The Mankato free press., 1923-10-12
Dairy Cow Was Made
Queen of the Festival


people TO the village in an address
Of welcome at the opening OF the
just following the noon
hour. MIR. .Raney said that the time
has come when the farmers must
go into the dairy business, IL they
wish to make money. Every one that
Is milking cows at the present time
are on easy street, while those who
are merely raising crops for a liv-
ing are only about making ends
meet. The old milch COW and the
hen are going to be the life savers
on the farm OF the future. In closing
his address Mr. Raney said that ev-
eryone was privileged to turn loose
and have good time. James Sor-
rensen. secretary of st. Paul was
the first speaker of the afternoon.
James Sorrensen of st. Paul. sec
retary OF the Minnesota Association
speaker of the day.
of Creamerymen, was the first
The speaker in opening his ad-
dress said that Minnesota is on the
top of the heap in the production OF
best butter. He urged the support OF
the new creamery as means of en-
the farmers in the com
surrounding Butterfield. He
congratulated Butterfield and sur
territory on its enterprise
in establishing the new creamery
He also complimented Butterfieid
in showing the dairy spirit" by
sending the largest delegation tc
the Northwest Dairy show recently
held at ST. Paul. Dairying, he said
is the greatest industry in the state
OF Minnesota at the present time
There are some $40 creameries in
the state of Minnesota and out OF
these $40 are CO. Operative cream
cries. Minnesota, he said, Is at the
top OF the heap in production OF
quality butter and the number of its
CO operative creameries. There are
100000 cows in the state and
these cows in one year produce -four
and one half billion pounds of milk
Some idea of the vastness of this
production, he said, could be gotten
when II was stated that il would
take 225 900 cars or 4,500 trains oi
fifty cars each to transport one
years production to market. This is
worth $175,000,000 a year.
The speaker said that the selec-
ton of dairy cows is about like
picking out a wife The best policy
Is to pick out the COW you like best
for II one likes his cows he will
make a better success with them
There is one thing. however. that
should not be lost sight of, and that
Is, to pick out dairy producing COWS
for the dairy herd.
Mr.. Sorrenson gave some inter
esting figures to show that by the
introduction Of purebred sires the
butterfat production could be in
creased materially, and thus the
cream check would grow In proper
tions to that. The planting Of alfal
ia and the Introduction OF more
silos was urged as means OF max
ing dairying success. In closing
Mr.. Sorrenson again congratulated
Butterfield on the fact Of the ,estab-
lishment of its new creamery, and
said that 1t was a forward step IN
the dairy industry OF that commun
ity. The success OF the institution
rests with the farmers themselves.
Gave Evening Program
The evening program which last
ed until ten o'clock p, m; was held II
the Butterfield town hall, where ia.
cob Brogger presided. 1t consisted
of short talks on dairy subjects by
County Agent l.. e. Mcmillan Of
Mankato. Frank s. McCabe OF st
Paul. general development agent oi
the Omaha road DR.. M. B. Wood Of
Mankato, L. z. Hudson Of St
James, county agent OF Watonwar
county, and n. l.. Sanders, presi.
dent of the Watonwan county far:
mers clubs.
In opening his remarks County
Agent l.. E. Mcmillan Of Blue Eartf
county compliments the enterprts
ing farmers and business men ol
Butterfield for the forward step they
had taken in the erection OF a CO
operative creamery in that section
The dairy show given yesterday
the speaker said would do credit te
a county exhibition. There Is al
ways a chance OF improvement IN
the breeding line, and Mr.. McMil'
Ian said the best way Is to intro
duce purebred sires. The speaker
was glad to learn from Mr.. Brosgel
that Butterfield had Joined the
state creamery association.
Mr.. Mcmillan said that one OF the
important factors in the develop
Inept of the dairy industry Is the
proper breeding. Then comes proper
feeding. Considerable stress was
laid upon the necessity Of bal
anced ration for dairy cows. The
planting of more and more alfalfs
was urged as a means OF producing
an almost perfect feed for cattle
Mr.. Mcmillan referred to a trip made
during the afternoon to an alfalfa
patch owned by Jacob Brogger rtgh
In the limits OF the village. this he
said, was a move in the right di'
rection. and he was glad to hear tina
Mr.. Brogger had been emufated b1
a large number OF farmers in Wa
tonWan county, who have now gont
into the raising OF alfalfa witt
splendid returns.
The speaker sair that too muct
stress could not be laid on the ne
cessity of sanitation in the dair!
industry. Proper ventilation
barns, and If possible running wate'
supplied in the regulation drinking
cups, where the cow can take q sil
whenever she likes brings great re-
suits in the extra dow obtained
Silos and silage as a feed for dair,
cattle was also urged
In closing Mr.. Mcmillan said h
hoped that the farmers would sup
port the industry which they have
given such a good start at Butter
field, for it means dollars and cents
In their pockets.
That the Omaha railway compan!
is interested in the prosperity of tn,
rural communities through which
it's road passes, was evidenced yes
terday by the presence Of ]. j
Prentice, superintendent OF thu
western division OF that road, wht
drove down to the show with hi