The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
SAVED BY THE COWS
FARMERS OFF SOUTH DAKOTA HAVE
BECOME PROSPEROUS THROUGH
4 THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY
UNAFFECTED BY CROP FAILURE
Interesting Programme of the An
nuaI Dairy and Buttermakers'
Association to Be Held at
Huron Next Week.
speciaI to The Globe.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 30-Great
interest is being taken by the creamery
and dairy men, as we'll as the farmers
of South Dakota, in the annual conven-
ton of the South Dakota Dairy and But
termakers association, to be held at Flu-
ron Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of the coming week. TO the development
of the creamery and dairy industry of the
state is largely due the present great
prosperity of the farmers of South Da-
kota. Prior to eight or ten years ago
farmers generally throughout the state
chung to the one-crop idea, and staked
practically their all on their wheat crop
During seasons of partial crop failures
they were driven to financial extremities,
and finally became interested in creamer-
les Scores of these observation-disclosures
were established at various points in the
agricultural portion of the state, and hard
times among the farmers of South Da-
kota became a thing of the past. The
development of the creamery industry mas
been very rapid, until today there are
In the state about 175 such institutions,
which annually place in the farmers
pockets an aggregate of about 6,00O,OOO
An interesting programme has been pre-
pared for the coming meeting.
On Tuesday evening Mayor ]. A. Cleav-
er will welcome the delegates on be-
half Of the people of Huron. Prof. A. H.
Wheaton, of Bookings, will make re-
Spouse. The president of the association
will then deliver his annual address. Miss
Alice D. Feuling will deliver lecture
on Science An Aid to Cooking" After
the appointment of the various commit
tees the remainder of the evening will
be devoted to an informal reception.
Wednesday forenoon will be devoted
to the scoring of the butter exhibits by
the judge and general visiting among the
buttermakers and other visitors. Prof
D. A Saunders botanist at the state
agricultural college, will present his
views on the Forage Crops of South
Dakota" This will be followed by
general discussion.
Prof. 7. L. Hacker, Of St. Anthony
Mimi, will read a paper on dairying.
"Hand Separators" will be the subject
of paper to be read by A. H. Everhard,
of Highmore, s. D. At the evening ses-
sion of Wednesday the score will be dis
cussed by the judges. This will be fol-
lowed by q general discussion and sub
jects of interest to the delegates. Among
the papers to be read at the evening ses-
sion are the following: 1.-THE Creamery
as a Developing Agency" by John IL.
King, of Huron; "Our New Dairy Law
by John Armstrong, of De smet. S. D.;
1.-THE Creamery by M. L. Haley, OF
Woonsocket, 8. D.; 1.-The Skim Station
by C. W. Giles, of Armour, S. D.; Re
frigeration' by L. Griffin, of De Smet,
S. D.
On Thursday forenoon will be held the
annual election of officers. The reports
of the secretary and treasurer and re-
ports of committees will be presented
at the morning session. Various Eastern
creamery supply houses have contributed
an aggregate CT many hundred dollars,
which will be distributed in prizes to
those whose butter is pronounced by the
judges to be entitled to them.