The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-23
DECLINE In DAIRY PRICES
1T rs LOOKED FOR, BUT NOT
FELT YET

Advent of New Grass Butter in Large
Quantities Will Have Tendency
to Keep Prices Well in Subsection
New Creameries Have Been
Opened In Three Rural Commune
tiles.
Having finished his seeding, and a
greater portion of his spring work, the
merry farmer is once again enjoying
a short season of leisure. AS the re-
freshing breezes of spring time are
waited across hill and dale, the Mime
sofa dairy COW is turned out once again
to grass, to do duty as the best butter
producer in the land. With the luXuri-
ant carpeting of grass before her as
a ground work, she defieS the world
to produce a pound of butter which will
rival the Minnesota's product. The
conditions were never better for the
production of a high quality of butter
both in tone and flavor than the pres
ent. The spring rains have supplied
fresh water to the ponds and lakes,
and the grass just at this time pro-
duces the very highest grade of but
ter.
He is a wise farmer, who has as an
auxiliary to his farm added herd OF
dairy cows.
The dairy organizers will again take
the road this week, after respite OF
over six weeks, during the seeding
time. The corps will make Moose Lake
Friday A session will be held in the
morning, at which Inspector G. L.
Smith will address the farmers on
Modern Dairying." Hon. John Math-
ieson, president Minnesota State Dali
rymen's association, will talk on "Dai-
ry Breeding and Feeding" Robert
Crickmore secretary of the association,
will wind up the morning session with
an address on THE Cooperative
Creamery" AT the afternoon session
Mr.. Crickmore will discuss Creamery
Management" and Mr.. Mathieson will
tell of The Duties Of Creamery Pat
rons." ''Stabling and the Care of
Cows will be the subject of the last
address, by Mr.. Smith.
A general discussion will be had of
creamery methods. 1t is expected that
the meeting at Moose Lake will be a
rousing one, as the farmers in that
vicinity, although without a creamery
evidence great interest in the COOP
erative creamery plan.
A further schedule of dates will be
made up by the corps for next week.
The market has been quite firm this
week, despite the fact that much new
grass butter is being brought to mar
ket. Butter men do not look for any
considerable drop during the next cou-
pie of weeks, but generally expect a
declining market thereafter Even
should the war become protracted and
complications arise, 1t would not effect
the butter market to any material eX-
tent, as those are conditions which do
not touch the butter market at least
in the Northwest. The demand for
creamery and dairy butter has been
strong, and butter dealers and COM
mission men generally have no COM
plant to make on the butter market
this week.
1t will be greatly to your advantage
to learn the individual test of each cow
in your herd. A small winchester
should be included in the equipment of
every dairy. Convenient machines can
be purchased without great expense
Tests should be made at least once q
month, and should cover a period of
from three days to a week. Accurate
tests made in this way will afford sat
isfaotion to every dairyman who milks
for profit.
If your cows do not bring you the
best results why dispose of them and
secure an animal which requires nc
70 per cent better. 1t costs no more tC
keep this class of cows. Your tester
will soon show you which COWS are
making the money for you.
Iowa has about $50 more creameries
and skimming stations than Minnesota
with an average of 1854 cows per cream
cry. AT an average cost of $2,556 per
creamery, 100000 capital has been
invested n a ind CT in,
VIII the government buy butter for
the soldiers? There have been cases at
soldiers homes where the managers al
lowed oleomargarine to be palmed off
on the inmates If butter is furnished
the troops this danger should be guard
ed against.''-St. Paul Dairy Reporter.
Pssteurized milk should become quite
popular in the East, especially during
the summer months, when 1T is difficult
TO secure really fresh milk In the large
cities. st. Paul, as well as many West
ern cities, can well boast of an excellent
milk service. During the winter months
however, pasteuriZed milk will be much
used in the Twin Cities. Just now they
are getting the best milk to be had In
the land, fresh from the cow.
In couple of weeks the big Eastern
commission houses will start their rep.
resentatives and buyers westward to
this market. A surprisingly large num-
Der of creameries in this state ship d.
rect to the seaboard. New York is I'M
doubleday the dairy center of the
United States, but it is to the credit OF
the Minnesota creamery men that the,
are able to command so high a position
for it.
New creameries are in operation al
Cannon City, Trenton and at Hector
MINI.
The average income from dairy cows
In localities where milk is sold to con-
densing factories will average about
S35 per year. Some cows will make as
high as SIS for their owners, but the
general average will not exceed $685.
The new creamery at Mankato has
now been running over a month. The
plant cost $4,000. Three hundred COWS
have been pledged for the summer. and
the plant has a very prosperous future
before Il.
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Made From Mixture of Milk From