The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09

be even more prosperous than the last.
The election of officers resulted In the
choice of the following: President,
Richard Dunn; vice president, F. F.
Chancellor; secretary, Ed Kelsey;
treasurer, Joseph Muckenhirn; trus-
tees, Erick Erickson, George Sutton
and William ziebarth.
Word comes from Forman, N. D.,
that the creamery business in that
section Of the state is 1ourishing. The
plant at Cakes Is fair example. Dur
ing 1898 1t received $4,000 pounds of
milk and paid the farmers $4,000 for
1T after paying running expenses. In
the last four years the creamery has
received 100000 pounds Of milk and
paid $4,000 to the farmers for it. The
creameries at Havana and other
points can show an equally good rec
ord.
The Byronville Creamery company
held their annual meeting Monday,
Jan. 2, 1899. Nearly all of their stock
holders were present and were well
pleased as to the report of their secre-
tary, Charles Root. who showed to
and expenses, $417.50, this being from
April 20, 1898. TO Dec. 1, 1898, a little
over seven months.
The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year: President,
George T. Dunn: vice president.
Thomas Ivers; secretary, G. E. Root;
treasurer, B. Sutliff; directors, Jim
Ungerman, Hans Haugen, r. Winnie
gar, J. S. Root, Richard Prohl.
Bancroft Creamery association held
it's annual meeting last Monday, elect
ing L. A. Moen president; Joseph Sla-
ter, vice, president; N. T. Sandburg,
secretary; A. H. Skaug, treasurer; 3.
J. Hermanson, A. o. Styve and o. K.
Winjum, directors. The creamery is
in fourishing condition. and its af-
fairs are conducted satisfactorily.
Raymond Doyle, an extensive dairy
man in Waseca county, says that his
dairy with the same number of cows
that were MIXED last year, is now
bringing him but $40 a month, where
year ago he drew $50 per month. He
accounts for the great decrease upon
the theory that a dairy may rust out
or wear out by too much croWd1ng. He
cites several Instances which it is not
necessary to mention, in addition to
his own experience. The theory ad-
vanced is that a dairy should be cared
for on q systematic plan, that Is, its
normal level should be ascertained, If
possible, just what 1t will stand by way
of feeding and that this level should be
maintained as far as possible. Good
Judgment must be exercised and in
some instances an intuitive conception
Of the demands SO far as local individ-
| ua1ity is concerned. When the dairy is
doing we'll with not too excessive
crowding the cows will do better, that
is, they will last longer. and in the ag-
gregate produce greater quantity Of
milk than by persistent crowding and
temporary increase in production. In
other words, a cow is like machine,
it will wear out by overwork and
crowding and become useless much
sooner with less profit than by mod
crate and judicious plan Of feeding.
And when once worn out the cows are
good for nothing.
Inspector Mcconnell is reported as
having said that a certain creamery in
| Blue Earth county was throwing away
| nine-tenths Of a pound of butter on
every hundred pounds Of milk. Two
and cne-half per cent Of the loss
| being in the skim milk and 61a per cent
| in the buttermilk.
| This Is certainly an enormous waste
and indicates why at least one cream
cry cannot compete with the Beauford
or Mapleton creameries. This loss on
a creamery handling 1000 pounds of
milk would mean 36 pounds Of butter
per day, 216 pounds per week, which at
20 cents per pound would mean $432 20.
This loss continued for one month
| would make a hole in the creamery
profits of $172.SO. or sufficient to make
| quite difference in the monthly pay
| ment. l.r..-
| j. J. Mcclellan, a prominent citizen
| Of Ashland, Wis, has arrived at the
conclusion that the country about Ash
land will support a good dairy and he
has hit upon an excellent plan to put
| such an institution on its feet. The
plan is certainly praiseworthy one for
| it enables farmers to secure COWS for
practically nothing. Mr.. Mcclellan
proposes to establish a creamery at
Highbridge, purchase a hundred or so
| cows and sell them to the farmers, let
| ting them pay for the cows in milk. In
a single season each COW will have paid
| for herself and the nucleus for a rich
| dairy region will have been started at
| Eighbridge. Mr. Mcclellan has already
called a meeting Of the farmers around
| Highbridge and all of them are anX-