Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-04-13

merits. With all the mitigating circum-
stances attendant upon the system OF store
packing" butter, and it must lbe confessed
that there are many, 1t is by Tar the great
est evil against which those who are labor
ing for the improvement OF the dairy inter
est of the country at large have to contend
Oleomsrgarine and the miserable product
of repacking, lacking both flavor and text
ure, and only endurable because of its neg
alive qualities, can never be crowGed out oil
competition in the markets except by the
direct improvement of tho farm diaries:
Modern skill has made the production OF
good butter, practicable IN every part OF
our wide domain where the production OF
good beef is practicable, and shown the
utter fallacy of the old theory that only on
narrow belt of country could dalrying be
successfully practiced; and yet there Is little
probability that tho business of max
ing the better grades of butter or
cheese will ever be overdone. There always
has been an oyer-production of the lower
grades, and despite all the schemes Cor I'M
proving the quality OF poor butter or cheese
once made, 1t can never largely affect the
profitable production of the higher grades.
1t is remarkable fact that notwIthstand-
ing the many incentives to an increase OF
dairyIng during tho decade covered by the
last two national censuses, the increase oil
mich cows did not keep pace with the in
crease of population. and it Is hardly prob
able that VIC shall make a very different
showing at tho close Of this decade. In ls6O,
We had one COW for every three and SIX
tenths (3.6) persons; in 1870, there were
but one COW TO every four anc three-tenthS
(l3) persons. But the very marked Im-
provement in the quality OF the products
has very largely increased the per capita
consumption, and, of course, the demand.
There is a glorious future for the enterprls-
ing and intelligent dsirymen of the country
No other business connected with or Deepen
pent upon the tillage of the soil promises
so full reward as does this to those who
seek it ari ght.
Comparing the census tables OF ls6O ard
1870. by States. We find, notwithstanding
the intervening decade was the most pro-
ftable ever known Tor the dairy business,
that in nearly all the older States, there
was very sensible falling of in the bust
ness. This is due mainly to our American
system of agriculture which may best be
described in dairy audience by the single
word skimming." Onsthoussnds OF the
old dairy farms of the country, partial or
entire exhaustion OF certain elements has |
rendered other farming more profitable, |
aDO many Otner causes, which VIC may nut |
stop to consider in this connection, are con- |
stantly inducing changes of the nature in
dicated.
Asan organization. we have before Us very |
wide field OF usefulness; every department |
vi the business needs improvement. Let Us
by every manner of means reach and bring
into one embrace every man of every class,
in sry manner interested in the great in
dustry We represent. 1t is deeply to be
regretted that the most numerous class, the
producers, are 50 poorly represented on
this occasion. Ii is hoped that We may
he able to make them in some manner more
appreciative OF our efforts in their behalf.
and Of the opportunities which they are neg
Letting To avail themselves OF in thus
standing aloot from these gatherings. II
they could be induced to give more time
to studying the requirements of consumers
and the trade and the manner OF meeting
them, and less in captious criticism Of middle
men. they would greatly advance their own
interests.
The speakers time having expired, be
said be would discuss some other topics to
which his attention had been called pending
the discussion of those topics after
reading Of papers especially devoted to them.