The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-19
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| this year. Every creameryman or but
termaker should make an extra effort
| to be present at this scoring. The Mil
ton Cooperative creamery does over .
half million dollars worth of bushes.
annually which no doubt is larger than
any other one cooperative factory in
New England. The plant is modern in
every detail. Every one interested in
creamery operation viii have the OPP
portunity, by attending the butter
scoring contest. to obtain first hand in
formation on costs of operation and
marketing problems through George
Roberts, who is manager of this plant.
Short Courses in Testing Dairy Prod
ucts.
"A course in testing milk and cream
for butterfat has been announced by
Professor FL B. Ellenbergcr Of the Uni.
versity of Vermont to be held at the
college Of agriculture, Burlington, from
March 5 to Is. This course will be given
for the benefit of students interested in
taking up advance registry and COW
testing work. A special course in test
ing the various products for butterfat,
acidity, moisture, adulterati6n, ct
cetera, will be given from Nov Is to
Is. These courses offer an opportunity
to receive instruction and practice nee
essary to obtain state license for
testing dairy products at creamcries.
The state examination will be given at.
the close of the course.
The Temporary Butter Shortage.
At the present time there is scare
ity of fresh northern butter on the
Boston market and other New Eng
land markets. This shortage, however,
is only temporary and is due to de-
crease in production, greater consrmp-
ton of butter and possibly to the fact
that not so much foreign butter is on
the markets compared with the past
few years. Production will soon be on
the increase again, and viii eliminate
the present shortage. Dealers are call
ing for prints tone pound, one half
pound and Individually and for five
pound boxes (round and squarel. The
demand is also very firm for unsalted
butter in 20 and 30-pound tubs. In
order to meet this shortage. the deal
rrs are offering very high premiums.
One dealer offers four and one-hals to
1--WE cents over the market price +. 0. b.
creamery for the fve-pound boxes. |
Creamery managers should, however,
De careful when such offers are made |
md not sacrifice good all-year-round
irade for temporary and uncertain |
markets which are offered at such /
empting premiums. This is, however,
he right time to make contracts with
he dealers for the coming year.
Dairy Market Briefs.
Butter High quality butter packed
\ five pound boxes and prints has been
carce during the past five weeks. The
BOSTON market has been very short of
he fresh northern butter, and dealers
ave been offering larger premiums in
rider to receive enough to meet their /
equirements. Some of the dealers are
till having difficulty in securing
nough butter to meet the demands of
heir trade. The wholesale price is ap-
Is cents per pound lower
han a year ago.
Milk--The milk dealers in Boston
nd vicinity report large surplus of
larket milk and sweet cream.
Cheese-There is a demand for me-
ium skins, pot and hoop cheese.
resh skins, coIored and uncolored,
re quoted at HOLE. Soft cheeses, 3h
l4hc.
vern r. Jones, dairy manufacturing
Lionel G. Mulholland, field.
gent in marketing.