The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-02-03
DISCUSS IHE FARM
The DAWSON County Farmers Held Their
Third Annual Institute This Week
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Prominen! Subjects Wre Thoroughly
discussed by Good Farmers but to
Small Audiences.
SURPRISED ODD FELLOWS
The Rebekahs Prepared a Neat lunch
and Then Called in Their Brethren,
the Odd Fellows.
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The First Session Was Held at the Court
House Tuesday Afternoon.

The First Session Was Held at the Court
House Tuesday Afternoon.
Shortly after l:3O o'clock Tuesday
afternoon President Hoffman called to
order the second annual meeting of the
Dawson County Farmers Institute at
the court house and there we're about
so farmers present. Rev. r. N. Kratz
delivered the welcome address in the
absence OF O. L. Branson, who WAS
down on the program. President Hotf-
man made the response In behalf of the
institute. The most of the afternoon
was taken up by discussion of the re-
suits of separator dairying, which was
taken part in by Martin Gleason and B..
E. Barnard. They told their personal
experiences of engaging in the dairy
business, which has been source of
profit TO them. Both gentlemen
answered the questions propounded to
to them by those in the audience and
they gave much information as to the
care of COWS, of the milk and of the
manner in feeding the COWS, in sum-
mer and winter. Such discussions
bring out some very essential and
important points that are of benefit
| to those who are just begin
ming to cultivate the business as pay
ing industry.
This evening Prof. E. A. Burnett, ol
the Brookings agricultural college, will
deliver an address on "Feeding Dairy
Cattle and Choice OF Feeding Stuffs."
At-the meeting Tuesday afternoon
Martin Gleason gave a good talk on
dairy matters. Mr.. Gleason said in
part:.
After an experience of nearly two
years at dairying in a small way
thought might venture few opin
ions to at least provoke criticism. Al
l am in quest of more thorough
knowledge of the business, and perhaps
there are others, 80 that [ may possi
| bly, be an indirect means of doing some
/ good. To make success of dairying
requires. believe, first and most o
all, good knowledge of the business
from the first step, in the production o
good milk, to the placing of the prod duc
in possession of the consu mer at q fai
price. The cow is the most importan
and the most sensitive piece of machin
cry with which we have dealing
and requires constant and diligen
care Feeds are OF the best and cheap
est kinds here, and only require to b
fed properly to the right kind of COW
to produce the best results. The mar
ufacture of a good article of butter doe
not depend entirely on our using q ser
arator although to be up to date in tn
business it is almost indispensable
The greatest advantage, perhaps. i
using separator is in being able I
.churn the cream at much lower ten
perature than under the old way
which improves the quality of the bu
ter. There are many things to
guarded against in the feeding an
!, care of the COW that the quality OF OF
butter may not be injured. The failul
to guard against them through ign
!, rance or neglect may cost us the 10.
: OF some customers. There is some a,
vantage in the one person controllir
. the product from beginning to the en-
He cannot lay the blame on any oth'
person than himself if his custome
. find fault, which they are sure to do
the butter is not up to the standard.
eff VS. succeed in producing the mi
at the least possible cost and man
featuring first class article of butt
: we still need further knowledge
the best possible disposal to make of
:. under the circumstances, and belle
We are entitled to all there is in it q
should deal directly with the consum