The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
CITY NEWS Il :
PROFITS OF DIARIES
They Need to Be Increased, Says the
President of the Convention
l., of Dairymen. -.
Woman's Auxiliary Gives a Pro-
gram Full of Good Points
for Butter

The attendance yesterday at the state |
convention of dairymen was a very great
appointment and gave a fine opportu- |
nifty to those opposed to holding the meet |
ing In a large city to say Il told you So
Delayed trains were in part responsible
and the counter attractions Of the city,
for not all who had arrived were to be
found In the meeting.
At the opening session the response to
the address of welcome was given by
Governor Van SAINT. who is member or
the association. He attributed the great
prosperity Of minnesota not merely TO It's
great natural advantages, but TO the Sood
serse Of the people in diversltylng INDUS
tries and developing new lines Out OF
this has come the great butter industry.
which is now so we'll established that but
ter-makers in eastern states label tier
product minnesota butter to get IAN
CIV price for it in the market.
The President Speaks.
The address of President A. w. Now
bray of ST. Charles pointed out the line
of development necessary for further
progress in dairy work. He declared that
Minnesota has all the resources needed
to make it the leading dairy state, but
it needs better dairymen and better cat
tie. The object to be aimed at is that OF
raising the average yield Of the COW and
the increase IF the net proceeds or the
dairy. To get this result. dairymen must
study sanitation. ventilation. economical
must learn how to take care Of their cows
and then they get more results from
their labor than they have done thus far
With the climate. the water and the grass
Of Minnesota. it should be possible to make
the best butter in the world.
The discussion brought out the point that
there had been considerable betterment
recorded in a few years. but mucn re-
manned TO be done. In many herds there
were so many poor cattle That tney ate
toto T..J -
sioner Mcconnell said that probably one
fourth OF all the cattle kept for mix were
practically worthless for that purpose
President Mowbray estimated the percent
age from 25 to so.
The secretary reported that the closing
wear had been the most prosperous in the
history Of the associa ton. and the treas
urer announced that there was balance
OF $751; on hand.
Woman's Auxiliary.
The woman's auxiliary program last
evening was presided over by MRS. Vlola
Wilcox Of Benson. In her address as pres
ident. she explained the purpose and need
of su,h an ORGANIZATION. 1t is trying to
imnrove dairy conditions by doing WORK
nossible to women only and In places
where only women could have access. Inc
aim is to pave the way for the creaiaetS
ly teaching the farmers wives np" ~ ~
take care of the milk and to do their part
IN dairving. In the last analysis the sue
cnss of the creamery is in the hands OF
the women. for the condition OF the 1rl'ih
is vital point. , .,,o.s
The papers by two women DAIRY idrlilels
were very much enjoyed. and, although
uodestlv stated, The records shown were
varv enyiable Mrs. M. L.. Holmes or
Owatonna undertook dairy farming on &C
count of g. natural love for cows, having
put her first money into a COW. She mas
$40 acres in her farm, eighty in; pasture
fftv-hve in small grains, twenty IN corn
for fodder The yield of grain was nearly
fifty bushels to the acre and all or the
grain and hay Is fed to stock on the pace
From twenty-siX COWS Mrs. Holmes maze
63,O7S pounds of butter for which she re-
ceived 14S4 or s57 for each COW. In the
discussion the men Of the association
pointed out that the income from Mrs
Holmes cows was more than double the
average and that the grain yield was phe-
nomenal.
has a natural liking for cows. preferrins
them to poultry as being no harder work
and more profitable. Selling milk ano
cream from ten COWS her receipts were 81
a month. also much larger than the aver
age income. With modern machinery she
thought dairyns no more drudgery thar
other lines of business. She had founc
winter dairying the most profitable.
Mrs. A. J. Long Of Excelsior spoke or
the improvement Of the farm home urg
healthy amusements and good literature
Mrs. J. H Cummings Of Rush City pointed
out the negative factors of country life ant
dairying.
Hanska's Cooperative Store
Miss Julia Brude Of Hanska. recen
graduate of the agricultural school tolt
briefly and clearly Of the co-operat1v
store and creamery at Hanska. In
creamery engendered confidence that mad
o1f "a
to meet sharp competition it did bust
ness last year of $4,000 and in few
years the value of the stock has increase
from $4,000 to $4,000 and regular dlvl
dends have been paid. There are 80
shareholders who paid SIS share for thei
stock The business Of the first tie
months of this year exceeded the whole Q
last year by $4,000 meat market
under consideration and Miss Brude sug
gested the addition of bakery and laun
dry She commended cooperation nc
only for it's economic value but for it
prOmtion Of sociability brought about b
common interest.
Mrs. C. H. Robbins OF st. Charles. secre
tary Of the auxiliary. gave an accountin
of the way in which the auxiliary had dis
charged it's stewardship Of an annual az
preparation of $500 from the association
BY Joining forces with the farmers il
4stitutes and the state dairy commissio
the president and secretary were able; I
do 100 days of missionary dairy work
an expense Of $3.50 a day. AS the attend
ance at the lessons. classes and demon
STATIONS was 4500 adults, the expense fl
each individual and one-nint
cents. She gave interesting accoul
of conditions they had been found
many farm homes and Of how they ha
demonstrated with any utensils at han
no matter how primitive and rough. Or
butter bowl was followed out section
q. fir log and butter had been made with
little pronged beaten The work was do,
chiefly in the thlnly. settled and foreis
portions Of the state, often through il
terpreters7 ~
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