, 1881-11-08
MILK.
1ts Fr1ce and Value.
To the Editor of The CAtedoo 7ff1t,n

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rta Prlce and Value.
To The Editor o5 7hs Chicago Tribune.
krGfH, ILL.,. Nov. BIB your bsu8 Of tho Goth
uh.. under the bead OF 1tural Monopoly" Is a
severe criticism Of tho datry-farmere and tho
pricG th0y have established for milk,
Tho writer OF that article thinks TINT $t,45 nor
can for what he terms "nrIxture Of chalk,
water, and milk" IL too high. Tho dairy
farmers arc entirely In accor1 With him on
that point. They think TINT tho producers
OF all sl'ch compounds hRve chalkcd tue price
iar 1t ht3her thnn tho market Will stand.
VI courae. tho wrltor Of that article docs not
believe that milk-dcaters In Ch!cago trado Ia
any such nrtieie. Ife knows that they nre too
wei! vcrsed In tho quality Of the commodity thoy
deal in to havo any such imposition praoticcd
OH them.
Skipping all hard torms, thodatry-fa nre
willing to submit their claims to tho 1udEmcns
Ut at, Intelligent public.
1t will be conceded by nil that milk is tho
product Ut feed: and TINT. without food for our
na!rS. COWS. II Is Impossible to produce milk.
No" every ono knows that there hus becu U
scarcity Ut food In all parts Of tho country dur.
po*sEble taat there Should 10 a,ty larse acci,nu-
i.t!on ct ,latry-prodnuts7 How 1t is possible for
rnG iHary.laEmers to have accomplished such
preeedented tlro,1th. pales al comprehonsinsf. ] @
~ ~ ,o'T ne tfae: ihau purely our dalry-farmcrs
II y possible that tho public bavo economical
"a t,dI tne - aso OF aniry. .pro!uess They would ~
pso%duGts % Tere @ out q proportion toothcr nrtclcs
Of ioEi. THAT such Is not tho case viii Us
t1nsty readny aseertNinod BY reference to your dny
Sat!ce 10 prieo Of potatoes. of flour. wheat,
Sott'' noTs. cRttic. and oshor farin-prnduots AMI
you Will SEQ there Is III "ndvMtsce ntltt,E tho
whon line" greater thnn. md out Of proportion
t.; tao a1yance s n tho price of milk And ye!
thq;s ", articles q aeeonnt of tho advance
be BlnKl9d out and charged as tuluE uxtprtiut1.
,cs ass on account Of tho advauco in sao price Vi
The obtector, says the advance in tho prics
such sudden movement, Let mo sur that tle
l'xiec was established On the aoth Of September.
wocks bcero It sook eees IN 1i ,hs ~ earIy ss
they wcrc ut liberty to provide themselves viii
~ ,n!!k from otiicr sources, bad they dcc,ucd
!, Thu lniryfnrluers arc fully awaro of tho fact
thAt 1t Is possible for dary products to te 30 d.
As soon rs it becomes an estabIsheu fact tla,
tho products OF the farm-hay. corn, and oatH-
IT, IT,! worth 70 lcss when converted into milk ano
ne;s Of d.!ryns Ia tho West Will become thug
The t,airy- farmers are fully in accord with thu
fonie unformity In tho price Of lnitk; BIT, IN.
they 20 not SEQ how 1t ia possible for them ID
f:aa, Gstaosh @ @pscs fer m!Ik sslx months n ad.
y Is e s.R nS bse bS a1a 9[ S +
.hosc markets7 The d,aer1caM Dalr7nnun oi
Yet. reports an advance in the price OF milk IA
week milk advanced 70 81 and fell on "a
e. g re-, re- GMn: ,. aud yet there was no tiraia
10 US milk protuecrs ID ii the % West, Il It woaId ]
see'n i! ,ha tsat the ,!k nssss y NV York nss
no ono deatrca to see any. such sudden and
severe fluctuations in the prIco or milk In Chs
cago.
The dairy farmers who ship milk to Chtcago
c;aitn that Inilk at tho established price e the
chGapest article of food In tho market. Every
Triton NJ two a1,d three.9uartcr pounds OF bone-
Ky aeaf: CUP any one buy hotter or cheaper
Tho dairy farmers say TINT tho price OF milk
t,n; s'Mp'y covers the & markst,value Of tho bay
eUs nrrn a se f. as M
dairr: products 50 ttlat they tako thu first rank
tuatpious and liberal uao OF tho best class Of
t2od tor their dairy stock.
nx xyS io m e'fes TT IT. Ct ast t1 oa
meal aud hran nro fed mixed, two parts bran to
at I'D bran at Ill add Corn niesl 81 a.; or san
and they IRE fed Rs follows: Twelve Glinrts uf
/" raot, cow g!yIns ~ milk. M Tho narket.vSuo ] @ .,
such mixture OF meal and bran would be 4d
centa per bushci:
Cents.
u quarts corn. meal and bran at ~ cents. .....H
~ pounds hay at FLO pnr rtou....................M
Total market-yaluo Of daity ration Of
But this docs no represent tho vaue Of tic
a a tsf ies 4s asa at Ss tef e
tho nurses required. must cntor Into tho ou1u-
dry. hnrtnN hn1r n nd