Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-06
SECOND DAY OF
CONVENTIONS
ABlC SUCCESS
Fine Address Opens Morn.
ing Session of Associa-
ton Meeting.

The second day of the silver ami
versary convention Of the Buttermak-
ers' and Dairymen's association
opened in the Commercial club as
sembly hall this morning with h in
spection of the butter exhibits. A
number of tubs of splendid North Da-
kota butter were on exhibit and the
Judges scored the product at "a 1-2.
After the inspection, Judges Lee,
G%ustafson and Dahlberg explained
the points on which they judged the
butter, discussing the desirable and
undesirable characteristics of the pro-
duct exhibited.
S. G.. Gustafson of ST. Paul and
Prof. c. E. Lee of Madison, Wis, de-
livered the main addresses of the
morning. discussing topics of particu-
lar interest to the buttermakers and
dairymen attending the convention.
Gustafson Speaks.
Mr.. Gustafson gave a splendid talk,
taking up the topic, Factors of Sue
cess in Dairying," He laid particular
stress on the success of farming COM
the shipment of their product, point
ing out that h sale is better for
large amounts than for small. He
pronounced the dairy COW and
creamery the farmers mortgage
litter.
Mr.. Gustafson predicts that the
day will come when farming will be
carried on in North Dakota on the in
tensive plan rather than the ex-
tensive. Declaring that a farmer
could better split his land and go in
for dairying on a larger scale in
North Dakota than to farm extensive
ly without dairy cows.
~, y. Prof. Lee Spoke.
Prof. C. E. Lee spoke on The But
ter Market" going to some extent to
show the success in butter and cheese
making and daicying in Wisconsin,
which has been developed in recent
years. Prof. Lee has been connected
with Wisconsin university for several
years and has had ar opportunity to
study the dairy situation in Wisconsin
and many other states. =.
In his address Prof. Lee dealt with
the importance of women as we'll as
men on the farms in the successful
development Of butter making and
dairying.
Mr.. Lee is something of an idealist
regarding the dairying industry and
lays particular stress on the import
ance Of farmers looking to h future
as well as the present in this branch
of farm work. The farmer should not
only look to the profit of a day but
should also plan or the future of the
buttermaking and dairying business
in serving the community Prof. Lee
stated.
That twenty years from now the
dairying industry in North Dakota
will compare f%avorably with wheat
production is the prediction of Mr..
Lee. He is a firm advocate of CO.
operation aud declares that this
agency will do much for the develop
ment of the industry in this state.
Mr.. Let is a North Dakota man and
attended the agricultural college at
Fargo. He lived a great deal of his
life at Devils Lake.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened with
an address by H. E. Dixon of the
agricultural college on the topic
Boys And Girls Club Work" S. J.
Bayers of Glen Ullin is scheduled to
talk on Practical Buttermaking."
The addresses will be followed by q
business meeting at which the cleo
ton Of officers for next veal will take
place. Following the business session
the buttermakers and dairymen will
visit the dairy cattle exhibit and a
dairy cattle judging contest will be
held.
The close Of the convention tonight
will mark one of the most successful
gatherings v e held by the Butter
makers and Dairymen's association in
the twenty-five years Of it's organiza-
ton.
The Opening Day.
Many splendid addresses by men
prominent in ALTERNATING and
dairying marked the opening day OF
the convention yesterday. Topics OF
particular interest to the men attend
ing the convention were discussed by
the speakers at business sessions as
well as at a banquet at the Hotel
Dacotah last night.
The addresses made evident the
fine development of the industry in
North Dakota in the last several years
and showed that the ALTERNATING
and dairying industry is no mean
business but one hat is rapidly
growing in size and popularity. The
prospects for a brilliant future in this
line of work in North Dakota were
pointed out and the enthusiasm Of the
farmers was raised to- a high pitch.
PERSISTENT.