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G. H. True: Cliiirn until the granules of butter lioat. The addition of a little 

 brine will often aid in bringing the butter to the top. when the buttermilk may be 

 drawn off from below. 



Q. What kind of milking brings best results? 



G. H. True: Milk fast and clean, but Avith gentleness. 



Q. Is milk warm enough to set when it first comes from the barn? 



G. H. True: Yes, as a general rule. 



Q. Is there any law against coloring butter? 



G. H. True: No. 



Hon. Geo. B. Horton: Anything that affects the markets of the farmer's produc- 

 tion is of vital consequence to all of us. In Chicago and elsewhere certain by- 

 products of the slaughterhouses are manufactured and colored to resemble butter 

 and put upon the market to take the place of butter. It is displacing butter 

 wrongfully, because the ultimate consumer is seldom informed that he is offered a 

 substitute when he call-^ for Imfter. Some law ayamst, thi-^ ft-iuid mu.-n. be enforced 

 or the butter market is in serious danger by reason of this liarmful competition 

 of cheap and fraudulent material. A Massachusetts law prohibiting the coloring 

 of oleomargarine to resemble butter has been held constitutional. In Michigan 

 in 1897 a similar law Avas supposed to be passed by the Michigan legislature, but it 

 lacked the enacting clause. We now want a re-enactment of this law. 



Mr. Horton offered the following resolution: 



Whereas, The State Round-up Farmers' Institute is an aggregation of repre- 

 sentative men and women from all parts of the State, and as such is reasonably a 

 representation of all the farmers on any question a])out wliieli it may declare 

 itself; therefore. 



Resolved, That we ask of the present legislature the re-enactment of the anti- 

 color law in such strengthened form as Avill favor its rigid enforcement. 



Resolved, That all butter substitutes should be regulated by law to the end that 

 deception and fraud shall be eliminated from their manufacture and sale. 



The resolutions were unanimously adopted. 



MARKETING THE PRODUCT OP THE HOME DAIRY. 



MRS. ELLA E. ROCKWOOD, FLINT. 



In marketing the product of the farm dairy so as to secure the greatest 

 amount of profit, we should aim to dispense with the services of a middle- 

 man, and deal directly with the consumer. It is in this way that we get 

 the extra price which the retailer demands of his customers. 



Our own experience has been most satisfactory and has covered a 

 period of 15 years, during all of which time we have supplied our very 

 first customer. Our trade has been entirely with wealthy families of 

 Detroit, Bay City, and Chicago. The butter is sent by express, in hot 

 weather being kept in cold storage until the last possible moment, then 

 carried to the train, preferably one which will ensure its delivery the 

 same day it is shipped. The utmost care must be exercised if one retains 

 customers. In this way only can it be done : 



LET NOT A POUND OF INFERIOR BUTTER EVER BE SENT. 



It is to be supposed that the intelligent butter maker will produce none 

 of that kind, but if by any mischance this should occur, it should be 

 disposed of in some other way. A single shipment of poor butter may 

 result in a loss of a customer. 



Ship in whatever form your customers desire. It is more laborious to 

 make into prints or even to pack in small jars. Our trade has always 

 called for stone crocks of a size which would hold a month's supply, two, 

 three, or four gallons, as the case might be. There has never been any 



