New-York tribune., 1879-12-10
SCENES AT THE DAIRY FAIR.

MILK &c AND NAMING bIlItL AND 'hfh'is ~
AGDREss ~ ERAsTUs BROOKS
To persons who have never lived on farm
the fair Offers the practical part OF dairy farmers eN
prience By attending late IN the afternoon the city
resident NAV behold muscnar exercise called
milking. and perhaps nni q milkman goof-naiurcd
enough 20 let h,m try his hand; cOw may, perhaps,
be ;ound obhse him with the sensation OF having
pa oi nlIk split hu FOR they are Dioo led AMI
n.als nd spurn IN 'xporierced mixers 1t Is very
easy matter TO get horn inserted between the
ribs and when some OF bulls shake their hesis saw
agy tie spectator Imagine the sensation OF getting
quickly raj fence and appreciate the sentiments
OF o colorcd boy last evening when Johanuis" made
unge ,or him.
tell Won what" he said With rolling eyes. don't
want $1,000 an be In the -nme pasture with that
fellow"
Today tho visitor can the milk ca:red to the dairy
cottage 10 the practical cheesehouse aud the creamery
and behold the process OF Transforming II into butter
and chesse. lie may watch the cream being shaken
into suDlec;ion round churns, four-cornered churns
and pencuum churus TIE latter looking Ike nayaitor
pedoe But ~ far IA noticed yesterday. he cannot
grasp tn handle % the oldashoned dash churn and
by a ha.fhour experiment learn what species OF gym
nac exercse Rthcned the backs OF his No stale
ancestors He may. doubtless. get drink OF sweet milk
or butterlk to-day. the product o these arstoeratic
cows
so far no manager has thought OF the proprety or cut
a cheese. y
disposed slow plausible customers 10 test me
froal0g. d Grunge" nud OF Orange County cheesel
this stage OF the fair, the public after having
is nose tick ed and ts mouth wscred by several hum
dred formal lntroductons biz and little chee-es and
hrkns butter must eppease its appetite. at ALL al
the popcorn the south SIDE or tho cider
mill on tne uorth OF machinery hall The young
woman who explains the utility o; the Derby plan OF
preserving fruits easily and oheaply. IN water viii give
you single grape. II sseptcG enough. 10 show
you how graDc NAV b. kept three years and more IN
water and come out a. plump when It was picked
from the vine. IL was noticed yesterday that few
of the aricuturists present could the blandlsh
ments of the confectionery stand Not every day
;hey enjoy the favors Of t"wn and country within
radius ~ ten feet which includes both the candy stand
aud the ratte pens. Ezra Michner. stad farmer Of
Bucks County, Pennsylvania interested In chnrns
on Monday. yesterday he was seen 20 inger at the
candy sani Nr skeeIs. ~ LockpoTt the secretary oI
John Keliy's state Committee. canvassed manly
where the dalrymaids were explaining tie dit-
fercucss between cheeSes He took the fun course
Of instruction. Harris Lewis the Greenback candidate
FOR Governor looked irins with wistiul eye.ds
I, he would ike 20 have his bread buttered both sides
with this kind or butter
The bioodod cattle including Jerseys. Guernseys. Ayr
shires Devons and Hosteins, seemed TO be The most
interesting part u the show part OF last
evenings visitors. Two OF DR. CFozers Guernsey bulls,
IN adjoining pens. bad AZ much OF hgnt for a few
minutes iehering auG separating boards would
permit several spectators expressed desire to see
them q hange compliments iu q ten-acre iot
The pyramid Of foreign chtese- anu American lnth
fiOns Of them an object OF much interest Inere
Union. Minnesota makes exhibit OF nice looking
hutter made INTO many curious forms including butter
flowers DOwning's Band euiivcued both the afternoon
and evening. This evening the Hon Thomas Whitaker
% Massachuse,ts VII ,tenk on Eastern W darJine, ana
A gricuiture ana It's Relations O. Commerce"
4 Qpfrr A..
upon splendid exhibition Of nature And art. 10 has
been announced that LenIenan tiovernOr Dorsheimer
10 title but II nave any right te iak
you perhaps Is because 1--we III ne c0untry, Keep NY
own aud try to make them profitable property
Alter presentation OF The hsures ard facls which
show Tue wonderful increase OF the commerce Of New
YorB CITY, Mr.. Brooks said Only One-tenth OF the
people Of this state landed proprietOrs In 1873
II 291 t72 277 beside stock valued at Fl46l 497i45
rhrse farms provide work for 3ol 6s persoD The sales
Of theii products N 1876 iet"rned Sl-ll55 lof Ihc
growth fl agricultural and mechanical occupations has
fairy KEEP, with our Increased population Almost
Every season seems q open up some new country
TO American There IL hardly state OF our
vast Union which bear the richest treasures
either upon the surface or Just Oeneath H. Attractive
ss fhs great Is, mighty It's and capital. irs
cN s5r ere "sI @ a%SS dspr ~ moral decay TO
the young of this generation let me say that you
selves when you leave the green ned' for the dirty aud
crowded streets OF the city"
SOMETHING IN FAVOR OF BEEF-BUTTER
oLEOMARGARISB DISCUSSED AT THE FARMERS
CLUP-TALKs WITH MEN IN TIE BUTTER
TRADE
The New-YOrk Farmers Club mt its regular
meeting hold yesterday discussed tEe subject or oeo
margarine The president had invited Professor Charles
A. seely to gye his views concerning the product He
said that considered it only aGulteration Of
butter. anc OF new substance.
Dr. Heath. the president. said that II unfairly
charged that Farnsrs Club favor OF cleomar
garine II was not But oleomsrgarne going At
east to .Orce buttermakers 20 Improve the quality OF
butter.
Professor v Dunn said the argument not against
the rne but against the fraud Tts opponents
must prove that II bad article Itself But beef Fat
was bad thinI Oleomargarine an adulteration
The outcry was simply an argumentum nd pOcKetum
john D. Peck. the superintendent OF the Commercial
Manufacturing Company. manufacturers OF oleOmar-
carine, requested to speak He showed samples OF
tallow and oil. both old and new. and Oeomar-arne
made from them. All butter" he said, con
tains from Is 10 20 per cent OF stearine.
while we extract all stearne. We do not
claim TO equal good creamery butter, but say to
farmers: You must make your burier good. viii
YOU out ot the market Contrary % recrnt asset-
tons o M spa psc ~ nS ~ sss 20
lmued MS reason fOr cuioriIs Ills ocomargarine
yellow He denied that n was 10 maze 10 look ike but
ter nut said it done because the customers de
manded 70 different color beng required West south
one of the largest dealers butter said yesterday To
TRIBUNE reporter: Tais discussion Oleomar-
carine has arisen the alarm among the trade he
cause that article coming into competition with but
ter There always such prejudice all things
new, nnftlculagly wneu they nave inerfered with
esta lrled trade. The farmers have betn unwilling
meet tic prices offered for foreign shipmrn stock
nas con seaurnty been held on 10 and ncrea-ed rnt
prices been brought lower than before in
ciing botn farmers and dealers the latter hay
ing bought AZ prizes beyond the export value Ole,-
garne Il olcaniY and nutritious, Is destined 10
be- "A great article OF export"
s D. Mlrtin. OF j. d. Marun & Co.. said that the pro-
Drctnr OF aDatOlr told him only yesterday that n
pubic could only the stun hr sells the
facturrrs Of Oleomargar1no. they would have done
with n.
FAT CATTLE AND FINE SHEEP.
Madison Souore Ga~dnn wos the seene of a