Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-26

t'V l'btilihS t't.+l fi''Al4' il'ii W ''lte'A'
ports 80, coo. .uuG. CT % percent.
These export figures illustrate an M
poltant fact-namely. that American
dairvmen lave appreciated and catered to
the tastes OF cheese consumers III the
great market of the world. Great Britain,
while they have neglected 10 study the
wants of the same consumers of butter.
| There is undoubtedly difficulty i'll trans
porting butter long distances and deliver
/ ing in perfect condition, but this is diff
ficulty which can he overcome, at least in
! a great degree. The craa; difficulty has
been that 50 small Il proportion Of the
! immense production Of butter in the
| United States has been Of good quality.
/ that really fine butter has commanded
/ higher prices 1T home than abroad, and
there is quito sufficient quantity Of poor
/ butter t, be found in most Of the foreign
/ markets.
! Buttgr-makors IN other dairy countries
have, however. made great progress i'll
improving their product, and the average
quality Is much better than it was five. or
even three wears since. Improved dairy
appliances and macliin. ~, much of it oi
American origin, have been extensively
| introduced beth on the continent and iii
| Great Britain more attention has been
pnid to using the best salt: governmental
! dairy schools have been established in the
/ continental dairy countries, even Russia
| having the enterprise to take this step,
and scientifically educated dairymen are
| furnished bv these schools to the princi-
pal dairy districts Of their respective coun-
! tries. Margarine butter or olcomargar-
me, as it is called here, has also assisted
IN bringing about this result, as It COM
peted successfully with the poorer grades
Of ordinary butter, and obliged European
| butter-makors to make Gn effort to pro-
| ducc q superior article.
In Great Britain. the amount Of intelli-
gent effort which is being directed toward
the Improvement Of dairy products, os-
pecially butter.s is surprising. and If
/ American butjer-maEcrs would enlarge
/ their foreign market. they must III the
! same manner strive to increase the supply
Of good butter which Is produced, and
! Thereby lower prices To- a point winch
viii enable rs rs to compete III the prin-
cipal butter markets in the world. That
We have the ability to do this no one can
doubt who knows the progressive spirit OF
the American people,
THE COOPERATIVE SYSTEM.
The Introduction of the cooperative
system Of manufacture has already done
much to improve tie quality Of American
butter: il Is Of course natural that 4 num-
Der of milk producers. combining and
taking their milk to central station for
manufacture. can command better skill,
more perfect appliances, and produce a
more uniform and better article, than
I I Ga, - IN "a a
way At lis own farm / look forward with
! interest to the extension of the co-opera-
tive or creamery system, by which We will
doubtless attain much higher average
! quality Of uur butter production IN the
future
I Our Western States are most ndvdnta-
eeouslv situated for tine production of
butter during the winter months An I'M
limited supply Of cheap corn affords very
superior food. and proiuccs 4 solid. de
lcious Favored butter, which | believe is
superior in quality to that produced at
that season Of the wear in any other coun-
try in the world. Indeed, ! am inclined
to believe it is the best butter made, re
gardess of season. There seems to be
the same difference between butter made
from corll-fed and slop-fed cows as there
is between corn and slop-fed pork and if
/ tine production of this style of butter can
increased to Il point which Will enable 1t
to be sold at sufficiently reasonable prices
to attract the attention Of exporters, | be
| lieve that at this season Of the year a foot
ing can be obtained for American butter
in foreign markets that viii popularize 1t.
and greatly increase the permanent eN-
1 port demand.
National dairy fairs. State dairy inirs
county dairy fairs. together with farmers
/ clubs should be cultivated and encourag-
/ ed IN every possible way. The watch
word Of ali dairymen should hc the best
for this quality there will always be
market nj remunerativc prices, and, con
sidcring that the same milk will make
4 either good or poor cheese or buttcr--that
/ it is purely "a question Of intelligent ef-
fort it seems incredible that with diff
ference in the reward received for the la
bor OF - t. - per cent. there should he
SO small proportion Of thc finer quail
ties made
\ branch Of this subject which is also
Of great interest to daiiymen is the diver
sitv Of the product Nearly the whole Of
our cheese export Is Of but one variety,
and from my observations III foreign mar
kets am convinced that there is consld-
cradle scope for proiitably cnlarging the
variety Of chccsos which We manufacture
in the United States. \ prominent Eng
Hsh dairy authority has said that cheese
is made in the dairy, meaning thereby
that almost any variety Of cheese can be
manufaciurpd In countries other than
,hosa iu which it originated This has
been proved hy tie successful manuinc-
trra IN the United States and IN France
O.; the Gruyarc. which, as W all know,
originated III Switzerlgnd. II has also
hcrn proved bv the sucrt ssfal manlfac-
tnra in RUSSIA Of ihe English CheddaI
aud the Dutch Edam cheese. and even the
odorous Limburg confirms this assertion,
for its manufacture has been Eo success
fully doncsticated in the United State.
by oar German fcllow-citizens that ns
suggested bv member Of the paragraph
rrs' assncintion. ''the difference from the
impoltad article cannot be told unless you
are of tn the windward three miles.
Let II be rrmemhcrodthat various dairy
, countries are competing with the United
/ States 10 furnish the English market witt
srmplios of both butter and cheese that
all 6nr clever inventions Of DAIRY machln
ery and appliances IRE being imported ol
,uplicated abroad that machinery is IN
tcrnational in its character, speaking al
Iano4agrs. if may lac allowed the OK
preston. and servm" 1ll nations viii
! canal faithfumess and effect and tina
/, therefore. American dairymcu must sup
: plomcut their natural anj acquired al
s. yantagos bv earnest and intelligent effort
T. IN short, We must not be- la%pnrds Ii W
n would keep step to tho music OF th