The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-10-16
baltimore county Butter. -Messrs. James

Baltimore County Butter.-Messrs. james
Hewes and Daniel F Pope and VIM. S. Thompson,
NJ. D., who the judges on dairy products at
the late Baltimore county fair, in their report
pubishedsin full in the American Farmer, say:
"And now may all the heathern gods of my
thoogy, whose special province it is to hedge
about the dairy with kind protection and
fostering care, be invoked to continue to rain i'm
provements on the the dairying of Baltimore
county, and especially upon the patrons OF Tlmon-
um Fair that such butter cannot be seen else
where Verify, it is written, "the gods help those
who help themselves. When decade since or
Whereabouts it the privilege OF the undersign-
ed to pass upon the merits of da ry products ex
hibited at the Baltimore county Fair, so fragrant
were the dement's that felt it to be orr duty to
call attention to one at least in article on gar
Iic' pu bshed in The American Farmer of that
wear and at the last exhibition, (l8S6,) such
good fruit did that article produce, not one OF the
fifty odd specimens was even slightly tainted
with the objectionable perfume. pardonabe
nride prevails among ali butter makers to excel
in their products, and this was manifest in all the
parcels exhibited in Glass F--color good, texture
fine. general appearance crediable. In the class
for print butter, open to all, seventeen competed,
and it was no great disparagement to those VINO
did not win a premium because OF that MISFORTUNE
where all were so good; only the closest ana most
critical comparison could tx upon the pest IL
lacked only one point OF perfectlon, VIZ: ricn'
brilliant yellow color but as the tendency OF the
times now is to discount the whilom Importance
of that attribute, the judges waived that point
and awarded first premium to No. 247, Mrs. Jas
Maier) because of absolute perfection otherwise;
and second premium to No. 268, Mrs. Geo. M.
Lamb.) on ali points but body being perfect
These are no empty honors. for the poorest was
very good so when it is considered that seven
teen competed, and the poorest was very good, 1t
FOR
along the fine divisions of grade, until the pin
nacle of perfection is reached just one point be-
yond No. 247.
essentials to good butter, and can their absence
be detected in the product. and how Good cows
good water for them, as well as pure, cold water
for the dairy; good, clean food free OF pecuIlal
nnngencv absolutely pure place for milk Sc ting
and preservation of the cream after sk'mmlng--
a dreamer is a valuable adjunct, but not a neces-
sity An intelligent consideration OF these factors
in the production of fine butter will tend largely
towards producing it. neglect of any one is
apparent to an expert in an intrinsic defect. A
taste foreign to excellent butter is a general de-
scription of the penalty all must pay who neglect
any Of the prerequisites of excellence.
"a specal premium to makers of butter, male
or female. under the age of sixteen years, brought
out fourteen competitors, and right CALAMITY did
they contest for the honor and the premium 1t
was brilliant exhibition, ana gave rlen PROMISE
of years to come when Baltimore county must
look to the diaries for sustenance of body and re
cuperation of soil.
1--WE would suggest that special effort be made
to ret some of the creameries to exhibit their pro-
ducts-butter and cheese. There is more butter
produced in Baltimore county than is dreamt of
in your philosophy, and the dairy interest is
financially great, and yet it is in its infancy
Notice the giant strides improvement has made
in this direction during the ten years just past
Blooded cattle are the rule on farms now, not the
exception more care is exercised because of large
money at stake. The increased attention finds
reward in better products, and already dairymen
are closing up the gap between them and the con-
sumers, and contract their butter at high prices
perennially. heard three Baltimore county
amateur dairymen say that they must get 30 or
40 cents per pound for their butter to make the
dairy self supporting, and they are getting the 30
cents because the butter merits it. We, in the
East. must learn to rely on ourselves for butter
for indeed the whilom West has consuming de-
mand farther West, which bids fair soon to be ex-
haustiye."