Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-14

$40 q barrel. Now II. the Parisians
did not buy those Ben Davis on their
looks. why did they buy them?
Dairy Notes.
It 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 1t is
made in good faith. II the Danes could
keep important secrets of that kind
for two years they could keep them
for a much longer time. The fact
probably Is that the Danes find out
eew ways Of doing things in the dairy,
and 1t 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
datrying during the century Just
passed. At its opening there was no
dairying to speak of anywhere in the
world. Centrifugal separators and re-
fr1gerators 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
Tor a thousand years. Dairy cows at
That time were hardly a type by them
selves; at least in the English-speak-
Ing world. II we except 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 lit 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 If
the agricultural industry, and, in many
respects this is true. It 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-
latlons OF an irksome character
through the action of well-meaning
put over-zealous theorists. Although
the new century opens with prospect
to dairy farmers in many respects sat-
is1artory, there are indications of DIM
culties ahead, owing to the desire in
certain quarters to bring the influence
OF the state to bear in unduly interior
ing with the carrying on Of the bust
ness OF dairy farming. The effect OF
this would undoubtedly be to drive
many men out Of the industry, and it
DehoOves 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 of
oleomargarine are enormous, A big
company to manufacture it has been
formed in Washington and have been
selling stock. OF course, to dispose
of their stock they had to send out a
prospectus to possible stock buyers.
One of these interesting documents fell
into the hands of the enemy. and some
of it has been published. Here is
what it says as to the cost Of the man
ufacture of Oleomargarine:
Cost. showing proportion used for
each 100 pounds:
Oleo. oil, 80 lbs, at 9!ac per lib. 1904
Neutral oil, II lbs, at SIC per lb 1.441h
Cotton oil, II lbs, at SC per h.. .85
Milk, II lbs. at 1c per lb. ..... II
Salt. lbs, at 7sc per lib. 10000. .03h
INV lOS.. ............ 5.54
Labor, parchment paper, tubs,
oIS....... ........ .......... 1,S8
Internal revenue tax, &c per lb.. 200
Total cost. t. o. b.. Washing
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