Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-01-22
FlSlGrSViuG Farmers Club.
QUESTIONS INTERESTING TO FARMERS
THE WANT OF SUCCESS IN CREAMERIES
IN AUGUsTA-soME PRACTICAL RE-
MARKS.

IN AUGUsTA-sOME PRACTICAL RE-
| MARKS.
&C., &C., &C.
FIsHERsvILLE, VA, Jan. l6.-The
Fishersville Farmers Club held its Janua-
ry meeting to-day, and the following mem
bers were present-Dr. NJ. G. Hildebrand,
w. F. Gilkeson, A. H. McCue, David
Coiner, ST.. F. M. Bell, Willard A. Coiner,
W. A. Freed, ]. w. Churchman, Z. S. &C.
Gil, Maj. A. Koiner, G, W. G. Karnes, II.
A. S. Hamilton. A. A. Jones and J. R.
| Kemper. MI. SAM Life and j. l.. Wal
lace were excused from attendance at this
meeting.
| Mr.. McCue was appointed committee
| to ascertain the cost of furnishing the hall
and prorating the same with the Alliance.
IMPROVING TUE CLUB.
Maj. Koiner said this Club should be a
valuable agent in this community, and he
thought one reason for the apparent lack OF
interest on the part of members, was be-
cause the Club did not expedite It's busl-
ness. The principal idea was for members
| to meet and exchange ideas and discuss
subjects pertaining to farming and so forth.
He cited the "Tuckahoe'' Farmers Club
near Richmond, as having been in active
life for number of years, with ever in
creasing interest. Many persons expressed
themselves well pleased in reading the re-
ports from our Club, and we should be
more careful to discuss agricultural CUES
tions at our meetings if we wish to keep up
! the interest in the Club. The insect ques-
| tion is a very important one and should be
carefully considered, as there is remedy
for almost every one of them which should
| be awaited Of by the farmers. There are a
large number Of good agricultural papers,
very cheap, containing an abundance of val
liable reading for the farmer. think this
Club should be continued, and while it has
done very considerable good it is capable Of
dong much more. In recent reading of a
resume Of the past years business in Cali
fornia, [ was surprised at the immense
amount of production in that State and it
would be well for us to have paper from
! that side of the continent. 1t is impor-
tant for us to know what is produced il
other sections Of the world, SO that we
may the more intelligently direct our
efforts. We should discuss when it is best
to sell the remaining part of the wheat
crop on hand, and many other questi ons
pertinent to the season.
Mr.. McCue moved reorganization of
the club.
Maj. Koiner, stated that the motion of
MI. McCue was in the right spirit, but as
the present officers were elected for a speci-
fed time, he did not think it best to go into
an election at this time.
The motion was then withdrawn.
Orders for clover seed were then placed
IN the hands Of the buying committee.
Maj. Koiner suggested the question for
future discussion, whether it is better to
plow and seed the same land to wheat for a
| number of years, OF to pillow up grass sod
| for that purpose. -
WHY CEEAMERIEs HAVE NOT sUCCEE D.
ED IN AUGUSTA.
| The question as to 'sWhy the creamery
| business is not a success in this county,
| was spoken to by Maj. Koiner, who said
| he had given the subject some thought and
had once endeavored to inaugurate milk
business here to ship daily to Richmond
but the effort had failed of success, though
l have always thought our fine pasturage
gives us great advantages for this business.
next thought we might have better sue
cess with creameries, but it seems none
! Of them are entirely successful. The main
trouble, 1 judge, is lack of material to work
upon. The farmers will not furnish milk
OF cream in sufficient abundance to make
it profitable to run creamery. Now what
part of the farmers to furnish the milk?
One of the main reasons is lack of expert
mixers, not feeding the cows as they should
he fed, and general indisposition on the
part of the farmers to give the requisite
amount OF attention to what they consider
the small things On the farm. If we do
not look after the small things, the large
ones will never trouble us. We have fine
hay and grass, corn, oats and bran, which
are the best feed,for COWS. We lack nothing
in my estimation to make this the best
dairying section in the country, and think
the fault lies with us. 1t is not a paying
business at all times and one reason our
product is put on the market at low prices
is a lack Of preparation. Another thing,
we want more direct communication with
the Southwest towns 10y the Baltimore &,
Ohio road.
SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN BUTTER
| SELLING.
| Mr.. Hamilton said he was not much of a
talker, but if he had more time he could
give some facts in his experience in regard
to dairying. l have run dairy for several
years, and think one of the first consider
ations is to secure better breed of cows,
and then you must feed and milk WELL To
carry it on profitably you must produce a
uniform product, to be able to furnish your
customer the same butter next week he
gets this week, (for the best customers are
private families) and then secure yearly con-
tracts if possible Ii your butter comes in
competition with cheap butter you cannot
make any money. You must make supe-
rior article and that will command the best
prices. Some time since. was inspecting
some butter in the Washington market and
proposed to the dealer to ship him some
butter. He said hesold only the New York
product and that we IN Virginia could not
make as good butter. After returning
home l shipped him trial case and it was
sold for several cents above the quotations,
my regular customers will take, [ can dis
pose OF it readily in that market at top quo
tations.
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