The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-10
VERMONT CREAMERY
AND MARKET NEW 5

Each Can Of Cream Should Be Properly
Sealed with a Wire Seal to Pro-
tect from Loss During
Shipment.
This is the first issue of the cream.
cry and market news letter which will
be issued each month from the office
of the Vermont state department OF
agriculture. These letters will contain
informa tion relative to the manulac-
turing of dairy products and timely in
formation regarding the marketing OF
farm products, particularly dairy prod
ucts. and other marketing information
II is hoped that through these cream
erv and market news letters the pro
ducers aud manufacturers OF food
products will derive some suggestion
which. il applied to their business, may
result in increased profits.
These letters will be sent regularly,
free of charge, to all persons request
| ing them. Requests should be addressed
to the Vermont creamery and market
news letter, State House, Montpelier,
VT.
Creameries shipping sweet eseam 10
the different markets should see that
each can is properly sealed with wire
seal. This is vitaIy important, for
when this is not done, the cream very
often is tempered with in transit. Sew
eral dealers on the Boston markets arc
complaining of losses when cans
shipped to them are not properly
sealed. Recently a creamery in the
state lost in one shipment Is quarts
of 40 per cent cream, because the cans
were not sealed This entailed a loss
of approximately Sll.50 ON this ship
ment. Creameries should keep this in
mind and be careful in having each cen
properly sealed before shipment.
Vermont Butter Production.
II is estimated by the +. S. bureau
of markets that the creameries in the
state produced approximately l0,150,-
900 pounds Of butter during 1910, In
1918 Vermont factories manufactured
1892, 657 pounds, which is about the
same as last wear. In 1917, 1898 1873
pounds were manufactured. compared
with l4,sSO,3o5 pounds in 1916.
Wool Standards.
The bureau of markets of the United
States department Of agriculture has
been conducting wool Investigations for
some time, particularly as regards
grades for the wool produced in the
United States. Thousands of samples
Of various kinds Of wool have been
thoroughly inspected to ascertain the
difference in the diameter and length
cf staple This has been done with
the ultimate view Of promulgating
United States wool grades standards.
The work has progressed sufficiently
TO warrant the establishment of ten
tative types representing the various
grades These types are being worked
int sets which are to be distributed
to those directly concerned in the prop
er grading of wool
II is believed that these sets viii be
of material assistance in bringing
about a system for the uniform grad
ing of this product.
3 Anyone who can use a set to advan-
/ tage should communicate with the bu-
reau of markets, Washington, d. G.
A New Creamery Building at North
field.
The directors and patrons of the
Mortified Cooperative creamery at
their annual meeting last month voted
to build a new plant. Work will be be.
gun in the near future. The cost Of
the building and equipment viii APP
proximate $4,000.
Marketing Butter Of Inferior Quality.
The best of creameries sometimes has
churning or two of butter which is
inferior in quality 90 average make. In
marketing such butter it should be
placed in tubs which are marked 50 a.
70 distinguish il from the butter Of
better quality. When such butter j.
I shipped. a letter or telegram should he
sent TO the receiver, advising him that
a part OF the shipment is "off" in quail
ity. Such information is required by
, the receiver of the butter in order that
he may obtain trade demanding that
I quality. and also protect the regular
[ trade for the creamery output az
| well a. the creamery itself. Wren a
1 creamery makes a shipment Of inferior
I butter without notifying the receiver,
the shipment may be received and dis
1 tributcd by the receiver TO his trade
without il being inspected Oftentimes
I the purchaser or retailer will not be
satisfied and if they do not return tie
( butter, they will stop demanding but
ter from that particular creamery, with
I the result that the receiver will Of
necessity be compelled 10 limit his pur-
chase from that creamery, when 9th
erwise II he had been notified that a
shipment was "off' in quality he might
very easily have turned II into other
channels or to other trade and thereby
have protected the demand or trade tor
the creamery's product.
Assistance in Manufacturing and Mar
keting Problems.
Farmers and manufacturers Of dairy
products desiring assistance in manu-
featuring methods and in obtaining
markets for their products should COM
municate with the dairy manufactur-
ing specialist and the field agent in
marketing. state department Of agri-
culture. State House Montpelier, Vt
Food Products Inspection.
shippers Of food products should