Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-25
HoLsTElN eREEDERs' PICNIC
n At TALLAksoN'S FARM

0"eeoe"o VUSsNsS%SS
r. At TALLAksoN's FARM
Interesting Meeting for pairymen, and
a Happy Social Gathering.
| Last Friday afternoon twenty-five
progressive farmers, interested In Hol
{ stems, gathered from various parts OF
the county with their families to enjoy
the annual Holstein Breeders Asso.
citation Picnic held at Mr.. Herman
Tallakson's. Many more would un.
doubtedly have been present had it
not been such q rush period on the
farms It Is, however, difficult during
the growing season to lind a time
when it Is not busy on the farms. The
roads and the, were fine, even
| tho we could see our southern neigh.
bors getting rain. =
Mr.. Tallakson's was an ideal place
for such gathering The farm house
and the big shady lawn gave ample
room and protection for the automo.
biles and the people. The milk house
and the dairy barn gave q good illus.
tration of what the average farmer
SoA w Ny ouU0AAy AAQ1OV10& COuU4.
tons. Mr.. Tallakson has several mod
ern improvements, as electric lights,
and a milking machine. In his dairy
house could be seen gasoline engine,
cream separator, and Babcock
tester. A good combination for dairy
| farm.
Seven splendid dairy cows, good ex-
amples of what can be produced by
Rrsl
led with good feed and care, were
judged by the men present. While
there were some variations in plac-
ing, as was to be expected, yet it was
good experience and gave good
chance to size up the cows. It also
gave a chance to compare the judging
with the judging at the County Fair in
years past.
In, spite of the fact that the speaker
Of the day caused a disappointment by
not being present, a good program was
carried out and many good ,sugges-
tions and profitable experiences we're
brought to light for the benefit of the
members present and the Association.
The local high school director of
agriculture and the secretary of the
county association was called upon
for few remarks and responded by
giving number of ways in which the
association can be of help to it's mem
bers and how the members can help
the organization. The president, Mr..
Robert Thompson, kept up lively in.
terest by his remarks and by calling
upon various members for experience,
testimonials, or suggestions for the
good of the order. Mr.. Chas. Chelberg
gave short, enthusiastic talk in favor
of dairying. From his experience he
showed how he had changed from a
scrub bunch of cows of inferior quail
ity to his present herd by few years
of careful grading and feeding.\ Mr..
Chelberg says a man gets mighty in
terested in dairying when he finds it
paying WELL, A check from the
creamery for hundred dollars a
month looks good to him. It does
not pay to let dairying run as a side
line. but he says give the hired man
time to milk and the man won't kick.
He believes that dairying will pay If
man sticks to it, and II it. pays it
should receive sufficient time. and at
tention to run it right; that square
dealing with cows, the creamery, and
tho neighbors is one of" the main
things for a successful dairyman with
future.
Mr.. c. O: Bergquist suggested meth
DDS of advertising our stock and asso-
citation, and means Of distributing our
stock we have to spare to better adj
vantage, and also the possibility of
helping others to secure good stock.
Mr.. w. M. Jonk of Raymond led a
discussion on producing veal success
fully. He finds that it does not pay
to feed all the whole milk the calf will
take: but feed regularly four quarts
of whole milk and then substitute for
lack of fat by using oil meal. Do not
guess when feeding live stock, espec-
tally calves, but feed regularly and
definitely. Mr.. Dave Swenson of Spic-
er and Mr.. r. A. Bingham of Atwater
led the discussion in regard to using
the milking machine. A man with a
big herd cannot get along without a
milking machine. He can take care Of
his COWS alone If his help leaves him
or he wants them to work somewhere
else. Mr.: SwensOn says he can milk
twenty-six cows alone in an hour with
the machine and do it better than II
can be done by hand. The milking
machine does not hurt the cows. 1t
keeps up the flow Of milk. No change
Of mixers. Can milk cows with in
jured or sore tits with the machine
where they cannot be MIXED by hand
The tits will heal up quicker, no blood
in the pail, and no trouble with thu