The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-22
IMPROVE THE GRADE.
Buttermakers' Scheme to Export
MinnesOta's Product

Buttermakers' Scheme to EXPORT
Mnnesotas Product.
The throwing Of butter, which had
been made when the grass was fresh
and plenty and afterwards kept in
cold storage, on the fall and winter
markets having led the State Dairy
mems association, to ask for an appro-
priation which would enable them to
secure united action on the part of
creameries in making an article of but
ter especially suited for the foreign
ture is now making an effort to intro
duce American separator butter
into England. The United States
should furnish England the bur
ter which she is now getting
from Denmark, for it costs them three
times as much to produce a pound Of
butter as it does the dairymen of the
Northwest.
AS soon it was learned the general
government was going to make such
trial shipments, Henry Ames, Of Itch
field, the president Of the Minnesota
State Dairymen's association, wrote to
the secretary Of agriculture requesting
that butter from some of our Minnesota
creameries be purchased for this pur-
pose. In response to this request the fol-
lowing letter has been received by
L IO1. L Il. .I1dtCh6I, OI I16 SCdC
school:
Dear Sir: 1t was decided to include in our
rext experimental shipment of butter to
England from the department 1000 pounds Of
Minnesota creamery butter. President Ames,
Of your State Dairymen's association, opened
correspondence with the secretary on the sub
Ject, and he was accordingly asked to name
suitable creamery for giving the order
to make the butter. He named the Star Lake
creamery at Strout, Meeker county, Of which
Even Evenson is the manager. l am now in
communication with the latter. and unless
there is some slip he will make the butter
for us about week from this time.
I shall ask Mr.. Evenson to pack a ten
pound box from one Of his echurnings made
for U.S. which is fair sample Of the lot fur
nished. and hold this subject to your order.
would like this sent to you? I want to get
it to St. Anthony Park quickly. and in as
good condition as possible. Upon receipt of
this sample Of Minnesota butter. will you do
me the favor to have it carefully examined,
scored and reported upon to me?
Then will you kindly turn over the package
to the chemist of your station and also on
my behalf ask your director to be SO kind as
analysis Of the butter and furnish this Office
with copy Of the result? Very sincerely
yours, Henry E. Alvord
Chief Of Dairy Division.
This communication was submitted
to Director Liggett for his considera-
ton, and he has authorized the chem
|ical and dairy divisions to do the work
requested of them, and to cooperate
with the officials Of the general gov
eminent in their efforts to make the
enterprise a. success.
eff we could once establish a good
name for American butter, and then
see that all that is sent into the Eng
lish market Is adapted for that market,
we could soon undersell Denmark, on
account Of our natural advantages,' -
says Prof. Hacker. -"but the only way
we can secure so desirable q result is
to tickle John Bulls palate by making
the kind that he likes, and by supplying
him regularly with 1t. It Is useless
however. to shut ones eyes to the fact
that there are grave obstacles in the
way. And the chief one Is the fact
that the American consumers, also
want our prime butter and prefer to
have the best kept for home consump-
ton. Separator extras are never a
drug in the market. Indeed, we could
sell more at home, If we had It. at
prices at least equal to those paid In
foreign markets. What we really need
is less firsts and seconds and more ex-
tras. Our patrons must learn first
how to deliver good, clean. sweet milk
to the creamery, and our buttermakers
need thorough training in cleanliness
and methods Of manufacture. Our cai.