The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-09-06
PROFITS IN DAIRYlNG.
A Pleasing Picture which. According to All
Accounts. Is Not Oversirawn.

A Pleasing Picture which. According to All
Accounts. Is Not Overirawn.
There is no doubt of the fact that the
dairies of the United States are, to-
day, turning out butter of far better
quality than they ever did before and
q great deal more of it, and yet there
is very little if any first-class butter
shipped abroad. When it is remem-
bered that we have what may be called
an eight-day ferry connecting us with
the principal parts Of Europe, SO that
the best butter could be easily delivered
anywhere in Europe within two weeks
after it was made. it seems a little
strange that none of the vast quantity
we make finds its way to those markets.
The fact seems to lie just where the
best thinkers put it, and that is in the
greatly increasing home demand for a
choice article. No matter how high
the best grades may go on the other
side, the market here Immediately
meets the rise and takes all
that comes forward. Is not this
the best argument that can possibly be
presented for encouraging the Ameri-
can farmer to turn his thoughts first
and his actions afterward toward the
manufacture of the best quality of but.
ter. Young men who have determined
to spend their lives and energies on
the farm should consider this matter
most seriously, for it makes the future
full of promise for them. How can
they reap finer profits from the SAME
capital and amount of labor? The
risks are absolutely nothing il the cor
rect steps are taken to begin with.
These consist OF an intelligent method
for securing the necessary information.
and then the skill and Judgment to put
them into successful operation.
Any man under forty years of age
can make a good living, if not for
tune, who has q good head to begin
with and is willing to work hard, at
least until he gets every thing to NOV
ing with systematic order. The cost
of COWS, farm and utensils may be
great or small, just as he pleases, TO
begin operations. but our advice would
always be in favor of small beginnings
and increase OF the outlay as the bust
ness grew. This is, undoubtedly, the
correct principle.
There can be no question that with the
start the production of dairy goods has
already got in this country, with the
innumerable creameries and smaller
diaries coupled with the educational
institutions found in every dairy dis
trict, that we are sure to he the lead
ing nation in this industry ut u very
early day. Nature has done all it
could for us, and we are never slow at
improving our opportunities in any
direction. The markets of the world
are tempting us; We know how to pro-
duce the article, and all that now
stands in the way of our stepping in
and taking possession of the promised
land is that we want to eat all the good
butter we make ourselves.
The way to overcome that difficulty
is to produce greater quantity than
We can possibly consume, and then
there will be started a movement to-
ward the markets of the old world.
Can not the young men of the country
see this. and make up their minds not
to allow this great opportunity to slip
by them. As the preachers say the
harvest is ready for the reapers. The
press is doing all it can to spread the
light, while the speakers and writers
never tire of telling all who will listen
to the glad tidings. Dairy
Annn