The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-18
AFFAIRS OF THE DAIRYMEN
ANOTHER EFFORT TO SECURE
EXHIBIT FOR OMAHA


Takfng Care of the Butter Pre-
pared for Exhibition-Mr. H.r-
ris Blames the Ammonia for Not
Working.
A circular will be Issued this week by
the Minnesota commissioners of the
Omaha exposition calling for exhibits
Oh butter for a second display to be
sent from this state AS told of in
me e b e of Friday. the first ex-
| hlbit was sold, and the proceeds re-
il! .n 10 the owners Of the butter. This
was occasioned by the delay OF the
OInaha authorities in getting the Dairy
nan IN shape. Other states will send
EXHIBITS within the f.ext two Wsexr, and
IL Is hoped that the Minnesota exhibit
VIII DC In keeping with the importance
OF the dairy industry in this state.
/ 1t has not been decided whether the
entries for the second exhibit will he
centralized in st. Paul or at several
polntc along the route to Omaha, which
! would enable the refrigerator service to
PICK the exhibits up en- route to the
big exposition.
The announcement that the exhibit
had been sold was not received with
very good grace by the dairy men, as
| many had been banking on the record
| Which their entries would make How
ever. the character of the men engaged
in the creamery business and at the
head of the standard creameries war
rants the belief that a second exhibit
| Will be made fully as fine as the first
| James "A. Harris, of OWatonna is
| IN charge OF the matter, and all COM
! munica lions should be addressed tn
n1il' elmer at Owatonna or care of the
| Minnesota Butter and Egg company,
of this city. Here Is his explanation
Of the delay:
The trouble has been" he said,
with the ammonia process at Omaha.
For some reason the machinery would
not work and the exhibit has been held
here awaiting orders from Secretary
Da nforth, of the state exposition COM
mittee, to ship it. We received let
ter from him in June saying the car
with our special Bohn refrigerator
would go in June 16, but it was not
until July II that we received word that
the ammonia process was in working
order and to ship the exhibit Exhibits
are now coming in to the exposition
| every day, and the Minnesota exhibit
| Will be found with the others
THE sale of the ice box was arrang-
| ed before 1t was shipped, but we never
had freezer. 1t is nobody's fault that
the exhibit was not in order long ago.
| machinery to work"
1t appears to be a growing custom
| for city people who migrate to the
country, at this time Of the year. to
buy COW for family use, keep her I'M
til fall, and when they return to their
homes for the winter they sell out for
anything which the animal will bring.
1t is good custom, and one that re-
| qu1res little argument to prove it's
| logic, even though the COW brings less
than she cost by % per cent. If
there are any sick people or invalids
in the family the cow is invaluable.
And who does not appreciate delicious
cream on his berries, puddings, and in
his coffee. A plate of homemade ices,
properly prepared with material about
whose purity there can be no question,
! is the best argument in favor of the
COW for the home, as a luxury as well
as a necessity.
Chemists say that there is a larger
| percentage of protein, the most valu-
| able food element in milk, in SKINNED
| milk than in the whole milk There is
4 no doubt but the future will open I'D
many new uses for SKINNED milk. AL
ready It's feeding qualities fer young
stock are valued highly by the farmer.
The man who raises crops of any kind
has to wait until he can market his
crop once year. There is little salts
faction in this. 1t is unbusinesslike
to go without cash fifty-two weeks,
| and then have a lot of money come at
one time. The dairyman has an in
come fifty-two weeks in the year.
OF all the branches of farm work
there is none so we'll suited to the
women as dairying.
The Farm, Stock and Home says in
a recent issue that there has been a
noticeable shrinkage in butter this
/ year This is undoubtedly caused by
the high range of the butter market,
| which has thus far averaged two cents
| higher than in 1897.
The first advantage of dairying is
| that it takes less fertility from the soil
than other branches of farming A ton
of wheat takes 81 out of the farm and
sells for less than sic. A ton of butter
takes 20 cents worth of plant food from
the farm and sells for from $500 to $500.
Dr. Backhaus, a German, has recent
/ ly studied the question of how often
and at what intervals cows should he
MIXED each day. He finds that milk
/ ing four times a day gave larger
! yield of both milk and fat than milking
| twice. for a number of eight cows dur
! ing a period of four days In the
4 course of time, however, the per cent of
| fat and other solids was decreased The
percentage of fat was less after the
! COWS had been at rest than after ac-
tive motion, feeding. etc. This is in
accordance with the we'll known fact
that working COWS give richer milk
than idle ones. Likewise, the morn
ing milk of goats is poorer than the
| evening milk.
Milking twice a day, as our fathers
| did, is nc doubt a method not to be
abandoned. Milking at regular hours
Is. however, not less important Feed
ing at regulars hours is also essential.
The profits of dairying are not large
enough TO enable any one to neglect
making the best possible use of the by
! products. The skim milk has large
feeding value if it Is fed in the best
shape, and only a moderate one if ii IS
not. Pigs are good stock TO feed it to.
and every dairyman should grow them
! so as to have young ones coming On
/ all the time, for it is the young ones
! that make the best use of it.
| feeding is whether 1T pays to feed grain
on grass. Different people have differ
ens views on the subject A good deal
! depends on the price of butter If il
! is high. it may pay, when, if it be
little lower, it may not. One thing
| is pretty sure. and that is that it never
/ pSVS to let cows go on short copop,,rs