Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-08
ANOTHER VIEW OF 1T.
The farmers Side Of the Condenssd
Milk Question.

milk factory scheme for the farmers, snl
Il seems to me that there is another ana
important side TO the matter.
Ia he first place, what they offer lot
milk Is not so much as many Of toe Iarh-
ers are now getting from the creamefles'
Their offer makes an average OF s1.2O per
hundred for their milk through the year.
Many diaries in this town have averaged
quite little more than that the past year,
besides the skinned milk The HERALD
AND NEWS puts the value OF SKINNED
milk at ten cents per hundred. Some put
us value much more than that. The EH-
pertinent station at Burlington places the
value from 20 to 30 cents per cwt. Inc
Brigham Co. pays 80 cents per can OF 81
lbs. milk for value OF skinned milk, when
they ship whole milk to Boston.
Farmers, however, will disagree ss 10
the value of skinned milk, but after all
that may be said, there is quite a value to
/ the SKINNED milk in its manurial or fer
tilizer value to the farm that should not be
| lost sight Of. There is a great difference
/ between skinned milk from the creamery
and skinned milk from the separator. !
am satisfied that the SKINNED milk from
my separator that has been in use four
months has paid me more than 25 cents
/ per cwt. One OF my neighbors sold y
/ calves reared on milk from his separator
/ for 500. Others, while not selling so
] LuhHNs AAu tQuhllA well III DIbbpi AAuLls
/ Nevertheless, 10 cents per cwt. of milk is
worth saving, even il it is no more than
hat and the farmers need all there is OF Il.
Again, can any farmer comply with
the conditions that the Van Camp Pack
ing 90. imposes 2
Can any one carry their milk in hot
weather three or four miles and deliver
it at the factory at not above 60 And
it may freeze little in 20 below, winter
weather.
The cans OF milk must be kept in water
till time Of hauling and then carried in
spring wagon, covered.
The farmer must agree to deliver all bis
milk TO the factory can't sell any to
neighbor without violating his contract.
The barns must be cleaned once day
and manure either drawn to the field or
taken 100 feet away from stable. Most OF
the farmers have easements for the pur-
pose Of housing the manure and making
use OF the liquids. All this is done away
with by the rules OF Van Camp Packing
Co.
The HERALD AND NEWS well says
"that all this of course means a radical
change in the methods OF dairying, il
carried out and there will doubtless be
two opinions among the farmers as to
whether the extra compensation offered
equals the extra work and care required. +"
There is no extra compensation, but there
may be two opinions, one from those that
want to boom industries In town, even at
the expense of the farmer, and another OF
the farmers. doubt If there Is any
division OF opinion among the farmers
that have good diaries on this question.
Unless this company can make a better
showing than they have, where Is the
farmer that is willing TO make the changes
demanded and at a loss
All the conditions imr o led are to be
carried out by an inspector furnished hv
toe company and the farmer has no voice
in the matter. He is entirely in the
hands Of this company, without the right
even of an appeal.
The farmers OF Randolph are, as
rule, progressive and intelligent, and
study economy in feeding, care OF stock
and their products, and probably conduct
their business as profitably as it would
be conducted by a kid gloyed inspector,
under the control OF rch company.
The creameries in town have been OF
great benefit to the farmers in many WAYS,
but the hauling OF milk each way has been
q tax aud hindrance to complete success.
The use OF the separator is aiding the
farmers and overcoming in measure this
hindrance.
The Van Camp company is sending us
back to old ways. We must MOI only
again carry the milk but must carry il AZ
Just such time and in just such a way.
The farmer cannot accept the company's
contract without loss OF time and money.
They say they want only four per cent
milk and so the farmers can sell OF their
good butter cows and replace them with
cows that will give more and poorer milk,
but 1t seems to me that we had better keep
a few good butter cows, at least for seed,
as they may be needed
II the Van Camp Packing company put
a 100000 plant In, it is because they ex-
pect to get that and great deal more
from the farmers.
There is always a demand for good but
ter, and always will be. Let the farmers
strive to improve their stock, improve in
care and cleanliness and strive to turn out
the very best product, and let the cream
cries live. We will welcome industries,
but not at the expense of the farmer.
II seems from the HERALD AND News
that the general agent Of the Central Yer
mont railway was the first one to investi-
gate and locate a place on their railway
for this new condensing milk plant, and
before the farmers had expressed any de-
sire Tor special Accommodations this agent
had offered to run trains from Mortified
and South Royalton, ostensibly to accom-
modate the farmers.
Does anyone believe that the Central
Vermont railway is interesting itself in
behalf of the farmers Ii is also said that
the Van Camp Packing company has many
plants established in the country, but
none near Boston. IL they have to pay
the same freight rates that farmers do
from any but competing points, they
would lind that they are not very near
Boston after all.
IL IS said that this company is worth
100000. IL they have many plants that
cost 100000, they must be on the verge Of
bankruptcy. AT any rate these are ques-
tions that farmers may well ask Why does
a company of Indiana, situated near large
dairy centers, wish to come here SO far
away and why should farmers wish to
change their entire farming operations for
an experiment We have two creameries
in town and enough competition to insure
fair results, and il is not light thing to |
close them. Let the farmers study the /
matter carefully and act and co-oDerate.
n. l.. BoYDEN. |
II owe my whole life to Burdock Blood 1
Bitters. Scrofulous sores covered my
;. A.