The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-28
IT GROWS IN POPULARITY
DAIRY INDUSTRY ATTRACTING
MUCH ATTENTION

During Last Week Eight Contracts
the Erection of Creameries In the
Stnte-Represent an Expenditure
of S24, Do Sue
cessfuI Work-ResuIts Apparent.
THE beauty of the dairy cow" says
a well known creamery man, lis that
she works 800 days in a year, and when
cared for properly is continual
source of profit With the dairy man
there is no danger from grasshoppers,
drought, hail failure Of seed or failure
of crops of any kind. That IS where
the dairy man has the advantage over
the agriculturalist."
Indeed this seems to be the secret of
the increasing popularity of the dairy
industry in Minnesota.
Six hundred cooperative creameries
and 100 cheese factories, where q few
years ago there was not an industry Of
the kind to be found in the state, GER
tainly attest to the eXpedience of the
dairy business.
Never before has the season opened
as auspiciouSly as at present. The sue
cessful work of the organizers and the
interest of farmers in general have at
tTacted much attention outside of
dairy circles.
During the week contracts have been
let to st. Paul firms for the erection of
the following creameries:
Enterprise .... ............-............ 81, 00o
Rochester NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2,SOO
Mound -. .''.....'......'.'..'.'. S.0oO O
SILVER LAKE -'oVo
Belle tT5i" PLANE Milton Dairy Co., St. ~
Paul.. Observation-Disclosures. S,0J0
Montrose 800. observation-disclosures. 5000
st. Lawrence ....-........... S,ZO1
The organizers have enjoyed a very
successful week, and have declined to
cancel their dates for this week and
take a season off. 1t was their attention
to spend the week at Moose Lake and
Barnum, on the st. Paul & Duluth,
and points on the Northwestern line in
the Southern part of the state. Dates
will be named for these places when
the corps gets together again on April
Prof. Coffman, of North Dakota, re-
turned home last week. leaving only G.
L. Smith, of the state dairy and food
department, and r. l.. Crickmore to
carry on the work.
Great interest was manifested by the
farmers in the vicinity of Herman,
where a meeting was held early in the
week. Addresses were made by several
local men in addition to the corps. A
cooperative creamery will probably re-
suit.
At Clontarf and Murdoch, on the
Great Northern, creameries had Just
G I~tn no Of no
corps was especially well timed, as
much valuable information was given
the farmers by the experts. 1t is the
purpose of the organizers not only to
hold the meetings, but to keep in cor
respondence with interested parties af-
forwards. They also distribute cream
cry literature, which greatly aids the
farmers in familiarizing themselves
with the enterprise.
The attendance at the meetings this
week was much better than the week
before owing to the improved condition
of the roads, which enabled the farm
ers to get into town. ..- -.
The prevailing high price of wheat
has in the northern part of the state
put a damper on the ardor Of the farm
ers, in places where they are not we'll
Informed on the dairy business. 1t will
be only a short time until diversified
farming and dairying will supersede in
a measure wheat raising, in this Sec
ton.
The state retail license year COM
mences the 1st of May. The state
dairy and food department is preparing
to issue a largely increased number
of licenses this year. Permits are not
required in towns under 1000 inhabi-
tants. Last year over 1000 milkmen's
licenses were issued, from which the
state received a fee Of 81 each.
1t is just about stand-off between
the cooperative creamery and the CO.
operative cheese factory. In the sum-
mer time the cheese factory registers
the largest profits, while during the
winter season the largest margin is