Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-23
$40 barrel. Now If the Parisians
did not buy those Ben Davis on their
looks, why did they buy them?


did not buy those Ben Davis on their
looks, why did they buy them?
Dairy Notes.
1t is said that the Danes do not pub
lish to the world any new process OF
butter-making till they have had the
use of it for at least two years. thus
securing for themselves in their for
eign markets the benefits of the said
process. We doubt the truth of this
statement, though we believe it is
made in good faith. If the Danes could
keep important secrets of that kind
for two years they could keep them
for much longer time. The fact
probably is that the Danes find out
aew ways of doing things in the dairy,
and it takes one or two years for the
orld to get around to applying the
same processes. New methods are
only slowly adopted by the general
community.
There has been great progress in
dairying during the century Just
passed. At its opening there was no
dairying to speak of anywhere in the
world. Centrifugal separators and re-
frigerators were entirely unknown.
Dairy enthusiasts in those days did all
of their figuring on the old methods of
dairying-such as had been in vogue
for thousand years. Dairy cows at
that time were hardly a type by them
selves; at least in the English-speak-
ing world, if we except a few spots in
Scotland and the Channel islands. The
Americans had no distinctive dairy
form of cow. The progress during the
century in dairying was certainly mar
velous-far more than in any previous
century. The centrifugal separators
and the milk testers alone are enough
| to lift the century far above all of it's
| predecessors, so far as dairy products
| are concerned. Will the new century
| show like advance? We believe it
| will. All the elements are already here
| for progress in dairying such as the
world never before saw.
In an English exchange we notice
the following: DAIRY farming has
| been described as the sheet-anchor of
the agricultural industry, and, in many
| respects this is true. 1t is, therefore,
| of the greatest Importance that it's
progress should not be checked; that
| those engaged in it should not be
placed under harassing and unneces-
sary restrictions or subjected to regu-
| lations of an irksome character
| through the action of well-meaning,
but over-zealous theorists. Although
the new century opens with prospect
to dairy farmers in many respects sat-
isfartory, there are indications of diff
culties ahead, owing to the desire in
certain quarters to bring the influence
of the state to bear in unduly interfer-
| in mi tbo Of hrrci
ness of dairy farming. The effect OF
this would undoubtedly be to drive
many men out of the industry, and it
behooves everyone who has the well
fare of agriculture at heart to see that
nothing is done to hamper the only
branch of the industry that offers the
prospect of satisfactory return to the
farmer" But we would ask, how
about the health of the people that
consume dairy products? Are they to
be exposed to every disease that milk
can carry just to make sure that the
business is not hampered?" The
state certainly needs to see to it that
such important articles of food as
dairy products be surrounded with
safeguards insuring healthfulness.
The profits in the manufacture o
| OleOmdTSdTlu6 are SHOImOUS. a Dig
company to manufacture it has beer
formed in Washington and have beer
selling stock OF course, to dispose
of their stock they had to send out
prospectus to possible stock buyers
One of these interesting documents fel
into the hands of the enemy, and som,
of it has been published. Here i,
what it says as to the cost of the man
| ufacture of OleOmargarine:
Cost, showing proportion used fo
each 100 pounds:
Oleo. oil, 80 lbs. at 9izc per lb. 1904
Neutral oil, II lbs, at sac per lb LAY
Cotton oil, IL lbs, at sc per lb.. .S5
Milk, II lbs. at 1c per d.. IT
Salt, lbs, at 1c per lb.... O31
Labor, parchment paper, tubs,
Internal revenue tax, &c per lb.. zoo
Total cost, +. o. b., Washing
ton. .-..- $SSz
The prospectus further says: ".Th
above cost, when deducted from tn
. market price of $13 per 100 pounds
shows a net profit of $4-0S-"
The prospectus claimed that the fac
tory in question would be able to tur1
out 400. 900 pounds a month at a prof
!, of $195,840 for the year. The whole
sale price of 13 cents per pound leave
r,roff for tho oi1c~ ~