The Saint Paul globe., 1898-06-13
GETTING BUTTER READY
MINNESOTA's EXHIBIT AT 0MA-
HA TO BE INSTALLED MONDAY

HA TO BE INSTALLED MONDAY
Supt. Harris Insists That 1t Will
Present the Choicest Samples OBJ
tainable From the Diaries and
Creameries of the State - State
Dairy Corps Still Busy Agitating
In Spite of Lateness of Season.
The first of the Minnesota dairy ex-
hibits will be installed in place at
Omaha, June 20, in time to secure the
June scoring.
The huge hardwood refrigerator
which is-being constructed by the Bohn
Manufacturing company will be shipped
to Omaha this week, and it is. said that
| 1t will be the finest piece Of work of its
kind at the. big show.
The frame of the refrigerator is con-
structed entirely Of hardwood, while its
| sides are set with three thicknesses Of
glass, giving an unObstructed view Of
| the exhibit. The inside will be lined
| with real roses, and various figures will
| be worked in the golden product. No
injury will result to either the favor or
the tone Of the butter by the presence
OF the flowers, and it Is expected that
the floral decorations Of the interior
| Will last FOR long time, as the tenn
perature of the box will be regulated by
the ammonia system of cooling.
Supt. Harris said yesterday that he
expected to take fully 125 packages of
the choicest Of Minnesota dairy prod
uct to Omaha when the exhibit is in
stalled one week from today.
The state dairy and food department
is compiling a new list Of all the cream
cries. cheese factories and skimming
stations, which will be distributed
among those interested in the dairy bus
| mess in few weeks. Assistant Com
! missioner Lawrence stated on Satur-
day that there would be fully It's more
cfeameries on the list than are embod-
led in the report of the commissioner
for 1896.
The dairy corps put in busy week.
Monday meeting was held at Bala-
ton, where much, interest was awak-
ened among the farmers. The meeting
was addressed by Secretary Robert
Crickmore, of the State Dairymen's as
| Sociation, and G. L. Smith, of the state
| department. On Tuesday a meeting
was held at Porter, Thursday the or
ganizers were at Amiret and Friday at
| Walnut Grove.
attended the efforts of the organizers
| in the interests of the creamery indus
try of the state has led them to extend
their tours somewhat, despite the fact
| that the season for starting new cream
! cries is long past. 1t Is not expected to
| organize any additional creameries
this season, but through their meetings
interest in the subject will be kept
alive, and it has been predicted that
next year will see fully twice as many
new creameries established as in any
| two previous years.
The farmers of North Dakota have
given up all interest in the creamery
business. This is almost entirely due
ito the high price of wheat, which has
| led the farmer to abandon the dairy
| business and return to his first love-
that OF wheat growing. AS yet North
Dakota has had little experience in di-
versified farming, and not until more
advances are made in this direction
will the dairy industry of that state
ever amount to anything.
That the creamery industry is max
ing rapid strides cannot be doubt
ed when the immense sales Of the prod
uct during the last week in the ST. Paul
market are considered. The butter Of
the Northwest this year has never been
eXcelled in the past. The. heavy rain
falls during the last fortnight, the en-
couragement which the industry has
met with on every hand, and the de-
mand, both domestic and foreign, for
Northwestern churned butter, has es-
tablished beyond all speculation the
practicability and the profit Of the
dairy business. The tables of the
amount of Northwestern capital invest
ed in the industry in this state alone,
which were published in The Clio b e
Of last Monday, are evidence in them
selves of the increasing popularity of
the industry with the farmers Of this
section.
The butter market during the last
week has been characterized by a de-
mand for butter in large quantities.
This is caused by the Eastern demand,
and undoubtedly has done much to hold
the market uo to it's present range
during the past week.
Extra creamery closed at Is cents last
week, and if indications do not fail
much lower figure will not be touched
during the next ten days. The offerings
at times during the week have been
very large.
In Chicago, which is the stronghold
of the oleo trust, there has been some
decrease in the manufacture during the
last few months. During eleven months
just past the output of the consoli-
dated factories has been only 39O,591
tubs of fifty pounds each, as against
470,775 during the same time the year
before. 1t is probable that it Will take
some encouragement from the late de-
cislon and the defects Of the Illinois
law, but this will stimulate the friends
Of the dairy industry to secure the
most efficient legislation, within the
lines now clearly defined.
The local outf1tting houses report an
increased business In all kinds of dairy
supplies. One noticeable feature of the
seasons trade has been the demand for
the most improved creamery and farm
machinery. This Is certainly an evil
dence of progress and should not be lost
sight of, when consideration is given
to the fact that wheat has almcs st aoub-
led in price, and butter has not chang
ed in value to any material extent It
is to be supposed that the natural re-
suit would be an increased wheat acre
age and a decrease in the dairy busi-