Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-05
Fnrm Butier and It's Market.

] N J,mi.On 10 the Fsrmsr.' R'yiew
shows sp the true ootdi,lon OF ihiogs in
tbis wsy
III. h.rily possible 10 describe n. iis
tsrlou. Way. of manufacture. and sl ths,
snlsrs Into IL from the feed bin 10 the
churu, from the ehurn 10 the eoauiry
store We sr, told by the coantry msr.
chant. that about oue half they boy ]. NO.
1 The m.j 'fity oi them say this, zone
so not pass more than oue third OF u /.
nr-tclsss. fir.tclsss 10 understood by
them to mean such ss .. rapidly sold Ia
.ni sought after by their customers.
What passes for s,copi class inelaiss all
from p.ssabl. down 10 thN they will no,
boy s,all. and there l. very little that
comes 10 their eoautsr. ihu they will 10,
huy. The custom of huying all that IL OF
f,rsd Ia. g,lnsd such dfm hold thN they
ars almost compelled IA hay all lf ihsif
customers srr good, they fear To turn them
SWAY by r,fu.irg u buy ih- poor quality
- butter thy oar in 'rchsnge Tor xoois.
Th- worst feature about this trade 10 thi
IL IL all boaght 81 the same price. IL
soald be much better for ell parties n u
~srv graded aud priced seoording 10 ql.l'
ny TIE way IL now 10, The careful house
si'e has no greater incentive 10 make q
choice article ih,u ~ m,io,sin = rspu,s'
ton. The careless ons l. ssli.nci as II is,
for she oot,lus premium on her ibf'n O.
.nce, when she receives the same pfio. s
,hs most careful. The s,orsks.p-rs will
tell o.. that 10 would DC very hard matter
to buy IL secordiog 20 qislity, for some OF
their customer. ths, think t1sy make the
Oct gusliiy make the poorest, and per
.ous mat are very intelligent in probably
al other msttsrs rslsiibg to ih. farm.
There L. one consolation 10 the consumer
~ thi. inferior proiuet--A little Of IL at =
high price goes q long way. IL IL even
possible % have dif rent grades on the "a.
ole a. The same time th.t can be sampled,
uslag that most pleasant 10 the tssts, To-
c.tlug its place on The butter dish BY its
color, In case the taste fsquifss 9 second
n, lplug Al thi. time Of The year the but
ter case of the coantry store presents
wonderful variety az cOlots, from the rich.
sst yvllos-too riea 10 be ns,ursl-,o the
y lssl white, causing the miGd OF the be-
holder 10 run Ia the direction OF lard and
10 compounds. We do not zee much
a1ps for reward tn the diiigsnt aud pains
t,sing farmers wives As long - they must
ssll their butter At the email cOuuiry VII
l.ges S1ms,lmes one more enisrpfislng
th.u her nsighbors will SEEK better mar
kyt than the stores, selling her butter 10
private families at ssiipul,,sd yesfly price.
Hat this dsmsnd IL 80 limited In email VII
lsges that Il IL easily mt, holding oui no
ini0esmsut 10 the ibdin rent th'i would
t,ks some interest In the matter were The
q msnd .ueh ~ % bring u constantly To
their notice. There would be more per-
sous williog 10 eontrset for butter by the
y.n II they could feel eertsln that they
aOuli slwsys get H. o. the ord nsry
farm II Is sonssah OF al aaiertskias 10
furnish . stipulated smount OF batter
Zach week 10 the special trade. The heat
/ ~ sumner, without ice or spripg house.
4. .gains, the undertaking; the cold Of
| Nintsr, without milk room aud without
/ pfpp-r feed and shelter for the cows, To
! 4. thsr ~Iih hsyipg 10 milk standing in
/ thr mud, di.coursgss the farmers " fe
| frum soth sn undertaking. These draw
backs found on too m,ny farms, have
I much To do with msking the country bot.
\ ter and its market what Thy are. As u
/ sisnds, thsre IL bot little inducsm"nt Ia
msseA d stclass ariiels or 10 work Dp Z
T. sulu trade. The supply Of milk on
m"s, firms Is very irregular. which of IL.
/ - prohibits angular quantity of butter,
but nj. Is not so mu n the case ss fofmer'
Ia. i0r wc notice that the butter d,mtud IL
w,ll met a. the county stores Al mbsi All
seasons. Yst the irregular supply OF mll
pf, vents the farmers wife from making
con,rsets for regular delivery. She pre-.
l,Ts 10 mukst the surplus st the price u
will commsnd. which is usually . poor
oss, the best Of the muts, IL not for th'
transient attendants.