The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-21

the Coming Litchfeid Meeting
Notes of the Dairy Farmer.
The annual meeting of the State
Dairvmen's association viii be he'd at
Austin. Mimi, Bee. 10, IA and Is. 1t is
expected thatythe meeting will be more
largely attended this year than here
tofore. owing to the fact that it is held
in a month when the dairy market is
npaqatively quiet, and those inter-
ested in the industry will have more
time to give the meeting.
The gathering promises to present
some new features in the Hacker con-
troversy, which was quite fully aired
at the last annual meeting. The frIends
of Prof Hacker are still smarting
under what they claim was injustice TO
him, and from what can be learned in
dairy circles the fight Will be resumed
in the next convention. Mr.. HACKERS
friends claim that they were defeated
by a fraudulent vote at the New Olm
convention, and that a number OF votes
were recorded of parties who were not
members of the association and had no
right TO vote.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
are the dates fixed for the annual meet
ing of the South Dakota Dairy ascot
ation, at Sioux Falls. The address Of
welcome will be delivered by Mayor
Lien, after which Prof. A. H. Wheaton,
president of the association, VIII de-
liver the annual address, which VIII
constitute the programme for Wednes-
day evening Thursday morning a pa
Per viii be read by p. L. Axling, of
Sioux Falls after which addresses will
be given by Prof. E. A. Burnett, of the
State Agricultural college, and Gill
christ Stewart, Of Burnside. In the aft
na on CO-OneT2
Creamery Manager will be read by c.
r. Tinan, editor of the Kimball Graph
&c, followed with an address on Pas
teurizng," by Prof. G.. L. Mckay, OF
Ames, 10. In the evening Prof. L. l..
Hacker. of the Minnesota experiment
station will deliver a lecture. Officers
will present their reports Friday
morning, and Prof. J. H. Shepard, of
the state agricultural college, will de-
liver a brief address, at the conclusion
of which officers will be chosen for the
ensuing year The afternoon will be
devoted to the discussion Of general
topics Of interest, and at night the pro-
gramme Will be under the direction Of
the Sioux Falls Business Mems league.
Among the interesting subjects that
will probably be considered during the
afternoon devoted to general topics VIII
be the grading Of butter and the estab-
lishment of an official inspecting de-
partment.
p d. Rarnum. a New York dairy
man, was a guess at the Merchants
yesterday. Mr.. Barnum said:
"Aiinnesota's butter product. laid
down in New York today, brings the
top of the market and Is in great de-
mand. Some Of the finest trade is
supplied by the product Of Mime ota
cleameries.
This year has been a peculiar che
i. H.. hoe hoa
practically no export trade, and the
production O. the United States has
been the largest in years. This fact
has let the price down somewhat. In
deed | think If We had a good export
demand this year the general range of
prices for the year would he 20 per
cert higher than they are. The absence
Of an EXPORT demand this year is due
TO q large home production In the but
tel-naking countries of Europe, much
larger than usual. and the unusually
large cxTor,atiCns from Australia to
England France and Germany. With
these conditions existing it is difficult
for the United States to get its dairy
product on the foreign market, as our
butter differs somewhat from that
made in Europs ard Australia. Euro
pears paEteuTiZe their cream, making
a smooth and not highly favored prod
uct. With little coloring or salt. On tn
Other hand we color our butter and
chUrn right from the cow, given US
highly favored product, which does not
find as ready a market in England as
the Australian butter. 1t will not tie
long, however, until some of our dairy
men will manufG cture espec ally for
export trade, which can be done with
great success by those who are ac-
qrainted with the English taste
Secretary j. X Bennett fas issu
a circular containing suggest oas in
connection With the state NEE ing Of
the h, tt rm9kers ar d cheese makers, to
he held at lftcifie q. Nov. so. The cir
cular is as follows
BY the premium list you will see
that there is a good pro rata fund and
numerous special premiums offered.
which should bring out the largest eX-
hibit of butter and cheese ever made
by a single state.
Before shipping your exhibit fill
out and tack one of the enclosed ship
ping tags on the tub. then wrap care
~ fully with he3Vy paper nd burlap with
the other tag on top. THIS will insure
safe delivery and a clean package.
Prepay all express charges and ship
your exhibit 10 arrive at Litchtield not
later than Nov. %, as no butter Will
be received after that date. FIJI cut
enc.os 4 entry blank, and t0ge her with
81, membership fee. mail 10 the secre-
taIN at Clinton Falls as soon as pos
etb4e, VI ~ oAliNe liSN i1tei lliSitl -NON.
IS
Al exhibits will be sold TO best pos
sible Advantage unless otherwise di-
Iected.
Too much attention cannot be call
ed to th= nece ssity Of all delegates TAX
ms rec>ipt for each ticket purchas-
ed.
b. P. Norton has been appointed to
the position of dairy commissioner in
Iowa 10 fiji the vacancy caused by the
death of L. s. Gates. The Iowa Home
stead has the following TO say of the
new appointee in its last issue:
Coy. Shaw, after taking ample time
TO investigate the dairy situation in
Iowa. has appointed Mr. B. p Norton.
of Howard county. to I'LL the vacancy
in the office of dairy commissioner.
caused by the sad death of MIR L. s.
Gates, which recently took place at
Omaha. The appointment of Mr.. Nor
ton shows that the governor appre-
ciateS the purposes for which the office
of the dairy commissioner was created
From very small beginnings Mr. Nor
ton has built up, near Cresco. To-. one
OF the largest and best appointed dairy
farms in the state, provided with all
the modern appliances for up-to-date
dairying. and has stocked il with :.
herd which last year made an averag sc
yield Of $40 pounds of butter. His dairy
farm has not been bought and improV-
ed with money made in some other
calling. but was earned by dairy farm
ing, and his herd does not consist of