Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15

iHt annual HitfAluB VI Nut lii"'i"
State Dairymen's Association was held
Ia the city of Freeport. January Z to
D. The attendance was much better
than the average, and was thoroughly
representative. The program had been
well-prepared, and sufficient time was
left after the papers for discussion,
which Is a feature to be fostered.
Tho president OF the association. Jo-
seph Newman. in his annual address,
called attention to the fact that the
association had been organized for "a
years. He said its growth had been
largely in the northern part OF the
state. The industry of dairying had
not developed much In the central and
southern parts Of the state for the
reason that men could not be found
who would milk. The only hope to
popularize the business was to invent
a milking machine hat would do the
work required OF It. Just now dairy
men were not making much money ON
account of the high price of feed. but
this condition would change. One
great cause OF the low price of butter
compared with other farm products Is
the sale of oleomargarine for butter.
Walter r. Kinney. president of the
state farmers institute, read a paper
on the education of the sons and
daughters OF the farmers. He urged
that agriculture be taught in the public
schools II only in ru%dlmentary form.
Prof. +. II. Harrington of the Uni
Versity of Wisconsin delivered an IL
Illustrated lecture on the Patrons
Cow He showed the tremendous
losses sustained by our farmers on
account of keeping cows that never
yield profits.
w. II. Hostetter spoke on farm but
ter-making. He said that in his town
onIy 20 per cent of the farm-made
butter Is really good butter. An equal
amount Is passable. but the rest has
TO be thrown into a barrel to go to
the process-butter factories. On this
last butter the merchants lose money.
The greatest cause of poor butter is
lack of necessary appliances.
Oscar Err of the University OF ILL
nois spoke on the different methods
OF cream raising. lie said that dilu-
ZION ~separators were being sold all
over the state. especially in the south
ern portion, and that farmers should
be warned against buying them.
f. A. Leighton of Iowa talked on
creamery buttermaking as seen by the
travelling salesman. The observations
OF the statesmen were to the effect that
some OF the places where butter is
made are very dirty and that a change
TO cleanliness is the only way at pres
ent Of improving the product.
Prof. Mckay of the Iowa Agricultur-
al College sent a paper on starters.
lie declared that If starters were gan-
orally used the whole level OF butter
quality would be raised.
Dewitt Goodrich of Wisconsin
talked on the American dairy
tests and pointed out the lessons to
be learned from those tests. OGe of
the principal things lea. ned was that
the composite test is very reliable.
A. Il. Thompson spoke on creamery
buttermaking. He declared one of the
most important requisites to be a good
starter.
NJ. s.. Campbell told how to feed a
dairy herd to make money. At the
present time he is feeding silage, Glow
er hay and oat straw. He had found
II necessary to discontinue the feeding
of oats on account of the very high
price asked for them. In November
he has fed 500 worth of pats and
$22 worth of other feed to eleven
cows. His profits for the month had
been only Sl1.35. He had then dropped
the oats and increased the silage and
clover hay and his profits for Deem
Der had been 500. Some of the dairy
men present expressed doubt about
Mr.. Campbell being able to keep up
the milk-low on such a ration. Others
declared that he could do II only with
silage. and that without sllage he
could not possibly keep up his milk
now or the condition of his cows with
out the feeding Of grain.
Euclid N. Cobb (Bun Jersey gave
an interesting talk on his silo. He
%endeavored 10 impress on his hearers
the fact that every dalryman should
have a silo, even If a renter, He said
that he himself would not attempt to
run a dairy without a silo.
Il. NJ. Wentworth spoke on some of
the causes for the decline of dairying
In Iowa. The principal one he be-
lieved TO be the constant tendency Of
the farmers to turn from dairying to
beef producing.