Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-27

the local requirements amounts 70
about rs per cent and the most Oh ll,s
goes 10 the English markets alth91ss,h
some Is now being exported TO lhe u'l
lpplnes. The Australian butter bIlhss
higher price in London than the Dahlsh
butter. and the people are experiment
ing In every way 10 better their pIou-
uct, and the methods OF shipping H.
HOW THE GOVERNMENT EsTAB-
LIsHED A BUTTER BUslNESs'
The beginning Of dalrying in Victoria
Is interesting. one Of the butter mar
ers talked 10 me about u during my
stay In Melbourne SAID ne
Five years ago We made no DulteI
to speak Of. Our total shipments alohg
In the Dos did not amount ~ more NAL
$4,000 pounds per annum. Then me
government came In and helped the
farmers. II arranged scale OF bouh-
ties for butter export which was TO
last for five years. For the FIRST year
we were 20 receive from the govern
ment cents per pound for all we
shipped, the second year Z cents tae
third year cents and the fourth year l
cent, The result was that the people at
Men Who wo,,Id moi own a mileh COW
under the old laws bought dairy farms
as soon as the bounty was promised,
prices in both Asia and Europe. I'm
1894 we sold abont e. 200 600 worth. and
I'm 1896 more than Is GOO 600 worth and
we NOW have a market for as much az
we can make We have introduced
your American machinery for making
butter WE IKE yout American Inven.
tons You seem IN know mst what Is
fitted for countrs ike thisp
learn that thr dairy Industry IN
South Australia IL growing The gov.
eminent has este, iisbed dairy cIassea
I'm lis technical schooIs and is giving a
bonus ON but,er eynorts Eyneriments
are being made an other limos eucb rs
canned fruits and Jams for eynnrt
South Australia h. trying M foster silk
culture. Mulberry plantations have
been SET out and siIk worms introduced
So far the nroduct is small nut the
samples Of silk sent IN Narseilles bave
been pronounced excellent In every
colony there are agricultural exnerts
who travel about givirg lec,ures an
new things IN farming ana eve,.,, oot,
ony has It's agricultural colleges and
exnerimentol farms
THE ADELAIDE SEWAGE FARM
ona ., .ho 49,, ,n.....,,.. -.
this kind is operated by the city OF
Adelaide. II lies about four miles from
the town and contains altogether $40
acres, IL Is so situated that the sewage
Of the city can be conducted by CRAWL
tation on the land, the farm lying be-
low the city. All the sewage is strained
before II Is distributed over the land.
The farm is worked on the irrigation
principle and the strained sewage Is
carried over II by means OF cement
concrete carriers and wooden troughs.
The fields vary In area from eight Ia
twenty-five acres Many OF them are
used for pasture the rich fertilization
producing the finest grass. At present
the cattle raised on the farms are sold
entirely for their meat. A dairy was
established and was doing very well,
when the people objected to the milk
ana butter on account OF the sewage
used IN enrichlng the land. although
It is said there was no evidence of in
effects therefrom. am told that cat
tie double I'm value after being on the
farm six months.
~ nm ro MN, -
~ - = Ai'MiNu VOuN-
TRY.
I have spoken ~ oueons,ara ho,n.
one OF he frontisr ooio,iaa 90 o.ine
tralla. Nevertbeless Z, ~ So VI Gus
best markpts FOR or asrio,,,t' my ~ tne
chlnery and n has 90 49, AZ AZ. a. , l,a-
imnlements as Won Mn a. -uS ',' taIui
tbreshsrs "a snu pisuets, steam