Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-10


ordinate affair in the estimation of the
average farmer. Today although we
are only in our swaddlIng clothes and
creeping along as it were, Dickinson
county stands at the top without any
exception in its production of dairy
products, and especially creamery but
ter. Mr.. President pardon me, we
don't except even your own Clay
county. There are at this time twelve
creameries within the borders of our
county, manipulating about sixty to
seventy thousand pounds of milk daily,
which in the aggregate produce three
thousand pounds of butter worth at
the average price of cieamery butter
100000 per day, S1S,O00.OO per month.
and in round numbers over S2O0. 900 90
per year. Let US only stop and think
and figure, and thereby more intellI-
gently comprehend the income and
possibilities of the dairy interests of
our country.
There is not a quarter Ste ion of
land but what will support from twelve
to twenty milch COWS and that number
will maintain the average fJmily.
Hence, whenever hear a man that has
quarter section and is capable of
stocking it with good cnws complain
of hard times, right then and there l
draw my conclusions so far as that
man is concerned. And [ will farther
venture the assertion that if he had
good quarter section and twenty good
cows, he is safe, perfectly safe to go in
10 hal Of
although upon general principles do
not recommend the plan of mOrtgag .ng.
OF course you may think something
similar lis the little boy did when his
father was relating an incident To him
his father by the way was preacher),
after The father had told the lad all
about it, the boy looked up and said,
Papa, is that a true story or are you
only pieaching?" Be that as it may,
IRA" your conclusions as you will, bu;
these are the gleaningS from actual
tests and results taken from statistics
that will warrant them To be sOWn
broadcast. Itell you when We have the
whole Souled, uncalled-fUr and unsUlic-
tied testimony of dozens of farmers
SubStantiIting these facts l have no
heSltancy whatever III making these
assertions. Now more particularly
abiding to the system of cream
crying and the creamery buSi-
ness, and what has been done, ETC., |
will repeat What l said before the KAN
Sas butter and cheese manufacturing as
ISOLATION at Salina in 1888. Quite fire.
quentlS some one of our patrons tell us
why it is fine thing, it has helped
us out wonderfully, don't know what
Ne would have done had it not been fOr
The creamery business, for the last year
or So" Well We thank you heartily
for the compliment and We do like to
be 'soft-sOaped" once in great while,
etc. But without joking, L will appeal
20 the dictates Of your own cOnsciences
rs to what it is that is paying off the
small chattel mortgages, paying the
grocery bills regularly, bringing IA sys-
lem Of cash transactions within our
midst, maintains many family, SUI
rounding its fire side with peace and
happiness. Through great extent
these requirements are accessory to
iairying. Today we have established
herds through out our county that
would do credit to Orange county, n.
Y, or a dairy district adjacent to Fit
Atkinson, Wis,
We have good grade of dairy cattle
and find u ready market for same, con-
rary to former years. We were then
obliged to bring COWS here from eastern
states, today we have all we need from
our own raising and occasionally some
10 ship farther west.
The matter of proper feed is being
properly tested and as result We have
1t this time feeds of proper variety and
quality.
While the gradual improvement OF
,ur diaries has marvelOuSly moved
along, We must not forget u mention
III connection with this subject the es-
tabliShed markets that were quite re-
mote several years ago. Today they
are more dependent upon our products
and it gives us an Independence which
%e must not abuse, but is without
lOubt our main incentive of passing
onward. But it is needless TO Say
much OF draw into detail SO far as OUI
present condition or circumstances art
concerned; We can only look around
md behold the many valuable lessons
that are daily suggested 10 us and ale
If Incalculable value to us in furthering
,ur efforts and more gracefully ushering
n the morrow. l believe if it were
possible that in the morning when we
awake again lapse of ten years could
AVE passed and We were to behold
upon awaking the mysteries and work
ngs of the year 1900 it would be
wonderful revelation.
Suffice it to say the prediction that
Edward Bethany has drawn in his
Looking Backward" abiding more
particularly to the human family, would
uot make the impression too vivid or
grand as abiding to the dairy pOs>ibili-
ties of Dickinson county. | see no
reason why Dickinson county cannot
raise as good quality of dairy pro-
lucts as any where in the world. II is
possible and with the advantages of
feed, stock and improved transpOrta-
Cion, can reach the markets open to the
world in good shape. Will We do it, or
will We sit Idly by and fold our arms
With ease and let the opportunities
1ass by?
This is an important question, and
concerns both you and US, what must
We do? Above all we must manufac-
ture better butter, the lack of which is
the only means by which oleOmargerine
gains Roadway. Let us declare our
hatred towards it by showing our good
works; we should demand Legislation
in our behalf, we need assistance, other
districts are aided and why should we
not be? We led a system that offers
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