Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-01-09
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
81gibh Farmers and Dairymen Experiment
In Selling Their Products Directly
70 Consumers-"Boous" In
Farming
Selling Their Producta

London papers state that there is
revolt of English farmers against tn
exactions Of middlemen. Severs
farmers IN Kent county have taken +
selling mutton directly to consumer
instead of sheep to shippers o
butchers. They seek regular custo
mers in neighboring towns, to whom
they deliver mutton on certain day
in every week. Knowing in advanc
how much mutton they can dispose O
in q certain time, they fatten thei
sheep so they will be in condition Il
slaughter as taey are wanted. They
generally sell their mutton by thu
quarter or entire carcass. They d.
not attempt to supply chops ant
roasts to small families, and general
ly limit their trade to regular custo
mers. Their best patrons are hotels
and boarding house-keepe and large
private families. They learn to dress
and cut up sheep with as much skill as
butchers employ, and take the meat
to their customers in covered carts.
They cure and dry the pelts of the
sheep, and when they have hundred
or more sell them to dealers. The tai :
low and coarse fat OF the sheep after
being rendered are put in barrels and
sold to soap and candle makers. The
hearts, feet, and entrails of the sheep
are converted into fertilizers and used
on the farms.
Several dairy farmers in Cheshire
county have taken to selling their
:, reese directly to consumers, following
80 tantially the same course that the
r.. sheep-raisers do in regard to
ss";y mutton. They make small
49, ILL a. t is adapted to the wants of
S.rs;s;.s n ey do not cut thoir cheese,
Is,t sssIs ia n of the size desired.
r.. msts shs. 'se of several varieties,
~ - to nIease thu taste of their ousto-
mers. they also \ eep supply OF
cheese of different d res. They en-
deavor to ascertain th9 preference OF
each of their customers n rotation 10
the flavor and richness Of Lneese ana
to supply exactly what is des ired. IL
Is their practice to visit the houses OF
their customers on one day in each
week. Some cheese makers have Sc
cured so many customers that the
GOODWILL of their trade is worth con-
siderable sum The cheese-makers
have made so much of success In
selling their products direct to tsonsu-
mers that butter makers are now foi-
lowing their example. They take C on
tracts for supplying hotels, restauV-
ants, and private families with a GER
tain number of pounds of butter each
week, and deliver it in the kind of q /
package that is desired. They ascer- |
tain the wishes of their different custo-
mers in rele ton to the amount of salt |
they wish in their butter and endeavor
to suit them In this manner.
This is but return to the primitive
methods of trade that were generally |
practiced before railways we're intro |
duced and "middlemen" became COM
mon. The plan of having producers |
dispose Of their goods directly 70 con-
sumers has many advantages. it saves
the cost Of transportation. handling,
and changing ownership several times.
It enables consumers to obtain arti- |
cles in their best condition. 1t en-
courages honesty and fair dealing. A
producer who sells articles of food di- |
rectly to consumers will deliver moth |
ing that is not good. His reputation
and continuance of his trade will de-
pend on the quality of the articles he
delivers. The responsibility can not
be shifted on some unknown party as
is often done when articles pass
through several hands. A man who
sells his products directly to the per-
sons who are TO use them will seek to |
obtain and to preserve good reputa-
sion in all respects. 1t will not be to |
his advantage to make false represent |
atoms. He can not afford to acquire q
bad name among his near neighbors |
with whom he expects to have dealings |
for many years. He will wish to build |
up steady trade with regular Gus
toners by selling good articles at a
fair price. 1t will not answer for him |
70 resort to the means often employed |
BY tradesmen to secure the trade of |
transient customers.
The farmers and dairymen OF Eng |
land have better opportunit es for
selling their products directly to con-
sumers than the farmers in most parts |
of this country have A much smaller
proportion of the people there are en-
gagged in any branch of husbandry. |
The towns are larger and nearer to- |
gether, and the roads are better. To |
Offset these advantages, however, the |
profits made in selling goods, especial
ly articles of food, are much smaller
than in this country. American farm
products, it is said. are retailed in
Great Br tain ut lower prices than they
are in this country. Especially is this
the case with salt meats, flour, beans, |
and meal. Many farmers living near /
large towns in this country have pro-
flied by selling vegetables. poultry,
fruit, and eggs to consumers. They |
take their products to town at times |
when they wish to make purchases.
As they have regular customers, it |
takes but littls time to deliver the arti- 1!
cles they bring. There is little doubt |
that the trade in cheese might be
greatly increased In the country dis
tricts Il the operators of factories
would pursue the course that has re-
GENTLY been adopted in England.
Many families who now rarely ever
eat cheese would buy and consume
those which weigh about ten pounds.
"Bosur I'm Farming.
In IN article On general farm man. !
Aeement in the DOmin ion of Canada,
fns Globe, Of Toronto. m axes some ex-
cellent suggestions that are valuable |
10 the farmers in the UnitA ID States 1t |
SAYS: In q ecun&ry 80 wen adapted to |