Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-12
UNIVERSITY DAIRY SCHOOL BOYS
MUCH SOUGHT AFTER.
CONCERNS PAY EXPENSES
Some Young Men Given This Hand
some Inducement and Advantage
Figures on Attendance and Whence
Students Come = Neighboring
States Represented.
Madison, March Z

university dairy ScnOOI anu Cu0 CeII1-
tory that it's students represent, the
subjoined figures will be of interest.
The fact that the students are able to
secure a large per cent. of premiums
on dairy exhibits is a matter of no
small qualification to the instructors
and should be to the state at large.
The figures given were prepared by
Prof. e. H. Fanington, who is in
charge of the dairy school
Since the opening Of the Wisconsin
dairy school in 1891, there has been
total attendance of LOIS students; 832
of these were residents of Wisconsin
and 1873 of other states and countries,
including: Canada, IA; Japan, 1;
Kansas, 10; Minnesota, IA; New York,
z; Illinois, SO; Iowa, 16; Indiana, 5;
Michigan II; Maine, 3; New Hamp-
shire, 2; Missouri, 6; Ohio, Is; Califor-
MIA, 8; Oregon, 2; Pennsylvania, 1;
Nebraska, 8; Alabama, 1; New Jersey,
1; South Dakota, 2; Massachusetts, S;
Texas, 2; Nevada, 1; North Dakota,
1; Colorado, 1; New Mexico, 1; Dis
trict of Columbia, 1; Mississippi, 2;
Connecticut 2; West Virginia, /: total,
1873.
The different counties Of the state
have supplied the following numbers:
Adams, 1; Ashland, q; Barron, 8;
Brown, II; Buffalo, 10; Burnett, 8;
Calumet, 10; Chippewa, 5; Clark, 16;
Columbia, II; Crawford 8; Manito-
voc, %; Marathon, 49, Marquette, 8;
Milwaukee, 3; Monroe, 4; Oconto, 2;
Outagamie, 26 Ozaukee, 5; Pepin, IL;
Pierce, 1; Polk, 6; Dane, rs; Dodge,
80; Door, 8; Douglas, q; Dunn, 5; Eau
Claire, 8; Fond du Lac, "a; Grant, so;
Green, 10; Green Lake, 8; Iowa, 80;
Iron, L. Jackson, g.; Juneau, 10; Ken
osha, q; Kewaunee, 27; La Crosse,
10; La Fayette, 10; Portage, z; Price,
L; Racine, 4; Richland, 81; Rock, 10;
Sank, 10; Shawano, 5; Sheboygan, 81;
st. Croix, II; Trempealeau, II; Yer
non, 2; Walworth, Is; Waukesha, IA;
Waupaca, 20; Waushara, Z; Winneba-
go, 81; Wood, 8.
The statistics of the last class of
1899 numbering 122 students show that
SO had positions guaranteed them be-
fore coming to the school, five had
their expenses paid by some one for
whom they expected to work after at
tending the dairy school, Eleven
were owners Of butter and cheese fac
tories, SO had over one year, 21 had
from six months to one year and SIS
from four to six months experience
in their butter or cheese making be-
fore entering the school. About half
of this class were between the ages
Of p and 25, one-fourth between 25
and 30 and one-fourth were from Is
to 20 years old. Sixty-nine of these
students had attended the district or
village schools from to IL years;
twelve were from parochial schools,
and thirteen from agricultural and
dairy schools in other states.
The total number of dairy certifi-
Gates issued up to date number ITS,
of which "a were for butter makers
and 81 for cheese makers
The complete records of the work
done by the students as shown by the
medals and prizes won by them, has
not been kept, but the following is a
partial list:
The average scores Of all the stu
dents at the worlds fair was one point
higher than the average score of all
other exhibitions on cheese from Wis
consin. At least eighteen gold, silver
and bronze medals have been awarded
to dairy students by the various dairy
associations of this country. In 1896,
at the Wisconsin state fair eleven, out
OF a possible sixteen, premiums were
won by our students. They have won
long list Of first prizes and sweep
stakes premiums from the different
state fairs, dairy conventions and agri-
cultural shows in all parts of the coun-
try.
Over 100 letters of inquiry are re-
ceived annually by the school from per-
sons wishing to hire some kind of dairy
help These applications call for in
structors in the dairy schools of other
states, creamery operators, cheese
makers, pasteurizers, milk testers and
managers of private dairies.
Twenty-six professors and college
graduates have taken the work in the
efficient work in giving instruction in
other agricultural colleges. In addi-
tion to these, 10 teachers have been
furnished from our former students to
give instruction in dairying in the
dairy and agricultural colleges of IA
states outside of Wisconsin, thus ex-
tending the good work of the school
across the continent from Vermont to
Washington, while the alumni are scat
tered to nearly every state in the
union. At the present time there are
known to be 141 creameries and 149
cheese factories in Wisconsin that are
being operated by former students of
the dairy school.
Messrs. Ingram of Eau Claire and
Watkins of Barneveld visited the col
lege of agriculture yesterday to secure
help for their large farms.