Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
DAIRYMEN m SESSION.
r Welcomed by the Mayor and
- :. Governor Van Ssnt, ~


Il Governor Van SAINT. -,
Owing to delayed railway trains the
attendance at the opening session of
the state dairymen's convention in st.
Paul was slimly attended, Mayor
Smith welcomed the delegates and
Governor Van SAINT, who is a men,
Der of the association, responded. =
The governor told how in the east
ern cities in order to make sales of
butter the rents labeled the product
from Minnesota state and then found
no difficulty in disposing of it. He
advised everyone to buy 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 100
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 a balance of $781 on
hand.
Mrs. C. H. 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 1850
personE, 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 pan, and even now some have
not learned that quality of milk has
quite as much to do with the profit
ableness OF 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
ing.
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 Commissioners Mcconnell gave
q paper on present and Prospective
Dairying in Minnesota After de-
claring that the advantages. of di-
versifed farming to the Minnesota
agriculturist can find no moro 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 $2,50O,oo0. There are
SOC, 900 cows in Minnesota, one-half
of which number contribute milk to
the creameries, which in turn produce
annually 100000 pounds of prize
winning butter, bringing to the dairy
farmers $12,0OO,0O0 per year. If the
milk of all the cows in Minnesota
were sent to the creameries, the dairy
product would reach an annual value
of $25,O0O,0OO. 1t is possible for the
dairy products of this state to ulti-
mately reach a value yearly OF $751;
O00, 900 to $50, 1000, 900" ..
The convention adopted a series of
resolutions. ~ w. d. Hoard, C. 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 appropria-
tions for the work among tho cream
cries and for q Minnesota dairy OK
hibit ut the st. Louis expedition. Tho
asks that hereafter at
least five Of the state dairy inspectors
be experts in butter and shesse max
ing. - .s.ssy. J. = T ..@.@. |
The scoring Of the 1s3 exhibits Of
butter was read. The aver
age was s2.2e on the first scoring and
91.1s on the second. NJ. Bonergaard of
Hutchinson took first premium, gold
medal, on an average score for two
scorings Of 95H; Charles Levenick Of
second, SIS in cash, with IN
q vnra ua NJ OK. Inhn SSn11iA ~ &NAw