Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-24

wi diam ! G';gGi l.A0,O59 ID .sM LOSSES
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| Vermont produces more butter annual
| " than any other New England state and
! stands ninth in order among the states OF
! the Union in the amount of its dairy pro
duct. II is estimated that there are at
| the present time 240OOO milCh cows in the
state, which produce some :, 100000 pounds
! of butter and l.OOU, 900 pounds OF cheese
annually. For many years Il large por-
| ton of the dairy product of the State has
been shipped to the Boston market where
IT has commanded the highest prices.
From Franklin county alone 3,OOOOOO
pounds of butter was sent to Boston last
year. Less butter will be produced this
year than last.
In reply to the question rs to the condl-
tlOn OF the dairy interests % out Ol 100 re
SpOnseS received from leading dHlrymeu
in the State are to the effect that it is
very mucn depressed and Il number OF
dairy farmers are reducing the number OF
their cows. Several dalrymen state that
they cannot make good butter at profit
Tor less than 90 cents per pound. The
ruling market price this season is about
ID cents. The quality of the dairy pro
duct in Vermont has gradually improved
from year to year, and the product Will be
of better quality than ever before. In
some towns farmers are selling their COWS
and replacing them with young stock.
CltdlIltItS are ltNOldDll SpONtH VI
wherever established, and it Is asserted
that the practical result of this improved
system of butter making has been TO add
to the material wealth of the dairymen
adopting the cream gathering plan.
There Is quite Il diversity OF opinion
among dairy farmers rs to the effect OF
the Oleomargarne bill passed by Congress
ON the butter market. A large number
believe that if the original bill had been
passed which imposed Il tax of 10 cents
per pound it would have been of consider
able benefit Out of so prominent dairy
men who have expressed an opinion on
the subject 50 state that they do not be-
leve that the law will be OF any advan-
tage to dairy farmers. Twenty eight
others are encouraged to believe the law
will be beneficial to them, although many
think the tax should be larger on oleomar-
garlne.
a leading dairyman of Addison county
writes 81 am afraid that the law as it
now stands VIII be Il disappointment to
the farmers. think the restrictions are
50 llght that 1t still can compete with but
ter. The buyers will know what they are
purchasing, but the CONSUMERS Will not
know what they are eating" y Wind
ham county dairyman says AS the
manufacture OF bogus butter is now, by
act OF Congress, placed on IL legal basis,
and the tax and license are so tritliug, they
cannot interfere with the business a
dairy farmer in Washington county writes
is follows : 81 think the manufacturers
OF OleOmargHrlne can make and sell their
stan at good profit and pay their two
cent tax. think the law will benefit
them more than the dairNman, as bogus
butter Is now protected by Il duty of -
cents per pound" The secretary of the
Vermont Dalryman' ; association is of the
opinion that the effect of the law on dairy
farming Will be favorable and that the
value OF the measure is in making bORuS