The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-08-11
WEST BRANCH PICNIC
The Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Company Entertains Multi
tude at Uelem's Grove.
w. F. Schilling of Mortified and l.. n
Dybevick of State Dairy De.
partment Were There.

On Sunday the annual picnic of the
West Branch Creamery association
was held in the beautiful grove of o.
b. Uglem, and a multitude of people
took advantage of the fine weather
which prevailed to attend and enioy
the excellent program which had been
provided. The Uglem grove, with it's
magnificent trees, is an ideal spot for
gathering of this sort there could
scarcely be a place better adapted
to the requirements. "A good baseball
ground is also one of the features of
the place.
People from miles around attended
the picnic and Princeton was we'll
represented, several automobiles and
many teams from the county seat
having been lined up on the stretch of
ground set apart for the accommoda-
ton of vehicles.
The officers of the creamery GER
tainly put forth their best efforts to
make it pleasant for the visitors and
no one was disappointed with the en-
tertainment furnished.
At noon dinner was served 1.-The
good old-fashioned basket dinner.
prepared by the farmers wives-and
all were extended an invitation to
pitch in and satiate their inward
cravings. There were viands of all
sorts spread upon the greensward-
tried spring chickens, roasted meats,
choice vegetables and many kinds of
dessert-and there we're plenty of
good things for everybody.
The creamery association was for
tunate in securing for this occasion
two OF the best authorities to be OBJ
tanned in the state-men who have
made long study of the subjects
which they treated. They were W. F.
Schilling of the Spring Brook Stock
farm, Northfield, and i. o. Dybevick
OF the state dairy department.
Mr.. Schilling spoke to the farmers
on improving and caring for their
cows and strongly urged all who
could possibly obtain feed of any sort
to hold onto their best COWS, as thew
would be worth three times their
present selling price in the spring,
and as this was an essentially dairy
country they could look to no other
way OF making their farms profitable.
He was strong in advocating the silo
as means of feeding the dairy COW,
and where there could, even at this
late date, be found three or more who
would club together and do the work
of filling they should at once build
silos to save every bit of fodder they
could secure. he has had practical
experience for six years with a silo,
and during this dry season has fed
ensllage to his COWS twice daily. he
urged not to build silo over fourteen
feet in diameter for the small farms in
this section, and the smaller farmers
should not build over twelve feet in
diameter and 81 to Sc feet high. Mr..
Schilling has been around the state
considerable and remarked that con-
ditions in Mile Laos county we're no
worse than in many other sections of
the state, and in many instances not
so bad. In wedding out the herds Mr..
Schilling strongly urged farmers to
use the scales and test and sell only
those COWS that would prove un-
profitable.
MIR. Dybevick spoke on co-opera-
ton and the great benefits derived
from farmers sticking together in the
creamery enterprise all over the state,
and he urged strongly that those
patronizlng creameries take better
care of their milk and cream, and
said that more than million dollars
was lost to the farmers of the state
annually in quality from the fact that
farmers did not properly care for milk
and cream. he told farmers to wash
separators every time they were used.
Following the addresses ball game
was played between Estes Brook and
Milaca in which the first named team
won by score of IA to 3.
The West Branch creamery is doing
very satisfactory business. It's
patrons are increasing their herds of
COWS as result of the inducement
otered-highest price in cash for
butterfat. These patrons realize that.
with a ready cash market for cream.
nothing pays SO we'll as good milk
COWS.
A word of praise is due the directors
OF the creamery. The board consists
OF progressive, level-headed farmers
who avail themselves of every oppor-
tunity to enhance the success of the
creamery, and, under the management
OF such men the institution cannot do
other than prosper.