The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-02-07

5000 IA. 90
1000 TIA. 90
94.0O 2O4 90
From the above figures it is very
vident that the dairymen cannot
ford to keep a COW making less
han 200 pounds of butterfat per
ear. The average dairy cow in
Minnesota produces about 1877
ounds.
The Land O. Lakes engaged in
ne egg business in the early part
{ 1928. During the year 3,721,-
90 dozen eggs were handled.
hose grading Land O. Lakes
rand commanded a premium of
ght cents per dozen. Of the eggs
eceived they graded as follows:
Land o. Lakes 1,347,840 doz.
No. .......... 76,071 doz.
No. 2 ...... 1,697,S53 doz.
The Minnesota farmer received
oout a " cents per dozen more
Or his eggs in 1928 in proportion
, terminal prices than ever before.
he activity of the Land O. Lakes
fought this about.
III There were times during the
Year when private dealers were
aging too high a price for eggs.
7herever this condition existed
Ee Land o. Lakes instructed their
gents to let them go to the private
ealers. Many thousands of dol
RS were lost by private concerns
1928 in an effort to put the
and o. Lakes egg department out
business.
The Land O. Lakes entered the
oultry game about Sept. 1, 1928.
ne million nine hundred eighty
ne pounds of dressed poultry and
s2,418 pounds of live poultry was
lndled at a profit to the patron
lring this period.
e A large percentage of dressed
rkeys was forced into a lower
ass because of carlessness in
essing. The speaker said it was
5 purpose to conduct a school
e coming fall at which the proper
sthod of dressing and handling
essed poultry will be explained.
AT the close of 1928 the net as
is of the Land o. Lakes corpo-
ton was slightly less than ST.
10000.
Before he closed Mr.. Mortenson
turned to the discussion of eggs.
2 said that eggs should be kept
a uniformly cool place and mar
ted as often as possible to re-
! i've the highest grading.
Adjournment for lunch was TAX
at this time.
President Lying re-assembled the
pwd very shortly after 100 pm.
: introduced ]. H. Hay, st. Paul,
putty commissioner of agricult-
e of Minnesota.
This Scotchman is a practical
rmer, endeavoring to make
Try farm operated by proxy, To-
led in Pennington county near
lief River Falls, yield profit.
Mr.. Hay said the cooperative
samery was the greatest agency
the world to get people working
SSether tremendously. The annu-
meeting of the cooperative
eamery is the most outstanding
in a 12-month period. He said
Dairy and Food department
IS fully aware of the splendid
ecess the Sank Lake organi-
ion had made under the most
acting difficulties, competing
III the most highly organized
.vately. owned butter distribut-
t organization in the United
ates. He was glad of the oppor-
aity to attend this meeting in
Ter that he might see first hand
sort of co-operators who made
the Sank Lake Association.
The presence of so many ladies
the meeting was one of the evil
ices why the Sank Lake coop
i've creamery was so successful.
said many of the annual meet
IS he addressed was made up en-
Fly of men. Ordinarily the wife
children do not receive the
dit due them for, making the
Iry cow profitable.
According to Mr.. Hay Minneso-
has $50, 900 dairy cows. The
ue of the butter, calves and fer
ger produced in 1928 was over
)0,000,00O. Sixty per cent of
the iron produced in the United
ties comes from the range of
slnesota, yet the entire iron ore
put of 1928 was worth less than
half that of the dairy cows.
'he success of every community
Central Minnesota depends upon
dairy COW. The Sauk Lake as
iation was congratulated upon
fine success made in 1928 and
speaker predicted that the local
amery's output would pass the
90, 900 pound mark annual with
a comparatively short time.
f every state produced as much
tier as Minnesota there would
Hanger of over production. Sta
les show that dairying only sue
lis in country where snow
Its grow. Under the circum-
lces overproduction of dairy
ducts was very remote.
n strict testing of all cows was
lied in order that the unprofit-
le COW may be weeded out.
"a discussing the problem Of the
aner Mr.. Hay practically in
Jed the Minnesota plan for
IA relief inaugurated by the
II publishers Of Minnesota a
weeks ago. Millions of pounds