, 1879-02-13
nrrcnt Importance of Free
~ ouont Dairy Product ''x-
niI,fttOns.
-, versus Factory IN the
pa''fp Production OF Cheese
and Butter.
w.rufacture of Dairy Products
md Present Condition OF tho
Market.

.,,e,Istc Court Foonsh III tnt H'"'o e.'.e
npp 1,p!"1 wit,, sn increased attendance 'aEgc'y
m. m.a. no Of delegates WHO lad not arrived Mon
dr. ..1,,r,r lin mccttno n
I.s a,te.t II there was any miscellaneous
e1usm es.o.,, to be taken up before Intending 10
.h,t m the programme.
va -. cen,ce e, Morrow, Of tho Illinois Indus
,..' 1,ntrcfslty, Champaign, ILL.,, arose to spcak
~" t,hs lmnor.ancc OF exhibitions OF dairy 1ro.l-
:" ~. ia stated In tllis connection that tfcrc
.sa.,a he dairy department IN The coming Fat-
e,ncs SHOW, and there WAS also TO be very I'm
a's.nt ~. international agricultural exhibition
tss, summer In London, at Which lie hopgd t!,at
M.,trrn dairy products would be represented.
~. tbcretore moved the appointment Of cum.
nute. =. nj aqe 10 confer with those having these
..o ambitions In charge. to tile end. .tlat this
i.tocs,,on might heartily cooperate With them
f. tie exhibition.
.,..rb rh,ch set forth tho merits OF Iowa rs
~. nj the great dairy States Of tho Unfon, and
.,tn,rd Tic Association ot It's sympathy With
nv md al movements like the one uroposcd.
The Chairman remarked tllat 1t was a most
tmno,,aut subject, and hoped thcro would be q
free exchange Of op'nop. ...
Al. c. G. buell. suggested TINT 1t was a qurs-
,5on AZ 10 whether tic action contemplated
vould embrace tic cause OF tic Northwestern
a,t,y. There were several questions connected
r,h this matter, and, II the Committee to be
.opoIuted vas to consider them all. he was In
f,yot Of its appointment.
l,i},of gentlemen expressed the opinion that
tbc International Exhibition was little too fur
ahead TO make special provision for It.
Nr.H,F, pousnan, President OF the Wis
oousla Dairymcu's Association, agreed With Mr..
Buel. ia hoping that all these questions might
bs considered br tue Committee. II the Lou.
don fair VAS too far ahead, let tho Committee
coestder the question generally Of assisting in
othcr exhibitions than the FatStock Show.
Ns. Morrow had By this time reduced hts mo-
tioo to writing with view to meeting all the
eugRestlous made. As he now presented It, it
kas as follows:
Etiolrtd, That committee Of fvo be appointed
bJthe ChA!r to coEfcr With Committee Of tho I'LL.
noa state Beard Of Agriculture tn regard to tho
Ptopossi to holda dairy ia'r In connceton With tho
E<,oIred. That this Committee be authorized to
lkc sneh steps best to II TO exhibits
oWe,tern datry products al any other fatra OF cx-
kIbtonE.
The resolutions were adopted, and the Chair
nan appointed the following gentlemen as such
Committee; ". ". Dexter, Chicago; Il. F.
5Ha 5saa stssasf Hif"Rsa aTs Ayer sMi Mnnesoa. aos
;. The regular prokramme was then taken up.
10 Tue a6tcilcc OF DR.. Il. Il. Stone, OF New York,
aad VI. J. A. Smith, Of Sheboygan Falls, Wis,
9lE ". ", Dexter was prevailed upon to give
ts ttews On tho first topic for discussion, viz:
1.-THE ADVANTAGES or THE FACTORY OF CREAM
ERY System
oyst tho daisy system Of manufacture as now
carried OIL" lie proposed to Bay suIncthtng
with regard tu the disadvantages OF the dairy
teyslem II the manufacture OF butter, taking 1t
iot granted tint therc was no QUESTION nb0ut
daily cheese which the heavy dealcra nowadays
would uot touch. He has yot to learn of aI 0r-
gunent in favor OF factory cheese which would
not apply to factory Dutter; md, II the Aaaoci-
&tL,n !ndotsed one, why not tndorse tic ottierf
Daily butter suffered a loss Of from 10 to is
ssa'sa ponnd, over creamery. In the matter
o. commercial value, factory butter wns fur
ahead Of the dairy product. Tic variation III
tue product, necessarily inscparublc from the
oai;y system of buttcr-making, was always
against It, and 1t was there thai the intcrcsts Ut
The daltYmcn suffered. Tho dairy trade was
tn,-and the dairy stock, II produced 10 auy
amount, suffered because 1t must necessarily iie
% she market ash awa!t lower priecs. Statistics
showed tllat tic demand for dairy butter wns
oenstsnth oi TIC entire receipts. Tic dcmnnd
lot factory stock, or tbs other bard, kept pace
aud could youch for It. In tbs t1txcl conJi.
lion Ia %hyh dalry butter came TO nur-
xeI u suited only q lotat and very limited
H. tass Ing 9 dstnulld tor factory butter abroad
a'ee, aud would increase just as the supply la-
c1Gssed. The loss between what dairy butter
sola lor and What It uUgnl to br!ng under q
taoi p.opef system of manufacture was 6eyouu all
speaking Of tho dalrymen, Mr.. Dexter good
ostafetly observed that they had trtc.t all sorts
y. processes, and all manoer OF rhurns,-tlle
Fsn!agon. the octagcn, md tho nluncy-Qouo
iaugnier land they llaaa't finished trying yus,
is us.yna1 an was s rule very much So On
sDeaker could hardly blame him, since the dairy
nsn Tas bound to work for what he conceived
II H. " ~ 1n own interests: And yet le knew
poo. ss :" ,!a'r pe5 cent q .the dairy butter was
4I. 41tIo. Il adopted, would cure ali tSls.
nt.as.. aas.e we're men who, nominnlly dairy,nen,
;mhseusaii3 adopted tho factory system 20 far az
s! ,s1 soud make IT work. All other things be.
a gGsatsr ;ss the nsusty of butter
@e ~. a.''y system. Ii dalrymeo would combine
~ ~ aaopt the factory sysscm, they would Oh.
;hsm u e1otmtty sa. 10 production. Ills advice to
IT, XII Tas @ % leave the!r clurns on the top OF
s' mn; o. nations, and when they did that they
1ast .taa zee I'll the superiority OF the factory
as%m. ,sna Wo had the country, tie means, tho
Sm.a S,ana 70 feed the world but until the pro.
n SSeeh H., systeinatixea this business, un-
ohtter could be turned out by
nsioaas. without ali this plckiue and
Using to which 1t was now treatcu.
~ t t,aid you'd uos be doue. Looking at tie coun
t.ma ..9% W. tn's larger mud higher Standpoint, he
nnosa, ~ lug conclusion that tho dairYlnau was
to,1Soa,-lhat IN H. hc was astumbling block, III fact
ss,.a s t,nnteEcbts al tho country Ia this lsrgcI
ri s; st ne dealer daily aaw small pefcentag,
re,, "nas ,.a. 90 called good, purr butter but III,
t,Iia' s hlceF, absolute waite. Sums OF tho 80
Neu "e e!taGerles did take tbs waste uu.l Worl
.oia turning it out In fair s!ape, 10 that i
diaH a, III . aaa ! cents per pound more than i
c,n<s nea IL ~, u eane iFou the dniry. Whyl Be
1+onI. ~ thls #osking-oyer proccs8 tho crearaer,
ftm fUp'o ~ rasuo9sca something Of tile factory sYs
ihfonoi, "s s,,, outter, IN Other words, wns pu
bscsmM.s substantially the factory system, in.
>'su'e COMMERCIAL article.
r., DISCUSSION,
uns..;, .t. na9er, bt Ncw York, had string O
cur ctSna .Slo lor slr. Dexter Us to t.e proportlon
san,,,,' ,,asptqsnts 9s East over aui apoyc tlc cou
L,rc,ru ,rsIser sa!t he couldn't glyo tAo figure.
u ~ =, nakeE Baker hal somo further 1tuestions to pu
murh es"Ss, And slr. Dexter answered theu
Tered ~ hs " nad done III his remarks. liz re
Which - ~ s,e llnmenae tradu III American cllcca
H.rs n,,'t Rfo~l! up With Epvlauu ln late
shr",a aAa saia there Waa M feasun whv "
ill., ".a nns transport butter In "a large nuant