St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26

! AMI the like. They become very much
attached to the pursuit, and have an in
| tereSting penchant for specializing in
| different breeds of cattle and in intelli-
| gent hybridizing, in order that they
may produce hardy herd
| while retaining all the milk-giving pro-
! clivities of the Jersey, for instance.
But it is difficult to find two farmers
who Will agree to a nicely in this sci
ence. However, it is certain that the
+ standard has been greatly improved
! throughout the state the past decade.
From statistics at hand it would seem
! that the industry has received its most
! important impetus in the southern part
of the state. 1t was there, i'll fact,
! where the wheat culture first met re-
verses from drnuth or rust. or other
j cause, and, consequently. the place
! where dairying was first inaugnrated as
a specific business, and none of the
J farmers who have followed it for eight
! or ten years seem anxious to 90 back TO
! the primitive theory that the most
| profitable results are attained in grow
j ing wheat. They are happy, contented
and prosperous.
! Olmsted, Goodhue, Freedom. Mower.
| Dodge, Houston, Blue Earth. Steele and
| Fillmore counties have established a
| mighty industry in this respect. They
! have the largest number of creamerieS
( and cheese factories, but nearly all the
! other counties in the state are fairly
well represented in more modest way.
Purity of Product
I MinnesOta'S dairy products are of a
| high order in point of purity. Stringent
/ inspection laws are thrown around tie
| industry, and enforced by a corps of
! competent and experienced inspectors.
| When this work was first inaugurated
! the industry was found far from sat
! isfactory in many particulars. Adult
| teratlOnS were the common thing,
I but since the dairyman with a flexible
| conscience mas been pulled into court to
| pay fines for the dishonesty, all the prod
| uctS stand analysis, and show a stand
! ard above that prescribed by the law.
J Under the operation of this law OleO-
margarine has been practically driven
/ from the markets of the state, and the
! dairymen have really no competition
! Ali this. of course, adds to his profits, as
! the markets range high the year around.
| The remarks of W. S. Eberman, the
! state chemist, in his report to the dairy
| and food commission, published the
hrst OF the present year, is in point:
There Is always room for improve
| ment in the butter market. The butter
| contingencies are great. The cOndi-
! tons are most varying and variable 1t
| is the first cow, the way she is fed and
handled, the milk, and the manner of
! handling the milk. And the man who
milkS must share alike the blessings
| and curSings, Next, the care of the
milk and the bacteria ferment which
begins TO operate the moment the air
| comes iii contact with the milk. Then
the care of the cream and the making
| of the butter. So we might follow uD
| the article with all its qualifications and
/ processes until eaten. In some cases |
| imagine a blissfuI state of ignorance
| would add quit as much to the inyesti-
gators happiness.
During the winter months certain
restaurants and boarding houses used.
to limited extent. OleOmargarine. This
! was owing largely to misapprehensiOn
and general misinterpretation of the
original package question"
This latter paragraph refers to a con-
| dition of last winter, when certain deal
ers contended that ''Original PACKAGES
! received from outside the State were
beyond the jurisdiction of the dairy
| commission. This theory has since been
| pretty thoroughly exploded, and every
consignment Of OleOmargarine that is
| known TO arrive in the state now is i'm
| mediately cOntiscated and sold by the
| state for soap grease. @
The Cheese Industry.
| Anent the cheese industry, Mr.. Eber-
man SAYS:
"A remarkable impetus has been