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carefully, not only for butter fat but
for freshness and flavor.
S1neruision and INSPECTION.

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Supervision and Inspection.
Then, too, the Irish Agricultural Or
g~anization society, which is the central
federation of all cooperative societies,
inspects the creamery and it's output
frequently, points out defects and
helps to remedy them. The business
side is not neglected. The organiza-
ton society has complete business su-
pervision of the creameries, which
must keep their accounts and records
in the way and on forms prescribed by
this central body. The creameries re-
port to the organization society and
their books and accounts are period
ically audited by the organization So
ciety's auditor. .
Co-Operatlon Does the Work.
In short, the butter is good because
Of cooperation. The members coop
crate with each other and with the
Omagh creamery; the Irish Agricul-
tural Organization society ~co-operates
with the Omagh creamery; the Omagh
creamery is federated with hundreds
of other creameries and Is federated
with and co-operates with the Irish
Wholesale society through which the
butter Is marketed. 1t Is cooperation
everywhere and the object Of it all is
to produce good butter, to market 1t IN
good shape and to get a fair price Tor
it. ;
Quality and Brands.
But quality after all Is the whole
thing. If butter is not good no system
of marketing, nc business methods, no
exercise Of federated strength, no CO.
operative endeavor can do anything
for it. The Omagh creamery makes
good butter and tor years has made
good butter. 1t has a we'll established
reputation for good butter which Is
worth at least one cent for every
pound that 1t makes. In order to be
able to collect this cent on each pound
it must mark each pound that it sends
out.
And printed upon the wrappers and
stamped upon the cases is the guar
anty Of quality: Guaranteed Pure
Centrifugal Creamery Butter, Finest
Quality" .
Butter Central Label.
But more important still is the au-
thorized label Of the Irish Agricultural
ORGANIZATION society issued from it's
headquarters at the Plunkett house IN
Dublin. 1t goes upon only the best OF
butter. 1t goes not upon a case or
cake or cover, but upon the butter It.
self. The label Is printed upon thin
tissue paper. When 1t Is placed upon
the butter 1t is stamped with q die
that fixes the label firmly upon and in
the butter and tears the paper SO that
it cannot be removed and used again.
This label is guaranteed as carefully
as are the coins Of the realm. Each
has a series number and al be traced
to the creamery to which it was deliv-
cred. If by any chance 1t Is found up
on a poor quality of butter, the butter
is at once sent back to the creamery
to which the use of that particular
label was entrusted.
What We Need In America.
We have plenty of creameries in the
United States. Some of them are
owned comparatively by the farmers.
Butlthe farmers stop just short of the
highest success. The marketing Is
generally haphazard. The different
creameries do no. cooperate in sell
ing. Often good utter goes bad be-
fore 1t Is sold. No one knows where
the demand is greatest today, when
the butter should be sent tomorrow.
The quality is seldom uniform. Many
a good butter maker with good butter
making equipment turns out poor but
ter because the patrons bring in poor
cream. The farmers do not co-opera-
lively work for quality. The creamery
does not always discriminate between
the best fresh cream and cream that Is
a trife stale and old. Butter buyers
cannot know what they are getting.
The name of the creamery upon q
package carries no guaranty Of quail
ity. 1t is put on good and bad butter
alike. ,.a
A Definite Prescription.
What is needed in the United States
is, first, creameries supported by farm
ers working together comparatively to
produce an absolutely uniform high
grade product; second, a brand that is
aut~horitatively fixed only on butter Of
the highest quality after official tests
and grading; and third, a central as
ISOLATION or federation of creameries
that will perform the functions of the
Irish Wholesale society and of the
Irish Agricultural Organization society.
This central federation should control
the branding of butter, possibly under
state supervision; it should respect
and audit and advise with each sep
arate creamery; 1t should aid in mar
keting the butter intelligently and
economically.
Copyright. 1914. Western Newspaper Union.)
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