The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-06
AMERICAN BUTTER FOR EXPORT
Results Of Recent Attempts TO Intro
dnce Ii in ENGLAND.

AMERICAN BUTTER FOR EXPORT
Results Of Recent Attempts to Intro
duce 1T in England.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 5.-The If
tecnth annual report, just issued, of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, for the year
1855. gives an interesting account, by Mr.
Henry E. Alvord, OF a series of expert
ments officially made in 1891 TO export
American butter 10 England. During
that year Great Britain imported butter
to the value of s77.8g00a0 from various
parts OF the world-Denmark, Finland
Holland, France. New Zealand, Austria
Canada, etc The recent rapid extension
Of the creamery system in the United
States having raised the average quail
ity OF the butter, and there having ben
indications for a year or two that tins
supply OF high-grade butter would soon
exceed the demand. it was decided &c
make a number Of trial shipments tc
London, creamery butter OF the grade
known commercially as extras" being
selected from creameries in eleven diff
fereut states, in order TO further demon
strate that this production is not con-
fined TO any particular and limited per
ton Of the United States
Thanks 10 the excellent transporta tfon
facilities for perishable commodities, in
Guiding various lines Of refrigerat or-cars
from the Western producing centres to
the Eastern seaboard. it has been easy
for some years 10 carry butter 1900 miles
Or more 70 market, and to deliver IL in as
good condition as at the starting point.
Some difficulty was experienced in the
manner OF making close connection with
steamers and stih more in securing prop
er refrigerating space on them. Where
as in Canada, under fostering care Of the
dominion government. which bore a large
part Of the expense Of the initial equip
ment, seventeen steamers sailing from
Montrael have in one season been fitted
with refrigerators, the demand on our
own stamers has not been large enough
10 insure supply except on the part Of
meat exporters who usually monopoIize
what space there is. Some trouble was
also caused on wharves, both here and
IN England, owing 10 which the butter
was exposed at the points of transfer TO
the fatal danger of a change in tempera-
ture. Nevertheless, most Of it arrived in
good condition, and was disposed of at
fair rates. though the price paid was not
always as high as 1t should have been.
considering the quality Of the butter and
for this there was abundant reason.
For more than a century, the annual
export of butter from the United States
has exceeded 100000 pounds But the
fact that most Of this butter has been
OF an inferior grade, and shipped with
out special care as ordinary ocean freight
resulted in gradually convincing British
merchants and consumers that good but
ter could not be obtained in the United
States. One report declares; so much
inferior butter from the United States
has been sent to England that some Of
the dealers laugh at us as soon as we
mention United States butter to them.
Consequently we have had much difficult
ty in getting some dealers 70 handle the
butter at ALL Some of those who did
handle il thought 1t best on account Of
the prejudice among consumers. not to
label it as American butter. Even when
advertised as collected creamery butter
from the United States" il had to be sold
for q cents while other butter, admitted
TO he no better. sold for 26c. After
while. however. some customers began TO
ask specifically for American butter. and
a. least two Of the creameries represent
ed in the governments experiments have
since made direct shipments to England
upon orders received.
On the whole, the report expresses the
opinion that the operations Of the year
may be regarded as reasonably satisfact-
cry in a business way. indicating that
systematic efforts would yield encourag-
ing results. One difficulty lay in the
fact that. before the end Of September,
American creamery butter was worth as
much in New York as it would bring in
London. wherefore exports ceased. IL be-
ing plain enough in advance that butter
which during the summer was in active
demand at %. 2 and . cents a pound at
the creamery door could not be exported
at a profit 10 a city where the choicest
Danish butter varied from 2oi5 in May 20
only 26 in January. Indeed. taking all
the circumstances into account. one may
be permitted to doubt whether the re-
port is not too optimistic regarding the
export question. and whether our pro-
ducers Of frst-class butter would not
find more profit IN the attempt TO supply
the home market with a choice product
at a lower rate than the consumer now
has to pay for it. Il would be foolish 20
doubt that as good butter can be made
in this country as anywhere One Of the
London experts declared about one OF the
American samples: There was bright
ness OF favor. a certain bouquet about
that American butter which assured me
il had been churned-may ! say the milk
set and churned 2-in an atmosphere pure
and wholesome. and imparting 10 II
Wv freshness not always found n the
very highest priced buffers But such
butter Is rare here. and costs frem sec
10 81 a pound at retail Il cou'd be made
much cheaper 7 all farmers and dairy
men followed the fifty dairy rules"
printed in the volume under considera-
ton. and Of which tens Of thousands q
copies. printed or large cardbosrds. have
bean Distributed.
BY way Of q final hint % dsirynsn &
nay be remarked THAI undoubtedly
A-redicans would consume much more
butter Z they could be taught 70 eat Il
ursalted. The French an5Ge-nans would
consider Il as great a baroarism 70 salt
butter Is 70 salt honey OF wine II Eng
land too the rssta q unsalted butter Is
growing. L comes mostly from France.
and brings - cents whsn the best saltei
butter costs Only x IN New York It IS
served AZ q few leading restaurants, %
god quality. bUt the samples OF saIe n
.ea markets are not a. a rgis o. a kind
n encourage consumers Those whose
-ae.e has been educated E7 - the more