Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-11-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Our Dairy Interests.

Our Dairy Interests.
The total number of mich COWS in
Minnesota at present is $50, 1000.
The average ALTERNATING capacity
OF the minnesota COW is 40 pounds of
gilt edge every year.
There are about 665 creameries in
Minnesota. These creameries are sup
piled by 1875, 900 COWS.
Each year these creameries distribute
to Minnesota dairymen $9,550,000.
Minnesota has $685. 600 mich cows
which do not contribute to creameries,
but the value of their product is Sc, $780,
annually.
The average increase in the number
of COWS for the last ten years in Min
nesota has been about 5000 year.
The average increase in productive
ness per COW has been about pounds
of butter year, owing to intelligent
feeding.
The total weight of Minnesota's but
ter output for 1898 is estimated at 116,-
100000 pounds, which, at the retail
price Of 20 cents per pound, would
amount to S33,240,000. But the dairy
man doesn't get full retail price, of
course.
Total cheese product of the state for
1898 roughly estimated at 10000, 900
pounds, which, at retail price of 10
cents pound, would bring 81, 300, 900,
bat, of course, the dairymen doesn't
get all of that, either.
Minnesota is now shipping her but
ter in large and increasing amounts to
the New York market, where it COM
mands the highest price, and on this
butter the Minnesota dairyman nets Is
cents pound after deducting cost of
manufacture, freight and commission.
The State Militia.
Seven of the twelve companies in the
Fourth Minnesota National Guard reg
iment have been mustered-three in
Minneapolis, two in St. Paul, one in
Lake City and one in Owatonna. The
companies at Rochester and Brainerd
are ready for mastering and will be
sworn in as soon as General Muehl-
berg can visit those places.
Governor Clough has definitely stated
that if the Thirteenth returns from
Manila with further desire for service
it may retain it's organization and place
in the N. G. S. M. as the Fifth regi-
ment. There is no necessity of muster
ing them out of the national guard, as
he is empowered to add as many regi-
ments to the guard as he thinks neces-
sary, and the Indian experience shows
that there is need for larger guard.
Helping Forestry.
Direct assistance to the individual
forest owner is the latest plan of the
national forestry bureau to encourage
scientific forestry. Circulars announc-
ing tie undertaking of the novel work
have just reached Minneapolis. Their
contents ought to interest many owners
of forest lands in Minnesota and else
where.
The bureau, recognizing the fact that
many owners of wood lots and forests
would conduct them in scientific and
economical manner if they knew how
to go about the work, undertakes to
give direct and practical instruction.
The object of this instruction is to de-
monstrate that wood lots and forests
can be made profitable.
New Rulings.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth made
two rulings of interest to insurance
men and the public generally. One
was that railroad, grain and elevator
companies, under the law, cannot place
the blanket fire insurance policies upon
all OF their property as heretofore, but
that there must be Minnesota stand
ard policy for Minnesota property.
The other ruling relates to life insur-
ance companies, to the effect that life
companies must pay the 2 per cent
gross receipt tax on the dividends used
to reduce premiums as well as on the
balance of the premiums. The COM
panies have contended that dividends
so used should be exempt.
A Thrown Ball.
The St. Paul courts will be made the
scene of great legal battle over an
accident that is claimed to have oc-
CURED at the St. Paul baseball grounds
in 1897. Thamas Campbell, the father
of Dan Campbell, is the plaintiff, and
Manager Comisky the defendant. The
plaintiff claims that his son was struck
IN the race by carelessly thrown ball
during the practice preliminary to a
game which his son had gone to the
grounds to witness. The damage
claimed is $500.
Lost His Job.
John E. Aigley, of Battery A, St.
Paul, was called to Cass lake so sud-
denly that he had no opportunity to
explain his absence to his employer, J..
F. A. Williams, manager of the Credit
Clearing house. When Aigley reported
for duty on his return, Williams re-
fused to take him back. AS state troops
are compelled by law to report on call,
Gev. Clough, whose attention has been
called to the case, has promised that
Aigeley will not lose by his employers
lack of patriotism.