Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-25
DAIRYINC IN NEW ENGLAND
should he Done on Larger scaIc--Pros-
poet Market VIII Remnin Good.

poet Market VIII Remain Good.
Boston, July 21.--Ncw Englanders arc
urged by the department of agriculture
to take UP datrying on a larger scale, be-
cause that section of the country fur
nishes exceptional advantages to those
who will engage i'm that industry, says
Washington correspondent of The
Transcript. George NJ Whitaker, dairy
inspector of tho bureau on animal in
dustry, has recently made an interesting
study on dairyinE in New England.
which be says is easily the leading agr-
cultural speciality in that group Of
states. This is not surprising when II Is
known that the soil and climate Of that
section are such that grass, the leading
crop in tho feeding of cows, grows
readily there. The strong retentivo clay
SOIL of the hillside Of New England IS
excellent grassland. and with proper care
produces large crops Of hay.
Grass also grows naturally" saws
Mr. Whitaker, in describing tho ad-
vantagos affo, ded by New England ~
tho dairyman. and many hills, too
rough and rocky for cultivation. will
grow wild grasses If the ever en-
'roaching bushes are kept back. IN
these pastures Of low-prlccd land. many
cows and young stock got their sum
NOR living at very litti. expense 10 tho
"Nh"r. The crop Of second Importance is
inc corn plant, which is grown more for
forage than for grain. II grows we'll in
Almost every section. and responds
readily 70 cultivation and fertilization.
II Il frequently fod green from the field.
as inc pastures begin 10 dry, in order TO
Keep up tho flow Of milk. Large amounts
ar" cut for the soil. grain. and forage
"oth going into the pit The geological
formation in many parts of New Eng
lana Is such that an abundance Of nurc
water Eushrs from thousands of noun
TAN springs. There are likewise excellent
opportunities for getting leo of tho best
quality. which almost every dairvmar
puts up for his summer use New Eng
lands second distinctive advantage Is
It's excellent and well located markets
lt"r surface Is literally dotted with
manufacturing towns and cities where
resid" large part Of hor popula-ion
New England, with only onc-fftic,h %
the area of the contiguous United states
mas one-fourteenth Of tho ponuletion
According to tho census of 1900 Rhode Is
land is the most densolv poDulated state
IN the Union having 40 persons IN tho
square mile. Massachusetts. seventh IN tho
| amount of population. and second IN
density Of population among tho States
and territories Of contiruous T.nttod
states. Connecticut ranks fourth in
density Of population while New IIarr-
shire ard Maine, though further down
! the list in this respect have a number. Of
larg" manufacturing towns and cities
! But tho superiority Of New Eng,lnd's
| market for dairy products IS not told
! wholly In statistics Of a large nonulation
| located on a comparatively small arc,
| The purchasing ability Of this population
! is large. as il Is largely composed of we'll
to-do merchants. professional men. and
skilled mechanics Even the unskillcd
common lahorcrs have employment n.
good wages and consume large amounts
of dairy products.
| such markets means n quick do
mand for all dairy products. Aside
| from milk and cream. New ENGLAND
does not produce all tho dairy product
she consumes. Honce there is alvays
a good demand for the fresher article
produced nearby The New England
! butter is usually quoted at ono or two
cents aove western. But many dairy
mon are located so that they can soil
milk cream, or butter in n nearby
| market or direct to consumers thus
getting the further advantage of n re-
tail price. And few New ENGLAND
dairYm"n are located so far away from
a center as to he out of reach of the
milk car to the city, tho cream gather
or for some butter factory, or cream
| shipping station, or tho cheese factory.
| Tho producer Of milk and its products
IN New England is closer to the con-
sumer than in other sections.
Not few New England dairymen
are so favorahly located and have so
much skill that they get an advance
above the ruling price for an article
of extra value"
1t is the opinion of Mr.. Whitaker
that the needs of the New England
| dairymen are chiefly those common Il
dairymen In general: % Improvement
of methods; (2) elimination OF cows
that do not pay their board; (3) more
attention 10 the little details Of clean
illness and 90 more Of spirit of 20
opera ton. and less cut-throat competi-
ton, particularly in the selling OF milk
He says that the needs Of the dairy-
| men WnlCn seem TO he peculiar TO New
| England arc four. The first is an APP
probation of tho good markets In that
section Apparently people generally
see at close range tho hard work and
pcrpctuities of their own business, put
are a poor Judge of the relative advan-
tages of their occupations. New Eng
land da!rymcn are declared to be no
exception to this rule, because they
lose side of the broader and relative
side of their business Mr. Whittake,
says that more appreciation of the ad
vantages of the situation would lead
to better utilization.
The second need of New England
dairyins," declares this expert, lis more
attention to the pastures Here can be
| obtained at merely nominal expense
large amounts of the very best COW feed
Yet it is the common testimony that, ou
the whole, New England's pastures are
retrograding, the coarse weeds, bushci
and encroaChments are driving out the
native nWtrtive grasses"
| The third need is more attention t.
growing legumes. The New England
dairyman is dependent upon the West fol
most of the nitrogenous element in hi:
cow rations. this being brought in the
factories which handle grain either for
the grinding or for tho manufacturing OF
"brea kfast foods" glucose, and other ar,
t!ces. II is believed that II the New Eng
land milk producer raised moro clover
peas, and other lcgumos, he would b,