Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-08

and how much persistence It took to
to make fine butter. They forgot and
they bought these private creamery
contraptions, withdrew their patronage
and the creamery had to quit just as
those who had the tools to sell had ex.
pected, and just as they'll have to do
again when agents get enough hand
separators sold. In these other days
agents and merchants combined to
make the farmers believe that the
psnacea for all their ills was to buy
these private creamery outfits and sell
their butter instead. A better, cheaper,
cleaner way and they could raise 60
much better calves. 1.-THE same old
story in the same old way." and hand
separator agents are singing 1t over
again for all they are worth, and they
are expecting the same results. To
make long story short, after a ma
jority had bought the panacea they
found out that mest of them dida't
know the rudiments of making fine
butter. That many who did were busy
with other affairs and they got careless
and the quality got poorer and poorer.
and tie price that could be paid for it
went lower and fiat, and they turned
from that method In disgust to the
creamerles only to find them closed,
just as 1t will be with these hand separa.
tors and for the very same rcaeone. 1t
soon got go bad and the price OF I'm
sailed 80 low that the buyers quit the
business and the farmers put in COM
plete creamery outfit on nearly every
farm, but that didn't check the calam-
ity 10 tie dairy business. Quality and
price had got go low that by 1885 70
1890 there was scarcely buyer 10 this
part OF Iowa, and most Of the makers
Of dairy butter had to trade 1t at the
stores for groceries, just as was done
City wears previously or quit the dairy
business, and just as the, III have to dc
again when this hand separator theory
gets fully worked out, and history will
have repeated itself once more. II
these few years, gentlemen, Iowa ani
the west lost golden millions in money
and reputation in the dairy industry
and you seem bound to repeat the dose
with these hand separators. You knew
1t then, when every hillside and bscl
yard was Uttered over with private
creamery utensils that had been thrown
away. There was no way out OF tn,
slough of dispond" into which 70,
had fallen, but to cough up more o
your good money and return to tn,
creamery system, and you had the frs
ones to build with your own money. 1
wise move, for that was the only syster
that ever built up gold medal reputs
tion or opened up market world wild
and profitable for your dairy output
aud the only system that has maintaine
them both.
i do you expect to improve by takin
the delicate mechanism OF fine butte
making out of the hands OF the exper
and putting 1t In the hands CT IL
inexperienced?
| Is improvement ever brought abou
in any such way?
! Shall We expect improvement any
way from any old hand methodp If W
should-then why not add to the han
separator the old dash churn and the
we'll be going some, and as we hurr
along the back track (for it will be tn
back track) let's gather up the hoe an
scythe and the old hand hay rake; the
are all good tools; and let's get BAG
closer to nature and primitive method
they are cleaner and purer and swee
Grand along that road is improv.
ment.
Nonsense, gentlemen! History don
teech any such thing, and every time
hear arguments In favor OF old method
can't help but think of Jobs boils-
they re Affections.
But they tell us you can't raise ca
fit for feeder on creamery twiste
milk; and l reply. Pm glad of 1t an
glad to help emphasize that fact, for
is fact that on the average sized dair
farm they are keeping class OF cattl
that are better not raised for feeder
1t is that class of peeked, cat hsmmel
sway backed and psunchy scrubs tn,
are today diesipating all the profits
the feed lots, and helping to conge
the beef markets TO the undolng OF tt
, beef breeders. They are the kind
cattle that are always fed at loss. "
should have sense enough to veal the
and on the average dairy farm kee
nothing but the best dairy breeds
the best possible way, and then inst
on gilt edged creamery, and pstronis
1t with the best milk that can be pr
cured. Leave that dairy steer out
: he is better dead than alive, always.
Agents of these hand separators wi
: tell you that their hand grindstone wi
turn out sleek beefer from the cor
: mon dairy herd. They tell you AN
THING to make a sale
suppose they'll have to answer Il
1t In the hereafter-but what concerl
you more is that you'll have to pay I,
it in the here. Gentlemen, you needn
believe them when you know bette
You can't make much of whistle OF
pigs tail, nor get much blood out OF
turnip; which means that IL you ha,
taken the cream away by any proce
you must replace IL; and II you have be-
breeds in your dairy and wish to rail-
your steer calves, you must give II
calf a start on whole milk for mont
or less, then you may put him on
creamery milk that has been pasteu
iZoH. land all crau m oriao mill pootan