The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-24
ONE GOOD RESULT.
Growing From the Meeting Of the Far
mers at Bozsman.

Growing From the Meeting of the FAR
mers at BozsmAn.
Special to The independent
BozEMAN, March 23.-One result of she
farmers convention now being held in this
city is the formation Of State Dairy asso-
citation, with Director s. NJ. Emery. of the
experiment station. as president W. W.
Wylie, OF the agricultural college ssors-
tary. and membership 10 start with Of
about 100. The formation Of the society is
direct result Of ths session Of the farmers
convention last evening, which WAS devoted
entirely 20 dai Y subjects, illustrated in
suoh a practical Way that a person " hO
never saw a pound OF butter made could
understand the subject. Ibis session was
probably the most interesting Of the meet
ing. owing to the fact that all the points
made we're illustrated by dairy implements.
The frat thing ON the prog ammme
wee practical illustrations of the
workings OF the baboock milk
test The implement is the invention
of Prof Babcook, OF tho Wisconsin gov
ernment experimental station, and has been
pronounced by Gov. Hoard, OF Wisconsin.
the greatest dairy authority in the Unitei
States, as worth more TO tbe dairy interest
Of the United states than the cost OF all the
experimental stations since their establish
Invention, as be believed that as a govern
nent employe IL belonged 20 the nation.
Asa result, the testers sell at from ~ 20
SI6 according 60 size. and are so simple
that anyone can work one Of them.
Directot Emery, in explaining the uss OF
the tester. said that by its use the dairYman
could tell whether his COW was paying OF
not as 10 was an infallible test OF the
amount of butter making material
in milk. He went into all the
details Of the process. Illustrating
each part az he went by the machine
which occupied place on the stage. This
point passed the director and %. Aalm-
borc. the latter OF Timberline. showed
the practical workings of a milk separator.
Bv the use of this implement she milk is
separatad from the cream as rapidly aa a
man can turn a crank. The director said
he was very much surprised to fad a sep
arator in this state, and also 60 discover
such a practical and advanced butter maker
"a Mr. MalmbotR. the operator.
Asillustrating the practical work done BY
the TimbeTlins gentleman there Was dis
played box of fresh-lookinR, swest-smell.
ing butter manufactured by hr, Malm-
borg ana sold 20 the local dealers.
Inc tests concluded. Director Eme'y
then approached the main object Of the
session-the formation Of a state dairy as
.ociation He said that In she last two or
three wears there had been great strides
made In the dairy business. The day OF
setting hundreds OF gallons of milk
ia pane, crooks and other utensils away
for the cream 30 rise had passed, and now
almost Immediately after she milking the
butter making properties OF the milk we're
s-parated aud ready for the creamery. 90
| tbst "A great per oent OF the labor of the
dAiryman WAS saved. Then be referred tc
the tests made by ths station Of the milk
produced by Montana cows. saving thai 10.
U A. In A
/ good rer cent is four rounds OF cream foi
/ everv 100 rounds OF milk; ia this state Il
runs over four pounds. in
nunbsr OF cases Roiag as high n
some tests made In Missonlr
| county as siI and half pounds. This
/ gnve him the opportunity TO revert to Ehs
nutrimsnt In the grains and grasses Of th,
state. and as illustrating that he said tha
/ ,he government tests At the Columbian e1
I po.itinn showed that Montana oats rur
/ f,om forty one 90 forty-olght pounds 20 th'
bushel and the tests OF eastern states gave
onlv thirtY-two pounds 20 the hushel.
'ln other words" said the director. 'ths
/ poo est oats raised in Montana are awal
| ahead OF tho best raised east. Teoen'
test Of wheat shows that Montana tif,
vhoat raised IN this county has tvo Anl
oue-half per cont the advantage OF Dakot'
/ No hard.
Il have carefully Investigated the subjee
~ dairying IN this state he continued
.,pd auow that IA that line the farmer,
/ ~ tlis state are beroud the reach Of com
] retftfon and have bcsn ia correspondenoe
sith those friends m AinnesotA who have
/ thg money aud are ready 10 build ersaner'
/ tn this locality. if yuu farmers will furnish
tpem she y osuct o. run - With. IL ther'
a nur section IA the countrY In which thl
dairviug business ear be snceessfully con
] aurtel it is in GAllatin valley. And thi'
lis. bellows. the time for sou 90 get 10
1 gether aud take advantage ~ tbs oppcrtun-
Nv While | Tec 90 she silver depression Ia
ma state. I feel that it may be blessing
tn Disguise. because 10 will compel us tc pul
I more strings 10 our buw. aud this aairIinl
/ bu4laess will be one OF tho best OF them.
| In considering this matter you must no