Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-08
DAIRyMEN'S MEETING

Addresses by Experts
in the Dairy
Business
There was not large attendance
Monday at the meeting at the court
house to listen to addresses on dairy
ing from State Dairy Commissioner
W. W. Mcconnell. Frank Shrewsbury
and E. K. Slater. There should have
been at least 500 farmers present to
listen to the practical and valuable
addresses made.
J. J. Brunner was chairman OF the
meeting. After Mayor Vasaly made q
short address, he introduced Inspector
Frank Shrewsbury >of the state dairy
department. The speaker took clean
linass as the text of his address, show
ing that good milk. good cream and
good butter could only come from
COWS that were cared for properly.
that were kept clean, and utensils,
cans, sepsrators, and everything and
everybody must be clean. It was q
common mistake, he said, to milk
COWS outside when the wind ia blow
ing. Impurities get into the milk
that the most careful straining will
not remove, and the milk deteriorates.
He said variation in tests was due to
treatment of COWS. Kindness to AMI
mails has q practical value. 1t makes
the milk better, because the COW is In
better condition. BE said wooden
pals should never be used. but tin
pals without seams. Sometimes when
the skinned milk is taken home it
is left in can, aud the can is later on
hastily cleaned, with the result that
the unclean can spoils the milk. The
cans should be washed thoroughly as
soon as home is reached, and put out
to dry. Many use hand separators 20
40 not to 90 frequently to creameries.
but cream that stands 4 or 5 days is
not good cream and can't make good
butter. Even feed and even temperature
were essential In separators.
E. Z. Slater took up the question
from the buttermaker' standpoint
, he emphasized the need Of cleanliness
he said in winter cream should be
taken to the creamery four times a
week and In summer every day. The
creamery industry s-of the state
amounted to about &s4, 600. Geo yearly.
Throughout the state the average was
20 to % lbs of milk to the pound Of
butter. BE said every dairyman
should own good tester, which could
be bought for 81 or! S. He explained
the matter Of overrun. The creamery
purchased the farmers butter fat.
When mixing it the buttermilk,
water, and salt became a factor, 60
that the average overrun at q cream
cry was about 16 per cent. II the
creameryman paid for the amount Of
butter made from the cream brought,
the price would lowered, so that the
result was the same in the la,ee run.
The speaker gave great many practi-
cal hints out OF his experiences. In
the matter Of washing cans, which
he said should te done separately, not
in the same water in which dishes
were washed, be said stiff brush
should be used with securing powder,
not rag, for after q can has been
rubbed out with rag, though appar-
emily clean, the microscope shows a
coating of grease or other deleterious
matter to be left
Commissioner MoConnell's address
was very interesting. he dwelt on
the Importance of the farmer as a
factor in the nations life. spoke of the
marvellous development of the state,
and gave statistics showing the
growth of the dairy industry. Out of
the TIA creameries in the state, more
than 600 were cooperative, showing
that it was possible for the farmers to
get together successfully. The state
creameries made last year 66, 900, 600
lbs. of butter, and only 800, 600 Of the
900, 900 COWS Of the state were auxil-
ary to crea.neries. Dsirying paid,
but it must be paoperly carried on, it
meant hard work, but the results
were great. He told q story Of man
VINO had q large farm, and did. we'll
dairying, but had only fifteen COWS.
and when asked Why, with such a
large farm, he had only fifteen COWS.
he replied that that was ''all his wife
could milk" He scored that kind of
farmer. He gave numerous instances
of success In dairying, and stories to
illustrate his remarks. Mr.. Mcdonnell
spoke of the beef trust, which, while
cutting prices to the pr ,duc+r, makes
no reduction to the consumer, and
said time Of trouble WAS at hand