Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-12-26
MAINE oAiRvNa.
MR.. RUsriLLus ALDEN or WINTHROP
AT THE DAIRY CONFERENCE.

cnusetts snd Connecticut 10 tuvesti-
gate butter factories on the cream
gathering plan, and became so entha-
siastic that my trip resulted in building
two butter factories that season--one
at winthrop and the other st Wales.
felt that II could be the means OF
introducing butter factories into this
state 10 would be OF untold value TO the
future development of Maine. The
next year the Turner Center creamery
was built. Butter factories have now
sprung up In many towns, bringing
millions OF dollars into The state every
year. The Turner Center factory has
received for the year ending October
irst, $497, ,746 81 almost half q mil
lion dollars. Sixteen years ago not one
dollar wSs received for Maine factory
butter or cream. Its dairy reputation
WAS anything but envisble. To-day
butter from our bes, conducted fac
tories brings satisfactory prices.
IL is q satisfaction TO me TO see the
improved farms and farm buildings In
the vicinity OF these factories. As 4
rule, where hay Is sold, farms are
running out and buildings running
down. No business will build up farms
like dsirying, and give cash every
month.
The future OF dSirying In this coun-
try Ia beyond comprehension. predict
that Ia the near future China, Japan and
the Philippine Islands viii call for q
large amount OF United States dairy
products and that Maine will rank
among the foremost Of the New Eng
land States Ia dairying. We have the
best breed OF butter cows 10 the world, rs
sweet grasses as grow beneath heavens
sunlight, aud the purest spring water.
Proclaim dairying for New England and
let the bonsnzs farmers and large
ranches Of the West have the beef busi-
ness. We cannot compete with them In
that. But we can compete with the West
In fancy butter ;our nesrness 10 first-clsss
markets enables us TO give customers q
nice article, fresh-made every week.
Our cream trade Is getting 10 be i'm
mense. Ii has grown within = few
years. +. l.. Bradford OF Turner Gen.
ter creamery first conceived the idea OF
shipping cream In large quantities out OF
the state; aud now car loads are being
shipped every day. Cream has become
= necessity and you find IL on the table
OF many lsboring man. The more IL IL
used the greater will be the demand.
Several years ago, cheese factories
sprung up sll over the state; low prices
aud bad management drove many out Of
the business. Those who still con-
tinue are making n success. At the
present price, thirteen cents, the farmers
get q good clean profit.
Who WAS there among our wisest men,
= few years ago, that had the faintest
idea that we should be shipping milk
by the car load, every day, from the In
terror OF Maine A car OF milk and
cream IL shipped from Winthrop to
Lynn every week day. One man there
IL producing over fifteen hundred gal
Ions OF mill. which, AZ ten cents . gallon,
amounts TO over fifteen dollars 4 day-s
fair income for q Maine farmer. Our
milk trade with Massachusetts, must
continue TO increase with the population.
The milk shipped from Winthrop Will
average, TO test, close to fve percent
outter-fat.
Contemplate the change that ssso-
eiste dsirying has brought: our women
folks get little rest, they are more
coutented and happy; farm life Ia more
TO De desired. Flowers sdOrn our
houses instead OF tin pans, the churn
and butter worker.
No suimsl will respond 20 kind treat
ment 40 quick as Gov. Many time
have I seen cows lap their mixer rs
much TO say, "You have treated me kind
In aud will pay yoa for II IN milk A
nan Who hates COW will soon dry her
up. The COW cannot produce something
out Of nothing, any more than you can.
Feed 10 keep your fow OF milk the
wear round raise all the feed you can
and then feed every dollars worth OF
grain YOU can feed at profit. Then "
YOU give good care YOU Nill be surprised
st the amount YOU will have 70 buy. In
this WAY We csu rob the West 10 increase
the fertility OF the East. This has been
the secret OF my success. | commenced
with three cows, aud now have forty
five.
The dairy industry Of Maine should
have the fostering care Of an association,
composed Of producers snd manufact-
urers. la Wisconsin, with live dairy
mems association, farms have nearly
doubled In price since the people have
taken hold OF the dairy business In ear
nest. As the business Is built up, our
farms will increase iu price and the
state valuation increase In the same pro-
portion. Put some live farmers into the
state senate, instead of professional
men farmers who will look after our
interests. ss well "a the interests oil
fish and game. We should have state
inspector to inspect creameries and im-
prove the quality Of their products; be
should inspect methods OF collecting,
receiving, and handling cream; also OF
manufacturing butter. He should
thoroughly understand the business and
he should impart instruction and make
suggestions. He should visit the pa
irons, aud inspect methods OF milking
and caring for cows, tanks, and sur
roundiugs; be should see that milk Is
not set in filthy water. Our dalrymen
need practical instruction at their homes
and will take kindly TO Ii when they
are convinced that IL means better
price for milk and cream.
There were returned TO assessors this
wear, l43, ,S33 cows. Ii is possible to
indrease the price Of Maine butter two
cents per pound. AT two hundred
pounds per COW, this means s560, 600 "a
be divided among our dsirym men. Al
$50 pounds per COW, il we improve the
quality 80 butter viii bring over one
cent more q pound, this would give us
s3IO OOO-a clean profit.
Statistics Of dsirying are not rs com
plete as other kinds Of business because
we have had no dairymen's association,
and no dairy commissioner, neither has
our board OF agriculture had money to
pay the expense OF getting the statistics
Dissatisfaction with methods OF test.
ing cream exists among creamery pa
irons; /; they feel as though IL was like
passing their wallets with uncounted
money 20 be returned after IL had been
counted BY another, leaving to that per-
son 10 say how much money there wsa
ia the wallets. IL testing can be done
independent Of the cresmeries. by an
expert, it will remove one OF the great
est obstacles In the way OF associate
dairying. Many patrons believe they
are not getting what honestly belongs
70 them. hence have no confidence in the
business many could easily increase
their number Of cows II they had faith
in the tests. A station for this purpose,
In Auburn, has for several months done
all the testing for the Turner Center
creamery and is now doing IL for tht
Saco Valley creamery. We are contem'
er>ph A nd