Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-09

ter had no recognlIei standard. Hardly
CREAMERY WAS then in existence.
To-day We have more than my
crcanerle-, turning out a product that
commands the highest market pricr, and
With more order. than they can fill.
Our private tAiries are furnishing
local market. aud private families at
satisfactory priccs.
The production 10 milk aud cream In
the southern tier of counties Tor the
Boston trade aud the local city markets
has nearly doubled within the past ten
years.
No longer are men frightened with
the CRY that there l. danger % o,ers,ock-
Ing the market With good butter; az
we'll o,erstock the market With
good sense.
Ten wears ago there might have bccn
men .sngulne enough Ia predict that
cresmeries would multiply, that milk
route. would be extended past the cen-
tr.l portion 10 our state, bu, What should
Ne have said of that msn who had pre-
dicted. that la this year of our Lord,
lsaJ, New Hampshire butter would beat
these tnit.i states aud her majesty.
IN the great test for quality ?
How are We to maintain the sdysn-
tagr Ne have gained and continue To
place upon the market an article that
will command the highest market pric.t
Co-operatl,e cre.merie. have done q
grand work az educators. The method
by Which every patron !. paid Tor hls
milk or cream, according Ia IT. value
give. him an opportunity To Institute
between his herd of cows
aud hls nsightor's. To bring this sy.-
ten down to = business-likc basis, esch
patron should know Iu.t the value II the
product from each Individual COW In his
herd. then q great leak Will be stopped
a nd inssrior animal. will have to ~.
We cannot tco strongly emphasize the
Important relation each patron hssrs Ia
the output Ot the creamery. However
skillful the creamery superintendent
NAV IL, the quality oi butter will de-
pend largely upon how faithfully each
patron does his part. IL is fortunate
Tor the development 10 dairy knosledgc
that these Crcsmerie. sre largely 80
placing the milk produc,r. In
q close t..rsonal relation, so that every
one must understand that succrs. or
faIlur. 1. q. much a part of hi. conccrn
a. ~ any m.mbsr % the assochtion.
We still have In our midst class of
private dairymcn Who, having -.cured .
market Tor their products direct Ia Gus
TONERS, are reaplng a rich reward.
The private dairymsn Il educated not
only to produce bat To sell. lie may lct
a portion, II not all, the prohts of the
\ large proportion oi The
products ~ the farm may accompany hls
dairy product. aud ~ill he gladly pur-
chased by consumers. All the modern
impro, ,emeuts nov In use In the cream
sry Ar, manufactured la sire a. well Tor
the private dairy.
Ils may tcsi his milk, produce hls
cream by grsVitation or separation,
all the details of batter max
ing. IN he will hut opcn his understand
ing and placc himself la ,eschsole a''l-
tude.
There 1. no field ot labor .o Inviting
to the Young man Who desires Ia bald
an a true business, than to establish
himself near good market, go Ia dairy
ing. obtain customers, aud weekly az
=
product. ~ hi. farm. lie thu. COM
blnss both the manufacturer aud the
salesman. aud u he pat. the rnergv aud
.ystsm into this little plant that char
acterifs other larger Industries. his cue
c... u assured. Delicious butter, Lard,
ham, poultry and egg, must ever .niet
into the economy of every well regulated
uo mstter ShAt sdmini.,rs-
ton I. In the sscendency.
IL 4. ssf. Ia assume that the entire es-
pense. ~ the state Ia conducting the en'
hlbl,lou al the world. fair Will BE- more
than rrslit.d In a single wear by the en-
HANGED value put into dairylng alone.
Much praise l. due To william u.
Baker of Qaincy, superintendent oi the
dairy exhibit, by whose un,iring efforts
these splendid results have been made
possible.
4 call has been Issued, sigued by su'
p.rintendcnis % dairy exhibits al ia"
Columbian Exposition, representing ten
Of the leading dairy stai.-, including
Ne~ Hampshire, for meeting Ia o"
held In Cleveland, Ohio, th. first We'd
ns.iAy Ia February next for the pur-
poss Of organizing q national dairy a.-o-
ciation. n IL deemed advisable that this
association should AZ this meeting or nj
it, annual meeting In January send one
OF more delegate. Ia represent this state.
A natioual Organization OF this kipd
would do much towards sappres.ing
fraudulent imitation. In butter aud
cheese aud also In the PRONUNCIATION oi
correct dairy methods.
when a. contemplate that probably
no state In this union, considering all
it, disadvantages, has made such re-
markAble progress In dairying la the
short time since this dsirymsu's ssso-
ciation was formed q. thi. state has, aud
considering that the product of the COW
4. to-day, aud will be- for years Ia come,
the main relisnc. aud chief source of
INCOME Ia the most % our farmers, " be-
comes evident that II Ne are to have
legislative appropriation. In favor of ANY
industry or interest that our dairy inter
ests should receive prominent con
.lderstion.
". AZ. allowed s51O annually Ia car
~ on this grvst work. Nine times this
sum IL annually expended Ia propagate
f,.h that few .portsmen may enjoy
thsm..ly.s occasionally. Twelve times
this amount 4. annually appropriated to
repair roads Ia th. vicinity 10 the White
Mountains which benefit only frae-
tional part of our population.
Thirty Thousand dollars IL annually
expended To support the National guari
Which l. far mor- ornamental than use-
ful. The JO,.D farmers of New iiamp-
shire sr. grudgingly allowed one-six-
tI,th part of that sum To guard" an
Industry that lies 1T the very foundation
OF state prosperity. our last legisla-
tur, voted sloo each To twelve ne~sps-
per reporter. to do . little scribbling
for new spspers In this state and Boston,
a matter which had NO earthly connec-
ton whatever with the business OF the
legislature.
The gospei of dairy truth needs To be
proclaimed In every nelghborhood In our
state. Not only do We peed to pat In
practice the most advanced methods,
bat be prepared for ne~ aud greater
Light that will constantly dawn upon
him Who has to deal with the wonderful
forces of nature.
We are only upon the threshold OF
this great industry. But be sure that
~e advance In the right direction. We
want less concern about the breed OF
cows and more about the breed of our
dAirymen. We want men OF more CON-
...a.. ..u.. man xxhn s.an fafhnm the