The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-31

FARM DAIRY ASSOCIATIONS.


correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
During the last thirty years there
have been brought into existenc e a good
many organizations for the promotion
of dairy interests, including one for
the benefit of the factory butter max
ers and from which private or farm
dairy butter makers are excluded-a
narrowness that will not at this time
receive further mention. But it has
been left to some enter prising ladies'
ell practical butter mskers-in Illinois
to organize a farm dairy society under
the name of the Sangamon County
Butter Makers Association.
The above organization was com.
pleted over q year ago and perhaps
two years has nearly elapsed since it
was fret formed-not having data at
hand with which to determine the
length of time it has been ia existence,
will not attempt tt be exact on that
point, for is is enough to know it was
organized, is in good working order
and has already accomplished much
good in the way Of improving the but
ter product of the county IN which
organized, as we'll as in adjoining c7un
ties. Several meetings have been held,
as well as one or two exhibitions OF
dairy products.
A meeting OF the Association was
held not long since at the home Of one
of it's members, and the writer cannot
do better than copy from a Springfield,
Illinois, paper some paragraphs TO give
the reader an idea OF the way such
meetings are conducted and the OBJ
jects sOughG.
THE ladies composing the Saugamon
County Butter Makers Association and
their friends met yesterday at the resi.
dence of D. Q. Herrin, near Lanes vile,
Ill. There was a good representation
from the west of Springfield, the
WlliamsvilIe, neighborhood, Rounc
Prairie and this city. The visitors
were most Hospitality entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. D. O. H9rrin, In the
forenoon the time was occupied in
pleasant social Ell j)yment. Mr.. Her
rim has a large and handsomely fur
nished house with all the modern con
veniences, and eutertains with princely
hospitality.
Mrs. Eva 81. Springer, president
OF the Association) presented an inter
esEiDg report of the past work of The
Butter Makers Association, and the
plans for pro- noting the interests OF the
butter makers Of Sangamon county.
Attention was called to the vast Gums
of money sent out OF the county by the
merchants Of Springfield for butter
that should be made in this county.
Mrs. Springer stated that the butter
shoz heId in Springfield last Deem |
Der had awakened a widespread inter
est in the making of more and better
in this county. 1t was stated that more
tran two hundred thOusaud dollars
annually sent out Of Sangamon for
butter that should be made at home
and the money thereby expended in
improving our farms and increasing
the arade Of our merchants.
"Mr3 E H. Sterling, (S3cretary Of
the AssociationG then read a very in
terestipg and Instructive paper on the
sel> ctI0n. feed end care Of the butter !
COW; the care of the milk and Craem !
ami tie making of butter. Mrs. Sie.I
ing favored The jersey COW as the most |
profitable one for the butter maker |
The best ration for the COW wes given !
and much valuable information pre-
s9nted es to the various methods for !
for the cream, ~churn'ng the
butter, and iaCing a profitable market
for the same"
Many more paragraphs OF Cq1al il
terest to these quoted could be inserted
here, could space be spared, but these
qloted will give the reader some points I
that a be adopt d in the organ "a !
ton Of similar associations. Further
information can be obtained by ad-
dressing the President and Secretary
OF the Association at Springfield, Hi
nois. The writer has the impression
that either or bo5h OF those Iedies would
be willing TO assist il organizing other
county associations on the same plan.
It il not too much to say that the or
ganization Of the Sapgamor County
Butter Makers Association marked al
epoch in the history OF butter maxim
in this country. Il is a moyene
started that should not stop till the tn
tire country is covered, for there is no
such thing, as was once commended. as
a dairy belt, for as Geo. E. Newell. a