Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-03-07
Correspondence.
Some Advantages of Creamery.
EGYPT. Me. Feb. u. 1875.

EGYPT, Me-, teD. -, IoSJs
To the Editor Of The american:
IWouId like to address a word to the
farmers, giving some Of the advantages
of the creamery as they appear to one
small farmer.
The first Is the giving to the small
iarn4el "a supply u l,ad> money, that he
NAV take advantage of the market, which
will sell low for cash, to supply his farm
and family.
What now greets the farmer when he
goes to sell his butter? Will he not have
a set price, and the trader, to get proht
to suit him, Will ask more for his goods
in the winter season. The outcome OF
this has been that the trader asks more
for goods in W hat he calls "barter trade
Take grain, for an example; Two
bushels may be bought for sl.20 in cash,
or sl.30 in butter. Do we really get -
cents for our butter, counting nothing
for he time taken to sell il?
Again, by keeping upon the farm the
larger part, il not entirely all, OF the Ter
tility of the farm crops, can you not, by
Keeping cows, raise more of your grain,
and i not lhat rs BooH ~ t''NtiSS ~
YOU Sell hay, buy grain, and you
bankrupt yourself and your tarn' IL
the farmer raises grain he does not feei
the burden of baying it. He Will keep
more stock. feed them better, and derive
almost double the benefit, By keeping
the straw and using it he will save the
larger rart of the urine and make
h Ne
extra manure from his straw.
umy small farm ! started raising a
few bushels of grain. Now raise from
ssy,nty-tiye to one hundred and twenty
Cram farming is like good business man
that gets q little start pwards-e1erS-
thing turns to help him along.
BY having one of the best pig feeds al
hand. You will keep pen OF nice hogs,
which means lots to q Wornout farm.
The kim milk will grow your pork, your
qrsin will fatten il, YOUR straw Will keep
il Glenn and dry in the winter, and
furnish Il valuable pile of manure for
s,4Ffrt
Iid yeu ever think. uhsn you Nere
hanlinq straw to market and selling il.
W hat me IOt oil dressing IL NbGld 'ittfNt
~. H1fur Il under your stock? Will II
not, deducting he cost OF hauling, make
more. aoIlars worth Of dressing thGn you
get for it?
In saving the time taken to sell your
butter, you Will have time to do much
needed work and save your teams from
quite ltt Of driving, which wears
Them out faster than WORKING on a farm,
and perhaps II Will save you from spend
ing needless dollar for something you
dol need
Then the Lughear OF making butter at
home. Stop and think how much work
your tutter- making causes your good
house W lie, wearing her out, perhaps, he
fore yeur eyes Think of the Wash hing and
scruhhiug, lifting and Juggling, and very
often straining herself to the uttermost
to-nerk hard butter. Did you ever try ii
to see how hard it WAS?
hear many complain OF the cost of
~; r,5,. Tor h. creamery De they
''i'': - y, ~. ,,;.lat;5,,o v[,,ld
ny ft II aii eo'' IA 'it't ~ ' : :
YOU not have to :huy pans, churns, etc.
W,nld vou not need ice to carry on sue
VII, =,-,.,,, :,
cesslu1 uah AL ''o' ~ P'
keeping your meats ana fruits lFe7h HhH
nice? Would not your milk sour toe
,,,ars wo,Id Won NOT say.
Will NOT this place many with small
farms unan an independent basis? " ith