The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-09-08

can. We feel that there ought to be a
general scale throughout this section
of a Decent reduction throughout the
year, 1 believe that shippers will final
ly come to this. In certain cases
where there is competition, l under
stand that fat 1O-cent rate is main
tanned.
l find that some dairymen report
more or less trouble with milk keep
ing. l attribute this largely to the
fact that they do not properly handle
the milk at the outset Oftentimes
the fluid is cared for in the best posi-
BILE shape, that is, some time after
milking, but there is too much neglect
of the milk Immediately following the
milking operation.
The slo l consider to be an indis-
pensable adjunct to dairy farm. [
could not we'll get along without my
silo and make as good profit on milk.
l would prefer selling the milk to 10
cents can less and use silage, rather
than to obtain that much more for
the milk and be compelled to depend
wholly upon corn and mill feeds. Too
much stress cannot be placed upon the
Importance of putting nothing but
sweet material into SilO. Poor ST.
lage will tend to ill-f1avor the milk,
and many shippers soon learn to dis
criminate against those dairymen who
make a practice of putting up inferior
silage. The use of the silo in the dali
ry districts Of the Housatonic valley
is becoming quite general. Many
have been built within the last year
or so.
I advocate prompt removal of ami
NAL heat from the milk. With this
rule closely adhered to, and clean COM
mon sense handling, the average dali
ryman should find no trouble what
ever in turning out sweet article
that meets with favor Of dealers who
patroniZe him.
"Dairymen along the Housatonic
valley are at present rot taking an
part in any association
Twenty years or so ago we formed the
milk producers asSocia
tion, and good service was rendered
members by this organization. We
had the questions of freight rates,
market contracts and other matters
to fight to finish. Eventually many
Of these were settled to the satisfac-
tion of milk producers, often victories
for the organization. For years we
drifted along in quiescent sort of
way, the association showing spasmo-
die revivals of life when occasion re-
quired action for redress. Then fol-
lowed a lull. For the past two or
three years we have held no meetings,
yet you could not call the organization
dead. Should question of vital i'm
portance come before our producers 1
believe we would have no difficulty in
securing a we'll attended meeting and
could reorganize good working force
Of local milk producers.
When the F. s. M. P. A. was born,
dairymen along the Housatonic
a keen desire to affl-
late. This was due to the fact of our
being so vitality concerned in the New
York market, and we wish to do our
part in securing reforms in the way of
better service, freight rates, handling
of milk, prices, etc. The F. S. M. P.
A. naturally detracted some attention
from our local organization. When
the former was reorganized along in
1901, through the efforts of The New
England Homestead and it's associat-
ed papers, we producers in this dis
trict began to give the organization
much attention.
The past year or so we have heard
but very little of the workings of the
Five States association. While it is
by no means dead issue with US, you
might call us in semi-sleeping condi-
tion. 1 have no doubt but the mo-
ment occasion requires the F. S. M. P.
A. will find producers in western Con-
necticut right to the front, and doing
their full share in any aggressive fight
that may be on foot. 1t seems to me
that the association should keep more
in touch with this section. Interest
must be maintained in order to secure
full support when the latter is most
needed"
The question of milk standards has
always interested me to great ex-
tent. My opinion based upon years of
experience in handling milk, and also
from close personal knowledge of
methods Of distribution employed at
city markets, is that there should be