Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-11-19
PRESIDENTS BRANT's ADDRESS.

PRESIDENTS BRANT's ADDRESS.
President Brandt's annual address
was then read. In substance he said:
We are here to confer as to mis-
takes, errors, successes, etc., and
crystalline our theories. The milk
business was few years ago consid-
cred a small dabbling affair. Yet in
the United States the milk industry
amounts to one-seyenth the value Of
farm products and is preceded only
by meat, corn and hay; wheat has the
fifth place. The total value Of milk
product in 1889 was $41l, 976,5S2, an
increase Of 200 per cent in 80 years.
Kansas in 20 years has however adj
vanced only 2 per cent.
Trained dairymen is one Of the
great needs Of the State, men and
women who understand the business
from the bottom. To secure these
we should have State Dairy school
and committee should. be appointed
by the association to work to that
end.
He calls attention to the need OF
legislation against oleomargarine. At
the last session Of the legislature a
bill in favor Of the butter makers
"passed the house and was lost in
the senate. Our recently elected
governor, J. W. Leedy, it is said,
made strong fight against the bill
when it was up for discussion, hence
it would seem useless to urge the pas
sage of the bill. Still if the governor
will refuse to support said measure
we will Of necessity look out for new
man for governor" Still he hopes
Leedy will think better of it now and
urges work for the bill.
More hearty cooperation between
patrons and proprietors Of creameries
is urged and an improvement in the
quality OF cows is advocated to get
better results. He predicts that the
increased prosperity coming to the
nation will bring better prices for
butter and that an era of better re-
turns is ahead.
Mr.. Brandt has been secretary two
years and president one and has made
most esteemed and capable officer Of
the association.
This afternoons session opened
with a paper by c. 0. Musser OF Abb
lene on Ills artificial refrigeration
practical in the average creamery"
He held that it is. The paper pro-
voked general discussion.
Following came papers by j. X.
Forney and f. Trauger of this county,
F. s. Hurd of Meriden, Prof. Hacker
and 4. G. Lewellen Of Newton.
CHEESE MAKING DISCUSSED.
Frank Trauger Of Herington opened
the subject, "Can Kansas Compete
With Eastern States in the Manufact-
ure Of Cheesep" The first point to
consider was the value Of land In the
different localities. We can raise the
product from which cheese is made
cheaper on land worth 500 than can
our eastern neighbors on land worth
$50. With that point in our favor
the question Of quality is the princi-
pal factor. As good cheese can be
made in this State as in New York or
Wisconsin. 1t is a question OF the
same care Of the milk and as expert
manufacturers.
On discussion it was decided that
there were no climatic conditions
which would make it impossible to
make good marketable cheese.
Mr.. Monrad Of Chicago stated that
we would be handicapped to some ex-
tent on account Of dryness Of atmos-
phere. Although by refrigeration we
might compete successfully with the
older dairying states.
Mrs. Parrin OF Larned thought
that there was future for cheese
making in this State from the fact
that we we're protected in marketing