The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
Some Of the Important Sub
jeCts Which Will Be
Thereat Discussed.
IMPROVED METHODS A KEYNOTE
Brief Survey Of the Programme
Which VIII Occupy the Three
Days Sessions.

State will meet in convention in this City
September H. IL and Is at the Chamber. of
Commerce. This place of meeting was
offered the California Dairy Association
for the purpose by the courtesy of General
Dimond, president of the San Francisco
Board of Trade, through the efforts of
w. A. Holcomb, who helped greatly in the
success of last years convention.
Such meetings have long been a feature
of the Eastern dairy States, and the discus
sions of important topics by the profess
sional and dairy talent, between whom
spirited controversy is frequent, make a
class OF dairy literature peculiarly interest
ing. The California association issues full
reports of the meetings, which are sent to
dalrymen.
Nothing of this kind has been done here
until the California Dairy Association. was
formed two years since to benefit and unity
those engaged in the pursuit. This inno-
walton was heartily welcomed and the
dairymen came together in a way that
surprised themselves. Previous to the
session fraudulent dairy products had no
restrictions and immense quantities OF
butterine were sold in California under
the gulse of butter. This traffic was made
the subject of discussion, committee Sc
lected to forward legislation, and by CO.
operation with the Dairymen's Union and
others, at the following meeting of the
Legislature an act to protect dairy products
was passed and received the approval of
the Governor, and when this years con-
yention is held the serious danger that has
SO long threatened the dairy interests will
be thing of the past.
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them in the face. the matter of dairy edu-
cation was secondary, but now the great
question among dairymen is the one OF
improved methods.
The programme for the three days is
substantially as follows:
Hon. Adolph Sutro, Mayor of San Francisco,
has been invited to deliver an address OF well
come and offer suggestions as to sanitary con-
ditions of milk sent into the City, with other
recommendations.
John r: Denman of Petaluma will respond
to the Mayors welcome on behalf of the dairy
men. He is a representative of the "new
dairymen," who are not satisfied with our
grandfathers ways, and he is interested in
creamery work, and therefore competent to
handle the question in thorough manner.
President James b. Burdell of Marin County
will review the dairy situation and make
proper recommendations for the coming work
of the association.
After the appointment of committees by the
president, G. r. Sheath will read q paper on
"General Dairying." This gentleman is the
son of Hon. R. G. sheath, one of our old milk
dairymen, and a chip off the old block. His
subject should include methods of systematic
feeding and improvement of herds for milk
qualities.
After this is paper by. R. R. Risdon, secre-
tary of the Southern California Dairy Associ-
ton, on Advanced Dairying." This is one of
several contributions from Southern Califor-
mia secured by William Niles. first vice-presi
dent of the northern association. They are in
position in the Los Angeles country to give
us points on advanced methods, both in feed
ing and in creamery matters.
NJ. D. Eshleman, another Los Angeles dairy
man, Will send paper on practical Dairy
ing" to be read this first cay.
In the afternoon the manager of the Dairy
mems Union of California, l.. Tomasini reads
his paper on the Future Marketing of Our
Dairy Products" This is sure to attract
great deal OF attention.
G. II. Sessions. president of the Southern Cal
itornia Dairy Association, has sent IN a brief
paper on "Full-weight Butter
In the evening the annual election of direc-
tors takes place, and permanent committees
for the year will be selected. A session of the
new directors will be held to outline future
work.
On the 18th a paper will be read by E. J.
Wickson, associate professor of agriculture,
State University, on the export Dairy Mar
kets of the Pacific Countries" including Cen
trail and South America, the islands and the
eastern markets OF Asia. and the possibilities
of competing with Denmark in the canned
butter trade.
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paper on Clogs as an Adjunct of the Dairy"
This subject will be particularly interesting to
the dairymen.
The secretary of the association, Samuel E,
Watson, will formulate plan for organization
of the Western creameries to secure uniformity
of product This will include suggestions as
to system of marketing and the satisfying re-
Quirements of Eastern markets.
At the afternoon session on the 18th C.. W.
Woodwork of the State University is to give q
talk on DAIRY Bacteriology," and a popular
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studies in that line to creamery conditions
This will, no doubt, be the first attempt to
bring the fermentation of milk and its products
to the close observation of our dairymen and
to account for the causes of the ordinary
changes of souring and rancidity in milk and
butter.
with view to undertake practical methods
of protecting our home market an invitation
was sent to the Manufacturers and Producers
Association of California to appoint represen-
tatives of that body to meet the dairymen for q
session OF August 27 the invitation was ac-
cepted. At 8 O'clock on the 18th this confer
ence will take place.
For the evening of the 18th no subjects are
yet assigned, but there will be night session
and plenty to talk about.
The first business of the third day will be the
reading, by NJ. E. Jaffa, instructor in the lab
oratory of the State University, of his valuable
treatise on the "Food Values of California Hays
and Millstuffs, as Shown by Analyses" 1t is
probable that this will be of the greatest inter-
est 10 lHS udlr ucil, anu extremely valuable
as a standard in formulating rations Follow
ing Mr.. Jaffa's paper one will be read by A. P.
Martin, second vice-president of the associa-
ton, on his experience in feeding, including
the use of silos.
Among those invited to take part in the
proceedings is DR.. David s. Jordan, to follow
Professor Woodwork, on an allied subject
with his instructive talk last year on heredity
in domestic animals Professor N. E. Wilson,
chemist of the Nevada Agricultural College,
may be present, as he was last year. Professor
E. w. Hilgard of the Agricultural College,
line some plan for dairy education in connec-
ton with his college: AS it is a question of
The State appropriating money to use for this
purpose he should be able to suggest line of
action by which the association may CO.
operate to secure such appropriation. Many
prominent dairymen will be present to take
part in the proceedings, and the second meet
Ing of the association will undoubtedly be a
great success.
The morning sessions begin at 10 O'Clock,
the afternoon at 2 and the evening at 8
O'Clock, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September IL, ID and ID.
The dairy people will be interested to hear
report from the State Dairy Bureau, estab-