The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-16

weeks OF harder work In the fall
cuts, stacks and threshes it, and a
month of the hardest work plows
the ground again for the same rou.
tine; whereas on the dairy farm
there is steady and much lighter
work throughout the year; the pecu-
liarities of each animal is noted,
the development of the calves under
different systems of feeding are
noted with interest; the experiments
with varied rations and the results
upon the matured animals are
watched with absorbing interest;
the various methods of caring for
the stock at all stages of life-all
these awaken keen interest. Every
animal in the herd will have it's
place in the affections of the young
AS we'll as of the old-and farm
ing becomes pleasure instead of a
drudgery. These considerations
are, of course, but secondary to the
best results, as shown in the profits,
but they are real and substantial.
The HERALD feels like extending
it's personal congratulations to every
farmer who has become impressed
with the value of first class cream
cry, and will do what it may to en-
courage the enterprise. Every
farmer living within radius of ten
miles, whether upon a forty or a
full sect ion, should become a men,
Der and patron of the Sank Lake
Creamery Association.
The following are the officers of
the new association:
PRESIDENT. F. Coy1e.
Vice-President-A. D. Dryden.
Secretary-Geo. w. jenkins.
Treasurer--J. H. Mann.
Directors-James H. White, r.
Gamradt, Chas. Kortan.
I'm connection with the above the following
comm unication will prove of interest to the
patrons OF Cne creamery
After attending the annual meet
lngs of many of the creamery Or
CARNATIONS of this state, | am war
ranted in saying that there are but
few of the farmers have the least
conception of the causes which led
up to the fight for the protection
of pure butter. After contributing
money freely to the N. D. U. for
this purpose in 1899, they have
neglected to inform themselves as
to how and for what purpose this
money was spent, feeling very
grateful for the three to five cents
per pound additional value that they
believe the Tawney-Grout bill put
on their creamery butter, and at the
same time forgetting that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty.
They forgot, also, the need of crea
ting an additional fund to sustain
the present organization in their
further efforts to educate and pro-
tect the dairy farmer.
purpose in this communication
to give synopsis of the work done
by the National Dairy Union and
at the same time show their further
needs.
As early as 1898 the officers of
the N. D. u, realizing the i'm
portance of restraining the manu-
facture and sale of oleomargarine,
began very active campaign in
the interest of the dairy farmer and
for the protection of pure butter.
AS but little effective work could
be accomplished without the finan-
cial and moral aid of the farmers,
the secretary of the N. D. U. made
an appeal to those interested in
dairy work, asking for $4,000 in
contributions, to be used in secur-
ing desired legislation.
AS starter, the De Laval Sepa-
rator Co. and the Chicago Dairy
Produce Co. each gave 81, 900, and
the Worcester Salt Co. $500.
Then followed the sale of n. D.
U. certificate badges to the farmers,
which showed the holder to be a
paid member of the n. d. U. and
created fund sufficient to prose
cute the work begun to successful
conclusion. .
Then followed series of investi-
cations too many to enumerate in
this article, so / will touch upon
but few. ....
1t will be remembered that the
manufacturers of oleomargarine had
educated the people to the belief
that in their formula nothing but
pure suet or kidney fat of the beef
was used. This, they said, enabled
them to put on the market substi-
tute for butter just as palatable and
healthful as pure creamery butter
at much lower price. Conse-
quently, they claimed that theirs
was the poor mans butter.
Investigation showed that no
butcher receiving quarters from
these large slaughtering centers
could be found that had ever re-