Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
UNCLE TED BOOSTS THE COW
AND THE HEN

Wasn't that a good dinner" in.
quired Jack from the depths of a
chair as Ruth and Uncle Ted seated
themselves on the porch where they
could watch the glow in the western
sky following the sunset of a long
summers evening.
Indeed it was" agreed Uncle
Ted. Now Well see if we can have
as good story as that was a din
ner 1 was wondering, during din
ner, if you children knew where the
butter came from that we ate to
night"
That's easy-from the grocery
store, of course" said Jack.
Where did the grocery store get
it," asked Uncle Ted.
"Oh, from the farmers and dairy
men in the country" replied Jack.
Where else could they have got
ten it? That isn't so easy is it, Jack.
Well, l will tell you. They might
have gotten it from Siberia"
"Siberia!" exclaimed Ruth. "Why
Siberia is miles and miles from here,
way up in the Arctic region"
Just So" said Uncle Ted, "but
not all of Siberia is frozen land. Cat
tie raising and dairying is the prin-
cipal occupation of that country and
they ship butter into this country.
Three thousand tubs arrived in one
shipment some time ago at the port
of New York to be sold in this coun-
try"
well, would think we could
make enough butter for everybody in
this country - said Jack.
Yes, one would think so. With the
huge farms, the immense amount of
land and our varied climate, we
ought to produce what this country
needs and have some to export be-
sides. AS a matter of fact in the IL
months ended with June this year |
we imported about S0,000,000 pounds
of butter and exported only about |
5,500,OO0 pounds"
That's lot of butter" said Ruth.
Did it all come from Siberian"
"No, Ruth" answered Uncle Ted,
siberia has just recently begun to
send butter here again. Much Of 1t
came from Denmark and New Zeal
and, and if it were not for the Re
publican tariff those countries
would send far more than they do.
That tariff compels the importer to
pay for the privilege of selling his
product in this country, hence the
price he charges is more nearly
what the producer here can afford
to sell his butter for. Under the
Democratic tariff law there was a
tax of only 21a cents a pound on i'm
ported butter. The Republicans
raised the tax to 8 cents pound but
sven now the tax is not high enough
@ keep out the foreign butter and a
move is on foot to increase the i'm
1nrt tag. -'------l--'. ,=
"But there are other dairy pro-
iucts which we import-milk' cream
,beese More of these commodltles
,bouId be produced in the States ana
+ is nv belief that farmers are go
ng in more and more for raising
lifferent things instead of relying on
inst one crop. The farmers VINO de-
,ote their whole acreage to wheat, ]
or instance, have nothing 10 Iall
,ack on if that crop fails or the price
s low. 80. I'm,
"Another commodity which we I'M
,ort to a large extent and more OF
which ought to be produced IN Ine
states is eggs s-,,
"How could they ship eggs from
,ther countries?" inquired Jack,
'oThey ship them in preserved OF
Iried form, chiefly for the use Oh
,akeries. We imported about 20
90 900 pounds of egg products our
ng the past year. The Republicans
aised the tax on imported egg pro 1o
ucts from 10 cents a pound 10 10
ents a pound. Just think haW many
lore egg products would be import,
d if the tax had not been ralseG! I3i!
he value of the egg crop in TINS TINS t, t
1nntrv exceeded the wheat crop t
lst year. That is another argument g
,at % the farmers ought to add live e
tock' boc .nd dairying fr1 and other crops to o
heir heir wheat Ts'ai prod ction. If they o