The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-08-31
essential thing in dairying-no dairy
farmer should be without one. Farm

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as such they of course want to pro-
duce everything as cheaply as posi-
bic. Without the silo the waste is too
great-too much profit gets away.
Dairying is the branch of farming
that stands at the top of the list, but
it should be carried on scientifically,
not in a haphazard manner. When
farmers have a prosperous season in
sight, said the speaker, many of them
buy more machinery on the pros poets.
Don't do it, be urged-build a silo
first and get the machinery next year.
The silo is the most important of the
two and the sooner you build it the
sooner will you realize that your
profits have begun to increase. By all
means build silos. He spoke a few
words on breeding and advised the
farmers to test their COWS, get rid of
the poor ones and procure others that
are better than the average. Get a
good sire which is from good dam,
he said, and thereby improve your
herds. In conclusion he advised the
girls and boys to stick to the farm.
Mr.. Curriers' talk was on "Step-
ping Stones to Success in Dairying. "
He said the first requisite in dairying
is of course the COW, but the farmer
should not be satisfied with anything
that bears semblance to a cow-he
should get the COW that returns the
greatest amount for the food con-
sumed. He advised the farmer to
get a tester, or have his milk tested at
the creamery, and to keep account of
the food consumed by each COW. Then
said he, weed out the poor COWS and
replace them with more productive
ones. The next thing in Importance
is market for the product, and the
best is the cooperative creamery.
There a fair price is invariably paid
and you get cash for your milk and
cream. The cooperative creamery is
one OF Minnesota greatest stepping
stones to success. Now, he continued,
in order to create a greater demand
Tor butter you must manufacture a
good quality and, to obtain this good
quality you must furnish sweet cream
or milk-no buttermaker can make
high-grade butter from poor-grade
cream. High-grade butter is always
in demand and it brings good prices.
So it pays to deliver your cream to
the buttermaker three or four times
week. Speaking of centralizers, he
said they we're as bad as the cata-
logue houses and he advised the
farmer to patronize neither of them.
The home creamery and the home
merchant, said he, are entitled to
your patronage and should receive
it.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Curriers'
address Miss Adeline Crepeau
rendered a couple of vocal selections
and ball game between Long Siding
and Blue Hill was then set in motion.
Blue Hill was the winner by the
close score of 10 3 and the game was
one of the most interesting played in
these parts this season. Robideau
was on the mound for the winners with
Kaliher at the receiving end and both
put up creditable game. ICY" kept
the hits we'll scattered and was also
effective in the pinches. Leander,
who was on the firing line for the
losers, pitched classy article of
ball, also. Only one hit-a single
was registered off of his delivery and,
besides that, he pounded out two
three-baggers. Thorson, who was be-
hind the bat, also put up a good
game. G. A. Shaw acted in the ca
pacity of umpire, and he handled the
Indicator in a manner that showed
previous experience. Long Siding
was the first team to score and for
several innings held lead of to. 0.
Blue Hill finally tied it, and before
the game was over gathered in
total of five runs. The contest was a
good, clean exhibition of the great
national game and the large crowd of
spectators thoroughly enjoyed it.
The West Branch creamery is doing
a very satisfactory business. Its
patrons are increasing fast as re-
suit of the inducements offered
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 direc-
tors of the creamery. The board con-
sists of progressive, level-headed
farmers who avail themselves of
every opportunity to enhance the sue
cess of the creamery and, under the
Of such men, the insti-
tuition cannot do other than prosper.
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