The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-17
MILK PRODUCERS III LEAGUE
Rapid Progress Made BY Da.rymen's
Association in Severe Of the
Eastern States.

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The Dairymen's league has made
rapid growth since the formation OF
the permanent organization. The num-
Der OF local branches are about three
times what they were at that time,
writes Abner Minker in the Country
Gentleman. We now have branches
in Sussex and Warren counties. N. j.;
Litchdeld and Fairfield counties,
Conn; Berkshire county, Mass;
Wayne county, Pa; Orange, Sullivan,
Ulster, Putnam, Duchess, Columbia,
Rensselaer,, Washington, Montgomery,
Delaware. Schoharie, Greene, Otsego,
Broome, Chenango, Madison, Oneida,
Onondaga, Cortland, Chemung, Temp
kins and Allegany counties, N. Y.
1t should be remembered that this
is a large organization covering a large
f1eld-the largest of any similar organ
lzation-and like a long train it should
not be expected to start off at full
speed. It must start slowly, be CON
sentative, gain concessions gradually,
but when under full speed its momen-
tum is wonderful, and a rash or false
move viii wreck 1t. Every milk pro.
Queer should avoid surprising the
market. Send the improbable cow to
the butchers block, for she only
makes the surplus which tends to keep
down the price of the profitable COW.
We cannot expect to get something
out and put. nothing In It takes time,
energy and little incidental expense.
Nothing can be gained by retreat. It
becomes more evident each year that
the milk producer must work out his
own salvation. The failure, and In
some cases the refusal, OF the dealer
to recognize the farmers In this bust
ness transaction leaves the farmer the
alternative to organize and act indie
pendently. This is not as it should be
in equity and from business stand
point. The farmers must join hands
to protect their interests. They need
organization effectually to promote or
defeat legislation as 1t affects their
interests. Every milk producer should
consider carefully the proposed reel
procity treaty with Canada with re-
spect to the removal Of the duty on
milk, cream, butter and cheese, and
its effect on our market, and then let
their representatives in congress hear
from them. We keep men in the field
continuously organizing. and speakers
are sent to any locality to form
branches of the organization.
To my thinking, it appears that the
milk producers of this state and coln
try will be seriously affected by reel
procity. AS Canada imports none OF
the milk or Its products from this
country, it Is proof that our markets
are the better. Canada now finds 1T
profitable to export large quantities Of
milk, cream, butter and cheese to this
country under the present duty OF
cents per pound on butter and cheese,
y cent per quart on milk, and 4
cents on cream. The removal of
these duties would make our markets
still more attractive. It would force
some of the butter-producing sections
out of the business or into the retail
liquid-milk markets, and result In
further depression of price to the pro-
Queer, thus forcing many Of them out
of the business, especially those pro
ducing the most sanitary milk The
milk production business is now in
most dep1orable condition, and under
the most favorable conditions one-half
cent a quart cannot be figured as
profit, in fact, it is now difficult to
show any profit whatever. The duty
on cream is now out Of proportion to
the other milk products, and should be
restored to the Mckinley rates.