The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-06-21
California Butter From Enter
priSing VermOnterS.

Only n decade OF years ago inc poo
rlc of California were dependent up
on outside sources for their supplies
If nearly everything except gold. But
within that period wondrous
change has been effected The cult
walton of the rich soil with which the
State is blessed has made them indie
,cndcnt Of the world for all the neces-
aries and most of the Injuries of life,
nd the export of their surplus is on
~ limited by the number of vessels
available to carry it away The eX-
traordnary largo export of Wheat
and Flour Of the past two years the
superior quality of these articles,
which have been shipped to almost all
countries -lmve caused that branch
of the agricultural resources of the
State TO rival the fame OF her world
renowned metallic and mineral pro-
ducts. But these exports of Wheat
aud Flour, important as they are, do
not ten all the story Of Caliiouia's
prevrcss as an agricultural State Her
product of Wool, the increase and i'm
proyemcnt of her hoc,s and herds, arc
scarcely known outside her own Dor
ders. Her Butter has yet to be intro.
ducod abroad There is scarcely an
Article i'm the Whole list of aglicutu
raj products which so clearly marks
the progress of the State as her pro-
duct OF Butter n branch of produc-
ton not entered into systematically
more than year or two. Owing to
most imprudont disregard of the
importance of statistical information
which prevails in the State it is not
possible TO obtain full details of this
important business; but through the
kindness of one of the leading firms
engaged in il, we are able TO give q
figure on the subject, which we feel
certain viii be interesting. Shaftcr n
Howard, of Point Reyes, Marin Coun-
~, are the largest Butter makers on
this coast at present They have sew
enteen dairles, milking 1000 COWS,
which are pastured On ranches con
tanning $1,000 acres of good land.
They employ nearly 200 men TO herd
and milk the cows, make the Butter
etc. There are several other very
large dairies in Santa Clara, Sonoma
San Louis Obispo and other counties
the Joint production of Butter fion
all OF which amounts TO about 500
irllins per month during the season
The agents for some of these daire
in this city have built one of the fin
est iron fronted brick stores on From
street, in the basement of which thu
Butter from each dairy is packed sep
arately, SO that any particular bran'
can always be obtained. TO prepar
firkins for such of this Butter as i
packed for the interior trade, thirt
coopers are constantly employed. Il
bring it to San Francisco from th
diaries three schooners are employees
for those on Tomales Bay, two fo
Point Reyes, two for Pigeon Point
one for Monterey, one for San Lui
Obispo and one for Bodega. Al
these vessels are engaged exclusiyel
in carving Butter and Cheese. Larg
quantities are also brought by othe
coasting vessels and steamers. Til
average consumption of Butter in til
State is estimated at 5000 firkins pc
month. The present production
about 5000 firkius per month. it
quite probable that in 1869 Californi
will have Butter to spare for expor
which, like her Wheat and Flour, Wi
he found to excel in quality that pr
duced elsewhere. The abundance
rich succulent grasses, and the mil
cquable climate of California keep Il
cattle III such condition that the
milk produces the richest flavor
Butter probably in the world.