The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-01-03
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Dairy Ass Citations.

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Dairy associations have been Of i'm.
mense help to the country. They have
more than anything else stimulated
the production of milk and butter, and
have secured for the producer OF these
articles lower rates on the railroads
than could have been obtained in any
other way. Considering the small size
Of these associations the work accom-.
plished has been remarkable. Very
few Of the state dairy associations
have more than two or three hundred
actual members; In some cases the
actual members do not exceed one
hundred. There are a great many
members that pay their yearly fee for
the mere sake Of having their names
on the membership roll. In numerous
cases these are agents of dairy supply
houses, butter colors and other com.
mercial interests connected more or
less remotely with dairying. The
small number Of members have, how.
ever. the support Of the farming popu.
lation. They arc looked upon as some.
thing Of i parliament. where great
policies are discussed and adopted.
When the represastativ Of these as
sociations come br;p:e the state legis
iature, the members cf the legislature
realize that thexe rnen stand for many
thousands of da,Iymen In their states.
WsseatlIts mot So: the National Dairy
Union, an associ lion composed OF hut
= i,handfll of mon, could never have
forced the Olaomapezf&ne laws through
SEoA8rsss. The Wstscsusin Dairymen's.
Association, sabon: thirty years ago,
took sasp sthe matter c0f railroad rates. {
They sent one 0f their leading officers
to Chicago, and he spent days In con.
ferring with the men of the railroads
passing through Wisconsin He OBJ
tanned q rate which, for lowness, was
unheard-of In those days. He also oh.
tanned the use Of refrigerator cars for
shipping Wisconsin butter and cheese
to Chicago. New York and other east
ern poikts. The results were imme.
diately felt ir Wisconsin and through.
out the entire West. 1t was the iii.
nois Dairylnens association that really
created the existing state pure food
commission, It fought for years to
get the bill that created the commits.
sion through the legislature. The good
work accomplished will go on from
year to year aud from generation to
generation. Yet in sp,le of the great
work that was done, 10 convention OF
Illinois dairymcn exceeds hundred
or SO of actual members. think the
farmers everywhere should encourage
the formation OF dairy associations.
also believe they should lose no oppor-
tunity in attending the meetings of
dairy associations 1t has been mat
ter OF remark that the farmers living
near the meeting places in many cases
seem to ignore entirely the existence
of the associations and the holding of
conventions, even when these conven-
tions have been hci; in localities noted
for their dairying industry. Sometimes
che audience has been composed OF
people from beyosiu the boundaries OF
the county, witt but a sprinkling of
the local farmers. The farmer that
has the opportunity to attend dairy
convention almost without expense to
himself can afford to sacrifice two or
three days of tbs time on his farm for
the sake of being present at the meet.
ings. The amount of information
that he will obtain will be worth vast.
ny more to him than the amount OF
work that he can do III the same time.
John Stinson. Bureau Co., ILL.,. In
Farmers Review.