The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-02
DAIRY BUSINESS IS QUIET
FARMERS ARE NOW BETWEEN
HAY AND GRASS
In Few Days, However, the Creams
cries VIII Begin the Seasons
Work--Arrangements for the
Exhibit mt the Omaha Exposition
continue to he Made-Butter
Market Within Range.

Hange.
Perhaps no time of the year shows SO little
activity In the dairy business as the present
time A well-known butter buyer boiled the
situation down In a nutshell last week when
ne said to reporter for The G | o b e: I'VE
are Just between hay and grass" The farm
ers are Just turning out their cows to Craze
ana they eat everything green in sight,
which shows in the quality of the milk.
ihen again there is always a slack in busl-
ness at this time of the year. II is the gem
eral house-cleaning time for the creamaries
and many of them are taking advantage CT
II oy charging their plants and putting in
additional facilities for handling an increased
business during the next year
In two or three weeks the Industry will re-
cover from It's present state, and then tho
dairymen, creamerymen and buyers alike
look for a vigorous trade In all branches of
the business.
Arrangements for the daIrymens exhibit
at the Omaha Expo are progressing nicely
under the direction of John L. Gibbs chair
man OF the committee appointed by the Min
nesota commissioners. Several conferences
nave been held between the committee and
representatives of the Minnesota Dairymen;s
association. Although it is yet quite early
SNS>1OA4s
RAPID strides In the direction OF making a
most creditable showing for this state
circular will be issued shortly which
Will explain all the details for shipping and
handing the exhibit, and the conditions for
entry, etc.
me matter Of proper transportation of the
exhibit Is being looked after by a subcom-
mttee. who have made arrangements with
the railroad companies to run a special re-
friserator service the opening week of the
snow. Tne same service which carries the
minnesota exhibit will carry also that Of
Iowa.
The Quotation" Is the name of a weekly
publication gotten out by Cornish, Curtiss
d Greene Co., OF this city II contains many
valuable hints to dairymen, and incidentally
mentions some Of the modern creamery ap-
plances, Of which c., c. & G. Co who are
among the leading creamery Quitting houses
In the Northwest. are the sole agents
In this connection mention should be made
OF b. F. Fargo & Co.. also Of this city. IN
der the efficient management Of Mr. Frink
the firm has done much to popularize dairy
Ing In the Northwest. They also enjoy an
excellent trade In the Northwest, and many
OF the 900 creameries scattered through the
rural and more urban parts of the state
bear the name of B. F. Fargo G. Co.
1t Is lively competition between these two
nrms for the Northwestern business which
makes things interesting for the prospective
buyer The wise buyer will patronize home
industry.
The butter market during the last week
mas not gone out Of the established range
The prices have kept up well, although there
Is no doubt but what the state is on a declin-
market. n fan
how much OF a decline will be noted during
the n xt four mouths al depsrds Upon h sup
ply and demand 1t is thought however, with
the prospects OF an increased export trade
and the return of good times, the bulls will
De able to keep the prices up at an unusually
nigh notch through the declining season. Dur
Ing the very hard times molasses was SUBJ
stituted In many localities where the striagen-
cy was moot felt for the cows product The
increased sale during the last forty DAYS re-
pudiates the imputaticn that the Northwestern
people are molasses eaters"
The general range OF the market Is about
the same at present as for a corresponding
time last year.
There has been little change in the supply
since last week. The market is well cleaned
up
Pasteurized milk has been introduced into
several downtown restaurants with great sue
cess. People at first have a kind OF preju--
dice against trying anything new in the milk
me one trial however, serves well to es-
tablish the article with the consumer, and
after that he will have nothing else
Skim milk is not as ghly priced for feeding
young stock as 1t ought to be- Most farmers
know little Of the real value Of skim milk
In nourishing their young feeders. 1t GER
talnly Is one Of the cheapest foods and goes
long way. Farmers cannot do better than
experiment little in this direction and see
for themselves.
Pasteurizing is in reality very simple
process in spite OF the mystery which sur
rounds the new departure in the minds CT the
consumer and even many dairymen. In shcrt
1t Is simply heating the milk up to a tempsra-
ture OF 155 to 175 degrees. That is all.
Iowa Is said to have mora brick creameries
than any OF the Northwestern states where
the creamery industry has attained prestige.
Private creameries are becoming mere nu-
merous each year. Certain advantages can
be had from them which cannot be had in
large factories. A creamery with from 80 to
30 cows properly managed cannot fail to be
a source of great profit 10 Its owners.
In feeding stock skim milk much better re-
suits are obtained If the milk is warmed be-
fore fed.
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