Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-09

The monthly letter issued by the State
department or agriculture, for December,
contains the following information:
NEW MARKETS FOR VERMONT MILK
The cities and larger towns in southern
Massachusetts offer excellent outlets for
creameries desiring new or additional
markets for whole milk, cream and skim
milk
The biggest problem, however in selling
milk in those cities Is that OF transporta- :
ton. This problem has however been
eliminated to a large extent as through
milk car service has been installed by the
three lines transporting the milk. This
service reduces the transportation charges,
assures less loss in the quality of the prod
ucts while In transit. saves the transfer
of shipments at several points. reduces
the number Of jugs required to transport
the milk. and assures more prompt de-
livery with less delay in the return Of
empty jugs.
Several of the cooperative creameries
are making daily shipments at the present
and It is hoped that after the shipments
get to operating on a regular uninterrupt-
ed schedule that 'arge quantities of YER
mont milk will move into those cities. At
the present time many of the larger deal
ers are required to truck milk many miles
in order to meet their demands.
Managers of creameries shipping whole
milk and cream should use several pre-
cautions which will help to eliminate some
of the transportation difficulties. In milk
shipments which are required to travel
part of the journey in open baggage cars
each can should be properly sealed. Cream
cans should always be sealed to prevent
shipments being tempered with while in
transit. Managers hould see that used
shipping tags are removed from every
can. Just recently cans in severa lots OF
shipments reached their destination bear
ing two tags. each tag containing the
names of different consignees. Care ir
these matters will aid the transportation
companies and help to expedite the move
ment of full and empty jugs.
NEW COOPERATIVE FACTORIES
NEARING COMPLETION
Rapid progress is being made on the
,. construction of the new cooperative
creamery buildings in Mortified ant
Brattleboro. The Mortified producers ex
pect to be located in their new building
about February LIST. The but ding a.
Brattleboro will not be ready for occu.
pancy before March LIST The cost of con
struction and equipment on both plants
will be approximately 100000.
, SWEET CREAM
During the latter part Of Novembe,
and at the present writing the supply OF
sweet cream is far below the demands OF
the city dealers Any creameries which
are in a position to make regular ship.
ments of sweet cream testing 3s degrees
: to 40 degrees should communicate will
the field agent in marketing who will
refer them to dealers in nearly markets
Dealers will furnish cans.
PREVAILING MARKET CONDITIONS
p The markets for practically all foot
commodities are In very unsettled ant
sensitive condition. Buyers in all line
of food products are very cautious anC
, are buying only for immediate sale But
ter merchants are keeping their floor
cleared owing to the uneasy tone of tn,
, markets. In Boston many are DRAWN,
: on their storage supply. The demand 70
: fresh butter is firm but the quality mus
2 be, especially high and very uniform
, Buyers are critical SO that butter show
, ing the slightest deviation from a higl
= score will cause the price range to lowe
= rapidly. Foreign imports Of butter from
= Denmark. New Zealand and Canad;
= caused rapid declines in prices durinl
. the last week in November, particular.
: on the New York market.
: MAPLE PRODUCTS
: Many farmers still have on hand larg
= quantities OF maple sugar and syrup II
: addition to large holdings in city ware
= houses. The consumption Of mapl
n sugar was decreased this year owing t
T the high cost Of graduated sugar whicl