Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
OUR DAIRY INTEREST.
'FoWih OF the IndHstry-ImpOrts and Rx.
pOrts-Last Years sale.

'The growth of the dairy interests of
thls country is something remarkable, "
SAID a commission merchant to a re-
porter for the New York Express re.
Gently. "BefOre the present facilities
Tor the rapid transportation of dairy
products had been provided, shippers
were obliged to run great risks when
forwarding their goods to market.
Owing to the risks incurred and the
length OF time consumed in transporta-
ton, the business had few attractions for
wide-awake, pushing men. Now that
ihese difficulties have been removed,
there has been a wonderful improve.
ment Last year the sales of butter.
cheese eggs. and poultry in the r tied
fullest requirements OF the complete ncvsno oe
winch il has eycr enjoyed. The past year has heeI
one OF great growth. Thesc increased fqcliitie
and resources give 10 the means OF being even ,
better newspaper than ever before,
ne polucal aid lends added interest and obi
Ea!ion To- the future; The Press faces new
D00lt3 WIN unuaHrted spirit lt is Republican In
reporteT- -intt2melled in expression, with faith in
to'' sSssgs and fcaltv to uurer nolifics
Ihere IS strip Os-ssssas,iag9l policy OF
ing from the Atlantic ocean to lets
Rocky Mountains within which is made
nearly all of what we know rs dairy
products. It takes in the States of Iowa. |
limos, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Ne
braska and New York. In the first four |
ot these States there were ZOO cream
cries last year. Nebraska is rapidlv
coming to the front. Outside of this
strip of territory it seems to be impossi-
Die to produce either butter or cheese at
q profit"
"But don't you get considerable but-
.er, cheese and eggs from New Eng
ION the contrary. we get but worry
lttle, and that comes almost exclusively
rom Vermont The fact is, the farmers
Town East are travelling in the rufs of
heir fathers. They do not seem to be
'lessed with the same amount of enter
rise as our Western farmers. Little
hort IS made to increase their facilities
production. At present New Eng
md consumes nearly all of the butter e
nd cheese which she produces. l.
by the way" said the merchant. =,
dld you know that the consumption of 8
ggs, especially in such markets as New !
ork and Philadelphia, has been simply Il
The reason of this is that D.,
ygs are one of the most valuable as u
ell as one of the cheapest foods known u
man. Of late the demand has be. d
'me so great that eggs in large quanti-
ss are imported from Denmark. Ger
any ana Belgium. They can be de- Il
'ered IN New York at a cost Of 16 to % d,
nts dozen. The improved methods W
I, packing and transporting eggs have v,
duced almost to a minimum The loss W
rmery incurred through breakage and
er-heating. Eggs can't be adulter- of
ed, and suppose that is the reason hi
" they have become so popular.
ople are as particular now to get the wi
st breeds of fowl as dairymen are to
the best breeds of cattle. We get vo
'st OF our eggs from the South during m,
winter, and during the summer and th
from Iowa and Kansas"
Is there not some danger that the
ry business will be Overdone in this
Intry q
No, I think not. There is ALWAYS an
let for butter and cheese in exporta-
to Europe. As long as butter can
delivered on the other side at q price
exceeding 25 cents a pound, there is
trouble IN finding a market for it.
when the price goes above that fig
you can't sell butter in foreign mar.
any more than if you asked 81 a
nd Tor 1t. On the whole I regard the
y producing interests to be The most pea
'le OF any business in which the peo- way
OF this country engage. It is not reat
n anected by business depressions." vicc