Year: 1871

$1,000
that can be got along with for safety l
have always advised seven sets. In the
flush of milk more than an average is
needed eight set would be better, many
do not start with enough.


In regard to the returns for sour milk
of which the writer speaks, l have to say
that it is not unusual for new beginners to
have some sour, especially in the spring
of the year. 1t is new trade to learn ;
in the circulars heretofore circulated, the
dairy men were cautioned about the man
ner of cooling. Some have disregarded it,
doubtless thinking the directions were
over nice. / have found some cooling it
in half hogshead with well water: 9TH
ers omitted stirring while cooling, others
using the same stick without washing +;
others putting on the covers before it was
| cooled others trying to cool it in too
small watts with small supply of water,
and that not discharged from the pipe at
the bottom of the vat. In one case |
found the cow had been eating leeks, and
he admitted that bis child would not drink
the milk; il there any wonder this did
not bring full price in New York.


! We have asked every man to fill ont the
printed statement of the number of cans
they propose to furnish monthly, that we
might be able to find a customer for it
before he commenced sending.


har hova p,ni.tol tn 10
this, and have sent US milk without any
notice II is We have had to sell at the best
price we could others who filled out the
statement for three cans per day, and for
which we have found purchaser,
instead of sending three cans have sent
five, the two surplus o1es had to be sold
for best price we could get. Others have
sent so irregularly that we could not con-
tract for its daily delivery to regular
customer, so it has had to share the fate of
the other.


The writer says "this shows the bust
ness &c. in New York is not properly
managed"



tigate our manner of doing this business,
and will visit our New York Office and
make himself known, or will write to any
friend there letter of introduction to us,
we will give him access to our books, and
give him the name and residence of the
milk man who has had bis milk from the
commencement.


We did not expect in building up a
new business of this pecul,r kind, that it
would be plain sailing for the first few
months, but we have not lost our conf
dence in its success. When the dairy men
have learned by experience that it cannot
be done in slip-shod irregular manner,
heey will remedy the defects. I do not
doubt their desire to do right, but milk is
very delicate article, it will not admit
of carelessness, even letting it stand in the
pail too long after milking will ipjure it.
Who has not seen the cream rising before
it was strained ?
To show our entire confidence in the





state that in making up our accounts for
the first day of the month, l found that
the darymen were indebted to us for
cans to the amount of $2313 A. and that
the half of their milk sold will repay US
only $409 35, and that the cans deliver
ed since for which they have not been
charged with will exceed the $409 35
We have also been at large outlay in fit
ting up the ice house cans, and providing
ice. The usual time for making contracts
for milk is in February and early in
March, to commence the first of April for
six months or a year. Our arrangements
were made SO late that it was difficult to
make definite contracts. Very few farm
ers were prepared to give us any assur-
ance of how much they would furnish.
Many of the milkmen were afraid OF
milk carrying this distance.


For some days after the train COM
menced running, not over eight or ten
cans daily were sent down-one car from
place generally. This made bad i'm.
preston upon the dealers. They began
to think there was no milk up here, and
only one can to dairy. Now there il
no complaint about the richness of it.
The reputation is being well established
with the exception Of the carelessness