The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-05

tutions for higher learning have directed
the attention of our youth from the sphere
or the practical duties ef life and created
passion fer the pursuit of leisurely occupa-
tions which il administered to and aggra-
waited may become menace to society. With
reference TO our agricultural college the con-
ditions are entirely different. The Students
are kept II touch with cur physical environ
ments at every turn. They are tausht 10 OBJ
serve and reason. Everything acquired is
capital for future investment in the proper
and Intelligent discharge of all the duties
and resorsibilities of seH-supporting, inde-
pendent manhood.
CASE FOR GENEROSITY.
The requests made in behalf of that de-
partment of the state university I am sure
viii receive your generous consideration.
1he expert mental station is equally valua-
Bile and useful. Our farmers have learned 10
look TO II for SQUAD advice on many subjects
of vital interest in their calling The station
makes new varieties of wheat and of other
croIs which yield better than those hereto
tore used 1t teaches how TO increase the
pronts OF the farm by the proper rotation CT
crops. us experiments demonstrate how bst-
ter pronts can be made from sheep, swine
beeI and dairy cattle. 1t has extended its
work by substattons which are worthy OF
your consideration.
The dairy industy. which has already at
tanned an importance in the state second only
10 the wheat crop and more profitable than
the latter. can be best aidsd by a liberal
Sncc OF the institute work. Scientific in
curry and mSthods have Already in Il large
degrees, solved the problem OF making butter
that viii be-tr transportation into tropical
climates in air-tight packages. Ample means
Should be provided for such work and expert
ments.
Without making any specific recommended
ton. 1t seems TO that in view of the
record made by our creameres at the recent
Omaha exposition, the time has come when
Minnesota creamery butter should maan what
the name Implies. This. | think can onlv
be accomplished by authorizing the state food
anu dairy department, in conjunction with the
FACULTY OF the college of agriculture. to adopt
rules regulating the sanitary conditions that
must De observed in the Management and
the character and quality and character of
the product that must be produced in a given
creamery to entitle it TO be styled a Mime
sofa standard creamery and its product and
packages TO be called and known as MIME
sofa creamery butter" Such legislation
believe, would prove very valuable to the in
dustry, especially in the foreign market.
Ihe reports that would be called fer from
time TO time would involve but little labor
the auspices of the food and dairy com mis-
sion is already in force Such d law would
therefore entail very little additional expense
either upon the state upon the producer
and might prove OF great value. 1t has come
20 my knowledge within the last few DAYS
tnat ali firms engaged in the Manufacture
ana sale OF creamery supplies in the North
wet, with the exception of one concern, have
formed L uSt. Such being the case I also
suggest Tor your consideration the advisable
lty OF Undertaking the manufacture of cream
cry supp les IN the state prison on state a.
count, 70 be sold TO creameries and farmers
at cost.