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US her surplus ; even France and German}' send us thousands of 

 dozens every j^ear. 



A greater possibiUty at the present time is in the dairy, and it is 

 an immense one. It has not yet commenced to show its proportions, 

 but like an office seeker's ambition grows larger with each fresh ac- 

 quisition. New England is pre-eminently a growing country, and I 

 know of but one reason why it cannot lead the world in its manu- 

 facture of dairy products, and that is the one the Dutchman gave 

 for not flogging his unruly bo}'. ''No," he said, "I not vhip dot 

 boys ; the more dot boys gets vhipped, the more vhippen he wants, 

 und poot}' soon I gets 80 tired dot I light away quick, offers a pre- 

 miums for the largest man in der town, und I captures dot premiums 

 every time mineself." 



In addition to the making of a uniform standard of good butter, 

 the selling of milk in cities, towns and villages, the condensing of 

 it for exportation, there can be made cheese of all grades, from 

 those of white oak toughness strangel}' preferred by some, to those 

 of delicious softness and highl}- nutritious qualities, and of all the 

 characters that we find in the English, French and German markets 

 and which are now becoming so fashionable in our own. I would 

 not however have the manufacturing of dairy products a feature of 

 farm life as it has been in the past. It is too expensive and burden- 

 some on the members of the family, and not in accord with the 

 demands of the times or the advance in business. The farm should 

 simply produce the milk leaving to the creatuery and the factor^' the 

 production of the finished article, through some of the many co- 

 operative methods. 



I frequently hear fears expressed of over-production. There 

 may and probably will be years of more than average prosperit}', 

 when certain branches will be crowded, but what is the outlook for 

 general years of production? This country of ours ia an immense 

 one, and is increasing more rapidly than any other. The birth rate 

 is about 100,000 per month, 2 1-7 per minute; in addition to this 

 source, immigration brought us last year 518,000 and it is not likely 

 that there will be much falling off for several decaHL-s at least. 

 Population is like money at interest, the longer time goes on the 

 more rapid the increase. It we can judge of the future by the 

 ratios ol the past which have heretofore been very correct, we are 

 destined to carry one of the largest populations of the civilized 

 world. The tide of emigration is westward and we cannot stop it. 



