Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful FARMERS Operate This
department Of the Fsrm-A Few
Hinis AS To the Care OF Live stock
and Poultry.
Dairy Notes.

MIR. A. s. Mitchell, chemist OF the
Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commits
sion, says that In most OF the foreign
buffers sent to England preseryatiyes
are used. He expresses the belief that
american butter known 10 be free from
such chemicals wo-ld find a 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
stun. They will gladly turn from
goods SO treated TO goods that are pure
and free from all other preseryatiyes
than salt.
The dairy and food commissioner OF
Minnesota has been gathering Stats
ties OF the creamery industry in that
state, He finds the state has 673
creameries. which represent an invest
ment OF 81. 400. 000. The number of pa
irons OF the creameries is given at
$500. II is estimated that 10000
cows supply milk TO these ereameries.
Last year these ereameries used l.
Ss2.7ls.o00 pounds OF milk and made
62.s4s. 900 pounds OF butter. OF this
amount $4,000. 900 pounds was shipped
out OF the state. The gross receipts
for butter sold were 3l0.370,0 900. oper-
ating expenses were estimated at $l.-
0s4.5 500. leaving $3.50, 400 TO be paid TO
l patrons for milk.
| A modern dairy has been started In
I the Philippine Islands. An Australian
I recently transported fifty cows from
I 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 IT, 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
s.. 900 per month In gold. II VIII
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 II
Is the milk OF the water buffalo oil
caribou COW.
The National Dairy Union is doinl
good work in pushing Its fight for thu
selling OF imitation dairy products FOL
what they are II set out to raise
fund OF about $4,000 TO carry the con
test into congress at the coming ses
sion. Already over $4,000 has beef
raised. Every butter maker should b'
willing 10 do his part. and should pa!
something for the benefit OF this fund
An attempt is TO be made this winte
10 have a tax OF 10 cents per poun'
nut on all butterine coiored TO Initial
butter. The unco!ored butterlne vii
be allowed TO go as under the presen
law There seems no reason why thu
bin should not pass. At The last SEES
sion OF congress 1t nearly became
law. aud doubtless would have done S
had not the attention of congress bee
suddenly called to the necessity OF pro
yiding for foreign war. The biI
will. however. be vigorously fought b
the manufacturers OF butyerine.
I'm a recent issue the Farmers Re
View mentioned the fact that some 50
called butter was appearing on tn
= Minneapolis market that had EVIDENT
: been made by the use OF pepsin @
other chemicals. A report now come
from New York city that the WORTHLESS
stun is appearing there. On analyst
II is found to consist OF nearly ma
water and much of the rest caseii
with comparatively little butter-fa
In fact. Il is cheese disguised as butte
hut IL is very poor cheese A man tha
}, viii nut such stun on the market Is
every way dishonest. He not ON
+ cheats the buyer, but destroys IN
: butter market. After man has u
. few lots of that kind Of stun he wi
Is turn TO butterine with sigh OF relic
J, Every butter-maker should wage wa
II on the men that make this product, Il
a these men are the worst enemies II
y honest farmer and honest dairyma
/ can have. IL such stun is sold on II
10 market to any great extent, 1t vi
It become impossible TO get any legisl'
q ton TO control the sale OF oleomarg'
Is rine. The only thing that commissic
d men can do with such goods is to l.
. make them, and thus get out the HIT
a butter-fat they contain.
2, Poultry Notes.
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