The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-25
THE DAIRTMEN'S MEETING
AND WHAT GOOD 1T ACCOMPLISHED.
Representative OK This Industry. Compos-
ing the Stat Association, Discuss Top
les of In1rest-Indorse the Ped
dock ,iI-Papers Read.

Wednesday morning the first annual
meeting of thdndiana dairymen's asso-
citation was hel in the state agricultural
rooms. Prof. :. S Plumb of Purdue
university, PRECEDENT of the association.
read his annuaaddress before the morn
ing session.
He discussedthe advantages to be de-
rived from orgDization. The dairy in
terest was growing in importance each
year. At the BEGINNING of the present
year there were 502, 324 mich cows in the
state valued al ST.. 93S, 564 lie argued
that the standaf OF DAIRY cattle should
be advanced, ah that the association
should aim b further constant im-
provements in he methods Of making
butter and cheese and handling milk.
1t should also am to secure the passage OF
such laws as wald protect the interests of
the dairy and ss,ure paid commissioner.
whose duty shMld be the enforcement OF
such laws. To educate the people In an
understanding of dairy industries. he
urged that q seies of meetings be held at
various points ver the state, and instruc-
tions given by Dmpetent dairymen. An
other point TO lie secured by the Organiza-
ton was 10 secure sufficient reuumera-
ton III prices al TO make the work prohla-
BILE. By combination railway tariffs could
be reduced and various advantages Sc
cured.
In the afternoon session President
Plumb read the Patton bill, which favors
the appointment of a dairy commissioner,
and the regulation of milk tests This
TpaaSnra uoS iudorSad nv the aesopiaffOu
in unanimous vote.
Mr.. Kate NJ. Busick of Wabash then
gave q pointed talk on the subject of The
Importance Of the Dairy Interests to In
diana Farmers" She declared that rails
ing cattle for beef had become unprofit-
able and hat the dairy, bv skillful man.
agement, could be made highly successful.
It took more corn TO fatten beef stock
/ than TO keep dairy cows. She believed
that COWS should be tested for quality and
quantity of milk and butter. Hogs could
be ied on skinned milk, and all the fod-
der and other products now wasted on the
farm could be utilized as iced.
An interesting paper on Grasses for
Dairy Cattle was read by Prof J. G. Ar
: thur OF the Purdue experimental station.
| He gave a short review of the history of
the cultivation Of meadows and pastures,
which dates back only 200 years. He
noticed the good qualities OF various
grasses which he ranked in the following
order: Kentucky blue grass, timothy,
orchard grass and red-top. Clover was
/ also noted as a va liable forage crop, par
ticular'y the white Alsace variety. He
| discussed the value and use of CONNER
cha fertilizers on meadows and condemned
| phosphates as injurious. Whether
/ pastures should be permanent or
/ To- Of h.,
believed depended on the conditions of
moisture in the soil, nature OF the subsoil
and underdrainage and climatic varia-
tions. For ordinary pastuTal purposes a
variety of grasses on field produced the
best results.
DIR. c. 4. Robinson of Morristown then
read humorous paper on The Farmer
as a Dairyman," and noted some mis-
taken ideas entertained by city folks of
farmers wives. He denied that the ladies
in question were sloven, as the product
known as country butter offered in the
stores would seem TO indicate. Much dirt
becomes intermixed in the butter OF CON-
merce through the hucksters and middle
men,
Money in the Dairy if Well Managed"
was the subject of an interesting paper
by c. b. Harris of Goshen. Dairying, if
managed on business principles, he be-
lieved could be made the moot profitable
kind os all agricultural industries.
The first paper at the evening session
was read by u. II. jenkins of Indianapo-
lis on "The Needs of the Dairy of Indi-
ana" The reader specified these needs
as: o. Organization in county as well as
state; % rigid law to prevent adultera-
ton and fraud; 81 education and paper
devoted wholly to dairy interests; "a the
81 IN Hxf in,
the breeds Of cattle; the best breed at
present was the Jersey.
milk Tests" was discussed by ]. Nc
| Claim Smith of Dayton, o. The reader
| believed that the phenomenal Weld of
butter, say four, five or six pounds day,
would not stand in the tests OF a
! reputable chemist The highest record
ever made according to scientific methods
was of COW in England which gave 81
/ pounds IN one days yield.
! An excel ent paper on Dairy Breeds Of
! Cattle" was read by Mrs. L. ID. Worley of
! Ellettsville, the secretary of the associ-
alton. She gave the history, record and
points eli the Kerry, Breton. Normandy.
| Swiss, Ayrshire, Jersey, and Guernsey
| and Holstein cattle which were pre-emi-
nently the dairy breeds. The reader he
= lieves that for a combination Of beef but
ter and milk the Holsteir species out
ranked all other kinds.
The last paper of the evening was read
| by ]. w. Lagrange OF Franklin. whose sub
| iect was The Modern Dairy Cow" lie
| outlined the shape and general character
istics of the noble animal which should
be the ideal OF every dairyman.
BY request of Secretary Bagley Of the
state board Of agriculture President
| Plumb named Messrs. Wheatcraft and
! Gardman as experts on Jerseys for the
next state fair Holstein Judges, AIessrs.
Lagrange, Stanton and Dougan; Short
horns, Mrs. Virginia G.. Meredith. The
association then adjourned and the mem
bers left congratuiating each other on the
success OF their first annual meeting.