were given for teaching calves to
drink milk motion was unanimously
carried that committee be appointed to
confer with the management OF the state
agricultural association in regard to offer
ing more and greater premiums Tor dairy
productions resolution offered by H.
{. Howard was carried, expressing the sense
OF the convention that a pro-rata premium
be given for these products. They will dis
tribute the premium money among larger
number of people, which will be an induce
ment to them to bring their products to
the fair.
The general nature OF the conversations,
as we'll as the ease with which the discus
sions drift on to that subject show that
the engrossing topic among dairymen at
present is that of counterfeit forms OF but
ter oleomargarine and butterine. With
out proper restrictions it seems likely that
these modern products may possibly ruin
the dairy industry.
The State Association OF Holstein- Fries
Glen Breeders met and issued an address in
viting advocates ofother breeds to be repre-
sented at the next state fair for q full
competitive butter and cheese test.
A fine banquet given by the citizens OF
Albert Lea. followed by dance, closed the
exercises, which had lasted the best part OF
three days.