The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-08-31
h Butter Trade

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The superior faciIities for transporting
furnished by railroads, at this time, ar,
very rapidly reyoluIunizing the, market
as far as the more perishable products o
the farm and dairy are concerned. A few
years ago, The butter of Ohio, what liil,
Of it reached an eastern market, was sole
for grease. 1t was poorly made, poorly
cured, and poorly packed, and when open
ed in New York or Philadelphia was no
thing more or less than a mass Of sinking
grease. A very small proportion Of itwal
used for cooking purposes, but by far the
largest portion was used for such purpose.
as refuse fat is used for.
The length of time consumed in
conveying it TO market, was general,
ly given as the cause of its wretched
condition when ii reached there, and but
little attention was bestowed upon its
manufacture. A little later, some pur.
chasers acquired the habit of sorting their
butter as purchased, ard more carefully
packing the better quality, and this way ii
came somewhat more into use. But the
VIGOROUSLY low price at which it was pur.
chased in country places in the west, pre-
vented anything likc;syslemotic effort on
the part of farmers and their families 10
Improve lis quality. The idea came to
be very prevalent lhalgoUd butter could moi
be made in tie wcsI, and while Orange
county butter. brought 25 to SO els. per
pound in New York The best of Ohio but,
ter would only bring from l24 TO 1877 cts.
per pound. 49,,
But The new era which was rsbcrod in
by the multiplication of railroads, increased
The price OF butter of good quality, and be.
hold The majar part now made in Ohio
will compare quite favorble with that Of
New York. More pains are taken, more
care bestowed upon lis manufacture, and
the consequent result is a better quality
and greater quantity. What len yeas
ago was looked 10 By farmers, as a matter
OF no more consequence Than 10 help pay
lof a litle tobacco or coffee, is now look
ed 10 as yielding a handsome sum of mo-
ney, 10 swell the general cash receipts of
the farm. One firm in Ohio, the present
year, cannot fall much if any, short of
purchasing n million pounds of butter,
paying for The same an average of l24 els.
per pound, or in the aggregate one hun.
dred and twenty fUe thousand dollars.
The aggregate cash sales of butter in
Ohio. by farmers, the present year, if the
few data 10 which we have access are any
guide, must amount 10 near half million
Of dollars. AID this is hut the commence
ment OF the butter trade of Ohio. No
particular interest has ever yet been
awakened on the subject, and the half a
million cash received The present year for
butter is only an inkliOg of what may be
received in coming years, The farmers
oil Wayne county alone at the close of tie
present season will have received fer their
butter al least $4,000 in cash, whereas a
lew years ago they received not the half of
that amount in trade.
We noIic} That in other place the pur-
chase of butter, is also getting TO be "A mat
ter OF importance and exciting very gene
raj interest. We see in The last Ohio
onion, that in Ashland a butter store has
been established, and that The daily pur-
average 500 lbs. The Union
thinks Ashland County a much better
grazing county Than WAYNE and that an
other year would increase the purchases
iourlold. In either county there remains
great chance Zoe improvement, andin each,
Ibis trade will rapidly increase in impor.
The comparative nearness to mar.
kei, will henceIorlh keep up the price
as TO make the business profitable to
The farmers, and they will continue to i'm
prove the quality and quantity Of butter
which they sell. New York and Phila-
will yet draw a portion of their
batter from OHIO, and our farmers
will have 10 hank railroads for the price
they receive iorit.-Wocster Republicaa.
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