The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-29

INEXPERIENCED DAIRY WRIT,
ERS.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The writer has for years been of the
opinion that good deal of injury has
been done to the cause of farm dairy
butter making by the mischievous
writings Of class Of agricultural edi-
tors who when in want of copy to fill
space write short items on subjects
with which they may not be especially
familiar.
The following item WI copied from
a farm journal published in Chicago:
Creamery butter is superior to that
made on the farm because the cream
cries are fitted with the latest appliances
for producing butter of uniform quail
ity. The farmer cannot compete with
the creamery because he has not the
facilities for so doing individuals,
however, who make a speciality of
choice butter, and who are supplied
with all that assists in the lessening of
labor. can easily secure better prices
than is obtained for creamery butter"
It will be noted that three PROPOSE
tious are laid down in the above item.
First, it is stated that creamery but
ter is superior to that made on farms
and the reason given is that creameries
are fitted with the latest appliances
for producing butter. Now the facts
are that some creameries are so fitted
and some are not, yet doubtless the
majority have modern outfits.
Second, it is stated that the farmer
cannot compete with the creamery be
cause he has not the facilities for so do
ing. Now this is pretty broad and
serious charge to make against a class
as a whole Just think Of the editor
OF an agricultural paper-and in this
case the proprietor and publisher-a
person who is dependent on the pro
gressi7e farmers for the support of his
public alton, and through it his own
support, say just think Of such per-
son making such a serious charge
against class of persons in which is
included his own constituents, his pat
rons, the parsons whose money he is
soliciting and taking in pay for pub
lication in which they are being SIAN
dered. It is an outrage to say the least.
It may perhaps be offered as extenua-
ton Of such a cause that the editor and
proprietor of the paper quoted from
had but recently come into these posi-
tions and was experienced. But such
plea will hardly excuse him.
He ought to know enough about
prOgl essive farmers to know that many
of them have dairy houses, or rooms,
fitted out with needed modern appli
ances for all features of butter making.
Their list of appliances include i'm
proved milk strain9rs, cream raising
apparatus, churn, butter worker, but
ter print, butter carriers for printed
butter, small packages to be used when
butter is not printed and many other
little articles required, one of which is
of course a thermometer. It is sus
pected that the writer Of the quoted
item knows more about flee matters
than butter making.
Third, he states that individuals who
make a speciality of choice butter, and
who are supplied with all that assists
in the lessening of labor can easily
secure better prices than is obtained for
creamery butter. Now IN the name of
common sense if individuals" can &C
complish all claimed in third PROPOSE,
tion quoted-and they can-why can
not the farmer" do the same2 He
can.
E. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.