The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
Shipments Soon to Be Cut
Off Yield Daily Revenue
of $1,000
ARE NEGOTIATING
WITH CREAMERIES
Another Boston Firm May Take County
Product to Be Sure of It When Mar
ket Is Short-various Reasons for
Over-Production.


Although there Is a possibility that
q market in Boston may be found for
the milk produced in Windham county
which is now being shipped to Alden
Brothers. WHICH concern is to cease TAX
ing milk from this county March 81,
the prospect is not very promising.
County Agricultural Agent Wayland p.
Frost of Brattleboro accordingly is
making arrangements for market for
the cream, as most of the farmers will
he obliged to separate their milk at
their own farms
When the farmers were notified last
week by Alden Brothers that the firm
/ would receive no milk from this see
tion after March 81 telegram was
sent to Secretary Pattee of the New
England Milk Producers association in
/ Boston, and the association did what it
could TO keep the market open. County
Agent Frost, Harry TarDox of Dunn
merston and Henry Frost. Robert Loom
is and Howard Loonis of Pntney went
to Boston later, returning Yesterday.
l The delegation visited the officers of
the association, the regional milk com
mission and Alden Brothers, but found
little encouragement further than a pos
sibilitv that another concern, Mr.. Brig
ham, might take over the milk ear
which leaves Brattleboro every morning
for Bellows Falls. He already is over
supplied, but might be willing TO take
the milk in order to be sure of it ii
the summer and fail, when the supply
is short.
i. About 1900 cans containing eight
quarts each, or about 1900 quarts, arr
shipped to Alden Brothers from thi'
county every day, for which there is {
daily return of between $500 and $1,000
The sudden announcement that th'
market was to be closed was Very dis
qlieting to the producers, and an ef
fort was made to have the time ex
tended 80 days, but without avail.
i So far as the Loomis brothers of Put
ney were concerned the shutting off o
/ the market went into effect at once
putting them to the necessity of find
ing an immediate outlet for their cream
They and some others will take thei
: cream to the Lovenberg creamery il
!. Putney if buttermaker can be found
as Mr.. Forenson, the present butter
l maker. is i'll with grip and Mr.. Low
! enberg has influenza. County Agen
Frost is now trying to find q butter
+, maker to help out there.
1t is probable that delegation o
! producers will go to Springfield, Mass
!. this week to see if a part of the SUI
@ ply from this county can be taken ear
g lof there.
/ There are several reasons why th
t iIpresent situation exists. One is tha
{ the warm weather the past winter ha
It largely increased the supply of mill
more of the food eaten by the cows b.
g ing converted into milk and less bein
It required to maintain the proper hes
of the body Another is the respon'
of the farmers to the appeal of the GO
ernment to raise more food. Then the
must be taken into consideration ii
T fact that the high price of milk i
' creases the production, which raise
the question of whether milk in til
section will not be lower in price as
S result of the increased supply. TIL
question cannot be answered at Il
Ipresent time.
As result of these factors the mI
erl supply the past winter has been Il
a. largest ever known in a winter seaso
I'll 1t is understood also that Alden Brot
j. ers are considering the idea of goil
;s- out of the milk business.
ell Alden Brothers already are makiI
,r- the pinch felt, as they are not fu
/, nishing the number of cans which we
! furnished before their announcemei
a. was made This is regarded by the pr
&c dueers as a method of bringing o
d. whatever stray cans may be held
10 the producers At least ii is havil
81 that effect.
Il, Most of the shippers own separates
r. and some who do not now own the
he will buy them so as TO be ready to
their own separating when the mark
is closed.