The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
This Is the General Opinion
Expressed by the
Dairymen.
Close of the Annual Conven-
tion Of the Dairymen's
Association.
The Proposed Free Market Was Also
Favorably Commented
Upon.

At yesterdays session of the California
Dairy Association one thing was
made evident-the dairy men of this State
are almost unanimously in favor OF a
dairy school standard. Since the open
ing of the convention there has been a
general expression OF opinion regardin 2
the making of butter in the State, and
the idea that dairy school will raise the
standard of this important product of
California has predominated at this and
other sessions of the dairymen. In a
paper on this matter bv Mrs. E. w. Steele
entitled, "a Plea for Dairy Schools" she
said:
A dairyman should study to make his bust
ness q success through skill. Keep il out OF
the hands of ignoraece. Keep up the stand
ard already reached, and If possible raise ii.
The fnesse of Hairying requires the nices
manipulation. II needs men of ability in tn e
use of chemicals, OF judgment ripened by ex-
peTience in all Its various details. We all
know these things.
We know that to produce satisfactory re-
suits We must employ skilled, educated butter
makers What then? We aware that
many OF the Gairymeu in our State are self
made. By years of toll, of trial, of expert
ments anu many failures they are what they
are. Their perseverance under difficulties is
10 be admired. But what would become of
the dsirying interest, suppostng these men
should sudde My decide 10 retire tTom buss-
ness ? Who would take their places? 1t
would require more years OF experimenting,
spelling butter and was ting cheese TO replac-
them. We cannot afford this now. The mar
ket supply goes on, and when it is not obtain
able at home 1t comes from abroad.
Alter the reading of this paper there
were more expressions of opinion, and as
a result the board of regents will probably y
be petitioned to create a department of
dairy instruction similar to that estab-
lished in other State colleges in the Uni
versity of California.
The meeting was then thrown open for
the discussion of free market, 10 W hich
ali were favorable.
The annual report of the secretary for
the past year spoke of the daiTymen' S
Sill, vetoed by the Governor last year; of
the butter convention helu at
Owaionna, Mimi, last February. wherein
California buffers secured 95H points,
and of the great success OF the farme rs
institutes held throughout the State.
The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The public mind has been en-
crossed of late by sensational articles in the
public press and through the Boards OF Health
in this vicinity in relation 10 an al rmi z
danger from tuberculosis as coming from the
products OF our dairies; and whereas, the
question has Ueen inquired into very thor
oughly for years By practical as well as
scientific men, both at home and abroad, and
Is daily met with in an intelligent manner by
experienced dsirymen, who are quite aware
that the value of their property and success in
business depends materially on Keeping their
stock free from disease of every kind; and
whereas. the dairy industry of this State is
assuming an importance of great magnitude
and controlled by citizens whose integrity of
character and conscientious regard Tor the
we'll being of their fellow-man Cannot be i'm
! peached; and whereas, ii is highly important
that the justly high reputation OF the dairy
Droducta of this State should be maintained d
ana the public mind disa abused, SO far as the
prevailing tendency of misguided persons to
create unnecessary alaIm Is concerned, il is.
therefore.
Resoued, That in the opinion OF this body
the alarm created throughout the world in the
last few years in relation to tuberculosis in
cattle mas subsidized as general thing in the
great centers OF population and is now only
feit at remote and unimpor.Ant points.
RESOLVED, That from recorded facts from
other countries and our own experience and