The Portland daily press., 1892-12-17
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was OUllg6u 10 COuuGIS6 HIS I6ludIhS, DIS
he does his milk. But, doubtless. in the
one case as in the other the essential
qualities were retained, and no richness
lost 1t was his intention to speak of
the dairy interests of the United States
and of Maine; dairy specialties; and
condensed milk As it turned out, the
greater part of his discourse was given
to the condensed milk industry, and val
liable and very entertaining it proved,
too.
In beginning, Mr.. Libby contrasted the
state OF things 25 years ago with the
present Then all was fair in the Maine
beef market But change came. AS
the buffalo disappeared from the plains
the 'sbeef critter' took it's place, and
soon monopolized the markets of the
world. The speaker at first thought the
change was but temporary. A survey of
the western field has caused him to
change his opinion. He is now con-
WINGED that the cattle and the sheep in
dustries have gone west to grow up with
the country. Mr.. Libby here gave de-
scription of the ranches he had so often
visited
But the dairyis left, and to that Maine
can now turn her attention. We need
fear no competition from the far West.
The alkaline soil and the want of water
forbid that. Wide markets, west and
south, open themselves to our butter
and cheese, and our condensed milk
goes to China, to Australia and to the
isles Of the sea. 1t is used on the ship
and in the camp. Therefore, the
speaker said, lie had forsaken
beef production and betaken him
self to the dairy and the milk condenser.
As an instance of what theidairy can do
Mr.. Libby spoke of St. Adams, which
city fxessthe price of butter and cheese
in the Boston market. Maine with great
natural facilities, its feed and its pure
water, it's healthy cattle and its prudent
people, has an equal opportunity, and
seems minded to take it. Men are find
ing out3that there is more money in the
cow-shed and the dsiry than in the saw
ings bank. Our state can make itself
great dairy centre. In it there is profit,
there is wealth, there is Opulence. The
speaker dwelt at considerable length on
the new facilities and the improved
methods of butter making and milk pre-
serving, and especially upon the use
made Of cold storage.
Mr.. Libby then took up the history of
condensed milk, which is but thirty
years old, which did not attract public
notice till the civil war was well along,
and which, even now, has but just
begun to develop. There are but
Fifteen Condensed Milk Factories
in America, and not one in New England
outside of Maine. The two in this state
are at Newport and at Winthrop. The
Aroostook Condensed Milk Company.
ob hoe itu Of a
hundred thousand cans day, the pro
duct of ten thousand COWS. Four hun
dred cases week are shipped to Boston
alone. A million and half of money is
the annual output for milk and labor.
These factories are fast transforming
Newport and Winthrop into cities.
Within decade they will be chartered.
Each can of condensed milk holds
pound, and out of that pound comes four
quarts of milk There are now four
grades; the Baby, put up in glass; the
Maine Jersey, the Dirigo and the New
port, put up in tin.
The smartest men in the country came
from Maine. and the reason for their
smartness is found in the milk on which
they were brought up.rrlMaine milk is
trusted everywhere, because our cattle
have clean bill of health. The market
for our | condensed milk is widen
ing every day. The children of the
Old World are crying for it. In China,
where no COWS are kept, the white visit
ors and traders can only procure milk in
it's condensed form, and they are begin
ming to look to us for their supply. Mr..
Libby here described the process of con-
densation at considerable length, and
enlarged in a humorous way on his adj
ventures in putting it on the market; al
so paying his respects to Mr.. George H.
Page, Of the Swiss Milk Company, who
locked horns with him in the Maine
Farmer.
Mr.. Libby urged upon his hearers
again the great opportunity which Maine
offers TO the dairy interests. We need 25
COWS where we now have five. In it is
wealth. In it is employment for sons
and daughters. It will be built up
at the expense of no other of our indus
tries, unless it be the mail service, which
will carry fewer letters to our children
because we shall have them at home
with u.s. 1t will meet with no competi-
ton serious enough to cause embarrass-
ment. The markets of the world are
open to us.
MI. LIDuy slSullyiHS LIS WllIlHSHeSs W
answer inquiries, was asked why the
milk of COWS fed on ensilage was refused
at the factories. He replied that in New
York the factorymen claimed that ensi-
lage milk produced an acid which caused
fermentation and ''swelled head'' in
cans Of this he did not feel sure, him
self, having had no ''swelled heads"
among his cans. He was inclined to
think the swelling due to the inferior
quality of New York milk.
In reply to query by DR.. Bailey, Mr..
Libby said that no disease was found
among his cattle quarantined by the Mas
sachusetts authorities on suspicion a
short time ago.
Of. George Fl. Bailey exhibited,
AS An Awful Example,
the lung taken from one of a herd of
high-bred Jerseys that he had ordered to
be killed on account of disease. The
lung, pretty far gone with tuberculosis,
and anything but an attractive spectacle,
was by the doctor, with true professional
termed "a beautiful case"
It was the object of a great deal of GU
r;oc;+x- opd mon oro1udad round II aS thav