, 1879-02-13

had this rhceae nll ncen dairy protluctl In Ills
opinion, IT would llayc been MITCH worsc IN t'i!t
must bo remembered, too, tf'at tho market wns
IN an nbnorntal stale just i.ow,-ratler Glusscd,
- tact.-l,nt tho lava Of trade. md not tho
factory systcm, were rcsnonsiole for TINT.
MI. DYKE, with MI APOLOGY lnr bcluE atlitn-
bllnE-biock 1taitghfcrl, proceeded 10 point ont
some OF tilc disadvantages OF the factory sys-
ten.
Mr.. Dexter was apparently about to reply,
htnl the discussion might have gono on yet II
the Chairman hadn't n.ivcrteIl To tllc fact That
there was programme tu bs Rouo through
with. The next subject was
"MARKETlNH DAtitY rNopuCTs,n
\. N. patrlcs. of AIarenyo, opening The Discus
hton; Ac said under the proscnt system, the
producer was tho lnaln loser, Us he really took
tic main risks and uockrtel tlost III tho losscs.
lilo knew Of no business done with so litttu sys-
tsm at'.l reliability as marketing dairy pro.iue,s
The producer Of wheat, corn, uni oats found
purchaser for lts grain ata got payments III
cast. at time Of delivery either at home Of. q
nearby market nt almost nny. tiu'e he might
logs und cattle. Tho system of marketing
dairy produc,s In tile Enst was conducted with
considerable regularity In tic West there waa
ee ee9uSy @ t.ss 10 stsH for .s s'ss s.s sn
q buyers purchasing from The pro
most totally WIPED out, J.. M n',a r,..a
but few stcntiy and reliable purchasers of butter
from tile producer, ,.,,ti not single eonetant
reliable purchaser Of cheese. Tile cfEerts Of The
! wnnt Of SYSTEM was that thu producer wRs com.
commission 'ncn. sosnc of whoin hare capttnl,
Judgment, and aslltty. hut MANY neither, ad 70
acgcpt tnally just what the property would
the owner Of ttln property he nad to sell, did
not niul could not have tlic sat1e Interest IN II,
nor did tic amount received iUr selling always
induce lllin5o nlake the same effort or exercise
$.SfE hat ktxx1St Il
were tho property his own. Under the want Of
system, til: dairyEnRn seldom, II ever, got his
iiluney under thirty and often sixty tl.Nl ninety
days, md then he got less than nc would
! und the e1orbltant commissions CHARGED by
many for llc small risk they assumed. The true
courae was for Chicagp tn buy The Western dairy
products direct from the producers. rs she now
Gourht tho grain, cattle, and logs 70 supply tle
rnnrkcts Of the world. The producer would
always prefer to gEyo tho buyer at home
margin for profit. There was really no more
reason Tor the producer Of butter Ni1 cheese
being compelled to put 1ts products 4to the
bunt!s OF commission nen than the producer Of
| grain und stock. Was 1t right or 1ust To compel
marketing, aud the commission man little or
noNca' Until such course rs was suggested
was adopted tho producer need not expect 10
prosecute his business with much profit or sat1e-
faction.
| MH. ". ". 1N0nAnAM,
Of New York, took up the cudgel for the dealer,
speaking OF the Importance o! not only making
fine goods, but dlspos!ng Of them while they
were tlno aud eata5!c As rule, much more
money was obtained IN, the long run BY sclllng;
it Tor market t6an holding for riae. Another
boxing. Tic modes Of making, curing,
especially the curing. either iu hot or cold
weather. There Is too poor curing, tou cheap
help, and too much negligence on, the part OF
many tactorica for tlse business. There should
be fewer mud better ones. Referring 10 the
sending Of goods to market, tc asked II cash tn
hand wns worth a premium. He thought 60,
fulfilled to the letter, and wetg settled ut the
shipping point, Too many sca!awans were run
mug over the country promising 70 PM: high
price but never doing 1t, to the discrcdlt ol all
| honest Dealers
BRANDON THOUGHTS CoNcEANlso TIE DAIRY"
was the next topic. MIR. Thomas McD. Richards,
| ut Woodstock, referred to the vast and growing
importance OF thc dairy Interest, snylpg that con-
tact and association were Improving and clcyat-
Ing American !nauhood among tho laborlng
rlasscs,-something that had heretofore been
sadly neglected. forcach thc unedueatet dairy
men there should be- more general diffusion Of
hg oer o Y every 'Fae 90 tb
farming must bu made more popuar and at
tractivu to the educated mon or woman,
sn to the farmers .hs0'1 s0ns and ID daush, Ugh
| LEIB. DA5EfHlEH GAQulu W oEAk
wuo needed to ruard and perpeluato ihcir III:
tcrcsts. Their produce WAS nt the mercy Of
schencrs aud speculators, and they pattl e1eea,
siye tAxca. Much that Was wrong In homo aud
political llo could b. corrected by united
actton for common interests, The dairyman
had much TO learn in the practical details Of hs
business. The best method Of making butter
was still unsolved. As to checsc-makne, no
TWO factories made asmttur or even uniformly
prime cheese. The iiactorlcs lhat took all or
nearly all t1,u cream from tho cllccse lad sue
cceted in making cheese ts,a. no civilized ma,i
would ent The matter OF home consumption
needed attention md announcement. Chceso
WIS healthy ind nutritious II properly inadc.
The hume market should By supp!iel VII, n the
localities. In localities the factoTy system
was the best poss!bte for the small farther.
Their charges should be low IN order to oneour-
crs against cu,nmon danger which vas crcou'
tnr upon them from every stde-loxIolts wcrds.
Canndn thistles IN patchca could ho dcssroyet!
by salttng them Without stint, Sheep, would
destroy 1nucl, Injurious herbage which icpWa
would not touch.
II. F. pousMAN,
President Of the Wisconsin Dairymcnts Assoe!a-
ttun, attributed the clog in tho cllccso market to
the oYcrprotlucaion Of poor anil SKINNED
cheese, asserting tint eart poor cliecsc made
obstructed tho market us much a. i've or ten
prime fult-eream cheescs, anu asking II dairy
,lun had not been tr[i!lng with their best inter
lay in their own l,aads; there was 40 excuse fol
mixing poor cheese. The burden Under which
this interest was labortng WIS small fac,or!cs'
As business ptoposltioh, hc vcntured to assert
could command business OF 10o,0o0 pnuuds a
year. Eight out OF the ten lactorics III the
United stascs making less than that were q
lG aa 10 e
ThIs i:i Association and o,hers wcrs