The Advocate and news., 1899-03-15
Dairy School and
Shops Helped.
Legislature ApprOprlates Money for
Buildings and Equipment for Dairy
School and Shops at Agrlcul-
tural College.
WHAT PROFESSOR COTTRELL SAYS.

The legislature has appropriated $4,000
for the dairy school at the State Agricul-
tural College OF this amount $4,000 Is for
the building, $1,000 for It's equipment ana
50 1000 for the dairy herd. The plans for the
building are ready, and as soon as tho act
becomes q law, which Is to-day, by Its
publication in the Advocate and News,
work will begin on II.
This will put under way q work OF the
greatest Importance to the farmers OF KAN
sas. Professor Cottrell, who camped on the
trail Of the legislature until the appropria"
ton was secured, naturally felt glad be-
cause Of the recognition Of the dairy In
terests. In discussing the matter before
leaving for Manhattan he said;
''It Is expected that the building Will be
ready for the students at the opening OF
tho fall term at the college, September l.
and we shall probably be able to arrange
for its dedication at the meeting Of the
State Dairy Association
"The college will have three departments
ia the dairy school. First comes the but
tormakers' department where expert
creamery buttermakers will be trained.
Tho Kansas creamerles who now employ
expert buttermakers who have received
their training in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Iowa, are enabled to pay the farmers
for the milk 10 per cent more than those
creameries which do not have expert but
tcrmakers. The work of the Kansas dairy
school will enable all our creameries to
have trained men in these positions.
"The best market for butter to-day is In
South Africa and Japan and China where
IL brings 40 to so cents per pound, with the
demand not nearly supplied. The United
States department Of agriculture reports
that butter made in the Unite States does
not sell to advantage In these markets be-
cause It is not firm enough and does not
stand I'D well. This Is simply matter or
feed. Experiments made on a small scale
at the agricultural college indicate that
our alfalfa, corn and Kafir produce butter
that will meet the requirements OF this for
eign market. AS soon as our dairy school
In well established the making Of this kind
OF butter will be taken up on commercial
scale.
"a thorough course in cheese making will
also be established. Kansas grasses are
particularly adapted for producing cheese
OF the highest grade ana WIN shlileu cheeSS
makers Kansas can not only supply the
home market with tho best quality OK
cheese which is now secured from Wis
consIn and New York, but will be enabled
to sell millions Of dollars worth OF the
highest-priced cheese in other markets
"The course will also be established In
farm dairying which will enable the farmer
who prefers private buttermaking to meet
the most exacting demands Of private
trade. Two thousand dollars was also ap-
propriated yearly for farmers Institutes.
This is the first time that an appropriation
has ever been made for this purpose. This
winter the college has held ifty-two farm
ers' Institutes, using college funds, and has
declined 100 invitations to help In dairy in-
stitutes with the new appropriation ie
will be enabled to conduct from two to