The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-12
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Club SMOKER
President Robinson Presides
Over Interesting Program;
Noted Speakers Heard
PRIZES ARE AWARDED
IN VARIOUS CONTESTS
Silver Cup Comes to Farmer
Stock Judges; Placed in
Commercial Club

The smoker held at the Commercial
club Wednesday, night, in honor Of
the visiting dairymen of the Red
River Valley association, was larre-
ly attended and proved highly en-
1oyable, visitors and business men OF
Bemidji mutually rraternalizing.
President w. z. Robinson of the
Commercial club presided over the
brief program in which several prom
inent dairymen and others prominent
In state department took part.
the opening was a clarinet solo by
P. r. Peterson, former director of the
band, followed by report by Secre-
tary Houske of the dairymeh's asso-
citation on the results or various con-
tests held by the association mem
bers, notably that between makers
of butter. Mr. Houske stated that
the pr' :.lction in the Red River was
light at this time of year. and that
the influenza epidemic had lessened
the number Of contestants, Seven.
teen counties comprise the associa-
tion membership, and one county ont.
SIDE was represented in the displpy
Of butter, although not a contender.
The results follow:
Dairymen's Contest.
Butter Contest-First, 3. J. Om-
modt, Flom, score 96; second, s. C.
Boe, Now York Mill, score CAS-: third.
L. Haslerud. Thief River Falls. score
93.5. ,,L
Dairymen's Contest--To the cream.
cry association having the largest
percentage of patrons keeping herd
rprnrHu---.E III rst DaIfoo-
operative creamery, NJ Sorenson.
outtermaker; second, Equity Co.
operative creamery, Wadena, RI. A,
Goetch, buttermaker; third. Shelly
Cooperative creamery, Fl. O. Tom
mervlk buttermaker, fourth, EN-
mnrdville Cooperative creamery,
RUNNER, A. Martin buttermaker;
NTH, Fertile Cooperative creamery,
G. j. l1oIte 'buttermalsers .'1s4. .
Farmers Contest in Keeping Indi-
Vldual Herd Records-For the farm
er Keeping the best, most complete
and accurate record of his dairy herd
awards, $25, $40, SIS, $40, others
30: First, J. Emil Nelson, Wadena;
second, Clarence Holte, Shelly; third,
o. c. Foss, Pelican Rapids; fourth.
John II. Olson. Pelican Rapids; fifth.
J: }. Fosse. Fertile; sixth, Charles
Slggerud, Pelican Rapids seventh,
A. C.. Menard, Plummer.
Dairy Sire Purchasing Contest
TO the cooperative creamery asso-
clatfon purchasing the greatest num-
Der OF registered dairy sires First, :.
Pelfman Rapids, Cooperative Cream
cry association, M. Sorenson, butter
maker; second, Twin Valley Co.
operative creamery, o. O. Heggeness
buttermaker; third, Rindahl Co.
operative creamery, Fritz Wahlin
buttermaker.
Silo Contest, No. Ito the CO.
operative creamery association hav-
ing the largest number of silos in
use: First. Pelican Rapids Co.
operative creamery. NJ Sorenson but
termaker: second, Dent Cooperative
creamery. J. J. Harms buttermaker;
third, Shelly cooperative creamery,
II %. Tommervik buttermaker
Silo Contest, No. 2--For the great
est number Of silos built during 1918.
Winners the same as in si1o contest
No. |. Silos built: AZ, Is and g.
Butter Criticisms.
S. r. Gustafson of st. Paul, repre-
SeuLIHB LUe SLdte Ua1Ty ana 1000 de-
partment, then gave talk on
Butter Criticisms" He remarked
that the butter was OF extra quality
at this time Of year, but warned his
hearers to get more color into their
butter, stating that substitutes had
easy sailing. He spoke Of butter at
times being nearly waite and that
consumers were skepical as to it's
real identity. He also urged the
keeping of milk in we'll ventilated
quarters and to watch the cows
when nearly dry and greater care
all around.
Display Butter Auctioned.
F. M. Brown of ST. Paul, the
"official auctioneer," then offered the
butter that had taken part in the
contest for sale to the highest bidder.
There were twenty-five to thirty
tubs. averaging 22h pounds per tub,
and in the bidding F. G. Troppman
and Charles Nangle OF Bemidji
hooked UP in spirited competition.
The bidding started at 62 cents per
pound and these two merchants see
sawed back and forth as the figures
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