River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-28
THE BUTTERMAKERS
at st. Paul. Minnesota Comes Ont
With Flying Colors.

! President George L. Haskell. of Lincoln
/ Neb with $500 delegates present
! Governor Van SAINT welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of the state. Mayor
Smith on behalf of the city Of St Paul.
and President H. A Boardman on behalf
of the ST. Paul Commercial Club. Re-
| Spouse was made by J. c. Boardman for
the delegates. The afternoon session was
occupied with the presidents address, the
report Of the secretary, Suddendorf, and
the appointment of committees
The parade, which was the big feature
OF the day, formed at Rice park, and
was headed by a platoon of mounted
police and the Minnesota State band
The judges of the parade were Major
Alvord, of Washington, d. c., who is
connected with the dairy division in the
department of agriculture; ]. Van Smith,
Of st. Louis, and j. f. Harris of Chi
cage. Minnesota took first prize
All concede that the convention has
been the best ever held in the history
of the organization. 1t will be some
weeks before the meeting of the next
convention is decided upon. If weather is
taken into consideration. Kansas City
will get the next convention. The repre-
sentatives of that city are using St. Paul
weather as one of the arguments favor
ing their city.
Former Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin,
delivered an address filling the place of
Secretary Wilson of the department of
agriculture, who was unable to be pres
ent. Governor Hoard dwelt upon the
wonderful progress in butter-making in
the United States during the past twenty
hn inv tn ,F
and the perfection of creameries. He
wanted to impress the minds of the but
termakers that their zeal in perfecting
the creamery should not allow them to
forget the interest of the cows. which
were most important. The man who is
an expert at caring for the cows is of
more Importance to the industry than the
man who is an expert at operating a
creamery. According to creamery sta
tistics. it requires more milk to make a
pound of butter than it did five years
ago. He advocated the employment of
experts who would instruct the dairymen
in the art of raising cattle and post them
in milk sanitation.
Minnesota secures the highest award
on butter exhibit and three medals out
Of four at the national buttermakers'
convention.
Kansas won the silk banner for the
highest average. The sunflower state had
twentynine entries in the exhibit with
an average of 1914 per cent Minnesota
was a close second with $3.50 per cent.
Minnesota sent 263 entries from cream
cries of every class while the twenty
nine from Kansas undoubtedly came
from the best creameries in the state.
which makes the small defeat of Min
nesota in this particular look more like
a victory.
For separator" butter, the gold medal
went to f. o. Quenvold, of Owatonna,
Mimi. whose score was 81 the silver
medal to c. H. Jensen. of Bernadotte
Mimi. who scored 96l5 For gathered
cream" butter the gold medal went to
w. C. Noble, of South Waterford, Me,
| score. 81; the silver medal to NJ Mag
nusson, of Bee Mimi. score, 90s4 Only
Mr.. Magnusson had previously obtained
a medal. This is his third successive sill
yer medal for gathered cream butter
He secured one at Lincoln, and one at
Sioux Falls
The silver cups went to Marvin Pow
ers, of COrley, Iowa, score. SAG; r. Sor-
enson. of Utica, Wis, score. 931a; F. E.
Barrett, of Union, ILL.,, 80; o. L. Distad
of De Smet, S. D., 80; William V. Beach,
of Charlotte, VT, 93l6.
Although other states competed. state
averages were announced for eight states
only. Kansas led with S944 per cent
Then followed Minnesota. second. 49,
per cent Illinois third, SS.9i; Iowa fourth
1924; Wisconsin fifth. S8.13; Michigan
sixth 1886; South Dakota seventh. $780,
and Vermont eighth, $685.
All scores were low, the lowest made
during the nine years of the association
history. The average score was low this
year on account of the large number of
entries. The cause of the low score
made by the higher scoring tubs is not
clear to the judges. One of them re-
turned the explanation that the week
in which the butter was made presented
extraordinary drawbacks in weather
The National Creamery and Buttermak-
| ers' Association reelected George E.
Haskell president at last evenings ses-
sion by reclamation. Mr.. Haskell did
not consent to become a candidate for
his old position until late in the after
noon. j. =. Nissley, of Topeka, Kan,
who was the only avowea candidate up
to that time, withdrew his name on the
| floor of the convention. president
| Leland Grimm, OF DE Smet, >. D., ana
| T. Sudendorf of Elgin ILL.,, secretary and
| treasurer, were elected without opposi-
| ton.
The last morning was given over to an
| examination by the delegates ot the dis
| plays of butter at butter hall and the
| auctioning off of the same The S2l tubs
! of butter entered amounted to about
| Sis. 900. and the bidding for the same was
| lively. 1t was finally knocked down to
| Moore & Co, of Chicago. for 10 cents a
/ pound. realizing the association about
4 S32, 900. This money goes into the treas
| ury OF the association and viii be used
! for premiums and expenses at the next
/ convention.
| The full share of honors fell to Min
/ nesota in the butter contest as first an
1 nounCed. but a subsequent announcement
/ of complimentary scores during the day
1 gave Iowa a slight lead. This was in
/ the case of tubs received too late for
| classification, and one tub from the ag-
| ricultural college at Ames. Iowa, entered
/ not in competition but for a compliment
/ tary score The scoring was IS. and.
/ while not competitive, somewhat took the
/ shine of the Minnesota showing. which
was 81.
The resolutions contained an unquali-
fed demand that the Grout bill be put
/ to a vote and passed.
/ President ROardman, of the Commercial
! Club. on behalf OF the club. presented
| TO President George +. Haskell and Sec
rotary +. SundendoTf of the bottermak-
! ers' association, handsome grass Irvine
chairs as a memento of st. Paul indus
! tries