The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-05
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.

France has chalked Australia and the
Cape for destroying her wool market, has
taken note, that the United States is like
" to do the same for her cereals. But
it has come to light, that Hungary, has
been silently d~isputing the market al
ready for grain and -four. Since 1868,
Hungary exports about 10000 tons an
nually Of wheat to the European markets,
and $500 tons of four some of the latter
finding its way to Egypt, Brazil, and La
Plata. A soil naturally rich. Hungary
wants but a few trunk railways and more
hands. Sowing, Reaping, and Threshing
Machines are eagerly purchased, as Eng
lish and American Manufactures know.
1t is a curious thing, but true, that the
want of sacks has interfered with the ex-
portation of grain and flour from this
land Of Goshen. One house in Paris
supplied 1900 at the price of two sous
one penny-per month-to be returned
free and in good condition.
There is a point often overlooked even
by good frmers,-the condition of the
water with which stock is supplied
When we consider that milk of average
quality contains 81 per cent. OF water,
and that pure water is essential to the
health of stock, it would hardly seem
reasonable to expect that the animal
could o~verstep the laws of nature, and
manufacture good milk from stagnant
water, filed with vegetable decomposi-
ton, and reeking with filth and abomina-
Bile stenches and yet such seems to have
been expected and required of the poor
animal, even in some Of our best dairy
districts, and because manufacturers
have not been able to make a good prod
uct out Of such milk, they have been
blamed as shiftless and incompetent.
The question of bad favored cheese
during extremely hot weather is discussed
year after year, and, with all our know
ledge and experience, in New York has
not been obviated. In hot, dry seasons
much of the July cheese is very ill-la-
vored floating curds also prevail. l
took some pains to study this question,
and found, by examination of farms in
numerous instances, that putrid, stagnant
water was one of the leading causes.
There are other causes, it is true, but in
no case where this putrid, stagnant water
was taken by stock was a clean favored
cheese produced. In one locality Of
Herkimer county great trouble was had
at the factory from floating curds, and
the milk Of one of the patrons was de-
clared as the cause, and his cows were
drinking from frog-ponds. This man, to
test the matter, changed his fences so as
to get good water, and the trouble ceas.
ed in returning again to bad water the
difficulty returned
In st. Lawrence county a butter-maker
found it impossible to make good butter,
and he called in the assistance Of his
~neighbors, who looked over his milk-house
and general management, but could find
nothing wrong. 1t was dry and hot, and
the usual supply of water had failed, and
his cows were drinking from impure pools.
The trouble continued in his butter-mak.
ing until he opened a spring which sup.
piled the herd with pure water, when it
ut once ceased.
So from experiments like these it is
abundantly proved that bad water makes
bad milk. We are losing millions of dol.
lars annually in poor butter and poor
cheese, simply because people do not
know where the fault lies, whether it be
in the milk or in the manufacture. Many
do not appreciate that the the time is
right upon us when poor favored stuff,
whether it be butter. Or cheese, is not
wanted in the great markets of the world.
Dealers do not care to handle these goods.
They give Il bad reputation to every one
who touches them. An inferior product
must always be bought at a lower price
than its real value, if bought by an ex-
pert, because he takes a large risk in
looking up a customer to whom he may
dispose of it.-WILLARD.