Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13
FARMEDS NEED
MILK PLANTS.
Could Manufacture Butter and Cheese
md Control Price of MIX.


and Control Price of Milk.
was very much Interested in the |
statements of Richard Pattec and II. !
T. Hood & Sons in the Homestead
April regarding the per cent. increase
in price paid for milk asked by the |
New England milk producers associa- !
ton and the reason why this demand
is refused says T.. $. Brigham. Vermont
commissioner of agriculture, in the New
England Homestead
Agitation of the nature of this de-
mand for an increased price in milk
probably does some good and, like the
drop of water falling continually upon
the stone may in time make its dent
and accomplish results. However, we
must take into consideration the fact
that IT, T. Hood Il Sons and other Bos-
ton contractors are middle men whose
business il Is to buy ana sell milk 1t
is good business for them to purchase
milk at the lowest possible price at
which a supply can he secured; just as
it is good business for a farmer to pur-
chase his grain, his fertilizer, and all
other supplies At the lowest possible
market price. Therefore, we may ex-
]
1t is at present as long as the con-
tractors can get the necessary supply
at this price.
1t seems to me that the blame for
this situation should be put sauarely
upon the farmers where it belongs. The
price for April milk In this section has
! been announced. 1t is to be practically
$40 per 100 pounds for milk testing 4
per cent. delivered at the factory. n
premium of 10 per cent. is paid by one
contractor for cooling the milk and the
maintenance Of certain sanitary condi-
lions. \ premium is paid Of : cents per
o. pound butter fat for milk testing
above per cent and the same amount
is deducted for milk testing 81 per cent,
SELL IN OTHER WAYS.
It so happens. although it is becoming
less and less apparent, that milk may
be disposed of in other ways than by
selling ii as whole milk. 1t may be made
into cheese. it may he separated and
the cream sold as sweet cream or the
cream may he churned into butter.
When we compare the price of butter
and cheese for the last week In March
1915. we find that butter is now cents
ner pound higher than "A year ago. we
find also that cheese is 1l2 cents per
pound higher than Il year ago. Fur
thermore, there is an unprecedehte" oe-
mand for sweet cream in the cities which
has caused many small buyers to can
vass for sweet cream and to offer higher
prices for butter tat IN sweet U'''''
than has ever ruled before.
1t would be poSsihle TOT c''","e
after deductihg ce''s per po''''u ~
. the cost OF making 10 pay "S P"''''''
y cents per pouhu lo' "u''e' i'' W
, the present marhe' IL 'ie o"',''
I sold on the OASIS Vi '''e '''7 %
. her OF commerce puo'"'I''s' No ".',
mean SI'" per wv l'""'u9 ''' -
mix AS h"''e' Va i"'' ''''"'
!, rreamerles receive al 'o"9
2 pound premium "poN' '''H
1 look I" see some VI our JUS.
= pay AZ TO u Genus per NUN" i'i
; tat on the present h'"'Ne''
. 1t would pc PosS4o'e io' live
! factory 10 return l'S P"''''s '''''
lW POUNDS ior per cent ''i'" va
= present cheese market aiter ueu'' VI
e a reaS"naoIe Cost ior "'"N'"9' -''" ~
T. question Is. why 90 fa''"''S "'oe''
4 price Tor Whoic mix leSS eve" '''"" ~
butter lat Nalue anu "c9''' UNIV
the skim milk when Is worth ~ lea,
+, 20 cents per l"o Po"H"s' "'" WY
they accept price ~ cents per ~" ''S
than the cheese Naiue OIL h''iN ana '"''
- in the whey, Whlch Is Worl" 'p"u' IL"
:, the price OF SKIN HIN ih'S co''"'''
p which nave ind'ca'ed as occurring IL"
= IN April occurs every year III Jun
# when most m'lk Is prouuceo' anu III "o
/ years IN Aprli ana May "S we'll
= DO not theSe i"''S Dear ""' \"
>, Feasibility OF the remedy Pr"P"Se'
u the milk committee OF 'he Boston ci'u
IN her of commerce 'hat farmers "ul
Il country milk p!ah's' II the iarh'
al IN our DAIRY se't'oHS were eiulPP'
j. with milk plants theY would NOT
III onlSed To accept '''' '"'r'"' price !
n facture of cheese or butter, which cham
Of "o"'' oe ~