The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-23
GROWING INDUsTF
DArRrIsc rsrESEsrs IN III
UNITED srArnSARE VAST.
Cheese situation tho Only One Whfc
Is Not ~Good-papcrs Befare the
National

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Aug. e.
The attendance at the twentieth annual
session Of the Farmers National Congress
was largely increased to-day. the number
of delegates present being nearly loo.
State Engineer McCune. of Colorado. and
other representatives of Western States are
making efforts TO have the congress adopt
resolutions on the question of irrigation
The addresses on the programme for the
morning session were: Natural Resources
OF the South j. b. Killebrew. Tennessee.
and "Dairyiag." G. NJ. Whitaker. dairy
commissioner of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Whitaker held that the dairyman is
a manufacturer, and that the ordinary rules
OF a manufacturing business apply TO him
and his industry. The three prime requs-
sites to success he held 10 be the nowin
how; executive ability in the manufacture
and commercial ability in the sale Of his
products. In spite OF the high average
grade OF intelligence, he believed that many
~dairymen are deficient in one or more OF
these lines. II regard TO the statistics OF
the trade he said:
1.-The annual value OF the dairy products
Of the Nation is. in round figures. S3o.ooo.o0o.
In the forty years previous to the census
Of 1880 the population had increased LA per
cent. but the number OF mich cows had in
creased but loo per. cent. In the East. the
old dairy center. the increase In mich cows
was but so per cent. IN the Dakotas the in
crease in thirty years was 1850 per cent.
THE production OF butter has increased
more rapidly than the increase in popula-
pounds per capita, the census OF 1880. 1924
pounds One-half OF the butter production
is in seven States. The largest butter State
is Iowa, making l04 per cent. OF the coun~
try's production; next comes New York.
with SO per cent, and Pennsylvania third.
with s per cent. This large increase OF
production shows the Importance OF the
foreign outlet to prevent the surplus from
unduly depressing the home market. Ex-
ports during the last ten years have hucs
tuated between 100000 pounds and 3l.0Co.-
1899. the amount was 100000 pounds"
He called attention TO the increased i'm
p~ortance OF the condensed milk industry,
and declared that cheese Is relatively OF
least account In American dairying. but In
sisted that more attention should &c paid TO
Ii. He dealt, at considerable length. with
the dangers OF oleomargarine and other
imitation buffers. both from the hygienic
and the commercial standpoints. In COM
GLIDING he said the general outlook was
very bright, and hat the cheese situation
must become better, because II could not
we'll be worse.
Mr.. Killebrew, in speaking OF Southern
resources. devoted considerable time TO the
colonies from the North, settling IN South
material progress ard their influence on
public sentiment In their localities.
Fargo. n. D., and Sioux Falls. S. D., are
candidates for the next annual coRven-
don.
Other places which are bidding for the
next congress are Detroit, Buffalo. Erie,
Richmond, Va. Little Rock and Nashville.
BY special invitation r. w. Tansill deliv-
cred an address on "The Pecos Valley In
New Mexico and Its Resources " Addresses
were delivered tonight by A. j. Lockridge,
of Indiana, on THE Mission OF the Farm
err" and by ]. w. Springer. Of Colorado. on
1.-The Live Stock Interests OF the West"
The evening session also was addressed
by j. p. Brown. of Connersville. Ind, on
the value OF forests TO agriculture. The
resolutions committee announced that its
report would not be ready until Friday.