The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-14

uORE or THE stN'S MILK TyyESTIGI-
TINt. COMMITTEES REPORT.
hranac Smells Minaiinu with the Perfume OF
the Meadows sweexe Ludium, Wick shaw,
and their Neishbors Cows Ruined In Two
Years Facts that Concern Every body

Il MIX Station NJ. on the Erie Hallway. IL ~
In the very heart Of the famous dairy section oi
his county, and dealers In the cities have long
considered tina, they required no other recon-
nendaiion for the milk they sell than the mere
statement that II comes from No. ~ Nowhere
,lsc i'm Orange county ARE there such broad and
FERTILE stretches Of meadow landas spread their
fragrant acres along the Waikiki bottoms. climb
he gentle slopes that intervene. and lead. gradu-
,lly. up to the lofticr and more abrupt circle OF
Wooded hills. 1t aporton ofthat section which
made the fame Of Goshen butter half century
igo. and the popularity of its present product is
Infested 10y the fact that the Erie Railway Com
pany's annual bills for freight on the milk
,hippcd from this ono station In the district
amount TO about 100000. Stepping from an
Erie Railway train at this garden spot of Orange
county. therefore. and having read Of the per-
tume OF the meadows. and the sweet breath of
kline. the visitor is not prepared TO inhalo the
Ddor that grccts him at his advent
1t was this fact that led me. ~ alighted on
me platform OF the forlorn-looking station at
Hampton Yesterday. To turn to a bystander and
Inquire.
" Have you brewery h"rc2'
Brewery" qucricl the man in reply. 40.
But If Won mean that smell. thcm's the brc very
grains Z the farmers il gtin' in for cow feed.
This lots hin standin' lonEcr'n usual, ms
kind % split you see. But they allus stink. d-n
'eml"
You don't mean to say that the farmers here
about with all these great fields for hay and
pu-turr. keep their stock ON brewery Cruinsf'
That Just what they do. n they feed heaps
on EN-, y KAT morvu NOR" every year. Up
yundcr- three ear loHi- now bout forty ton.
Swcplc lullums giitln them in. AMI the ma
tive pointed NJ tiic track. whet". hundred
yards distant. stood tire" freight ears. from one
of which d wagon was being loaded. while other
wagons stood waiting their turn
| walkcd NJ to the car-. \ young man was
loading IN" wagon with scoop. standing NJ to
his knees III the grains. from when oon'd
grc"ni-h nnid' dripping io ihc ground from the
cracks in the cars, The young man waS Il SON
OF Farmer Swccav l.udluu.
What is this;' asked him. pointing to the
Brewery grains he said. This 10, was
sent IT, Miek shaw. H. dim want it. ~ he hns
got in his. somebody WIS likely To- gct stuck on
II. hut the brewery agent .ainr ~ saturday and
said We could have it for SO a ton, and So We
took i. Il ain very go,d-ths lot aint'
hind the Tar of which hangs the pinrard. ros-
itvely no strong drinks sold over this bar. and
where Alden Goldsmith bought the mare that
ha- sine electrified the world rs Goldsmith
.r- in relation 70 the feeding Of these grains
learned that the large II shippers of milk from
Hampton i"ed them almost exclusively.
Amos VI. Ryerson. who has two farms one
with siHty cows ana one with forty, Is III" larg-
T. hall IL mile from linmpi9n. at Denton village
H. is prominent Republican politician. ami
has represented the townni Nawayanda IN tho
Board of Supervisors. Their" ar" two large
barns on his denton farm. on. 81 them large
structure on the upper side of the publ. ruad
larger barn X the cis'orn. or pit. iur storing
gran-. Thu business Of supplying tfrwrf-
grains to ~. farmer, IN tho vicinity was started
some thru" ycntS ago hy Rycr-on and II ram
virtue Of a contract with hr,,wrrirs in NV York
for their entire grain refuse. They received al
Hampton station in the year ending April /.
1877 about 3 utiO utn hounds ~ this llvrr.on
IN
own dniri,s. The rest WIS used by his part
ncr Stage and sold Ia farmers near by The
could not learn. hut It Is believed TO be from
81. 80 a. - a ton. They sell the s,uffo from :5
10 10 a ton. hyer-on : r.-icrn holds only fifteen
tons, ~ y" j. not Compelled T. store hi grains.
being ahlc to 81 them from the brewers as he
The execution. perhaps 81 stage are obliged 70
have .-t"rns ui greater capacity 70 store their
winters stock Ia, 20 provide against an emer-
a day on thc average Two cans are taken at
Pascal TIE rest j. consisned T. Am9- NJ. hlS-
runs q milk route there. supplying the best
families In tn city.
Wickham Shaw las ono II the finest farms in
Orango county. His COWS are ied exclusively
on brewery grains. His '-tcrn holds l3n tons.
ana II filed. The milk j. sent 10 hi- -Dn h.
cunning their own milk route. and making all
us Yro'lI7 i9Cry an IA NJ Il, uiiS hnsin,,,
yesterday. got in l29 tons 90 grains
>, l. that MI ironically inquired George
Horton. another wealthy farmer Horton has
]ust completed "a "istorn tor storing grains. He
L. Iut IN my or "a hundred tons nest week.
Hugh Douglass. Erie stro"t. jersey CIV.
Whether this d"aor win approve his dairy
man new departure remains to be- seen.
Hiram stag farm lies below Hampton. hall
g. MIL" Hr 90. anal L. nlsert'i hy the railroad,
H. and nj nraih'r. John stag, Whose farm is
near, mike all thoir milk with brewery grains.
the milk route 4 K Van Voorst d New York.
CITY. y j.. hy Il +. Sia.e. - ''''''