Year: 1879

Our Dalry fFOUuctS.

 AMERICAN CHEEsE TAKING THE ENGLISH

 MARvET-THE BUTTER INTEREsT-AN

 INTERVIEW WITH COL. HITLER.

 Colonel R. M. Littler, of the Iowa Dairymen's Association, who has been to Europe as Delegate to the National Butter, Cheese, and Egg Association, returned to this country on Sunday. Prior to his going West, he was met with at the offices of the National Dairy Fair Association. Colonel Littler was very frank in his answers, and seemed to have the whole question of the American Dairymen's interest entirely at heart. He said that he had been absent several weeks, and had carefully watched everything that was worth watching in England and on the Con- tinent of Europe. He felt certain that American cheese was the best that could be produced in any part of the world, and it had gained popularity among the English that was not likely to be easily shaken. He was not certain that American butter would rank as high as English butter. The American butter reached Liverpool in good order, but the absence of refrigerator cars on the English railroads had prevented it from being as presentable at the English fair as many of the varieties of homemade butter. This was greatly to the dis credit of American butter, although he thought this might be overcome if only the English would act under the ex- perience gained in the United States. He saw no reason why American butter should not obtain the same popularity as American cheese, which was thought so much of in England as to induce English farmers to- cease the work of making cheese, as the American was not only cheaper but better than the hereto fore famous English cheeses. He believed that the American dairies could produce equally as fine butter, if only the effort were made by the American farmers, many of whom looked more to the making of present profit than to the reputation of the United States as 8 butter-producing country. To enter into the details of what was necessary to secure this improvement would re- quire more space and time than he could spare, as he was about seeking his home in the West and desired to be there as early as possible, in orderl to make the farmers rise up to the necessity of pro- ducing good samples to be sent to the International Dairy Fair which was to be held next December. He thought that the coming fair would far exceed that of last year, as he understood that arrangements had been made to secure the whole of the premises used by the American Institute instead of @ part. He had been credibly informed that there would be twenty steam appliances for the making of butter and cheese ex- hibited this year, whereas last year there were only two. In the matter of milch COWS he thought that at least five hun dred specimens would be exhibited this year instead of about, twenty-five, which were shown at the last fair. It will be remembered then the fair was only an experiment. ss compared to what will be done in December. Many of the milk, cheese, and butter producers last year did not appreciate the object of the fair; but this year he thought they would see the advantages to be gained by having proper representation therein. His experience in Great Britsin would moi be wasted, and he had taken time to in quire into and examine the dairy in terest in all parts of those islands, which have heretofore been noted for their dairy products. The English had felt !, that they had powerful adversaries in the American raisers of farm products, and when they find, as they have, that the American product is not only cheaper but is better liked, it is no wonder that they feel inclined to fight against an in terest which is undermining one of the great industrial works of the British Kingdom. On the matter of cheese he believed that not only the edge but the whole wedge had been driven home 1T England, and that the American cheese would outrank the heretofore famocs English oheeses even in their own island home. He saw no reason to the con trary, and believed if the dairymer would only be mindful of their own in terests the American butter would ranl as high as any which can be produced on the other side of the Atlantic. H' thought much depended on the styl' and cleanliness with which the butter ii put up for market. The day had gone by when every little, dirty tub could be used for the transportation of butter and in order to secure the market it hat become actually necessary that tn

 butter should be neatly, cleanly, an' tastefully put up, not only for tn foreign, but also for the domestic markets.

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