The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-18
MAIDEN KISSED BUTTER
Name Should Be Given the
State Product
PROPOSED BY WILLIAMS
Interesting Session of HoIstein
Breeders Was Held in
Mankato

Black and white dairy cattle as the
best butter producers was the topic
OF discussion at the annual meeting
OF the Blue Earth County Hoistein
Breeders association held in the au-
ditorium Of the Mankato Y. M. c. A.
building Saturday afternoon. The
meeting was largely attended. and was
presided over by President &c. Mar
low. The gathering was honOred Dy
me presence or Is. DsSCOtt, secretary
Oh the State HoIsLeln Breeders asSo-
citation, who spoke at some iengIn on
topics OF interest to the dalrymen.
MIR. Scott said that the future out
look OF the dairy lnlei ests never ap-
peared brighter. At the present time
ne said tnat the whole northwest is
turning to Holsteins. One thing that
the dalrymen will have TO pay more
attention to and that is the building
up or q market for their products.
mir. Scott said that Minnesotians are
approving apples from Oregon while
In Minnesota we raise better fruit o.
that kind, but there is no market
secret Is that Oregon and California
spend thousands of dollars in ad-
Vertfsing. Who is there that does
not know of Sun Kissed oranges"
Mr.. Scott said that there is no rea-
son why Minnesota butter, which has
taken the highest prize in the coun.
try should not through proper adver-
kissed oranges.
Maiden Kissed Butter.
why, not call our product Maiden
kissed butter% interjected Theodore
illiams, who was in the audience.
Maiden Kissed Butter is good" re-
piled Mr.. Scott, and the maiden kiss
Scott " said that tp ihe dairymen Ct this E
state will have to get busy at once
and commence blowing their own horn
why gentlemen" said Mr.. Scott,
eff we but advertised our sour milk
as complexion getter we would sell
tons and tons of It. Every young girl
from the. age of twenty five to forty
it, and then would taboo lemons as a
means of whitening her skin" The
great bulk of the dairy men, Mr..
Scott said, are doing nothing to ad-
vance their own interests in the way
Of publicity. The speaker suggested
that the matter OF imposing certain
dertaken, so as to form a fund for
the proper advertising Of the dairy
interests of the state. Touching on
the importance of acquiring pure bred
animals in the dairy herd, Mr.. Scott
said that the dairymen who tries to
operate a successful dairy with scrub
cows "is as much a hick as the rube-
and buys a gold brick" The average
farmer does, not know how much IL
costs him to feed his cow and how
much he is getting in return for the
feed he is, putting. into !, the scrub
cow; which is as much out of date
in the dairy business as a scythe is in
moving hay at the present day. This
er an animal is profitable in the dairy
herd. is to maintain cow testing as
lsociations.
Mr.. Scott announced that through
the efforts of the State Holstein
Dairy Show for 1921 was landed for
st. Paul. The national dairymen's
sale will be held in connection with
that show.
| President NARROW said that there is
great field for development in the
raising of Holstein cattle. which have
proven themselves to be the best
state meeting will be held at Fart
bault on Nav fourth. 1t was SUGGEST
cd bv President NARROW that Mankato
get busy and land the next STATE
meeting for Mankato. Theodore Will
liams suggested that an auto tour be
run from Mankato to Faribault on
that date to helm boost the PROPOSE
| tion Of Getting the next state meeting
Of the Holsein breeders.
Tt was urged mon all Of those pres
ent at the meeting Yesterday offer az
manv ANIMALS as possible for sale at
the Hnlstein sale to be held at the
Manlrato i've stock naviIion March -
and %. The first dav Of the sale will
be devoted to the disnosaI Of GRADES
and the second day to the sale of pure
breds.
Balance In Treasury.
L. E. Mcmillan, as secretary and
treasurer of the association, stated
that the total receipts for the past
year were $S,39S .8S and the disburse
the treasury of s17O.57. The audit
ing committee in going over the
amounts found them to be correct.
L. E. Mcmillan announced that w.
w. Hulce Of the Rapidan Farmers
State Bank has a proposition on foot
whereby he will finance the bringing
in Of seventy eight head Of purebred
Holstein cows to Rapidan township.
The Blue Earth County Holstefn
Breeders will get in touch with Mr..
Hulce. A. H. Spaulding, Mankato, H.
L. Sohre of Good Thunder, and HUI
bert Ketzer, Vernon Center weer 5ap-
pointed as a committee to meet with
Mr.. Hulce.
The nominating committee consist
ing of Jens Johnson. A. H. Spaulding
and Harry Brush formed the follow
ing slate to fill vacancies in the re-
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