The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-07
MILK PRODUCERS
FEAR ICE FAMINE
Weekly Market Letter Points TO Danger
of Mild Winter in Southern
New England

MONTPELIER, Feb. THE storing
of ice at the creamerieS and shipping sta
tiOnS for cooling milk and cream during
the summer season. and also for icing
cars i'm milk and cream shipments, is i'm
perative in order that a full supply be
stored in sections of New England states
where the natural ice can be secured.
The present mild winter season has
caused considerable difficulty III getting
sufficient ice in the southern New England
states. says the current issue of the Yer
mont creamery and market news letter.
1t says in part:
The amount of ice to put into storage
for creamery use depends upon local con-
ditions and methods used in handling the
products. As a basis for iguringVthe ap-
proximate amount needed, the following
may be used: One ton of ice per year
for following amount of product handled :
Milk, 10,0hU pounds: cream, 10000
pounds; and butter, 1000 pounds.
These figures are based on actual
amounts of ice necessary for cooling pur-
poses. and do not take in consideration
shrinkage, or ice used for icing ears. 1t
is assumed that the water supply will be
used for part of the cooling. The amount
of ice is based on period OF eight
months. Ii cars are iced in shipment of
milk or cream, not less than one ton per
car per day should be figured. The per
centagP of Shrinkage viii vary from 10 per
construction of the ice house and the man
uer of packing.
One cubic foot of ice weighs 30
pounds. \ space of 10 cubic feet repre-
seuts approximately one ton of ice.
The statewide marketing committee
recently appointed to investigate and
study the production. handling and mar
keting of maple products is at work MAX
ing the survey as outlined. The survey
will include study of the source Of sup
ply, manufacturing and warehousing,
financing, transportation. marketing and
advertising. When the committee has
completed its study il is hoped to have a
statewide meeting Of the Sug3rmakCrS to
discuss their recommendations. The com
mite" Is working in conjunction with Il
similar committee in New York state.
During the past two weeks, requests
have been made to the department for the
following: Two creamery managers, one
tester. one bookkeeper, one factory opera
tor and three buttermakerS. Information
may be secured regarding these positions
by writing to the Dairy Manufacturing
Specialist.
.'Creameries should exercise care in re-
gard 10 short weight butter. 1t is a COM
paratively easy matter TO provide scale
so that printed may be weighed.
During January butter prices declin-
ing was confined largely to storage sup
plies Butter. with other food conmodi-
ties is suffering the present day decline In
prices.
Large arrivals of Danish butter in
New York during the month, along with
other foreign arrivals of outer, had a
weakening effect on that market. During
the latter part of the month prices on
92-score butter ranged from one-half cent
to one and one-half cents below the same
score butter on the Boston market. The
out-of-storage movement. of butter was
heavy during the month.
Conditions i'm the condensed milk mar
ket show no increased activity The mar
ket is still characterized by dull demand.
The cheese markets during the month
remained fairly steady. except for the soft
cheese varieties which showed very little
trading.