Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-04
Farmers views on Butter Making.
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In this age Of intense thcorizing and fierce
butter making il may u.s. the expressions,
happy is the man who from the mass of
matter written on the subject Of butter max
ing and feeding of animals selects that
which he should adopt and rejects that
which is misleading and wrong-m otEer
words, he able TO gather the cream be
lievc am possessed Of Al least ordinary in
telligence. but | must confess get bcwildor-
ed sometimes with what | read and think
myself 50 far behind the times that there is
little use trying 10 get t. the top but again.
when ! look at the results of my efforts 10
excel in my occupation, feel quite oncour-
aged, and greatly, too, from the fpct that
this wonderful butter that we read about i,
made a great way or and think that ac-
counts in I; great measure for the fine flavor
which We cannot produce here. Is il posi-
bic han q man must abandon barn cellars
crcamcrioS, oil meai and everything which
Wc have been taught ar III, highest reoui-
sites for good butter making. Al this is
declared and set forth in an article in the
Mirror 0ad Farmer under date of Novam
Der % ] think the author i an extremist,
bu; there Is one thing Of Importance which
he has fniled 90 catch on to when he 80
vigorously observes cleanliness. even to the
washing of hands before milking. and that is
to wash tn cow also | believe in clcarli-
ness in all things, and particularly in butter
making, bui also believe that there are IN
av0idnhle doors in and about COW stable
that viii sink into insgnilcanrc everything
concentrating about a mans hands. unless
he he a dirty fellow indeed Nv plan when
milking is TO get the milk away from the
stable Immediately. and then wash my hands
before handling or straiuing the milk Per
hapS after all It is best to set mp a high stan
dard and ii the time drags heavily ON one :
hands then 20 a5 as near To- the drawing as
You feel disposed but these who have their
time we'll filled with Gutie, TO perform must
choose what is actually necessary to be done
ana leave out some thinga which your cor
respondent finds necessary to produce gilt
edge. -
feed literally. take the greatest Of pains
with my butter making, and sell it al 81 Al
bans at outside quotations. hut which is a
Iongway below what your correspondent gets
for his. Rich people Ike to he hunbugged.
and when You can get Mt them and eyulGn
some wonderful me-hoi YOU haze discovered
Of making superior product. and talk II TO
them until You make them believe it, YOU cen
often obtain long price and have no
''-'' wv ''l-'' >'iliN WI WHO.
believe, goes "a such extremes to produce a
good article, could work oil some If my hun
ter on hi, fa,tidiaus customers with pleasing
effect. have in mind AN instance wherein
was demonstrated the effect Of Imagination :
y gentleman living in Chester square Bo.-
tom bought Of ne a box of butter which !
considered very choice. He returned il to
the store shortly. claiming il was of" in
flavor. agreed with him hut ! told him
would give him oAc that would make him
,ml" ! sent 10 his house the very same box
of buster, and OF inquiry he said tina. oae
va, very tinn, and. had | charged him a lit
tie more 1or il, | have no doVht he would
have considered il better still. From eXpcr-
ien"c, J conclude that il is as much in the
customers A. il is in the butter, where the
grade Is really high. Of two samples. one
With a reputation behind it and tho other
with real merit in it; and that good butter
can p" made without sacrificing the happi
mes, Of jho whole household in doing So. !
shall continue to Try to make the best butter
and sell II for all | can get. / have somo-
time, lost money 10y following the advice Of
some writer's, hut where lost in one instance
made mp aud lapp"i over at some other
tinr; 50 that, rs / said in the beginning
happy Is the man who is able To Gull ont and
appropriate the things tnst will do him
good.
NpIfl, Hon.,