Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-24
A DAIRY ExHiBIT
Wha. IL Being Do7s % Make II
Creditable and Attractiys.

70 Oregon ~ present as promotion Of
her dairy interests and the people are
looking for some better results in this
line at our coming state fair than they
have evsr seen before.
II is nothing short Of 81 outrage on
the farmer to spend thousands Of dol
lars annually on horse racing. erect
mammoth buildings and tracks coeting
tens Of thousands Of dollars and have
no suitable place 10 even exhibit dairy
products, to say nothing about offering
next 70 nothing 10 promote this indus
try that effects the welfare Of consumer
and producer. Exhibitors Of dairy
products heretofore have had TO place
them under q string II tables covered
with vegetables. Those who came 70
view them were forced TO look behind
barrels Of beans, sacks Of grains or rows
Of onion crates to find them. All dairy
products should be IN plain sight and
easily "get-at-able." with room enough
for all, both exhibitor and Epselaiorg.
OF course, the sum set apart for dairy
prizes should be larger, as the dairy in
terest is larger and Of more value
than any any other one in the state.
While the poultry department gets
about $500 the dairy gets less than 5000.
1t is too bad that the state fair should
contribute 5000 to be given iD "purses"
for races and bnt 5000 for it's great dairy
interest; but 1t doubtless did it, believ-
ing that more dsirymeD would coDgre
gate on the grand stand than 10 the
dairy building, and 80 it wished to In
sugurate the Democratic doctrine Of
"the greatest good to the greatest num-
ber." Perhaps 1t was right. We shall
see. This year the superintendent
should put into practice the plan pUr-
sued at Chicago In judging dairy prod
ucts, so that each exhibitor, providing
his exhibit scores above certain figures,
will receive a share Of the cash given
to the class 10 which his products are
entered, instead Of its all going to two
or three fortunate ones, as il formerly
did, and where only "bsker's dozen"
or two Of packages were seen.
The superintendent Of each depart
ment should be given an equal share tO
make the most Of his department and
then be held respOsnibIe for an exhibit
and fair management.
WHAT OTHER STATES ARE DOING.
Oregon has wOrse foe than oleomar.
garine to deal with. Fine butter is a
worse competition than "bull butter." d"
Canada has now a number OF travel.
ling schools working throughout the
northwest territories just north Of us.
A man and woman, who are expert
dairyists and who are supplied by the
government with aB outfit Of the most
improved butter and cheese machinery,
travel from one farming center to an
other lecturing and giving instructions
for q week at time in practical butter
and cheese making. How long before
these products will be ia Oregon mar.
kets? When it lie recalled that Canada
took all the great cheese prizes at the
worlds fair and great many of the
butter prizes 1t will be realized that ODT
oorthern nelghbOr is no mean cOmpeti-
tor and it behooyes Oregon to "hump'
herself Our climate, water, clOvers,
grains and grasses make Western Ore
gon an ideal dairy region where grass
butter can be turned out the year
around without Ice, and without loes
from hot weather In shipments. We
can produce butter cheaper than any
Pacific coast state.
If our state dairy commissioner and
state agricultural society can do moth
ing to develop the dairy interest, what
in heavens name are they for? Give
the dairy an even chance with the race
track and it will bring our people ten
times the money. 1t will make our
country a region Of the greatest wealth
TO stop wastefuI grain raising at low
prices and go TO dairyiDg, which will
employ the whole family, enrich the
soil and certainly cannot be more Inn
pOyerishing than present agricultural
conditions.
Picking up fair pamphlet at ran
dom we find the following regulations
about dairy exhibit which bows
what another state is doing:
BUTTER PREMIUMS.
lone package Of not lesS than 40
pounds, made at any time In 3 cream.
cry, $4,000. No. lob. One package Of
not less than pounds, made At any
time in q private dairy, $4,000. No.
I.Ol9. Not less than 10 pounds IN prints
or nOlds, $1,000. No butter will b.
awarded prlze unless it scores shove
"a points. Butter showing marks VI .
fryer will not be allowed 10 eOmpets
for prizes. There shall be no marks or
brands on the packages or cases that
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