The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-03-18
Carson Valley Dairymen h
Urged to Improve Herds

The annual meeting of the Minden
Dntter Manufacturing Company was
held at the C.. l. V. c. hall at Minden
on Wednesday afternoon and In the
absence of VIM. Dressler, president OF
the concern. A. Settelmeyer presided.
Financial statements we're read, and
1t was revealed that during the year
1920 some $274.00 was paid out to the
dairymen of this community for fat.
The books of the company for the
year were audited by Mr.. Adler and
his report showed that all accounts
were kept in excellent condition.
Election of officers was next in or
der. and VIM. Dressler, through ]. K.
Drendel, made it known that he did
not seek reelection to the board of
directors. f. Fl. Dangberg, secretary
OF the company, made the same state
ment, the stand of both directors be-
ing made. no doubt, because they were
no longer actively engaged In the
dairy business. However. both men
have taken keen interest in the well
fare of the creamery industry and the
stockholders failed to accept their
designations, and the entire old board
was reelected to serve for the present
year. VIM. Dressler. II. F. Dangberg,
r. Bassman. F. Schacht, and A. Settel-
meyer will serve as directors of the
company.
1t was also brought out that the an
nual dividend was passed by the d.
rectors for various reasons and es-
pecially for the general welfare of the
company. .
The report of the manager revealed
the fact that the overrun for the year
1920 was "a 5-10 per cent, an increase
over the preceding year of about 8
per cent
Because of the fact that the dairy
industry has been on the decline in
this section during the past year or
SO, and especially since the high price
OF hay was in effect. the meeting was
made public to all farmers, and after
the business meeting Sam T. Green,
who has had thirty years experience
in the dairy and creamery business.
and prior to that time was a member
of commission firm at San Fran
cisco that handled nearly the entire
output OF the Douglas County cream
cry, gave most instructive talk on
the industry.
He declared that the Minden cream
cry as was we'll equipped as any in
the country; that the report of the
which showed an overrun OF
"a 5-10 per cent revealed that the con-
cern was being well conducted and the
highest possible efficiency was being
He reminded his hearers that while
he was a stranger to many of them,
he was not stranger to Carson VAL
ley. having visited this section some
years ago In the interest
of the dairy industry Of Carson VAL
ley. 1t was through Mr. Gneen's ef-
forts that the Wells Fargo Company
cut the express rate on butter from
Nevada to San Francisco more than
one-third. saving thousands upon
thousands of dollars to the dairymen
of Carson Valley.
I'm the manufacturing end of the
you have made rapid strides"
he declared, but on the farm you are
no better off than you we're twenty
two years ago. came here as a
friend. and as a true friend. | must
criticize you in some things. Your
excellent creamery cannot make the
best butter without the best cream.
Your herds are not what they should
be, and you dairymen should endeavor
to improve your herds
He declared that dairymen in many
parts of the country We're no better
Off, but cited few examples where
rapid headway had been made in herd
and the results attained.
In Eureka County. California. the far
mers organized what is known as a
Dairy Association. and through that
organization cow-testing was started
and the robber-cows eliminated from
the herds. Grade bulls were pur-