The representative., 1894-12-26
MINNESOTA DAIRYMEN

F'rom the Farmers Tribune.)

The 18th annual meeting OF the Minnesota
State Dairymens Association at Owanonna
Dec. II to 13, 1884, is one that the. members
of the association will long remember as
one of the most enjoyable and profitable in
Its history. The attendance was much
larger than usual The display of dairy
products was large and, of excellent quail
ity. The program was we'll arranged and
carried out Tie papers We're upon timely
and interesting topics. nearly all were clear
concise and intelligable. The discussions
were lively but always good natured. Pres
fdent Gibbs is an excellent presiding officer,
and never allowed the business to drag.
The interest manifested at the opening ses-
sion Was maintained to the close. Secreta-
ry Hacker assisted by his a ablss better half,
took care of the business With entire sat
isfacto - @sst
The citizens of Owatonna d;d every thing
to make the meeting pleasant and success
fu.
The fine court house was we'll seat
ed, warmed and lighted, and at the open
ing session was filed with apprecia tive
audience. Hotel accommodations We're good
and rather reasonable. 3 The banquet on
wednesday evening was az liberal one,
served with taste, the toAsts were all ap-
pfopriate and the responses fitted to the oc-
casion Hon. j. NJ. Dment performed the
duties of toast master. he does every
thing else, Just right. With Hoard. Lam
bard Davis, Owen, Kinyon. Gibbs, Pender
gast and Collins the program. IL is un-
necessary to say there was a feast of red-
SON and flow of soul that made the oc-
casion a happy one.
we cannot give In detail the entire pro-
c<ediDgs but shall from time to time pub
llsh papers which were read and notes from
the discussions brought out that will be Of
great value to those engaged in dairying,
or to those who contemplate engaging in it.
Mayor Twiford welcomed the association
III a cordial and happy manner. In the
course OF his remarks he very forcibly
called attention to the fact that during the
recent financial difficulties and the conse-
quent depression in all lines OF business
the dairymen, the farmers engaged in di-
Versiiied farming and the communities
where such industries prevailed had been
less affected by the hard times than any
others. AS agriculture was the basis Of
prosperity, successful agriculture was a
question OF common interest and every
business man directly interested in
good farming, in the improvement of agri-
culture and the prosperity of those en-
gagged in the dairy industry
{. l.. Smith of THE FARMERS TRIB-
uNE, responded on behalf of the visitors
thanking the citizens of Owatonna for
their cordial greeting, and expires sing the
nope that their meeting together might
prove of benefit to all. In referring to the
work of the association he called attention
to the increased interest in the dairy III
the dairy products Of the state. Attention
was called to the wide difference between
dairymen in the conduct of their business
some making net profit of 500 to $40 per
COW, while others made no profit at all
The dairymens association aimed to help
others as we'll as themselves, and would
be glad to have everyone make good but
ter and get good prices for it,
President Gibbs, in his address, reviewed
the work of the year, which, on the whole
had been very satisfactory. He congratu-
lated the dalrymen upon the fact that in
spite or drouti, panic and falling mar
ket they had been able to make both ends,
meet on the right side of the ledger
The other papers and addresses will be
referred to at length published in full
as space will not allow us to do justice 10
them at this time. The proceedings Will
DE published in full by the associa ton and
copies sent to all the members. The fee is
only 81 per year, and the annual proceed
lhgs are well worth ten times that to any
FARMER who has COWS to milk and feed
Copies can be secured by sending the
membership fee of 81 to Secretary r. L.
Hacker, st. Anthony Park, Mimi.
The association contemplateS carving the
gospel of good farming into the Western
and Northwestern counties, and for that
purpose will hold several meetings or con-
Ventions, kind of special session of the
dairy associa tion, in some of the North
such meeting will do we'll to write imme-
diately for informa ton and begin making
their arrangements. Such a meeting in anv
OF the wheat growing counties cannot fail
to prove of great value to the farmers. as
the members of this association know
whereof they speak, and what they have
to say will be the result of years of ex-
perieDce and observation.
every member of the, association goes
home with more knowledge, more hope
and more enthusiasm than ever. One of the
speakers in his formula for success with
COWS said: THE ration should consist of
hay and grain adapted to the capacity of
the COW, and be fed with one part OF Sudg-
ment, two of kindness and two Of enthusi-
asm.' He thought the enthusiasm lust as
necessary as the grain or forage.
These conventions are good places to lay
In store of knowledge, kindness and en-
thusiasm, all important factors in success
ful dairying
Convention Notes.
o. c.. Gregg, the able superine endent OF
the Farmers Institute, was in attendance
throughout the session. His years of exper-
1ence upon the farm as a practical working
dalryman, supplemented by close obserya-
tion among the herds and in the dairies of
many of the most successful breeders and
dairymen of the country has given him
fund of valuable knowledge that he gives
out with force and zeal that is contagious.
He said many good things that will bear re-
peat1ng. From our notebook We select a.
few that should be Conspicuously posted in
every dairyman's house:
1T would be just sensible and practi-
cal for the farmers boy to hunt prairie
chickens with a bull dog insted of a pointer
as for the farmer to try to carry on profit
able dairying with a beef COW instead of a
dairy cow
There are good and bad cows in all
breeds, and in the selection of cows as a
foundation for dairy herd 1t was a aues-
tion of COW rather than BREED
The cooperative creamery, when nrop-
erly managed in a locality where there
were enough cows was the most profita bic
and economical method of making and mar
keting butter"
creamery sharks who introduced cream
eries Wnere they We're not, needed at prices
double what they ought to cost had been a
Dllght and curse to the dairy industry
of the State.''
Experience has demonstrated that with
or Without the sio the corn plant excels
all others as a forage crop either for Win
ter feed or for soiling.''
Treat the COW kindly, feed literally. and
then IL she puts the fat on her ribs instead
Of into the milk pail send her to the
butcher" Il IL
"One man does not know it all. We learn
from one another and profit by the expert
ence of others. The line of largest profit is
found where the best cows receive the bect
care ard best feed.'
Key. ) Currie. who is carrying on a sue
cessful dairy business in the Red River
valley, had most excellent paper on CHE
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