Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-30

forests will compel something Of
revolution In the butter tubs and even
In the ways Of packing butter. Al
though spruce tubs are used, care must
be taken to have the wood In the best
Of condition. 1t is always best to pro-
tect the butter from the wood even
when the best kind Of q tub Is to be
had.
Some experiments have recently
been conducted to test the effect of
enormous pressure on the keeping
quality Of milk. 1t was found that
very heavy pressure did retard the ac
ton OF the bacteria, to some extent at
least. But we fail to see any great
advantage to be derived from the dis
covery IL 1t may be called such. The
application Of enormous pressure is
not attained without expense and the
same expense applied to pasteurizing
and cooling the milk or cream should
| accomplish more than when used to
pay for pressure. Its only possible
use would seem to be in hot climates
where Ice or Ice making machines are
not to be had.
Do not spoil the calf. Remember
that the dairy COW begins with the
calf and Is easiest spoiled while young
To feed calf on all kinds of fat-form-
Ing foods Is to create in her tendency
to make beef and she will hold to that
tendency. Better give her food that
| will develop bone and muscle rather
than food that will make her blocky.
We frequently see dairy papers urging
dairymen to feed their calves on skim
milk, first removing the fat and put
ting 1t back In the form Of oil meal
But the fat should not be put back at
all. The calf does not need II. As the
skim milk will not continue to satisfy
the calf, oats may be added with ad-
vantage, and are superior to corn for
developing the frame Of the calf.
The oleomargarine business in the
United States is in very thriving con-
dition. In spite of repressive laws the
output OF the oleomargarine factories
yearly increases, and that by leaps and
jumps. This butterine is always sold
at a profit by the retailers, for 1t is
purchased as butterine and sold as
butter. 1t is purchased as cheap
product and sold as q high-priced
product. In millions of pounds the
following have been the amounts man
featured each year since 1888 Unclu-
sive): 1883. 81; 1889, "a; 1890, So;
1891. "A; 1892. As: 1893, 81; 1894. So;
1895. Sc: 1896. so; 1897, As; 1893, 81;
1899. 81. The figures are for the years
ending June 80. We may expect to
see the amount this year (for the year
ending June 80. 19oO) reach we'll up
toward hundred million pounds.
A contemporary tells OF the patron
Of creamery who sailed his milk to
make 1t keep over Sunday. He was
determined to have 1t keep and 30 pu.
IN very large amount Of salt. The
result was that the next batch OF but
ter from that creamery proved to be
very poor. as the cream would not
ripen. The butter was compleined OF
In the market. and 1t took a good deal
OF investigating on the part of the
creamery man to find out the cause OF
his failure. This illustrates one OF
the evil results of putting any kind OF
preservatives in the milk or cream to
be used for butter making. 1t should
be remembered that the delicate flaw
ors are caused by minute plants that
develop In the milk. This DEVELOPING
10 only another name for ripening
The preservatives prevent the very
thing that is most necessary In max.
ing good butter.
Oregon butter is being sent to Ma.
Mia. where 1t is competing sharply
with butter sent from Denmark. II
is packed In glasses Theoretically seal
ed. and the glasses are themselves
packed in salt. II the butter can BIZ
sent In proper condition there Is nc
reason why 1t should not have an ad
vantage over the Danish butter. TIT
trouble will be, however, that It will
not be OF as good quality as the Dan.
ish butter. There seems to be q goot
deal Of difference In the grade Of but
ter exported from the United State,
and from Denmark, due to the infiu
ence of the domestic butter market II
each country. It Is presumed that tn,
best Danish butter goes abroad. II
fact 1t has been said that a large pro
portion Of the Danes ship out thei,
first-class butter and eat oleomargarin,
in its place. At least the supply O
flrst-class butter Is 80 large there tina
there ia enough to satisfy the HON,
demand without cutting down tn,
amount that should be shipped to Eng
land. In the United States the HON,
market demands a large amount O
hrst-class butter and the price tina
such butter will always command her,
Is as great and sometimes greater thar
1t win bring abroad. The result 1,
that the best butter is kept at HON,
except when there Is a sudden droI
here In the price OF good butter. A,
this y seldom the case, the first-clas
butter that is sent abroad Ii varying
constantly in amount. and is so uncer
tain In quality that It cannot be count
cd on. The poorer grades can be ex
ported with a profit. but such grade
are unable to drive Danish butter from
the place II has obtained. As to ship
ments to Manila. the greater distanc,
that Danish butter has to be brough
may operate in favor Of the American