The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-09

The Northern Produce Co., Mi
not, Charles Helm of Hanover
and John kosak of Min0t were
tied with 80 points.
Bridgeman-Russell Co., James,
town, 81.
H. o. Fink, Youngstown, 9O.75.
Tri-Co. Farmers Creamery Co.,
Grafton, $3.50.
Mai. E. S. Person of Minot, was
elected president of the North Da-
,sota State Dairymen's association
Yesterday afternoon, succeeding j. w.
Morrell, of Minot. Other officers
elected are as follows:
Vice president-R. F. :Bridgeman,
Grand Forks.
Secretary-R. F. Flint, Bismarck.
Treasurer-J. w. Morrell, Minot.
The executive committee consists of
Prof. J. R. Dice of the Agricultural
college, Fargo; Frank Gaebe, New
Salem, and Franklin Page of Hamil-
ton. This committee will select the
next convention city.
The nominating committee consist
ed of r. F. Flint of Bismarck; Emil
Feldman, Valley City and S. F.
Crabbe, Fargo.
Ice Cream Men Elect
0. A. Amundson of jamestown was
elected president of the ice cream
dealers branch of the dairymen's as
ISOLATION Other officers are:
Vice presidents. J. LaDue, Minot.
Secretary - G. B. Cara
way, Fargo.
The executive committee consists
Of R. F. Bridgeman of Grand Forks
and N. O. Hefte of Devils Lake. The
officers of the branch also form part
OF the executive committee.
The annual convention Of the North
Dakota Dairymen's Association was
hald in this city, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and ended today. The convention
was largely attended and . the most
intense interest was shown. Owing
20 the condition of the roads in the
rural districts the number of the local
dairymen attending the meeting was
cut down considerable.
The meeting opened with invocation
by Rev. P. w. Erickson and the adj
dress of welcome by w. NJ. Smart,
president of the City Commission.
John w. Morrell, of this city, presi-
dent of the North Dakota Dairy asso-
cation, gave his address Tuesday.
..The time has passed when FARM
er can go out with a sack of wheat in
enc hand and a prayer book in the
cther and trust to God to give him a
crop" Mr.. Morrell said, and advocat
ed the Investigation of methods. He
stated that the total amount of but
terfat marketed in 1910 was 1885,
O79 pounds, while in 1921, the total
amount had reached 100000 pounds.
The dairy industry now has back of
It the broader policies of the state
in making an effort to increase the
broader policies Of the state in max
ing an effort to increase the number
Of dairy cows in North Dakota, in
educating the producers to market a
letter grade of raw material at a
l5wer cost of production.
"And educating the producer to
market better grade of cream is
lying way which will make it pos
s!ble for the producer to obtain more
money for his butterfat by having a
Grade Of cream superior to what has
been delivered to the creameries in
The past years. -
"The necessity of care in milking
and the marketing of cream or but
tarfat is of vital interest to both the
producer and the manufacturer.
Butter is sold onsa score basis bas.
Cd On flavor, body, salt, moisture
color and neatness of package. The
Tlost important of the above basis is
the flavor, ~and-it--is impossible tt
make the best grade of butter from
cd and rancid cream, ere am Of !:
strong weedy flavor or cream which
t1ay have taken on any of the I'm
Clean cdors from decaying vegetables
improperly cooled, cream or cream
which has. been allowed to remain il
4 heated room, thereby starting fer
lllentation. as 49,
Winter Milking Desirable
. <'An important item in the milkin,
Of cows today is the desirability o
winter milking. The records shoy
that 81 per cent Of the entire yearl
production of butterfat was produce
in June, July and August at tim
Of the year when the flush of tn
season is at it's height and price
naturally would be at their lowest
While on the other hand, for Decem
Der and January of the same year
total of per cent Of the entire year
business was produced at time tha
the best prices were paid for butter
s fat. It appears to me that the de
STABILITY of having cows freshened
the early winter when with any rec
sonable care they would give a goo
flow of milk through the. winte
months and when turned on grass
the spring would give practically :
much milk as they would had the