The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-09-17
The Condensed Milk Industry.

Tine importance of the subject TO Maine AZ
rcuturc, is sufficient excuse, If any were need
cd, for reproducing the following article from
the columns of the Waterville Mail. Its from
the pen of Isaac c. Libby of Burnham gen
tleman who has thoroughly Investigated the
subject.
Any industry that will add to the prosperity
OF agriculture is indeed blessing and should
he tolerated and fostercd. The farmers of
Maine, especially those of the beautiful kennG-
bee valley, are making great mistake in SELL
ing hay. and by so doing they are steadily de-
crea>lng the value of their fertile farms, per
haps the heritage passed down from their ances-
tors, protected and fortified for a generation,
now TO be despoiled by removing the life Civ
ing spark. manure, by the devastating practice
of selling hay. which will blight the best farm
IN the land; and cause those long priced, lovely
fields to grow up TO inferior grass and weeds,
and soon the cry another deserted farm.
Allthi> can be changed by adhering to The rule
Of selling nothing but condensed articles. The
hog, the beef, the veal calf and lamb are fed hay
and grain in condensed form. So are butter
and cheese. Condensed milk, although not 50
common, is in the same category.
For the benefit Of those who have not looked
into the subject, We would suggest that cOnden-
>ed milk is The pure milk Of the cow with tie
water taken out by a process of heating. " hiCh
leaves the butter and cheese combined, which
Is preserved by sugar. about one-fourth of Its
weight. It'll the sugar added, one quart Of
'oulIloll H!Ih W III HIKE 4 can OF cOnuen~tu
milk ANA rs condensed milk retails at twenty
cents Der can. and the farmers Of Maine do not
make their milk net them over two cents per
quart. il seems as If the margin was too large
between the two. In other words, if we, the
farmers, owned condensed milk factory, we
might sell this most important article Of food
for a much higher price.
These factories can be built by stock com
panicS. Each farmer within "A radius OF ten
miles could take ten dollars worth of stock,
and the sum would he large enough to huid,
equip aid operate any condensed milk factory
In the world.
The company now building one of these fac
tories AT Newport offers, if the farmers of
W aterNllle and vicinity will take a limited
amount Of stock. TO build factory at Water
VILE which location could not he eNcelled in
| New England, taking the rich and fertile lands,
cool and pure boiling spring. and extensive
railroad facilities into consideration.
II condensed milk factory generated the
same prosperity it docs in New York and else
where it would make Watervle the center of
one Of The finest agricultural sections in the
| world. This great prosperity of the farmers
would lend it, lasting effect to the city. and
| cause this most beautiful river town 10 be a
/ spot Of untlT1ng ~ tiNity and wealth.
! The first thing for The people of Waterrle
| and vicinity to TO is to send some careful men
| 10 investigate this industry. and when il is as.
| certalncd that the picture has not been over
! drawn to 90 to WORK like men and build fac
! tory. Dig up some OF that buried gold or those
! bank bills from their cAmphOT protection and
/ give II m airing for the benefit of the human
race. \ condensed milk factory With "A capa
! city Of 1000 cows which will condense 100
! 1t. t milk per day, Will employ seVenty-tile
! To ON; hundred operators, men women anc
| children, per day and Will add five hundred in
| habltants to any town where such industry I,
| located. Very many farmers with no more OF
! better land than is to be found Oh The kenneo be,
/ Lat. oI,,.