Evening journal., 1901-07-24
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST
ABOUT WILMINGTON MIL KMEN

well-bred cattle are his delight, and he
has paid as high as 500 for a cow.
His customers appreciate the quality
CT the milk he serves them.
Robert Beatty is one of the largest
dairymen in Brandywine hundred, and
has am excellent grade OF COWS.
Many OF the dairymen pay especial
attention to butter making, and among
the leading producers in this line is
Charles Day who has a small herd of
Jerseys. and supplies butter of a
quality unsurpassed.
John w. Talley also has a big butter
route, and his dairy is run almost ex.
clusiyely in the interest Of butter
making, and his product is we'll
known in Wilmington. He keeps a
herd Of twenty-five celebrated milch
COWS.
In Mill Creek hundred is J. Howard
Mitchell who has herd of sixty reg
istered jersey milch cows that pro-
duce some of the finest butter that is
used in this city. He produces about
300 pounds of butter weekly for con-
sumption in Wilmington. Besides
making butter, Mr.. Mitchell manages
TO have several registered heifers for
sale each year
Septimus Nivins has a dairy near
Landenberg. just over the line in Penn
sylvania, but his market is Whining
ton and he furnishes about 300 pounds
of the butter that is used each week
In this city.
Hollingsworth Brothers also are
over in Pennsylvania, but their fine
herd Of Guernseys supplies many fami-
les in this city and in Philadelphia
with cream.
Stephen Wilson, Of Mill Creek, has
an excellent dairy and makes fine
quality of butter.
Among the principal milk shippers
are Daniel Forbes and Hugh Ramsey
.& Sons Their shipping point is
.Granogue.
Howard Wilson, OF Christiana hun
dred. has a herd Of thirty-hve cows.
He is one OF the principal producers in
the county.
Dragon Run dairy in Red Lion hun
.dred. with Offices in Wilmington, has
70 fine herd of inspected COWS that
yield about GOO quarts of milk daily
Besides making butter Of a rich grade,
the dairy products are made into ice
cream that is noted for its richness.
Its place Of business in this city is
No. 40l Delaware avenue. 1t turns out
about 400 pounds of butter a week, and
obtains its milk from the Colburn herd
CT 2SS COWS. Of Delaware City. The
company is incorporated and c. T.
Toppin is president.
Diamond dairy, with local offices at
No. 206 Jefferson street, produces about
1000 quarts daily, and its butter is un-
excelled.
The dairy sells to both the retail and
wholesale trade. and the milk is pur-
chased from producers in and around
New Castle and Delaware City. 1t is
sent in here by trolley At present
the dairy is paying but little attention
to buttermaking. j. f. Snyder is the
proprietor.
Among other prominent producers
are the following:
J. r. BringhuTst, OF Newport pike,
10 quarts; William H. Greenwel1, No
200 Fifth avenue, producer and dealer,
800 quarts; William Brown, Chris
tiana hundred, 10 quarts; George
King, near New Castle, 140 quarts;
Patrick Haley, near Elsmere, $50
quarts Senator Robert McFarlin,
Farnhurst, 15O; Henry Stafford, Eden
Park, 210 quarts; w. w. Stroud,
Hare's Corner, 40 quarts; w. L.
Blackburn. New Castle, 800 quarts;
John Twadell, producer and dealer
Fourth and Rodney streets, $50 quarts;
George Blackburn. New Castle hum
dred, 19O quarts; II. f. Sill, Broollfield
l1iO quarts; George Battin, Mont
chanin. 1l5 quarts; Jason Davis. Farm
hurst, 40 quarts; J. p. Griffith, Green
Iville, 100 quarts.
It is estimated that there are about
10000 quarts Of milk produced in and
around Wilmington daily. Some OF il
is shipped to Pennsylvania and other
markets.
Among the prize herd of cattle that
furnish the best grades of milk that
are used in Wilmington are those OF
lAnthony Higgins. John c. Higgins and
Thomas Higgins. whose fine Jerseys
are the pride of New Castle county.