Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-10
DAIRYMEN IN COUNCIL.
MEETING OF THE STATE DAIRY
ASSOCIATION.
PROF. GEORGEsON's ADDRESS.
A Gathering Of Representative Butter
and Cheese Manufacturers and Deal
ers-The Sessions of the First Quar-.
terly Me ting.
THURSDAYS SESSION.

IDe court mousse To-Day. W ME Tue az
tendance is not large, nor indeed as
large as it should be, it includes num-
Der of the best authorities on butter
and cheese manufacturing and hand
ling in the west.
The meeting was called to order this
morning at 10 o'clock by J. E. Nissley,
of this city. In the absence of the
president, Geo. Morgan, the association
elected F. II. Hill, of Kansas City.
president pro TEN. J. Z. Nissley was
made secretary.
Minutes of last winters meeting at
Topeka were read and approved.
On motion the following committee
as judges of the butter and cheese dis
PLAYS was selected: Jas. Anderson, n
Y; F. C. Moies, n. Y; NJ. II. Brandt,
HesstoH, Kas.
The association then adjourned for
dinner, and spent two hours in the en-
lDNultHI VI SilC lNCCoo,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was 2 o'clock when Mr.. Hill called
the meeting to order. There were a
number Of Dickinson's farmers present
and the audience was thoughtful one.
F. G. MOies, representative of one
of New York's largest commission
houses, was introduced and made an
interesting address in the nature Of
'Hints TO DaiTymen." lie referred to
the dairy business as one of the great
est industries in this country today and
urged the farmers to give more atten-
ton to the production of milk. The
majority of COWS in this country are, be
said, natives or scrubs" and it has
been only recently that Improvement
of breeds has been attempted. The
majority Of our dairymen do not seek
to improve their stock. He would urge
farmers to buy COWS as they buy ma
chinery and take care in breeding them.
To obtain good milk there must be in
telligent care. Creamery men wan
the farmers help, for only by having
good milk can they make good butter
Kansas has 900, 900 COWS valued at $22
each; in five years 1t should have
e OOO O0O valued at $40
Speaking of the creamery men, he
referred to the rapid increase of the
creamery industry and reviewed the
made from the tin-pan
process to the separator of today.
A number of good hints were given
to shippers. Among them the neces-
sity of clean washed butter, distinct
i've brand, high-grade work, honest
dealing, etc. Mr.. NJ. is evidently al
expert in his field, and his remarks
were listened to with interest.
p We go to press too early for further
a session will probably
be held this evening.
BUTTER ROLLS.
J. E. Nissley, of the Belle Springs
Creamery, is hard warker in the as
ISOLATION and is recognized as leader
by the members.
The butter display is made up by
samples from the Minneapolis cream
cry, the Belle Springs creamery, n. G
Dyer's dairy and the Jersey dairy of a.
E. Jones, of Topeka.
w. II. Rideout, of Ottumwa, Iowa,
has a handsome lot of butter in tubs on
exhibition.
A. T. Gable, of Riley, Kas.; E. M.
Smith, Kansas City; Silas Holloway
Ell Dorado, Kas., and J. G. CrofoOt,
Wilson, Kas., are prominent dairymen
in attendance.
The meeting will continue tomOr.
row. The following is the program fol
the remainder of the session:
From Fridays Daily.i
Considering the number of farmers
OF Dickinson county who are interest
ed in dairy matters and the number OF
creameries in central Kansas, the small
attendance on the meeting of the State
Dairy association caused some CON-
ment among the members. 1t is prob
able that the people of this section dc
not realize the Importance of the meet
ing or they would crowd the court
room to suffocation at each session. AS
it is there was only fair attendance
present al the deliberations today,
though more were on hand than yester-
day.
LAST EVENINGS SESSION.
Following the address of Mr.. Moies
yesterday several members of the asso-
citation asked him questions and re-
ceived valuable hints on disposing OF
butter and how best to sell it.
Mr.. Small, of this county, offered
some suggestions, laying down the
principle that the foundation of good
butter-making is in the proper gather
ing of the cream.
Mr.. Moies said that Kansas butter
stands very high in the eastern market
ranking in many respects superior tC
Iowa butter.
1. II. Monrad, formerly editor of the
Chicago Dairy World, thought Kansas
butter retained its solidity less than
that of some other states, but still be
lieved it out ranked any in the west.