Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-02-25
BUTTER AND CHEESE
These important Products Receive
Attention from Noted
Dairymen.
Governor Peck and Elk. Governor
Hoard Entertain a Large
Assemblage.
The Coming Together of Representa-
tives of Nearly All the
Northern States.

The first annual session of the National
Creamery Butter Makers and Factory
Cheese Makers association was opened in
the assembly chamber in the capitol at
2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with
President f. Northrop in the chair. Secre-
tary E. |. Burridge read the minutes or
the first meeting held In Chicago, October
20, 1891, also the constitution and bylaws
then adopted. The minutes were adopted,
It was asked how many real mem-
bers of the association were present.
The secretary replied that there were
about 140 members in all, and he thought
that nearly leo were present.
On motion, committee of three was
appointed whose duty it should be to ar :
range the amendments thought proper
and submit them 30 the association.
In due time the committee work was
completed and the constitution as amended
was satisfactory to the association.
Under the constitution dis it now stands
all practical butter and cheese makers can
become members, but, as before, all per-
sons manufacturing or dealing in oleo-
margarine and butterine are barred.
Evening Session.
The president If the association, Mr.. E.
Nolthrop, of Garden Plains, ILL.,, intro
duced Gov. Peck, who delivered an ad-
dress of welcome He extended greet
ing to the convention as it came to Wis
cousin, the healthlest state in the union;
state where the poor and helpless
were cared for better than the
rich of many lands; state
that had responded molly when the nation
was in need of defenders; state with the
best of educational advantages, from the
common school to the university. The
very water In Wisconsin is so pure that
some farmers will mix their milk with it,
Gen. Fairchild, president of the Madi.
son Business club, welcomed the conven-
tion In behalf of the city of Madison. He
said that the citizens recognized the in
structive power of such an association,
both for themselves and for the young
students of the university. Such an
organization marked the progress of a
revolution in the ideas of the world. 1t
is now becoming recognized that it pays
to educate the brains of a farmer.
The response on behalf of the associa-
ton was made by Mr.. E. J. Burridge, of
Holly, Mich. He spoke of The advantage
of living IN 3 country where the chief ex.
ecutiye of a great state would lay aside for
time the cares and duties OF his office and
welcome a convention like that just assem-
bled. The speaker paid high tribute to
the memory of the late Hiram Smith. He
said that the Wisconsin farmers institutes
were lasting monument to his interest
III agriculture. Through his aid the first
dairy school In the country was established
III connection with the University Of Wis
consin, and as result of the dairy school
the convention was here.
Continuing, the speaker said that the
association was here to study. Recent
years had seen great changes in the art Of
butter and cheese making. The age Of
the dash chu1n and the dairy maid was
gone. liz conclusion he thanked the rep
resentatives of the state and the city for
the cordial welcom3 thatthey had extended.
After music by the band President E.
Northrop delivered his annual address.
He said that while many committees as
sembled to discuss questions Of moment,
yet he could think of none whose deliber.
stions could directly concern so many per.
sons as those of this association. There
might be an over production of bres OF
meat but there is not likely to be an over
production of good butter Cotton an6
corn quarrel over which sh2ll be king, but
butter is always queen.
The spea ker referred to the antiquity OF
butter and quoted from sacred and profane
history to support his statements. Good
butter, however, mad become much more
common since those interested in its man.
ufacture had learned to meet together and
study the best methods Of work. The
national association is still IN It's infancy,
but great things may be expected of it.
Pref. w. A. Henry addressed the con-
vention on The Tendencies of Modern
Dairying. He said that to do this thorough
ly one must go into thethistory of the art
but this could not be done for lack O.
time. Very few persons recognize The
importance of the dairy business. 1t i
really much more important than whea
growing.
In time past, Prof. Henry said, al
farmers who sold milk were paid alike
whether they watered their product Of
not, whether they had COWS that gave ricI
milk or not. lust as the evil of this came
to be realized a test was discovered by
which the buyer had what might be
termed foot-rule to measure just VIVA
was delivered to him.
The cooperative feature of butter max
ing was touched upon. This relieves
farmers wives of the hard labor of tint
dairy, often with poor conveniences, anC
secures better results. One danger is IL
having too many small factories employ
ing poor men. The larger the factory tn,
better. There is no danger in centraliza