The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-05-26
A GREAT DAIRY STATE
THREE MILLION ACRES STATE
LANDS FOR SALE.
Great Opportunities in Minnesota for
Agriculture, Horticulture, Stock
Raising, Dairying, and
Manufacturing.

in the past decade. The agricultural
sections of the state, which were for
merly grain producing almost ex-
clusively, have become great dairy
ing districts peopled by farmers de-
voted to the pursuit of diversified
farming and stock raising. Mime
sofa has demonstrated to the world
that in dairy products she takes her
stand in the foremost rank among
the great dairying districts of the
world, and she may feel justly proud
of the success which has been OBJ
tanned. There are undoubtedly as
large a number of COWS furnishing
milk for private dairies in the state
as are contributing to our creameries
and cheese factories, and as this fact
must be borne in mind in studying
the following statistics in order to
fully appreciate the magnitude of the
industry. A total of 449, 740 cows con
tributed to our creameries and cheese
factories in 1903, a total of 1892
94S,495 pounds of milk, from which
were manufactured 72,266,34S pounds
of butter and 3,99S,646 pounds of
cheese. A total of $14,3S5 ,O9O.54 was
paid farmers of the state for the milk
furnished these factories. There are
ITO creameries and 90 cheese fac
tories. Of these the farmers of the
state own and control COG and 254
r owned by individual parties.
While the volume of the dairy bust
ness in Minnesota is sufficient to at
tract the attention of her sister
dairying states, her reputation as
the leading butter state of the Union
has been accomplished through the
superior quality of her creamery but
ter. She began her series of sue
cesses in 1884 when she won grand
sweep stakes at the New Orleans
Cotton Exposition. Again in 1898
she won first premium at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago, and in 1896 gold and
silver medals at the Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, National Creamery Butter
Makers Contest. In 1897 the victory
of 1896 was repeated at the Ovation
ma, Minnesota, meeting of the Ma
tional Creamery Butter Makers AS
sociation, a gold medal and silver cup
being the trophies.
In 1898 the National prize again
went to Minnesota at the Topeka,
Kansas. meeting. In this same year
four first premiums We're o at
the Omaha Exposition. In 1893 the
first prize was again won at the Ma
tional Creamery Butter Makers Con-
test at Sioux. Falls, S. d. Again in
1900 Minnesota won first place at the
national contest at Lincoln, Nebraska.
At the Pan American Exposition,
Buffalo, 1901, Minnesota took second
place in the sweep stakes. At the
No4.~,1 T,oo,oa,u R11tto1 .r NJ lynTc'
Convention held in st. Paul in 1901
and in Milwaukee, 1902, where there
were larger entries than ever before,
Minnesota products easily held their
high position, carrying off the larg-
est number of prizes, she having
taken the grand sweep stakes prize
at the Worlds Exposition at Paris in
1900, where her products came in
competition with those of the world.
Her latest triumph was at the st.
Louis Worlds Fair held last year
where her dairy and creamery ex-
celled all others, carrying away near
ly all the principal prizes and medals.
The winning of so many prizes has
served more than to satisfy the pride
of those interested in the upbuilding
of the dairy interests of the state
it has resulted in creating an active
demand for Minnesota butter in the
markets of the world and the peo-
pie who have been producing this
golden product which has made the
state so famous, have profited ac-
cordingly. Minnesota is today re-
ceiving a higher premium for her
creamery butter in the eastern mar
kets than any other state in the
Union, and this of course means
more money in the pockets of the
producer. The additional price re-
ceived for Minnesota butter owe that
sold in any other state. is a substan-
tial benefit for the patron who pro-
duces milk for a creamery in Min
nesota.
In spite of the wonderful growth
which has been accomplished by our
dairy interests, the prospects for the
future are indicative of greater prog
ress. Minnesota is an ideal dairy
state, peculiarly adapted to diversi-
fed farming and stock raising. Dairy
ing thus far has been more confined
to the thickly settled prairie regions
of the state, where the general adop-
ton of the industry has been brought
about through necessity, excessive
grain raising having depleted the
fertility of the soil. During the past
five yea the business has been de-
veloping most rapidly in the Red
River Valley, and this section is des-
tined to become a great dairying dis
trict. In northeastern Minnesota
conditions are perhaps more favor
able for dairying than any other
branch of farming. In fact, the
country is especially adapted for
dairy farming, both from the stand
point of a market for dairy products
and from the natural conditions OF
the country.
Minnesota's natural advantages
should appeal to those coming from
other sections and who are in search
of cheap farm homes, where they can
engag in the business of dairying.
The vast empire comprised by the
northwest and northeast sections OF
the state, the natural advantages OF
which are so apparent to the OBJ
server, should soon become peopled
by farmers engaged in dairying and
stock raising. No other section of
the whole northwest can offer such