Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-31
ter to grow fruit than to be continual
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How ua Made ..GIlt- Edged,, Hntter.

How lie Made s0tlt-Edged" BUTTER
A Berkshire county, Massachusetts,,
farmer writes the Scientific American,
how he makes quick-selling and high
priced butter. Ii has common sense
truths in il. lie says "My object has
always been TO make the best butter
not the most profitable necessarily but
the best, Having this object in view,
Ihave been compelled to discard oil
meal. and thus reduce the quantity Of
my butter and the value of the manure.
| have been obliged to take the COWS
out of all basement cellars, and have
consequently received less butter for n
given amount of food ] have been
forced instead Of dropping the manure
into convenient cellar below the cows,
To give up this cellar and wheel man
urc into shed. have been obliged
TO discard deep setting and to con-
tent myself with the open, shallow
method, which is more expensive, and
requires more attention. and returns
less butter | have been obliged to re-
ject all feeds except corn, wheat, hay,
bccts and carrots. | have been obliged
To give up using the milk of cows that
have calVcd too recently or too re-
motcly. | have for a dozen years care
fully and faithfully tried to make good
butter as good rs il could Toe made.
This has always been the first consid-
Grafton; proiitablenes> has always been
secondary. The resul, has been for
many wears this butter has brought a
higher price than any butter in the
county of Berkshire, where So much
good butter is made. and ii has taken
the first prize over the county. 1t has
been in such constant demand at sixty
five cents Il pound the year through
that when making 100 pounds Il weeS
there have been untitled orders for
twenty-five to thirty pounds more
shall It lie Foul or FART
Western Plowman,
What is TO be the character Of the
! Fairs To be held next fall? Are they
To be mere camping grounds for sports.
gamblers, lottery men and swindlers
of every kind and character? If so. il
! j. high time that managers of fairs re-
ceive lesson not likely to be forgot
| ten. 1t is time that honesty asserted its
rights, and established the position
| that fairs are intended, and must be
used, to exhibit the resources, :hc in
vcntions and the development of the
country, and not its vices, rascaltic-
and corruption. Especially should
! the manufacturers of agricultural
! implements and farm machinery take
a decided stand in this matter. Not
withstanding all the expense they in
eur in preparing their exhibits, the
managers of fairs have deliberately
! killed the effect of their work by adj
hitting illcgitimatc counter attrac-
/ tons in the form of horse racing and
| other shows pandcriug to and cncOur
aging the dcpraYcd tastes of human
nature, The average visitor TO fan
will not stop to examine a new pillow
when he can enjoy the excitement OF q
horse race. He viii not study i'm
proved stock when he can take in the
sensations of pcrilou> balloon aScen-
/ sion. The boys will naturally take
more interest in the alleged bearded
woman and the man who swallows 4
sword than ia the exhibition of ma
! chine for relieving their young mus
/ cles Of much drudgcry. and elevating
| the character of farm life. We have
/ attended many fairs whore il seemed
! as if the managers. instead of trying
| To show the people how TO raise good
crops. were most interested in showing
! them how TO raise the devil! We want
! fairs, but we want them conducted ir
a td3r spirit. and the only etectua
way TO convince managers that they
must respect morality and decency il
for honest people who usually attend
and manufacturers who exhibit, tC
stay away. The manufacturer canno
afford to be a side show to a rae,
track. and virtuous people should no
allow themselves to be used TO favol
with their presence the vicious eXhibi
tions Of gamblers. sports and the vari
Gus kinds of jackals who prey upor
human folly.