The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-13

high costs must come down.
milk up here in this country sells
for nine and quarter cents per
quart and | understand that in Bos-
ton good milk brings the retailers -
cents a quart. The margin on butter
is proportionately the same.
Farmers of St. Johnsbury Centre,
Danville, North Danville, Concord,
Waterford and other nearby towns
and villages haul their milk to the
creamery down the valley. Their
monthly creamery checks range from
$50 to $500.
"Now these farmers are about TO
take over the creamery with its costly
buildings and apparatus. They will at
tempt to operate the creamery on a
cooperative basis, and | sincerely
hone that both the farmer and the Ill
innate consumer in Boston and other
New England cities may benefit.
"You don't see or hear of any New
England farmer-millionaires or pluto
Gratis. Yet down in Boston the big
retail GOiltCI I'D Cav Aii~SANSN'
power and wealth.
ayes. to be sure, we fa1ners-not
all-own cur own automobiles and
are equipped with the latest farm de-
vices. In these days without the m we
are lost. Save labor! save labor! is
our cry, or we will soon be driven out
of our loved hills and valleys.
"Some relief for the farmer who
produces besides dairy stuffs grain
and perishable produce might come
with the establishment, say of farm
ers exchange in the city market plac-
es. where retailers might come and
buy to exclusian of the jobber and
middleman and to the mutual benefit
OF the producer and one selling agent
the grocer or pedler,' Ruggles de-
clared.
we are not pessimists about the
future-rather are we extremely optl-
mistic, for we are sure that the time
is near when the men of the city will
ioin hands with us-will sustain US
| in our efforts to right things. We are
not radicals nor apostles of the
death to capital class" he added
somebody" Gets Big Profits
T. f. Brewer, an "old-timer," said:
Feeds pretty durn high. Costs me
$40 hundred pounds, and feed
about Sc pounds day, and mines
only a small herd O. cattle. Got big
, place here. huff to carry many more
head. Too old now, though | am
happy and contented and a'doin' all
can to raise and raise some more
beef.
"These travelin' BUYERS do all they
can to keep prices way down. Just
look at Boston beef nrices way down.
Just look at Boston beef prices,
thoueh-maybe somebody don't col
lect!'
At the Eastman place Mrs. East
man stated "Cut down production!
| should say not. We think we can
get more help this summer and may
increase our daily outp''-
Dave Knowlton Prospecting
"Talk about your high-grade city
milk of Grade xxx or AAA-Number
l. or what you will call it, what say
YOU to pure high test milk from the
best COW flesh in the heart of the best
dairy country in this country at IA
cents quart delivered at the door,
Dave" Knowlton "milkin 4O-odd
head now" is perhaps just a jump
ahead of his neighbors. His markets
right here in this city and his custo-
rers largely friends - ifn-long ac-
ouaintances who know good milk and
Ct cam and butter when they see it.
dawes doing quite well, thank
you, and will add more cows and do
more business this coming summer
said.
than ever BEFORE" 30 Mrs. Knowlton
"Bilr' BEDFORD drew a fancy check
ltst month from the local creamery,
SC the plant manager said. Bills
place shelter so head of cattle and
they're milking so cows, according to
young "Joe," who drove III with the
heavy sled-load of mornings milk.
A Yankee division veteran, Arthur
Bowen, is looking after the mans end
of things on another of these valu-
able farms. Arthur, once released
from the army after 81 months cover
there" trekked it for home and
delved Immediately into the dairy
business. He is "tickled" to death
with the prospects.
Manager Lester of the Weeks Farm
also in the North Danville locality,
stands by his brother farmers.
The "buyin' of the creamery has
all Cd them agog. No definite step
will be taken until the far-sighted
Ve1monters herabouts know posi-
lively that the undertaking BODIES
well, not only for themselves, but
for those who buy their products.
But if driven, and driven hard, by
the continued implements of city
origin, they have in their power to
"shut down" and care for themselves
only. with no regard as to how the
outside world gets its butter and milk
and cream and other foodstuffs.