The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-02-18

What the city woman needs IL butter
that Ia standardized and always OF a
uniform excellence-butter which
comes as fresh and comes as straight
as may be from the COW on the farm
to the table In the city dining room.
with the husband singing In her ears
the song of high cost of living-and
what husband Is not driven to such
songs In these days OF high prices
she feels that she must get butter that
can be bought at something less than
the fancy prices charged In the exclu-
sive delicatessen shops TO which she
Is driven In her efforts to insure her
family n good grade OF butter. ASK
her and she will tell you that II coop
Grafton will enable her TO get good but.
ter at n price made somewhat less by
the elimination of excessive distribu'
ton charges then she Is heartily for
cooperation.
The city man Of course, want a
good butter to eat. The farmer wants
TO make money from his dairy. They
have been telling us In America that
direct co-operntive marketing will give
each what he wants, that cooperation
has repeatedly accomplished these re-
suits where II has been tried in Ire
land, In Holland. In Denmark and in
Germany. II cooperation will do this,
II is well TO look into 1t for good but.
ter In important-and financial profits
are worth while. So some OF us are
over here In ireland TO see II co.opera'
ton really is a benefit both TO the city
eater and to the rural producer.
The cooperative creamery here Is
turning out good butter-none better
anywhere. We think w have found
why Irish butter il good. why 1t brings
TO the farmer a good price in this city.
The butter In good because co-opera.
tive creameries use good methods OF
butter making. because their patrons
get good milk from good cows, take
good care OF II. aud deliver 1t In good
condition to the creamery; and lastly
because when once made IL is hurried
OF TO a consumer before II can get
stale. They get a good price for It be-
cause II IL good butter.
On the other hand. the city gets Il at
n reasonable price because co-opera-
tive marketing In ireland Is direct
marketing because the butter comes
quickly and directly from the cream.
cry TO the city home with little added
expense for much handling by many
middlemon.
Why Farm Butter Is Sometimes Bad.
The writer remembers summer but.
ter made from ream skinned from
]uucOoled milk and kept on the warm
pantry shelf during the long hot days
until Churning time. II was hardly but.
tcr--it vas in fact commercially
ranked grease" II brought six cents
per pound. ana IA butter was worth
less.
Failure to make good butter was in.
evitable. Nor were the tired farmers
wives to be criticised for the poor re-
suits obtained. They had no facilities
for keeping the milk n cream clean
and cool, M facilities for making but
ter, no facilities for keeping II.
Cooperation LIshtens Labor.
What the IN On the farm most
needs 10 to be- free from the burden oil
the endless handling OF milk. cream
and butter. from skimming the milk
and .churning the cream and from salt
ing and working and moldiag the but
ter-from all the labor entailed In the
production OF homemade. handmade
butter. She needs II II she IL to have
any life outside the kitchen and the
milk room.
The la3orious WEAKNESS OF the un
%eventful existence OF the farmers wife
has produced many candidates for the
insane asylums. More than one worr
out unfortunate has been taken into
custody because her household duties
have chained her to a %maddeninI
monotony unrelleved by opportunity
for intercourse. and have made impos
sible any thought above the churn an,
the cook stove. One Wisconsin farm
er's wife was adjudicated by the coun
~ Judge to be afflicted with insanity
When the Judge announced the dec
sion to the husband he was incredu
lous. ut can't be she's got i%nsanit.
or anything else" he said, She's ha'
no chance TO catch II. She hasn't sc
a foot on the farm for "a years and NJ
neighbor has stayed al our house lon.
enough 10 give her anything.