The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-26
condensed from Farmers Review
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,hen Fav.iie replied. ga,i.ls Ai,,utea
% the fact that the products Ot iat
dairy are the surest % crops. aad mas
te dcpeoded on every year Other crups
are subject 20 the earr.ces of the sea.
sons. being totally destroyed Boz too
much heat or too lIt;lc rain. but dairl
ing is more directly under the coniI0i
Of man. Most farm crops come az one
season Of the year. but the products OF
the dairy are received during the entire
course " the year.
Remarks OF a eougratulatory nature
were made by Ex-Governor Bench. ex-
Governor Hoard. H. c. Adams and Pro-
fegsor Hacker.
From the address Of President Geo
W. Burchard we maze the following
extracts:
During the customary season Of
checse-maklag the association kept two
travelling cheese instructors IN the field
and would have employed a third In
structor Tor a considerable portion o.
the tire II q man Just suited Tor that
work could have been found There
were such men. bu,. unfortunately f0r
Us. they were under other engagements.
For the coming year recommend that
early efforts be- pat forth 90 secure 90
least three competent instructors.
Mes5rs. AdeFhold and baer we're en-
ployed again last year and rendered the
association and the state most excel
lent service The instructors have made
reports TO me weekly and have sub
mitied final reports which will appear
In our printed proceedings. They are
also expected at this meeting and will
stand up to be cross examined.
Mr. Aderhold visited foriy-one differ
ent factories. thirty-six Of them twice
and fifteen OF them three times. lie
was paid for $50 days and collected
from the factories visited $500. which
was applied on his salary. Mr. Bacr
visited forty-sIx different factories.
thirty-slx OF them the second time. The
factories he visited contributed $3.50
towards the payment OF his salary and
expenses. lie was employed ii3 days
The total expense Of these instructors
for the season was Si.322. The state
trade mark bin. which this association
has twice approved. Is still pending .u
congress. Il is gaining friends and ad.
hercnts slowly. as an matters % that
character DO Various American exc
portcrs and English dealers have diaap-
proved % Sec. wilson's efforts 20 es,aa-
llsh a distinctive reputation Tor Amer
lean butter 90 England. and have as
sumcd 10 advise him 10 leave the solu-
ton Of these commercial problems Boa
their hands-so that they might con-
tinue 10 enact the tragedy Of the spi-
der and the Fly. In which they take the
role Of the Spider Happily the protests
OF the gentlemen referred 10 were ig
nored.
The experiences Of the rast year
among the dairymen Of Wisconsin.
have demonstrated once more that
skill. foresight and a wise J'aptation
OF means to ends insures a satisfactory
measure OF success; whereas Ia dairy
ing. as In all other occupations. Inc
man who trusts TO luck In the selection
or breeding Of his cows. and then
through ignorance or coyetousness
tries to make them believe that marsh
hay and straw are as good as the bes,
sllage and clover hay for producing
milk. Is uniformly unsuccessful and
complaining
What Wisconsin dairymen need most
Is realizing sense Of the worse than
utter worthlcssness Of a poor COW. 70
Is quite within the truth to say tina;
oBe-third OF all the cows In this state
kept by men who profess 10 be dairy.
men do not pay FOR their board anc
can not be made 10 pay. and are con
sequently kept az a loss. that another
third do no more than Pay 'rr their
own keeping and make good this loss,
which means that two-tlirds n all the
cows kept return no pruht whatever.
and that only the remaining tLIrd are
genuine proft-makcrs This division
Into thirds may not be literally exact.
but Il at least illustrates. IN no exag.
gerated form. the COW end u the dairy
problem which coutrouts MS t.day.
The COW that does not yield 1000
pounds OF milk In a year b. not worth
keeping. What Is the average yield per
COW In these lake shore counties? !
am sure Il 10 not 1900 pounds. There
may be a goodly number which Yield
more than this. but this Is only saying
In another way. that there must be
many which yield less. Somebody owns
and feeds these poor. worthless-yes.
worse than worthless, cows. Who is Il?
! cant tell you his name. but can
give you some OF his symptoms He Is
usually more or less In debt. and sci.
dom o. never has dollar In his pocket
that be can rIghtfully call his own: he
works hard. and NO do bis wife and
children. rising before II Is light In
summer. as well as In winter. and con.
tinuIng his labor long after dark al
night He has to do this because ne
gs's no help from his COWS. lie IA the
man who complains about the tlmes
and the low prices for milk and butter
and cheese. forgetful OF the fact thai
everything except wages has declined
IN price more than milk has.
The election Of officers resulted In the
choice OF the following: President n
c. Taylor; secretary Geo. W Bureh.
ard; treasurer. II. X. LOOMS.
In the Poultry Yard.
Every little while one hears people
talk OF their fowls dying OF the rom
Now the disease is largely due 10
draughts In the hen-house. II isn't a
difiicult Job TO make n door that will
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