The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-13

Special to The Journal.
Mankato, MINI, Dec. 1s.-This is
stockbreeders' day, at the Minnesota
.dairymen Is convention, and farmers
are displaying more interest than in
the creamery program yesterday.
P. H. Kiefer Of Manchester, Iowa,
announced the butter scores today. The
Eagle Lake, first prize, gold medal,
score 81; A. G. Schandel, Gilmore, sec
ond prize, $15, 961h; M. Sandergaard,
Hutchinson, and Kendall Of Schaefer,
both Sc, divide the third prize Of $40.
I Dairy butter, Mrs. +. A. Sweet, Fair
mont, 921a; Mrs. J. H, McRostie, Owa-
tonna, 81; Mrs: Albert VIM, Redwood
Falls s71a; Henry Palmer, Excel
sior, SO. ~.
Cheese, G. Andrist, West Concord,
90; j.. T. Mccarthy, West Concord, 95;
w. L. Parkin, Stornton, 81,
The election of officers is booked for
this evening. No contest is likely. L.
A. Sweet of Fairmont, seems to have
clear field for president. He is now
second vice president. -rf
A. J. MEG uire Of the Northeast ex-
perimental farm, Grand Rapids, read
q paper, "a Study in the Breeding Of
shape themselves according to condi-
tons. Minnesota cows, he found, are
on the verge Of starvation, being hard
ly able to walk when turned out in the
spring. He thought it better for farm
ers to club together and buy an ex-
pensive animal rather than for each
one to own an ordinary one. Heifers
should be well cared for. He advised
against the crossing Of breeds. ) 4
o. C. Gregg Of Lynd,5. Superintendent
Of the state, farmers institute corps,
onoEo s trnho noirx,,,o IN % 1J:ir Z
/. Inspector Talks, Of Cream. i, ,,..s'
i Sam Haugdahl Of st. Peter, state
dairy inspector, made the statement
that Minnesota butter is not of as good
quality, as 1t was q few years ago, the
same condition existing in Wisconsin
and Iowa. He laid ii to The use Of
hand separators, cream from these now
being accented by half or wo-thirds Of
the creameries of the state.
The remedy which he suggested was
for the creameries to adopt an ironclad
rule not to accept the cream unless it
was delivered every other day in win
ter and every day in summer. Where it
is delivered only once or twice a week,
as at present, it gets in bad state and
reduces the quality of the butter.
It was put to a vote Of the convention
whether. it was good policy for the
creameries to send out wagons to gather
the cream, and it was almost unani-
mously voted in favor Of the farmers
delivering it. ."A,-~ ga
H: J. Roseau of Meriden read paper
on 'Pasteurfzing Cream.'' He said
that it improves the keeping quality Of
the butter by killing the germs, good
and bad. The. desirable germs are Then
introduced by means Of Che "starter. =
He said that In most Minnesota cream
cries it would pay to invest in pasteur-
izing plants. The Danes, he said. were
the first to adopt the method fifteen
years ago, and they have captured the
English butter market. +. ;,
The Care of Milk.
State Dairy Inspector +. Shrewsbury
OF ond L9%n rgg. Lake spoke Pol on 1.Gare of Milk
strongly for cleanliness in, the mi1 sg
and the care of the milk. go = =
The hand separator he declarea
has done more todeteriorate the quality
OF Minnesota butter than anythinJ else
| don t condemn the hand separator.
but the way it is used, :
s.. B. Shilling Of Mason CITY. Iowa
told Of the work Of the National Dairy
u, union the past. year, and said that Il
had cut down the use Of oleomargari1,e
lie declared that Dr.. Wiley, the chief
chemist OF the agricultural department..
is "a traitor in camp and inimical F,
the interests Of the dairymen. a meas me ~
ure to prevent the use Of colorinu nat
ter is likely to be proposed this wint t,s
ne said, and the dairymen must ha ~ |,
their guard. The industry is also mon.
aced by the character Of the butter inf
on the market as much as by oleompa nO
garine. The character Of this bntta lrS' "a
a safeguard to the interests Of oieoma +