Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-22

Creamery or Dairy.

have lust been reading uIIe loPo."
of the Dairymen's meeting at bfa '
horo recently. wish could have
attended for l always derive mucn
nrofit from attending agricultural
meetings where vital questions OF tne
hour are discussed. There are COM
naratlvely few farmers SO situated
that they can attend these annual
meetings, both on account Of the ex-
pense in going and the fact thai inc
on+,re work at home must be attend
ed to, and it is not always possible
to obtain help to do the chores DUR
ing tho farmers absence. l Was
reading the discussions on the cream,
ery versus the dairy, and l f1nd goca
arguments advanced in behalf OF oo'n
systems. 1 regard the question one OF
conditions more than differences. Ii
every farmer was alike situated theh
the advantages of one system or the
other would be apparent to all, put
I am satisfied that 1t is to one man )
interest to patronize the creamery ana
another's to make his own butter,
and another's to sell his milk for CITY
consumption, and it is well that IL Is
so. am glad that all are not sltu'
ated alike, for then there would be an
over production in one line. We as
farmers, are too much given to fol-
lowing fixed rules, rather than set'
ting pattern of our own. One OF the
speakers at the convention in defend
ing the private dairy said, 81 ike 70
make my own butter. because II 1
send my milk to a creamery l am
afraid l should not take SO much in
rerest in my dairy as l now 90. y
That is a very good reason if it was a
woman that gave it. Any system
that will encourage and retain an In
terest in the pursuance thereof is a
good system. The scarcity OF help
and falling health often necessitates
sending milk to the creamery, but
where the farmer has suitable facili-
ties for working up his own raw ma
terial into a finished product on the
farm, he gets all the profit there is in
the article. Conditions are such that
the majority of dairymen are obliged
to patronize the creamery, and the
most Of the creameries have made
rapid advance in late years in meth
DDS of handling cream, yet they have
never been able to equal the best pro-
duct of the private dairy. 1t is
scarcely possible for creamery to
build up market that will yield
much above regular market quota.
tions, but there are large numbers OF
dairymen that have yearly market
for all their production quite a good
deal above any creamery quotations.
This class of dairymen is increasing in
number each year, and 1 think much
credit is due the Dairymen's associa-
tion for wise instruction.
Higher Prices.
| trust that the farmers of Vermont
will not lose their heads over the
good fortune that is coming our way
in the shape of better prices for pro-
duce. Butter is selling better than it
has for several years, likewise live
stock of all kinds. This has stim-
ulating tendency that is all right if
properly interpreted. 1t does not
mean, however. that a farmer that
has facilities for keeping ten cows
should double his dairy; overtaxing
his farm, his shelter and his pocket
book alike. Because butter is selling
around 30 cents a farmer is not war
ranted in gong in debt beyond a
reasonable limit to increase his pro-
duction. We had better go little
slow in this direction. l would sug-
gest wedding out Improbable ami
mails and fill the ranks with better
individuals; give the cows better feed
and attention and in this way in
crease production without risk; this
always pays.
The Ice House.
/ shall soon tackle the ice problem.
We shall need ice next July more
than we do just now. and in order to
have that luxury we must provide
ahead for it. Rivers and ponds in