The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-04
BUTLER AT THE DAIRY FAIR,
HIS LECTURE ON BUTTER, CHEESE,
COWS, FARMS, AND so FORTH.
One Fauit In Our Agricultural system-Too
Much Land Under too Little Cultivation
-Whsat-GrOwIng In tho Far-on West.

One Fauit In Our Agricultural system-Too
Much Land Under too Little Cultivation
-Whsat-GrOwing In tho Far-on West.
More than 5000 persons visited the Ma
tional Dairy Fair last evening. and half as
many In the daytime. The churning OF butter
and the making OF cheese interested the visitors
perhaps more than anything else in the build
ing. but practical dairymen went around with
an eye on the size and quality. and finger on
tho hardness. OF the thousands OF cheeses. The
butter they have not yet had a chance to exam
inc. because the tubs will not be opened until
to-day.
Gen. Butler entered the building last evening.
and walked down the great aisle. keeping time
to the German march that became so popular
last summer. and which was being played on
tho great organ. With him were Francis d.
Moulton who induced the General to lecture
and the Executive COMMITTEES. all with little
silver stars and tassels upon the lAppels
OF their coats. A great thronR was there
10 greet tho General and had been waiting
patiently for half an hour. A great space had
been partitioned of into a sort OF audience
room that was backed by the organ and lanked
by massive piles OF cheese. To the right the
Alderney and Guernsey cows lay pensively
upon their knees chewing their cud. and look
ing up lazily upon hearing some especially
eye upon these animals as he passed along. and
once 1t seemed as though 1t was great seli-re-
straint that enabled him to pass by one smooth
skinned. lustrous-eyed Devon.
Gen. Butler was obliged to wait some minutes
after introduction on account OF the applause.
| He stood upon the orchestra platform. In full
evening dress and patent leather pumps. Now
| ana tnen an uplifted gesture OF the arm raised
the trousers enough to reveal bright Cardina!
| stockings. IL was some timo before he could
pitch his voice satisfactorily TO himself for
| aside from the immense and echoing auditory
there was hum arising from all parts OF the
building Back OF tho General the steam and
and, the Taking Of cheese curds with
cracking OF brush Tho passing TO and
fro and the loud talking. intermingled with ex.
presslons OF surprise as those who DID net care
milk in the churns, and the thickening OF curds
made busy hum but so continuous that once
a.speaker pitched the voice Alright he would be
able to be heard above the buZzing.
Con Butler succeeded in doing this after the
first sentence and thereafter the occasional
ruption. He began by saying that we spenl
more for butter than for bread. and he reminded
of the United States was. in 1876. one-seventl
greater In value than our wheat and one-third
larger than our cotton product.
Thon, he said he wished to say a few wordi
upon what he regarded rs the great fault Of oui
and that s that our FARM
too little cultivation. You remember he said
at least the older persons present will. whef
| the Gencssee valley produced the grain tOl
1t. then Illinois. then Minnesota. and ten year.
ago. California. and literally upon gold basis
| But recently they have shipped many thousanC
| bushels OF grain around TO New York by way o
Cape Horn. thence by canal boat 10 the Genese,
| Valley. where IL has been ground into flour.
Gen. Butler then read many statistics show
ing how largely France produces the fruits o
| the soil. and how far ahead that country 1.
OF our own in the development OF th'
wealth derived therefrom. We have the proue
satisfaction OF beating her In hogs" he said
whereupop every. one smiled, including tn,
General himself. He ascribcd the great success,
OF the French people in agriculture 10 the fac
that two-thirds Of the entire area OF France
Is under cultivation every year. and that tn,
Is fifteen acres, while In Massachusetts 1t II
more than one hundred. The French law re
quirinR, after dover. an equal distribution o
lands to children. he regarded rs very grea
blessing.
II the French can do well with small farms
| Gen. Butler thought our statesmen who haC
charge OF public lands and our farmers ought e
| think Of this matter. IL dairymen. however
think that i would not be possible for them tC
carry on their Industry upon smaller farms
Gen. Butler said that he would simply refer L
the fact that France exported 10 England many
million pounds moro OF butter than we do.
H." said Gen. Butler in closing. " in The
labor have undertaken OF preparing and ar
ceeded In directing attention 10 tho effec
| OF a better cultivation Of the soil. by is
proper and greater subdivision, am content
Erastus Brooks was announced as the speaker
for this evening. and then the orchestra struck
up the !" Blue Danube" waltzes. the churns spun
around more and more rapidly. the fresh oder
from the whey and ourds became more notice
able. and the people seemed 10th 10 20 away.