The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-04
MINK AND auir rno.1rs on IT.
"A Orange Ceuaty DAIRY Farmer subnits q
Few Interestln~ stasistics.


a. Orange ceu.sy DAIRY Farmer subnit. q
Few 1ntersstsns Statistics.
THE inquiry. the other day, by the Senate
Trust Investigating Committee, into the affairs
OF the alleged MIR Trust OF New Jersey" snid
one OF Orange c~ounty's biggest dairy armers.
might have brought forth some very Interest,"
ing Information about dairy products II the
committee had been 30 inclined, and provided
the Witnesses they examined knew anything
about the subject. The Milk Trust Is only a
little trust for a cont. but see the material there
Is from which u trust that would DO q trust
worth mentioning might DO constructed.
For instance. there are more than 10, 700, 900
cows doing their best this very minute to give
up milk enough to keep the milkman and his
pump handle busy. In the sweet summer time
these lowing kline mingle their fragrant breath
with the soft breezes that wave the grass and
clover OF 60.00O.OO0 acros Of this fair land OF
ours, and in tho winter they chew the hay that
comes from slmilar fields and crunch the corn
stalks Of almost rs many moro acres. to say
t h&Hsei Ing S &c, sse farmer sHnSs:S siSss th Sre~S By way sy"i on
first stating that In tho account musi be con-
that arc employed exclusively in doing tho
work Of the. dairy farms, lot mo rotate to YOU
requires q force Of j150.oOO men to throw
down Oft the 10000, 0O0. tons Of hay it Gots
S Sorses .ns champ 1snip00 Alone. 0u snG the S SSts 5SS
bushels OF corn that cows and horses
ssoo6,SJS Sushels q oatmeal, and the a0,oOio.oV66
Grind slowly but exceeding line ior the lifting
isiloX ioilsrs; Then; ilpiSiId i + miEhi
and bran and grain and hay are receiR,cd ut
the end Of the year, the farmer will discover
the 10000 Iaborers don't contribute their
services to the dniry business for their board,
eSsm m Es' and al sGr tho tho b tsd%Sls q f9 y ho Gnrl f. IN,
dictated by the fact that lust year they received
the snug sum OF SIZE, o .U0O with which totake
their wives and sweethearts to town OH circus
ITO maintain this dairy industry tho down.
t tnSd ma an a. oYcrty sa ri aM ia 1nH 5I has 81 go M
thu. neat sum Of ss,U 100000 and invested 1t
In farms, stock. &c. When you, know that in
amount which is twice the size of the combined
capital of the banks Of the whole country. you
ness mtaht be capable Of getting up 9uite a
Willie / am at. It let me call your attention,
other implements that the feeding OF ali those
cows and the manipulation Of their product
such Implements IN use is assured by tho fact
s sha1 s .ns,n ye hsnd fo Is sJG5 '% NSd a. S6 5lle Fb sennd m| nsw
be q very respectable trust constructed incl
and deal Il these By, no means cheap and en-.
"You probably intend to ask me what the
farmer Gets back ior all this outlay in turning
e sun sa' m HE is Saee Of the an ms SasaeE IS .p the ee9 Is IL S SSni
you viii md that his profit is ri; 4. indeed. he
!Ss liz liz %aitieiss 81 81 hsSP,ns n! Tss s0 fa1msr st oSsss
Sc ssn sPS quite O. : ss sSoa deal s IT 1 ohs to ny |arL epf 1 c ss 4
much money BY It as any 81 ny neiehb9rs, and
might say a.yi risht h sas. w SaiEs | tsin oke Of it. ss That Il
you W VI come up to my place some day
b.s. x team ST. q ha%S GSI 2 rae That 1 sSer drew sh q
rein taut. Grandsons Of the old boss himself.
t 1Slss ss'S5o 20 }or !saif R RSff Iii she s,Ss You M sS othss
they're worth a cent. i can't show YOU as nice
s 81 as' yst: 81 th INK r. r. si sS' : 9! ear nl lSs e.
Of mine couldn't be bought for $1,000. We
don't put on any style at my place. although I
f hass last sur summer III IS 4 H. ! ought to put up a pew
sards3 That's The, way. my new house is built.
but It was all my dauEhters fault. 1 spoiled
ding, farmer folks, and our neighbors are far
mers; and hump along in about the same way
more stock.
swell. as I was saying. it's hard to say
there Is money in the dairy business
or, not, Statistics say that the average COW
so. the cows Of this country give US in the
Of 7,0o0.000.O00 gallons every
twelve months ] guess that IL cents u gallon
received for that milk, which will show Il re-
turn on paper Of $840. 900. 900. I've told you
the alleged cost OF running the dairy
farm business was every year. and the amount
OF capital invested. Hadn't you better figure
up for yourself what the farmer makes out OF