The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15


$500. He knew of others feeding al
falfa and salt the same as he and
whom he knew were realizing as high
as $50 and 500 per COW. Mr.. Wood
cock expressed great satisfaction with
the results thus obtained.
Mr.. Smith, believe Mr. Woodcock
would make an improvement and get
still better results by feeding little
barley meal with the alfalfa and salt.
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. VOL read a valuable paper on
1.-The True Creamery Plan" Mr. Woll
is one of the most experienced and
successful creamerymen of the state,
and his paper was listened to with
much interest. The Ranch will pub
fish this paper in full.
The subject, DAIRY Products and
Their Quality" by Professor Major,
was of deep interest and Importance.
1t was followed by very earnest and
interesting discussion, in which many
members participated. Among the
questions of vital importance was one
pertaining to the quality of the cream
cry butter of the state. 1t had been
stated that, as a whole, it's quality was
going down, and the hand separator
was held responsible. Mr.. Woll chal-
lenged the statement both as to the
quality of the butter and the hand sep
arator. He stated that in his judg-
ment the quality of our butter was far
above what it was a few years ago.
He attributed the improvement largely
to the hand separator. Mr.. Woll, at
length, detailed the system under
mbicb tbo Dupoopocc Croomaru IF
which he is manager, is being con-
Quoted, and was unstinted in his re-
marks in praise of that machine, and
recognized it as a prominent factor in
having brought about results in the
business of that successful creamery.
He thought it was all wrong that the
character of the products of our cream
cries should be questioned, and told
how we were making ourselves the
laughing stock of the Seattle dealers.
Mr.. VOLTS remarks were warmly ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Blanchard-Theq question involv-
ed is of more importance than the
smiles of derision or the whimperings
of the Seattle dealers. This organiza
ton should stand for a principle with
it's motto both Coward" and Cup
ward" AS a matter of fact, so far as
the quality of the dairy products of
the state are concerned, the tendency
is either up or down. There are
strong evidences that such tendency is
downward, and that the creameries
know such to be the case. 1t cannot
be expected that when the cream is
permitted to remain on the average
farm under average conditions for
three or four days, then shipped into
the cities and handled as is the GUS
tom, butter of average and much less
of superior quality can be secured
therefrom. At any rate, the quality of
such product cannot be expected to
compare at all with that of the country
creamery, like that represented by
Mr.. Vol. Yet, it is safe to say that
fully one-half of the cream of the state
is shipped to the cities there to be
largely made into butter. l do not
as rule, question the quality of the
article that is being turned out by
our country creameries, but I do that
of the city creameries. Under these
conditions, it behooves the creameries
OF the country to establish a reputa-
ton for country creamery butter as
against the article turned out by the
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