The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-19
Iowa's Dairy Interest.

The thirteenth annual session Of
the Iowa State Dairymen's Associa-
ton was held at Mason City in No.
vember. Among the interesting and
profitable pBpers presented at the
meeting, was that OF Halsey Fitch,
senior member Of the firm Of Fitch 4
Whitney. commission merchants OF
New York City. He said;
I'm eleven States dairy interests
occupy the front rank. There are
Is, 29s, 625 milch cows in the United
States, valued at 1866. 226,316. The
annual production Of milk il $780,
600, 900 gallons; the total value Of dai-
iry product in the United States for
1888 il $500. 600. 900: from 100000 to
5000, 900 OF the population are engag-
ed in this industry, and have invest
ed in the business more than $500
600, 900. OF dairy States New York il
first, Iowa second, and crowding rap
idly to the front. Oleomargarine is
still the arch-enemy Of dairy inter
lists: though scotched by National and
State laws. it is far from being dead.
Its emissaries are ceaselessly active,
hoping to secure a modification or
repeal of the law. Eternal vigilance
is the price Of success as well as OF
liberty In the fight against this
monster, nine-tenths
OF the whole country is with the peo-
pie OF Iowa. On the question Of cold
storage he said: MANY creameries in
the West desire to have June and Ju-
" butter carried, in hopes Of realiz-
ing more for it in the fall and winter,
instead of selling as fast as made.
The result of such holding for the
past two years has in most cases been
disappointment, and in some in
stances shippers have been financial
Is ruined. Every season there is less
call for held butter; the demand is for
fresh. The present season threatens
to be disastrous to many who have
stored their butter. Probably two
thirds of the butter stored in June
and July is still unsold, and unless
the market is relieved by large for
eign demand. the stock on hand must
be closed out at very low figures.
Dairying, to be successful, must be
conducted on business principles.
Economy must be studied and prac-
ticed. Cows must be kept with q
view to their value as butter produc-
ers. and the sooner Improbable ones
are weeded out the better. Superior
quality and the largest possible guam
tity at the smallest possible expense
should be the ain.'' Of Iowa he said:
with your cheap lands, abund-
ant pasturage, unlimited re-
sources of productions, fertile soil,
geographical advantages, intelligent
and enterprising population, if there
is any place on the face of the earth
where dairying can be successfully
conducted it is in Iowa. No conpe-
tition, no adversely, no discourage
ment should retard your annual
march Of progress.
Awards were made as follows: Best
creamery butter, Mason City Cream
cry Company; best dairy butter, Liz
zie Dawson, Of Clear Lake; second
best dairy butter, J. Richie, of Nora
Springs; third best dairy butter, NJ.
b. Doolittle, Of Cresco; grand sweep
stakes, Mason City Creamery Compa-
ny: best cheese, Miner Creek Cheese
Factory, of Cresco. Officers were
elected as follows; Colonel II. NJ. Lit
tier. of Chicago, President; c. L.
Gabrielson, of New Hampton, Vice
President; C. w. Sibley, of State Gen.
ter, Treasurer; j. w. johnson, of Os-
kaloosa, Secretary. : Farm, Field and
Stockman, Chicago.