New-York tribune., 1879-12-09


The quantity butter nd cheese per produced in
the different countries varies 80 largely that no trust
worthy average be made ana the statistics which
give little Idea Of the total production. Some idea
OF the magnitude OF the interest. however. may
alone, during the year 1878, three hundred and
forty million pounds Of cheese were produced. and nine
hundred and sixty million pounds OF butler or tins
but 3 per cent Of the butter was exported. while OF
the cheese Al was exported Denmark, with but sixty
million pounds total production OF butter, exports
thirty millions, or 30 per cent.
These export figures illustrate an important fact
namely, that American darYmen have appreciated and
catered TO the tastes of cheese consumers III the great
market Of the world. Great Britain. while they have
neglected study the wants OF the same consumers
of butter. There is undoubtedly difficulty III
transporting butter long distances and deliver
he overcome, at least in great degree. The great
mcnse production OF butter IN the United States has
been of good quality, that really line butter has
higher prices at nome o ap :, ana tns
in most OF the foreign markets.
ever, made great progress in improving their product
and the T average 9u%y % much better nan
DAIRY orrn @nd have bpeny int
Britain attention has been paid to using the best
salt Governmental dairy schools nave been i esiab
having the enlerprse to take TINS step, and
scientifically educated dsirymen are furnished 6.
tricts of their respective countries; Margarine
butter or ab, as tbs IL rsen re neis oo mas
peted successfully with the poorer grades OF ordinary
butter Obj ged European hut makers 70 make
effort To produce "a superior article.
In Great Britain amount of intelligent effort which
ia beng directed toward the Improvement OF dairy
products especially butter is surprising and II American
butte makers would enlarge their foreign MARKET they
must the same strive to increase the supply
OF good butter which il produced, and thereby lower
prices point which Will enable us TO compete In the
principal buter markets In the world That VIC have
the ability this, can doubt who knows tho
progressive spirit Of the American people.
THE COOPERATION SYSTEM.
The introduction OF the cooperative system OF manu-
facture has already done much improve the quality
OF American butter; II is OF course natural that
number OF milk producers, combining and taking
their milk 10 q central station for manufacture
can command better skin. more perfect ap-
pliances, and produce q uniform and better
article than each one manufactures In @ small
way at hi, farm look forward with interest TO
the extension of the cooperative creamery system by
which we Will doubtless attain much higher average
quality OF our butter production In the future.
Our Western states most sdvanageOnsly situated
for the production of butter during the Winter months
An unlimited supply Of cheap corn affords very
superior food, and produces solid, declicious-ns-
yored butter, when 1 believe IL superior In
wear In any other country IN the world Indeed, I
am inclined 20 believe II is the best butter made, regard
lees OF season There 10 be the difference
tween butter made from corn-fed and siop-
fed cows as there is between ana slop fed
pork aud II the production OF this style OF butter
can he increased 10 point which will enable
t DO sold at sufficiently reasonable proe o attract