The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-02
ALBERT LEAFS HONOR
IT'S CREAMERY CONTRACT WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IS EXTENDED
OTHERS WERE CANCELLED

to Make an Exhibit at Sioux Falls
This MOnth-Fergus Falls Plans
Dairymen's COnvention-Notes
of the Dairy.
]. K. Bennett, secretary of the State
Butter and Cheesemakers' association;
Robert Crickinore, secretary of the
Minnesota State Dairymen's associa-
ton, and James A. Harris, superinten-
dent of the Minnesota exhibit, have
issued joint circular and sheet of in
struct1ons in connection with the Min
nesota exhibit at the meeting of the
National Buttermakers' association in
Sioux Falls this month. 1t was deem
ed best that such matter should be
furnished the dairymen and farmers of
the state owing to the Importance of
having a fine exhibit from this state
at the annual The following extracts
from the matter are of special interest:
We feel that it is important that
every buttermaker in the state should
make an effort to hold Minnesota where
she rightfully belongs, and also add
new laurels to her fame as a dairy
state
It-seems to be Minnesota against the
| field. and conditions at this season are
such that the field may win, but how
| can we lose If the buttermakers of Min
nesota are alive to the Importance of
this contest?
Only creamery buttermakers may
compete, and every person making an
exhibit must accompany it with a
guarantee that the butter was made
by himself or herself from one days
run of milk or cream in the factory
where made, and that the creamery
runs not less than six months in the
year and has not less than twenty pa
irons. Only one tub will be received for
competition from any one creamery.
Each package must be not less than
| twenty pounds, which will be sold by
the association, and, after deducting 81
Tor annual dues and the express
| charges, the balance will go to the as
| ISOLATION premium fund for the next
| convention.
! Butter must be sent by express from
| station nearest the creamery direct to
the secretary national buttermakers
convention, Sioux Falls, S. D., and ex-
press receipt must accompany entry
| blank
Exhibitors should express their but
ter as early as Jan. 10, so as to arrive
at Sioux Falls not later than Monday,
Jan. 49, as no butter will be accepted
after the evening Of that date.
|
The Albert Lea creamery was visited
last week by r. A. Pearson, of the
| agricultural department at Washing
| ten, mention of whose work In pro-
noting the dairy interests of this
country was made in this column last
week.
| Mr.. Pearson has assisted the agricuI-
| tural department in the efforts it has
| been making for many months past to
establish market for American but
| ter In the cities of England. Arrange
| ments were entered into by the Unit
| ed states government with the Albert
Lea and three other creameries in
Iowa, Wisconsin and New York to fur
| nlsh certain amount of butter each
week for shipment to Europe. This
| butter has been sold marked .'prodiIct
| OF the United States,'' and agents of
the government have followed it from
| wholesaler to retailer, and from re-
| taller TO consumer, returning to Wash
| ihcton a Iull report Of progress made
| In speaking of this experiment, Mr..
Learson stated that the results through
the summer and fall had been most
encouraging. 1t was found that the
butter made in Denmark, while 1t is
paSteurlzed and consequently more
nearly pure, does not possess the BODY
| or the rich flavor of our butter. so that
american butter compares very favor
aoly with both the Danish and the
SWeolsn pfoduct The reason why our
| putter has not found a market before
In the English cities is largely attrib-
utable to the fact that previous ship
ments by private parties had been of
| very inferior grade of American brt
ter which has .prejudiced the English
consumers against us. 1t is to protect
the producers of high grade butter
from the competition of an inferior ar
| tlcle that Secretary Wilson has recon-
\ in h nc,
J law providing for inspectors at ali
| American ports to grade all dairy
| products offered for shipment to for,
eign countries. This policy is pursued
IN Denmark, and the mark of the Dan
Ism government is a guarantee to the
f.ngilsh purchasers Of the quality of
the butter and cheese. Mr. Pearson
says that the price of butter in Ton
don, after freight charges are deduct.
ca, is still from two to three cents in
advance OF the New York market tc
which our Minnesota butter now finds
lts way, and hence the Importance OF
! securing this English market to the
products OF American dairies. Efforts
nave also been made to introduce
American butter into France and othe,
european countries, but without sue.
cess. Recently it has been found neces.
sary TO reduce the number of exneri
mentS In England because of defici,
In the appropriations for that purpose
ana the London market has been tenn.
pofar1ly abandoned. 1t is a source ot
gratlIlcatlon to the patrons of the AL.
eert Lea creamery and to Mr.. Butter.
maker White to receive an extensfor
u thelr government contract to Nav
1899, when the contracts with all tht
other creameries that were furnishing
butter to the government. excent one
have been Cancelled.
The meeting of the Freeborn Count,
larry association Friday afternoon a
tne court house was by far the hest q +
tended and most successful one ba,,
since It's organization. At least In
representative dairymen and butter
makers from all over the country wer,
present. and the discussion of III,
dlHerent points brought up was at al
times spirited and instructive.
PRESIDENT Lawson called the meetin.
to order, and A. w. Trow immedfatet,
brought up the matter Of the comm:
meeting of the National Butterma1xers
association at Sioux Falls. S. d. H
said that Minnesota had won Go be
cent OF the prizes at the last conven
| tlon and had thereby incurred the bit
Ter Jealousy of a number of formerl,
well-known dairy states, such as iii
nois, Iowa and Nebraska, whose dairy
men had sworn revenge, and that the,
employed experts to go around amons
their buttermakers to instruct them il
the art of making prize winning but
ter. Our state dairy association, a
Its recent meeting at Austin, beins
cognizant Of this, had in self-defenst
proceeded to do likewise, and had EN-
| ployed James Harris, of Owatonna
who was present, to instruct the but
termakers and prepare Minnesota ex