Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-10-20
Dairy Notes.

Dairy Notes.
Mr.. A. S. Mitchell, chemist of the
Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commits
sion, says that in most of the foreign
buffers sent to England preservatives
are used. He expresses the belief that
American butter known to be free from
such chemicals would find ready sale
on the British market. The opinion Of
Mr.. Mitchell should be given weight
People of England, as well as of this
country, are opposed to having their
food doctored with boraX and other
stuff. They will gladiy turn from
goods so treated to goods that are pure
and free from all other preservaives
than salt.
The dairy and food commissioner OF
Minnesota has been gathering statis-
tics of the creamery industry in that
state. He finds the state has 673
creameries, which represent an invest
ment of $2,70O,000. The number of pa
irons Of the creameries is given at
$500. 1t is estimated that 100000
cows supply milk to these creameries.
Last year these creameries used l.
SS2,71S,0O0 pounds of milk and made
62,S4S,000 pounds Of butter. OF this
amount 5O,OOO,OOO pounds was shipped
out Of the state. The gross receipts
for butter sold were $10,370,000. Oper-
ating expenses were estimated at ST.
O94,5OO, leaving $S,546, 400 to be paid to
patrons for milk.
A modern dairy has been started IN
the Philippine islands. An Australian
recently transported fifty cows from
Australia to Manila. The cost Of trans
port was more than the cost Of the
COWS, but the man that has the under
taking in hand will evidently make
good thing out Of 1t. He is reported
as being able to sell all the milk he
can produce at about rs cents per
quart United States money. The
United States hospital alone pays him
$1,000 per month in gold. 1t Will
doubtless be long time before he has
enough competition to compel reduc-
ton of the price of milk. The people
of those islands use some milk, but 1t
is the milk of the water buffalo or
caribou cow.
The National Dairy Union Is doing
a good work in pushing its fight for the
selling of imitation dairy products for
what they are. 1t set out to raise
fund of about $4,000 to carry the con-
test into congress at the coming SEES
sion. Already over $4,000 has been
raised. Every butter-maker should be
willing to do his part, and should pay
something for the benefit of this fund.
An attempt is to be made this winter
to have tax of 10 cents per pound
put on all butterine colored to initiate
butter The uncolored butterine will
be allowed to go as under the present
law. There seems no reason why this
bill should not pass. At the last ses-
sion of congress it nearly became
law. and doubtless would have done so
had not the attention of congress been
suddenly called to the necessity of pro-
viding for a foreign war. The bill
will, however, be vigorously fought by
the manufacturers of butterine.
In a recent issue the Farmers Re-
view mentioned the fact that some So
called butter was appearing on the
Minneapolis market that had evidently
been made by the use OF pepsin or
other chemicals A report now comes
from New York city that the worthless
stuff is appearing there. On analysis
it is found to consist OF nearly hall
water. and much of the rest casein,
with comparatively little butter-fat.
In fact, it is cheese disguised as butter,
but it is very poor cheese. A man that
will put such stuff on the market Is IN
every way dishonest He not only
cheats the buyer, but destroys the
butter market. After man has got
a few lots of that kind of stuff he will
turn to butterine with sigh of relief.
Every butter maker should wage war
on the men that make this product, for
these men are the worst enemies the
honest farmer and honest dairyman
can have. If such stuff is sold on the
market to any great extent, it will
become impossible to get any legisla-
ton to control the sale of oleomarga-
rine. The only thing that commission
men can do with such goods is to re-
make them, and thus get out the little
butter-fat they contain.
! Poultry Notes.
In killing poultry all unnecessary
crueltv should be avoided. One would