The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-01-12
MORE ABOUT CREAMERIES.
,ndenee of the GAZETTE,

1t is an old saying and a true one,
that. there are two sides to all ques-
tons. The subject of ereameries,
that is somewhat agitating the
minds of the people in this
vicinity at the present time, needs
careful study and thought before
the farmers branch of into that line
of business. 1t is said 10y the advo-
Gates of the creamery system, that
the farmer gets as much profit from
his cows by selling his cream to the
creamery as he would to make his
own butter, besides avoiding a good
deal of hard work that falls to the
lot of woman. Well, now, let us
see. We have got to milk our cows,
strain our milk, wash and keep all
our milk and cream utensils clean
that is all woman's work except help
ing milk the cows. Now if the
farmer makes his own butter, the
dog or sheep with proper power
will do the churning for thirty or
forty cows, and it is mans work to
work the butter, with butter work
cry, and pack it in firkins. A farm
with a very small expense can make
a place to keep his butter in, just as
well as the creamery. If the farmer
sells his cream or makes his butter,
he has got to furnish all his milk
and cream utensils, and place to
set his milk, so that the dividing
link is whether the farmer turns his
cream into the creamery can, or into
his own claurn. All, but say the
creamery men, we can sell our but
, ter SO much higher than you can
. that is where we make the profit
| will admit that as general rule
creamery butter sells higher than
; dairy bntter, but there are excep
ii ons. A man or woman that ca,
make good butter in creamery, Cal
made the same in dairy. Anyon,
+ who will examine the New Yor!
| quotations on butter will see tina
+ there is but from three to five cent?
, a pound difference Between choic'
r creamery butter and choice dair.
butter, and there are instances whcr
r choice fancy gilt edge dairy butte
, has sold higher than creamery.
e Neither is large number of COW
/ required to make choice butte,
@ That fancy butter that is sold il
/ New York at the present time 70
g from so to 80 cents, and even on
dollar per pound, is made in ldairie
of from ten to twenty cows. 1t
e also said by the advocates of tn
:, creamery system, that the creamer
d is to the dairy system an improve
# ment equal to the use of machiner
e in grain farming. But recollec
S that the farmer has got to do larg
/ portion of the work, besides furnish
n ing some of the machinery.
p If il can be properly shown tina
a farmer can hire his butter made
= or sell his cream and buy his butte
/ cheaper than he can make it himself
} then | YIELD, otherwise l stick
o my text.
= 1t is fact that we are living in
: fast day and age. The world is ful
n of new things that are calculated I
IS attract attention; and people stru.
Q gle to get hold of them. without fir,
. considering whether they are use fl
ornamental or beneficial.
; Now | expect to see the abov
It answered through the columns 0
d the GAZETTE by some of our literar,
ii men,. Perhaps Mr.. Straw-Twiste
{ Ivr::.f Prof. ::Hst- Bucker will tell til
ieadefs of the GAZETTE that the
.; bAye' fdlfd tire nan: that goes t
". midi With Tie .gsiAt .ia;cge end of I'll,
bag and stone in the other, so
will balance on the horse, just az hi
/ great grandfather did two hundre
i years ago. down in the State 9
n Maino. BE that as it may, go SLOW
itrpnflempn. EAp,Yrp