The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Illinois State Dairy Meeting,

Vi the ILLINOIS state Dairy Association
convened in the opera house at DeKalb
Feb. "a, and continued three days.
Owing to the illness of the president,
q. II. Gurler, his brother, H. b. Cur
Ter, of DeKalb, president. A special
effort had been made by the secretary,
j. II. Monrad, to secure large attend
ance and bring out a big display of but
ter and dairy machinery. In this he
was most successful, and with the as
sistance of the Gurler Brothers Of De
Kalb, and others, succeeded in holding
the finest dairy meeting ever held by
this association within the memory of
any present. There was large display
OF machinery, about 120 tubs Of butter
on exhibition, with a number Of cheese
and sessions were well attended. khe
membership reached the 200 mark, way
above anything ever before accom-
plished. Mr.. Monrad certainly deserves
great commentator for his untiring
Efforts. The program was carried out
conscientiously. One session was de-
voted to milk producers, two to gen
eral topics, one to butter makers and
creamery men, etc. Some valuable pa
pers were read, extracts of which will
be published later. Those that deserve
special mention were presented by
Professor Hacker Of Minnesota: II. s.
Gurler of DeKalb, A. G. Judd Of Dixon,
E. H. harrington Of Wisconsin, Mrs. r.
Il. Kelly Of Chicago, H. f. Thurston Of
Chicago, r. F. Wyman OF Sycamore.
b. w. Hostetter of Mt. Carroll, s. G.
Soverhill of Tiskilwa. Resolutions
were adopted fayoring tho erection OF
an agricultural building with dairy
equipment at the University Of Illinois.
and asking that the members urge the
passage of the bill appropriating mon
ey therefor; favoring the Shamrock
bill now before the legislature, which
will place the county institutes OF the
state in touch with an institute bureau
which shall be a part Of the state ag
ricultural college; favoring what is
known as the trade mark bill now be-
fore the legislature; thanking Profess
sors Hacker, Davenport and Earring
ton for their excellent addresses; re
GREETING the death of q. e. Garfield OF
st. Charles, and Col. Robt. Littleg OF
Chicago; thanking w. D. Collyer Of
Chicago for scoring the butter and
those who furnished the music. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, G. II. Cur
Ter of DeKalb: vce-president, A. G.
Judd Of Dixon; directors, Jno. Stewart,
A. G. Judd, S. G.. Soverhill, r. r. Muir
ply, j. C. Brown, Geo. Reed, G. H.
Gurler. w. d. Collyer of Chicago
scored the butter and was assisted by
Mr.. Patch of Boston. In discussing the
butter exhibit Mr.. Patch said that it
was an exceptionally fine one, and with
one exception, any package would sell
on the market at the top price. This
one package had not been properly
packed. w. e. Mann of Kaneville Sc
cured the highest score of 9SM points
on creamery butter. Others in the
creamery class who took high scorings
:re as follows: II. Eastman OF Stew
art, 97% points; Fl. II. Duell Of Franks.
9715 points; l.. McDcnough of Davis
97A points; r. e. Wilcox
of Elva. P. Nelson of Creston. Gec II.
Moody of Richardson, 81 each; Geo.
w. Hoffenstead of Eagle Lake, O,
GyllecH of Compton, G. H. Littleiield of
August Meyer Of Red Bud,
961A each. In the dairy butter f. A.
Patten of Hanna City took first prize
with 81 points. Others scoring we'll
were: S. S. Merritt of Henry, 951s;
Mrs. S. H. Woods of Gardner, Mrs. T..
E. Good of Earlville, IS each; ]. A.
Case of Earlville, Mrs. Chas. Beede Of
Chadwick, Mrs. Ellen Blakeway of Ri
dott, 941l4 each. For having the butter
which scored the highest of all, w. f.
Mann received the gold medal offered
by the Elgin Board of Trade. He also
received $25 gold watch and SIS in
cash, offered by the Worcester Salt
Company. II. r. DUEL received the SIS
gold watch offered by the Worcester Salt
Company. The Wells Richardson gold
medal for the butter scoring highest
,olored with the Wells Richardson but
er color, was secured by w. e. Mann.
md $40 in cash offered by the same
was secured by II. Eastman.
IN cheese, S. G. Sovcrhill scored 971s
points, ald G. r. Bidwell, So.
On account of being crowded for
ipace in this department. we shall not
Lttempt to give full report of this
convention for some weeks; not till
We have completed the report of the
Wisconsin dairymen's convention, now
unning. AS soon as possible we will
i've fuller report, including extracts
rom papers.
Feeding Corn-Stalks.-It may seem
asier to the farmer who feeds his
orn-stalks whole to cows, but II Is
tasteful practice, as the animals are