Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-04-02
ENGLAND IS
GOOD MARKET
For Minnesota Butter as we'll as
for Flour that Makes the Bread
on Which it is Spread

on Which it is Spread
Saint Paul. Minn., March 3l.-Now
that IT Is absolutely certain that the
creamery zone is extending further
and further north into regions of
still greater possibilities in butter
production. and that before long
Minnesota will be producing
100. 900. 600 pounds of butter annually.
1t Is interesting to point out that
there Is q butter famine in England.
and ask the question how far can
Minnesota benefit from the condi-
tions which prevail there? The
English butter trade is entirely in
the hands OF foreigners. The i'm
ports from different countries have
sErunk from different causes. and it
is estimated that no serous recovery
can take place tbs season. and that
by April lst, the shortage in imports
will have reached 12.5OO tons. The
total imports of butter to England is
500. 5000. 600 pounds annually. valued
at something like $50, 900. 600. and
the countries which furnish it are
mainly, Denmark. Siberia. New
Zealand. Australia. and Canada.
The result of this famine is that
butter is fetching one dollar a pound
retail in London, and is being sold
wholesale for 81 cents a pound in the
large cities of the provinces. Walter
Q. Ham. the American Consul. at
Hull, seems to think that an effort
should be made to capture as much
of this trade as possible. There is
not the slightest reason why Mime
osta should not enjoy as much of
this trade as Denmark. and draw
from Great Britain $4,000. 600
annually. The market is open.
Minnesota has more complete condi-
tions than any other state. There is
still plenty of room for development.
Consul Ham states that if anything
like the intensified methods of farm
ing in use in Denmark prevailed we
could easily supply all the butter
which England required. and do it
at a good profit.
According to one authority the
imports of butter from the United
States into England consists mostly
Of what is known as 'renovated'
hutGer- Such butter is largely in
use in ENGLAND. While it may be
described as pure better it is chiefly
butter which has been collected from
outlving districts. It occasionally
happens that some Of the consign-
ments become slightly rancid in
transit. When it arrives at it's des-
tination at the central receiving
depot. it is all mixed together and
melted down. The sour milk is run
OF and new milk churned into it. 1t
is then sold as ''renovated . butter.
and, unfortunately. has not acquired
the best reputation. The price
obtained for this butter ranges from
$40. 10 to S3l.62. hundred pounds.
The Danish and Colonial buffers
fetch about S34 hundred pounds.
With the mole general adoption of
diversified farming. and the growth
Of creameries in all parts of the
state. it is clear that Minnesota will
become the great dairying state of
the future. It should certainly be
able to successfully compete with far
away Australia. or New Zealand. in
s1Dp]ving butter for the English
market.
Information received in Saint Pau
from different parts of the state re-
vealS that the wheat area was very
much reduced in Minnesota last
year. and that the farmers antici-
pate a still greater reduction this
year. as they find that other crops
are more certain and more profitable.
In the vicinity of Warren dairy.
inc and diversified farming is fast
supplanting the raising of wheat.
Barley. corn. speltZ. oats, and Other
CROPS are being raised on thousands
of acres that were devoted entirely
to the raising of wheat few years
ago. In the eastern part OF this
section dairv farming is coming
more and more into favor. and fully
a dozen cooperative creameries viii
be operating before the end of the
year. Wheat raising has been by nc
means abandoned. but this cereal is
taking its place in the rotation OF
crops. Earlv sown crops have
generally produced the greatest yield.
and. in many sections seeding viii
commence on April lst instead o1
April 10th. There will be an in
creased acreage of oats and corn a.
we'll as wheat in the Albert Lea sec.
tion and several farmers are going to
put i'll alfalfa as an experiment.
They feel the need OF q hay crop that
will produce more forage to the acre.
II tilis Experiment is successful il
will be of inestimable ADVANTAGE te
the dairy interests which are st
famous in this district. Tire de-
mand for horses at South Saint Pau
has turned tho attention to farmer.
to tho ADVANTAGE of raising this kiDG
of stock. In the Red River vale,
the farmers are displaying strong in.
clination to take up dairyinR. an0
are doing SO as fast as they can take
up COWS. At South Saint Paul the
demand for milkers continue to b>
strong. and though good prices are
offered there are not enough to &c
around. I
Among those from here who at.
tended the johnson meeting at
Crookstons ON Monday evening were
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