Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-10
Aarmaltnral.
Prom the Maine Farmer
Maine Board Of agriculture d''''
Farmers CoHUeHtion.
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Mr.. Sawyer's address by the Presiden'
of the Board. q 4. Gilbert. E,e. the In
,rVdustuTy exercises occupying little
more than bali an hour.
Following this the question was taken
ep: Is IL desirable TO extend Cheese
Factories in our State; or devote more
attention to the making oil choiSe butter,
silher in The private dairy or By the a.
soeislion system ?" the consideration OF
which wss opened by the reading Of
paper By Horace Colburn member from
keunebec county.
Batter or Cheese-whichf
Mr. Colburn commenced his remarks
By alluding to the importance OF dairyins
TO our farms. and To the bad results thSt
have followed the system of grain grow
ing and hay selling. In speaking OF tho
dairy be compared butter with cheese snd
thought cow that would make n pound
of butter per day would make two pounds
OF cheese. Now il cheese i worth Is
cents per pound and butter 80 cenls-for
pi,e article need never be sold cheaper
We have 10 cents per dSy ia lavoI Of
butter and IL i not as hard work 20 make
butter - It Is 10 make cheese but II II =
equally - mach work 10 make butter a.
cheese. we have in batter making the
skimuied milk and butter milk which will
pay Tor masking whereas The whey l.
worthless. The difference in COWS in rr
gard 10 he quality OF milk i - sesiou>
obsisy. 20 making cheese. bat Ia butter
maxim ,ou can have youI own choice.
aud have them nj Sel and tended - GA
Ike. A. 10 help, nieE can mase as goo
butler e., women. aud Why may they no.
DO a. wei. ia making butter as cheese ?
Another point ia favor Ol butter making
Is that one thiId more manure is obtained
frOu, ia connection SiIh pork making,
THAI 90 ID making cheese. ) ven Or eight
hogs may be kept 10 every twelve COWS,
II butler is made. by feeding li,tle else
than -Ainped n,iik. Il farmers ka0~
how 10 make good butter. Why sell il
Tor 70. IS or so cents per poupd'
Various articles and statements in ag-
ricuturtl reports were quoted by the
speaker in support OF making butter IN
preference 10 cheese. There is always 4
market in large cities and towns for good
butte, Al high prices. aud in Boston and
Phi.adrphi IS cents to ! per pound is
Uot uncommon. Referring To his oSn
Np~rieuCe-And Mr.. Csiburn is most
successful butter mAker-he gave an Sc
Count Of the operations o; his dairy Tor
the year 1902 when be Kept eight COWS,
and hOgs enough 10 eat the SKINNED
milk. anal family OF twelve had all the
milk they wanted. The entire proceeds
$3.50 OF $50 per COW. Butter sold for
50 cts. pork ior 70 CITE. pigs At s. each
and caves at SO each. The season Was
good for grass, aud tic second crop at
fields VAS led In October and November.
Through The winter months fed freely On
early cut hay with some PIoveDder. Es,i-
mating tha, The milk that will make " q
pounds of cheese will make pound OF
butter. and as cheese was al that time
worth 20 10 % cents per pound. il lett
from s 10 10 cents in favor oi butter
Now put tho price OF butter 81 SIS cent?
and cheese at Is cents. the price for hch
they have sold the past season and We
have five cents ia favor OF butter. The
speaker stated his rules for making good
butter IL De - follows: First procure
70 Il mixers; 2d feed literally, plenty
a.! early cot hay in winter with roots and
rrovender; 81. keep The cows in clean
sable, and be attentive aud careful In
liking 4lh. bed with sawdus,, and wash
ne uddvr with warm water before milk
Ing oh, 90 not change mixers 9th. after
The cream rises The sooner il i ChurneL
the te.ter. and the cream pot should never
&c closely coYered; 9Th, have the milk
room ScsuPGlOusly neat snd clean; S,b,
si,er Churuing work out al the butter.
nisk-but do not work too long As by So
dong the grain OF the butter Is spoiled
3 h, IN sS.tins the butter use from three
20 nth OF 81 ounce 10 a lite over IN ounce
10 The pound. Mr.. Colburn quoted the
report OF the Commissioners of Agricul.
tote IN reference 10 the making OF butter
- = department Of farm industry that
gave great promise of good returns. and
III; Il Was possible for the butter makers
Of The country, by making a uniformly
superior article. 10 Increase the average
pike 10 cents per pound. which would
POI into the purses oi the butter makers
Of The country seventy millions OF dollars.
This Is too large q sum 10 pay for isnor
apee, eareiessneSs and lack OF cleanliness.
In closing be referred 10 the advantages
hr tutter making aud dair ,ing in Aroos-
IooA cOunly-snd said ii young man he
wov' Il 20 10 that country. clear up a new
iGIu and go into dairy ing. By this course
= would nSke his pile" quicker than he
would by going TO CzliiOi MIA or out West
We mn'i put aside the idea of getting
rich in day or 4 montb-,he slow pro-
cess Is The best. And Tor accomplishing
this no plan Is better than dairying. as
By 1t the larm and farmer are enriched
al the same time.
Amer The paper Of Mr. Co!ourn the
President, in accordance with the An