Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-16
MILK Meeting at Dandy.

A milk meeting was held at the Dandy
and Mt. Tabor depot, by the farmers in
this vicinity, on Thursday, February 9th,
for the purpose Of taking into considers
ton the subject of selling milk. The
dairymen OF the town were well repre-
sented. Messrs. Cummings s. Baker, the
company proposing to buy the milk, reside
in New York city. Mr.. Cummings was
present at the meeting, accompanied by
Mr.. Tilden, the agent After formal
introduction by @. b. Congdon, Esq, of
these gentlemen, and the object Of the
meeting being stated. proposals for buy
ing the milk were made. The company
propose to build ice houses at the points
where they are needed, and where the
farmers will fill them; to fit up the re.
frigerator with care for the ice at their
own expense; to furnish cans to those
who desire them to do so at cost, and
take their pay for them as the milk is sold,
as follows; paying to the farmer one-half
the amount due him, applying the other
half to pay for the cans; to sell the milk
for commission of eighteen cents per
can of forty quarts, and for two cents ad-
ditional will guarantee the return of all
the cans within reasonable time to those
who give them written notice they wish
them guaranteed to guarantee the pay
ment for all milk sold by them, and to
pay for it twice a month, passing over the
road to do so.
They estimate that they can sell good
dairies of pure milk SO as to pay the
| freight and commissions, and average
clear to the farmers at least the following
prices:
March, cents.
April, 3 cents.
May, 1-2 cents.
June, 2 cents.
July, 3 cents.
August, 3 cents.
September, 8 1.2 cents.
October. cents.
November, 5 cents.
@ December. cents.
January, 5 cents.
February, 5 cents. .. ...
This estimate is made on the basis OF
receiving two-thirds as much milk during
the fall and winter months as is received
during the spring and summer months.
They also think they may be able to make
the prices average better than the above
figures, and proposed further to guaran.
| tee the above prices to all who wished to
enter into contract to make this arrange
ment with them.
There are many serious objections which
are offered by the farmers in entering
into contract of this kind, and the most
serious of these is that the farmer has go.
to run the risk of getting bis milk to New
York city sweet. Now this would be al
most impossible, especially during the
hot months of July and August, for at
least &c hours must elapse before the milk
would reach the market. Much labor
would have to be expended, as well as
great care and diligence on the part of the
farmer, to keep the milk at proper tenn
perature, and but few have water suffi.
cient for this purpose. The milk must
be kept at temperature of 56 degrees in
order to keep from souring. But very
few springs in this vicinity remain at that
temperature during the hottest part of the
season. Ii the company would propose to
receive and test the milk at the stat;ou.
and assume all further risk, with a guar
antee of pay, we think the farmers here
would sell their milk as it il, they will
probably not engage in the enterprise.
There is no doubt that farmers could re-
alize more from their diaries by selling
the milk at the above prices, than they
could to manufacture il into cheese, but
after the milk is delivered aboard of the
car, they do not propore to run any fur
ther risk. jew