The Mankato free press., 1903-10-30
Commissioner Mcdonnell 10 RaOrqan-
ize Stale Dairy Department.
Branches to Be Formed, SPECIAL Men
Placed in Charge.
The Plan Of Very Vigorous Cam
paig5 Is Outlined.
Farmer. Will Be Greatly Benefited BY
The New Scheme.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
w. w. P. Mcconnell is planning to re-
organize the state dairy and food conn
mission so that the work of the depart
ment will be in closer touch with Minne-
sofa farmers, and the production of milk
and cream in the state will be increased,
says The St. Paul Pioneer Press.
TIE department viii be organized into
branches covering inspection of ereamer-
les and cheese factories, supervision of
| herds and barns, scoring of butter, test
ing of the productiveness of cows, spe-
cial assistance to milk producers and
buttermakers and analysis and iDspec-
| the head of each branch and VIII devote
| his time to it. Heretofore the same man
has often inspected food and creameries.
B. D. White, who has devoted large
part OF his time to the inspection of
creameries, viii supervise the scoring of
butter. Whenever butteTmaker sends
butter that is not up to the standard, Mr..
White will visit the creamery, ascertain
if the cream is cured properly and make
suggestions. He will also visit the pa
irons Of the creamery to see if the milk
is cooled and aerated and ascertain if the
cows are properly fed and cared for.
A. ". Throw will make special in
vestigation of the feeding, care and pro-
ductivity of representative herds in the
state. The milk produced by each cow
will be measured monthly, showing the
percentage of butter fat. A strict ac-
count of hay, bran and grass consumed
by the cow will be kept, and a balance of
the receipts and disbursements will be
struck al the end of the month. In this
way the farmer will know what is the
best kind of feed to ogiye the cow to pro-
duce the largest amount of milk. Nom
productive cows viii be sold for beef.
George II. Staples will inspect herds
and stables. He viii have charge of four
patent pumps, which the department has
purchased to whitewash the barns and
stables. The pumps are now in operation
and Commissioner Mcconnell has issued
an order that all barns must be white
washed by Dee l. Mr.. Staples viii also
see that each dairyman has a detached
milkhouse He will devote most of his
time to the dairymen who supply the
twin cities.
III. E. Vroman viii have charge of the
cheese factories, and several inspectors
will cary ON the inspection work.
"The keynote of our campaign will be
to increase the output of raw material
that makes butter and cheese" said Mr..
Mcconnell eve shall devote our ener-
gies largely to show how farmers can
make $40 from a COW where now they
make $5. 1t costs just as much to hire
buttermaker to handle 5,G00 pounds Of
milk day as $4,000. The expenses of
running the creamery are practically the
same, but the receipts of one are much
smaller than of the other. Who sus-
tains this loss Many people think that
| the creamery or buttermaker stands it.
But he does not; the loss really comes
out of the farmer.
"Not only will the farmer save in cut
ting down expenses per thousand pounds
of milk, but be win make weney owing
to the fact that large quantities of but
ter always bring higher price than
small quantities. 1t costs representa-
tive of an Eastern firm just as much to
come to Minnesota to buy l,0O0 pounds
of butter as 10000. If he can buy l0,-
600 pounds he can afford to pay higher
price and if he finds what he wants he
will pay higher price"