The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-13

several weeks earlier than anything
else. Next will come native wild pas
ture, and still later clover and timothy.
For soiling purposes later in the sea-
son he recommended as a most excel
lent crop oats and peas. The peas
should be sOwn on the ground and
plowed under, about four inches deep.
A few days later oats should be sown
in the usual manner. A succession or
these sowings will lengthen the feed
ing season. Commence cutting when
the peas are in bloom. The milk-pro-
ducing qualities of this feed are Won
derful.
Speaking of stock raising In general
he deprecated the plan Of selling OH
the calves, as is practiced here to
considerable extent. He said that any
farmer with the ordinary run of cows,
If he uses a shorthorn sire, could get
calves that can be sold for at least
$25 at a year old or $45 at two years.
This could only be done by intelligent
feeding and care, SO as to keep the
calf growing constantly from birth to
maturity.
B. D. White, assistant dairy commits
sioner, was present and favored the
meeting with several remarks on the
dairy industry in general and on the
matter of scalding skim milk at the
creameries to keep it from getting sour
before being fed.
President Evenson reported that Mr..
Sondergard and himself, appointed as
a committee to visit St. Paul in the
interest of a law to properly CLASSIFY
process butter, had made a visit
to St. Paul, and that a bill COW
ering the case had been drawn and had
already passed the house. In the SEN
ate it was thought some opposition
might be encountered, but not enough
to prevent IS passage.
1t was decided to hold the next meet
ing at Grove City on the first Thurs
day in April.
The monthly meeting of the Free
born county dairymen, held at Albert
| Lea, was largely attended. The pro-
gramme included addresses and talks
| by Mr. Miller, Of the Freedom cream
cry; Mr.. Overland, Of the Twin Lakes
creamery; MIR. Stockwell, Of Clark's
Grove creamery: Elwood Noble, OF
| Manchester; Frank Hinderman. or
Armstrong, and Abel Jorgenson, OF the
Albert Lea creamery.
The Davidson bill, prohibiting the
manufacture and sale Of cleo, was dis
cussed at length, and it was the pre-
| vailing sentiment that all-both the
| Individual farmer and the various
creameries-should cont 1bute literally
| to a fund that is now being raised for
| the holy purpose of destroying but
tertne and oleomargarine butter coun-
| terfeits. :,
Before adjourndng Mr.. Knatvold call
ed the attention of the creamery man
ayers present to the difficulty that
would soon be experienced in getting
butter tubs owing to the lack OF stave
timber. His factory is now shut down
and he had had great difficulty in get
ting stave timber, or tubs either. This
is q serious problem and one which
portends great Inconvenience to the
creameries. The meeting then adjourn
ed subject to call by the president.
A few papers usually noted for their
correct judgment, such as the Country
Gentleman and Elgin Dairy Report.
object quite strenuously to the propos-
| ed tax of ten cents a pound on oleo.
when colored to initiate butter, on the
ground that 1t wil be legalizing q
fraud-recognizing a counterfeit as a
legitimate article Of commerce. The
assistant commissioner OF agriculture
in New York, Mr.. Flanders, also
adopts that view. WITHOUT question
ing the honesty of such opinions,
careful review of the situation leads
to the conclusion that the proposed tax
would not conflict with any probable
judicial construction of laws or constf-
tutions, and would be most effective
practically. It Is not very material
whether any Of these imitation stuffs
have legal status or not so that they
are not given an advantage over gen
uine butter A 10 per cent tax on
state bank issues was as effective as
direct prohibition, and a tax of ten
cents a pound on oleo, colored to imi-
tate butter, would accomplish the de-
sired end. There would be no profit
in selling, it in that form. and conse-
quently 1t would not be imposed upon
consumers as butter. II any wanted
it as oleo, they could still get 1t at a
cheap rate. Practical results are to be
sought for in this matter.
One Of the owners of something OF
a dairy herd figures that he can make
a, fair profit on his cows when they
average about 120 pounds Of butter fat
or near 140 pounds of butter in the
year. His figures are too low. In the
judgment Of those best qualified to give
an opinion by making a careful selec-
ton. Of cows, keeping the heifer calves
from the best mixers, and giving close
attention to the business, one can cas-
lily raise the yield to 200 pounds Of but
ter fat, which would be equivalent to
235 or 240 pounds Of butter. The in
creased profits in dairying are to be
looked for in the line of greater yields
per COW and greater skill in managing
the calf.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the Redwood Falls Cooperative
Creamery was held Saturday after
noon and resulted in the selection Of
A. D. Stewart, president; Hugh G. Nc
Dougal. vice president; o. L. Dornberg,
secretary, and G. w. Lussenhop. treas
urer, and the officers, with A. D. Smith,
A. G. Miller and Thomas March, were
chosen a board of directors. At the
meeting 1853 shares Of stock were repre-
sented. The secretary's report showed
that 1,859,804 pounds Of milk were re-
ceived during the year ending Feb. 1,
and from this 69,S19 pounds of butter
fat were produced. The average net
price paid for butter fat was 1886 cents
per pound. The average yield Of butter
fat to 100 pounds Of milk was s72
pounds, while the average yield Of but
ter to 100 pounds Of milk was 440
pounds. The total amount of butter
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