The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-19
DAIRYMEN IN SESSION.
Tho tate Association Meets IN st. Paul and
Is Welcomed by the Mayor and
Governor Van SAINT.


the state dairymen's convention in st. :
Paul was slimly attended. Mayor
Smith welcomed the delegates and
Governor Van SAINT, who is a MEM
Der of the association, responded.
The governor told how in the east
ern cities in order to make sales OF
butter the agents labeled the product
from Minnesota state and then found
no difficulty in disposing of it. He
advised everyone to buy a farm if
they had not already done so and
prophesied that never again would
farm land be as cheap as now.
President Mowbry in his annual
address said the state needed better
dairymen. Minnesota had the finest
grasses, climate, water and butter
makers in the United States and all
that was needed was better dairymen.
The state had 100000 cows and the
average product of each cow was $50
pounds. The thing to be considered
by the dairymen was how to increase
the average product of the COWS. The
cooperation of the cooperative
creameries was the way in which to
benefit the dairymen and the butter
makers.
The secretary reported that the
closing year had been the most pros
porous in the history of the associa-
ton, and the treasurer announced
that there was balance of $751; on
hand.
Mrs. C. II. Robbins of St. Charles,
secretary and treasurer of the wo-
mans auxiliary, gave a very interest
ing account of the work done
throughout the state in the matter
of educating the farmers in the art of
butter and cheese making.
During the work the president and
secretary put in 100 days and made
practical demonstrations before $500
persons, not including the babies and
children who attended the meetings.
The work done Mrs. Robbins ex-
planned was not against the co-opera-
tive creamery but was paving the
way for them. "Creameries are the
greatest labor savers ever devised for
farmers wives" was the declaration
of Mrs. Robbins.
Prof. T. l.. Hacker, of the expert
mental station read paper on the
subject: DAIRY Cow and How to
Produce Her." Prof. Hacker said in
part:
up to the time the milk tester was
invented the farmers could only guess
at the value of the milk by looking
into the pail, and even now some have
not learned that quality of milk has
quite as much to do with the profit
ableness OF a cow as quantity
w. L. Chappell of Fergus Falls in
his paper said it was not possible for
farmer to succeed in business by
working four months and resting
eight. He advocated diversified farm
iEG.
Professor Harry Snyder discussed
the proper feed for dairy cows, and
Professor Shaw read a paper on Pas
lures" A. j. Mcclure told how to
care for a dairy herd properly.
Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell gave
a paper on present and Prospective
Dairying in Minnesota" After de-
| claring that the advantages of di-
versified farming to the Minnesota
agriculturist can find no more con-
| vincing argument than in the rapid
| growth of the dairy industry, Com
missioner Mcconnell said:
''There are 700 cooperative cream
cries in this state, representing an in
vestment of $2,5OO,OOO. There are
100000 cows in Minnesota, one-haf
of which number contribute milk to
the creameries, which in turn produce
annually 100000 pounds of prize
winning butter, bringing to the dairy
farmers $12,000,000 per year. Ii the
milk of all the cows in Minnesota
were sent to the creameries, the dairy
product would reach an annual value
of $25,OOO,OOO. 1t is possible for the
dairy products of this state to ulti-
mately reach value yearly of $780,
100000 to $S0,000,0O0."
The convention adopted series of
resolutions. w. ID. Hoard, G. Y.
Knight and the Minnesota delegation
in congress were thanked for their
fight against oleomargarine. The
state dairy and food department was
highly commended. The trust which
is swallowing the cooperative cream
cries was condemned. The legislature
was asked to make special approprla-
lions for the work among the cream
cries and for a Minnesota dairy eX-
hibit at the ST. Louis exposition. The
convention asks that hereafter at
least five of the state dairy inspectors
be experts in butter and cheese max.
I ing.
The scoring of the 1872 exhibits OF
creamery butter was read. The aver
age was 1929 on the first scoring and
81. IS on the second. M. Sonergaard of
Hutchinson took first premium, gold
medal, on an average score for two
scorings of 95S; Charles Levenick of
Lakefeld, second, SIS in cash, with an
average of 95; John Sollie of New
Sweden, third, $40 cash, with an aver
age of 94A.
On the dairy butter exhibits, the
first premium was awarded Mrs. M.
T.. Holmes of Owatonna, score 90;
Mrs. J. HI. McRostie, second. score
91b, and Alberta Winn, Redwood
Falls, third, score 81.
The officers of the association were
reelected, with the exception of the
treasurer, Clement Halvorson, who
declined. August Ahlswede of Jor-
dan was elected in his place.