The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

wood. The convention was Ereae
success N 1t was held way down In
Southern Illinois"
Like other meetings Of It's class q
brought together such a clean hearted.
Keen wlttod. jovial set Of men. aud was
conducted with an absence OF restraint
that proved so onticing that the sec
rotary was fairly harassod by applica
tons FOR membership.
The character Of the dairy discus
slons has changed materially since the
days when the relative merits OF breeds
was the all-important topic This sub
iect was so generally Ignored at most
VI the sessions that an ignorant at.
tendant might reasonably have sup
posed that ANY old COW" would do Tor
dairy purposes. The attention OF the
convention was chiefly devoted to a
consideration OF the comparative values
Of forage crops and how to preserve
them In the best. most economical
manner. Al arguments for old meth
DDS or principles not sustained by the
recent experiments OF the agricultural
stations were received with cynical
good nature and the professors IN agri-
cultural lines ~ whom a liberal sprlnk-
ling was present. commanded at all
times the most respectful attention
Indeed nothing was more apparent than
the growing confidence In and de-
pendoncc upon the work OF the expert
mcnt stations by the progressive aud
practical farmers OF the state who rec
ognizc their inability az individuals to
conduct such tests with the scientific
accuracy attained by the stations ana
are glad to avail themselves OF the re-
suits
The most valuable contribution to the
program was generally conceded TO be
the address by Mr.. x. a. Pearson. as
tistant secretary OF agriculture, who
exclusively described the work which
the department has done and ~ dolng
TO further the dairy and general agri-
/ cultural interests OF American farm
era. We hope to give these papers and
discussions In detail In later issues OF
the Farmers Review.
Chief among the resolutions passed
/ by tho convention was one condemn
Ing tho no-callod free distribution OF
seeds. which tho Farmers Review has
for many years 80 aggressivoly OPP
| posed. Another OF the resolutions
passed was addressed to the Illinois
| legislature and petitionod that body to
10 amend the present anti-color oleo-
margarine law as to provide for the
appointment Of a dairy commissioner
and for an appropriation for the
maintenance OF such an ONCE, the as
ISOLATION plcdging Itself TO work by
individual vote and personal influence
for such legislation.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; President. George
H. Ourlcr OF DoKalb; yice-prealdent.
John Newman. Elgin; secretary. j. IL.
Monrad OF Winnotka; directors, Jno.
Stewart, Elburn; Il. Il. Murphy. Gar
den Plain. 5. q. soverhili. Tiskilwa.
Il. O. wiliord. Red Bud. and A. q.
Judd. Dixon.
After the reading OF the scores on
the butter exhibit and announcement
OF awards, Mr. r. W. Brockway ad-
dressed the convention on the DE
manda Of the 81. Louis Market" which
be summarized In the statement: "st
Louis demands good butter" Mr..
Brockway was one Of the judges Of
the butter exhibit and explained tho
points OF the score card. lie consid-
cred color a point OF secondary linz
portanoo and said that the tendency
OF the trade Ia towards lighter shade.
that the Chicago and New York dc.
mand N for a palor hued butter than
81. Louis, In the discussion which
followed. Mr.. MILFORD expressed the
opinion that the various state dairy as
soclntlons should unite TO adopt a
standard color for butter aud urge its
general adoption.
One would think that three days OF
three sessions each would have ex-
bausted the debating zeal OF even such
enthusiastic dairy farmers as these.
but no, at the parting Of the ways as
tie trains bore them north. south. east
aud west. wherever two or three were
gathered togther the discussions went
on and butter. cream, onsilage. corn.
and an the other terms In the bright
lexicon" OF the Illinois dhlrymAn
noated out upon the night air and
doubtless mingled In their dreama a.
they sped across the rolling pralries
OF our beloved state.