Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-19

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Henry A.
ALL POsTMAsTERs ARE AUTHORIZED TO
ACT AS AGENTS.
COLLECTING CREAM VS.. WHOLE
MILK.
1. ]. WANZER, OF HICAG
Tn system of cream gathering, or what Is
termed the Fsirlamb system, is comparatively
new, and all Of its benefits have not yet been
brought out, and we feel at q disadvantage
when comparing it with other forms of asso-
citation dairying better established. As yet,
this form of dairying has shown to better ad-
vantage in the newer and more sparsely set
tied portions of the west, where stock-raising
has been one of the points considered by the
farmer. Sc well has It worked in the new
dairy districts that the older ones are looking
it up, inasmuch as it offers better opportuni-
ties for diversified farming. This plan is
showing US how to get more good butter with
less skinned cheese.
There has been enough already developed
in this new departure to convince the most
skeptical that better and more butter can be
made than in the old way. When compared
with the old system the results are simply
grand; taking, as it does. the cream from the
farmers door. releasing him from the labor
Of making the butter, as we'll as the expense
of bringing about him those expensive con-
yeniences requisite for the manufacture Of
even a fair quality Of butter, always paying
him as much for the cream that it takes t.
make a pound of butter rs his butter would
fetch after he had made it at home, and pay
ing cash instead OF store pay. The manu-
facturer, with his improved appliances for
gathering, churning and working, converts
the cream into an article demanded by the
best home, as well as foreign trade, virtually
bringing the most obscure farmer of the dis.
taut west with his two or three cows right
into c0mptiti0n with his more favored neigh
Dor that may chance to live near the great
dairy centers Of Elgin. or Herkimer, aud in
stead of having to rely upon a home trade on
account of the low grade OF his butter, can
have the whole world for his customers. Now
At this age of dairying it would be folly to in.
stitute = comparison between the new and
the old way, unless we can show money and
advantages upon one side or the other, for
there is no argument among men SO good as
the almighty dollar, and our % years experi-
ence in dealing with dairymen leads US to be-
lieve that they are no exceptions to the rule.
In my comparison of the two systems I will
try and show where the dollar comes In.
First, we say to the farmer that has no taste
for diversified farming and wants an excuse
to go to town or factory every morning., that
some of the items entering into our calcula-
tions will count for naught, but to the man
who would make the most of his time and
milk there are advantages in the Fairlamb
system that are worthy your consideration.
The creamery sends its wagon to your door
after your cream, paying at least as much for
it a. You could get for the butter, were you to
make and market it yourself, and with the
new appliances for gathering cream, enable
you to get one-eighth more cream than in the
old and ordinary way of setting your milk.
For instance, the dairyman that is making
eight pounds of butter per day would have
an increase Of 3s5 pounds IN the wear, at 20
cents per pound would amount to $775, beside
being relieved of the labor of making the but
ter or even skimming the milk. Now in COM
pairing this with the old and better establish
ed method of association dairying, we may
have q more difficult task to show the dollar
upon the side of the Fairlamb system, and as
this convention wants facts and nothing else,
We will make the comparison, drawing from
our W experience in both branches of CO.
operative dairying, and from the experience
selling his milk or sending it to q factory for
the six winter months. has sold it for, or ex-
poets about 81 30 per hundred pounds. This
is about what he will get if we base the price
upon the values that have ruled for creamery
butter and skinned milk cheese after de-
penses.
Now let US see what this farmer would
have done had he sold TIE, cream instead of
the milk. First, he would have gotten four
and one-half gauges Of cream, equal to 4 J..
which would have brought him IS cents per
gauge,$ 81 IL 1.2, add to this the value of the
skinned milk, 25 cents, and we have
81 p 1-2, now add the saving of 10c per 100
pounds or carrying to the creamery, and we
have 81 At against 81 80. q difference Of
173 cents per hundred pounds in favor Of the
Falrlamb plan. Now I think there will be
no difference Of opinion in the items above,
except 1t may be in the matters of CARRYING
milk to a creamery and value OF the skinned
milk. In the item of transporting milk to u
creamery the average distance, the farmers
or Kane and McHenry counties, ILL.,, think it
can't be done for less than 10 cents per 100
pounds. In tho matter of placing q value
upon skim milk, l draw my conclusions from
Many dairymen of Central and Northern Ilii-
nois, Southern Wisconsin and Iowa place the
value of 100 pounds of skinned milk at a5
cents; more Will tell You that they had us
leave have 100 lbs. of skinned milk as q
bushel of corn to feed: not to feed alone, but,
as one of the Illinois farmers put it. be said:
"lf l had 20 hogs to fatten and 100 bushels or
corn to feed them, l should make money nv
exchanging 20 bushels OF the corn for lose
lbs.Of skinned milk, and feed them the 80
bushels ofcorn with the 2 ZOO lbs. of skinned
mlik: l am sure 1 would make more pork
and in less time than l could to have fed the
100 bushels of corn Alone" Another said 81
am milking 10 cows and raising IL of my best
calves. 1 take about two-thirds of my
SKINNED milk and add q little Oatmeal and
$500 eAAAA A~soS 90 t00t uQoAS I'M KOOU
yearlings as my neighbors, who let their
calves suck the cows; the other one-third of
my milk l feed to six brood sows. with an
average of six pigs each, and by thus using
my SKINNED milk. I think it worth 3Os. per
NY own experience leads me to place the
value of Csc per 100 pounds upon skinned
milk.
It will be conceded by all that in order to
give calves and pigs a fair start in life they |
mnaf 0v0 mill UNhano Il
place the dollar upon tho Fairlamb side.
THESE conclusions anticipate good manage |
ment In all of the gathered cream plan, and |
so does it need careful management in the |
butter and cheese factory to bring 81 30 per
Notwithstanding the fact that the Fairlamb
system Is new There are already 800 in oper- |
alton In the west alone, and if the CONNER
cial reports are consulted it will be seen that |
other business in our country has made 80
ures. Some of us can 60 back to the early
success and failures in inaugurating and per-
1ectlng the systems whereby an article Of but |
Ter and cheese could be made in the west that |
might be accepted in the markets of the
world; and thank God some of US have lived
to see the blush he cheek of those that
50 confidently predicted our failure. Then
we looked to the east for guidance. Now they |
to us for advice. So we would saw 10 |
tnose that look with distrust upon this new |
AoioS Oc4OIO SOU pA6S JuQQne0t. I
ior before you are aware of it, yoar neiqhbor
Will have passed you on the road to success.
as many OF us who helped to bear the burden
OF opening up the west to successful dairy-
ing, have seen others left far in the back
ground, because to lend announcement to ia
IN that early day was in some way to Conflict
with the pre1ddices brought from the east. II
Is q matter of fact that wherever the Fair
lamb system has come in competition with
other forms of dairying and has failed. tb.
cause have been traced directly to mismanage-
ment. OF the 300 creameries In the west.
w per cent. of them are pronounced suc.
Eesses: Good butter can and must be made
upon the gathered cream plan.
we need q great diversity in farming. The
mliR!nS alone as practiced in our large dairy
oistricts seems to narrow down the chances
OF profits. Whilst the raising of stock ami
otner farming pursuits that can be practiced
with cream gathering would not only increase
me chances OF gain, but put the armers bows
IN q way to become acquainted with more
IMAM agricultural pursuit, with a tendency 10
enlarge instead Of narrowing down the mind.
Beslde the Fairlamb system would give
each dairyman the opportunity of raising
their own cows instead Of filling up the waste
going out among those that follow tai.
form Of dairytng and taking up with the culis
OF the herds; the tendency of other forms Of
dafrying being to lower instead of
ei!eVating the standard Of milking herds.
Inere Is no longer a shadow of doubt bnt that