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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
A  New  Milk  Company  in  New  York. 
The  milk  producers  who  find  a  market  for  their 
milk  in  the  Metropolitan  district  have  at  last  succeeded 
in  getting-  a  foothold,  and  propose  to  build  up  a  busi¬ 
ness  in  New  York  city  that  shall  in  the  end  be  of 
material  service  to  all  concerned.  Their  efforts  to 
make  this  beginning,  modest  as  it  is,  have  been  pro¬ 
tracted  through  many  months  and  have  been  a  tax 
alike  on  their  time,  patience  and  money.  A  brief  sketch 
of  them  may  not  be  uninteresting  to  Rural,  readers 
in  all  parts  of  the  country;  for  farmers  elsewhere  may 
learn  a  valuable  lesson  from  the  efforts  of  farmers  in 
this  section. 
About  December  1,  1888,  at  a  meeting  of  the  Five 
States’  Producers’  Association  in  Goshen,  N.  Y.,  the 
somewhat  famous  “  long  committee  ”  of  12  was 
launched.  lion.  G.  W.  Wheeler  of  Deposit,  was  chair¬ 
man,  and  Judge  Martin  of  Sussex  County,  N.  J. ;  C.  C. 
Moore  of  Dutchess,  N,  Y.;  N.  II.  Howell  of  Orange  and 
others  whose  names  we  do  not  not  now  recall  were 
members.  This  committee  was  instructed  to  formu¬ 
late  a  plan  for  an  organization  which  should  handle 
the  entire  milk  of  its  members — in  short,  to  devise 
some  method  by  which  the  producers  could  more 
largely  control  the  business  and  the  price  of  their  com¬ 
modity.  They  were  directed  to  report  at  the  annual 
meeting  to  be  held  in  Apollo  Hall,  New  York  city, 
January  31,  1889.  The  committee  met  at  the  Cosmo¬ 
politan  Hotel  on  January  30,  but  were  unable  to  com¬ 
plete  their  work.  They  passed  a  resolution  at  this 
meeting,  pledging  themselves  to  formulate  a  plan  for 
a  company  with  corporate  powers,  to  be  completed 
within  six  months.  With  this  they  went  to  the  annual 
meeting  the  next  day,  reported  progi*ess,  asked  for 
more  time  and  got  it.  The  committee  appointed  a 
sub-committee  and  the  work  went  slowly  on.  The 
difficulties  were  many  and  great  and  were  not  rendered 
easier  by  the  action  of  one  or  two  vacillating-  members 
of  the  committee  from  whom  wiser  counsels  had  been 
expected.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  parent  society 
for  1890  was  not  held,  the  local  sections  at  that  time 
having  lapsed  or  become  disorganized.  But  the  com¬ 
mittee  kept  on  with  its  work  and  finally,  in  March 
1891,  they  applied  for  and  secured  a  charter  from  the 
State  of  New  Jersey  for  the  Union  Milk  Company,  and 
kept  on  with  their  work  and  finally,  in  March  1891,  they 
applied  for  and  secured  a  charter  from  the  State  of 
New  Jersey  for  the  Union  Milk  Company,  and  kept 
it  alive  at  their  own  expense.  The  capital  of  the 
new  company  is  SI, 000, 000,  to  be  paid  in  as  fast  as 
called  for  by  the  officials.  The  officers  are  as  follows  : 
President,  C.  C.  Moore  ;  Vice  President,  L.  H.  S. 
Martin;  Treasurer,  Ira  Hoag;  Secretary,  C.  C.  Smith. 
Once  organized,  the  new  company  set  about  obtain¬ 
ing  an  opening  in  the  city.  Various  schemes  were 
looked  into  and  dropped.  It  was  not  until  January 
and  February  of  the  present  year  that  they  found  a 
desirable  plant.  This  was  the  business  conducted  at 
95  Eighth  Avenue  by  a  company  known  as  the  Rich¬ 
field  Springs  Company,  having  a  large  established 
trade  in  milk,  cream,  etc.  This  business  the  Union 
Milk  Company  have  purchased,  and  they  have,  very 
wisely,  retained  the  late  manager,  R.  W.  Macomber,  in 
a  similar  capacity  witn  the  new  concern.  They  start 
with  a  comfortable,  established  trade,  and  propose  to 
build  it  up  as  as  they  can  by  strictly  legitimate  means, 
antagonizing  no  reputable  dealers  any  more  than 
a  fair  competition  demands  in  trade.  They  do  not  pro¬ 
pose  to  sell  cheaper  but  better  milk,  and  they  are  emi¬ 
nently  worthy  of  a  generous  patronage  at  the  hands 
of  the  people  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn.  They  will 
do  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  trade,  and  will  also  sell 
at  their  headquarters  butter,  cheese,  eggs,  curds,  etc., 
etc.  The  company  owns  one  large  creamery  at  Nor¬ 
wich,  N.  Y.,  into  which  they  propose  to  put  butter 
machinery,  so  that,  when  desired,  their  milk  can  be 
manufactured. 
The  Rural  earnestly  and  heartily  commends  this 
new  company  to  the  fair-minded  people  of  the  Metropo¬ 
lis.  The  milk  will  go  into  the  hands  of  patrons  as  pure 
as  it  comes  from  the  cow,  and  extra  efforts  will  be 
made  to  secure  dairies  where  feed  and  breed  combine 
to  produce  milk  much  above  the  somewhat  attenuated 
standard  that  this  State  demands.  Citizens  of  the 
Metropolis  who  are  interested  in  the  pure  and  whole¬ 
some  products  of  the  dairy  should  go  out  of  their  way 
to  encourage  this  company,  and  hotels,  restaurants 
and  public  institutions  should  see  that  the  new-comers 
have  at  least  a  share  of  the  traffic  they  deserve. 
New  York  Justice  for  “  Oleomargariners.” — The 
New  York  city  papers  contained  the  following  last 
Tuesday :  . 
Michael  H.  Carroll,  John  Sebelle,  Henry  A.  Clearwater,  Luke  Hayes 
and  Joseph  H.  Carmler  were  charged  with  selling  oleomargarine.  They 
were  convicted  and  fined  $50  each.  Then  the  case  of  John  Kussy,  of 
No.  527  First  Avenue,  was  called. 
“  I  move  to  dismiss,”  said  Kussy’s  lawyer,  “  on  the  ground  that  my 
client  Is  not  charged  with  any  offense.  He  Is  asked  to  plead  for  the 
violation  of  section  27,  chapter  183,  of  the  Laws  of  1885.  There  is  no 
such  law.” 
Justice  Smith  found  that  the  lawyer  was  right.  There  was  no  such 
section.  Twenty-one  Is  the  highest  section  under  the  oleomargarine 
laws.  Section  7  was  the  law  violated  Instead  of  27.  The  Dairy  Com¬ 
mission  has  been  using  these  blanks  since  the  formation  of  the  com¬ 
mission. 
“  Kussy  is  discharged,”  remarked  Justice  Smith  “  The  fines  In  the 
other  cases  convicted  to-day  are  remitted.” 
In  regard  to  this  matter  Assistant  Dairy  Commis¬ 
sioner  Van  Valkenburgh  sends  us  this  statement  : 
I  note  what  The  Rural  New-Yorker  says  in  regard  to  the  Carroll 
case,  which  is  a  fair  statement  from  an  editorial  standpoint.  Please 
notice  that  both  Carroll  and  Sullivan  pleaded  guilty  at  the  Special 
Sessions  on  Monday,  March  14,  to  the  charge  of  serving  oleomargarine 
on  their  tables,  as  well  as  that  five  others  also  pleaded  guilty,  all  of 
whom  were  afterward  discharged  on  the  assumed  ground  that  the 
Dairy  Commission  had  quoted  the  wrong  section  of  the  dairy  law.  1 
have  since  submitted  the  blank  form  of  complaint  to  Wm.  P.  Quinn,  of 
Keenan,  Quinn  &  Keenan,  10  Wall  Street,  chief  attorney  for  the  Dairy 
Commission,  who  originally  drew  the  form  of  complaint.  He  now  says 
the  complaints  were  properly  drawn  and  that  the  Court  was  in  error  In 
dismissing  the  cases. 
A  Hog  Butter  Bill. — A  most  outrageous  bill  has 
been  introduced  in  the  New  York  Assembly  by  Mr. 
Plant,  in  the  nature  of  an  amendment  to  the  dairy 
laws  of  the  State.  If  passed,  it  would  permit  the 
unrestricted  sale  of  hog  butter  in  this  State.  It  is 
characteristic  of  the  traffic — this  sneaking  bill,  which 
it  is  hoped  by  its  promoters  would  slip  through 
undetected.  Section  six  is  amended  by  adding  a  clause 
as  follows,  the  italics  being  the  amendments  : 
§0.  No  person  shall  manufacture  out  of  any  oleaginous  substance  or 
substitute  a  compound  of  the  same,  other  than  that  produced  from 
pure,  unadulterated  milk  or  cream  of  the  same,  or  shall  sell  or  offer 
for  sale  the  same  as  an  article  of  food.  This  provision  shall  not  apply 
to  pure  sklm-mllk  cheese  made  from  pure  sklm-milk  nor  to  butter  com¬ 
posed,  in  part  of  fine  butter ,  the  product  of  the  dairy,  and  pure  and  whole¬ 
some  unadulterated  animal  fats  or  oils. 
As  all  the  butterine  or  hog  butter  has  a  modicum  of 
fine  butter  in  its  composition,  this  amendment  would 
throw  wide  open  the  doors  to  wholesale  and  indiscrim¬ 
inate  fraud. 
Section  8,  which  prohibits  the  selling  of  bogus 
butter  colored  to  resemble  real  butter,  is  amended  by 
the  addition  of  the  following  words :  “  the  package  or 
packages  containing  the  same  shall  bear  a  label  which 
shall  clearly  indicate  the  nature  of  the  coloring  used  in 
the  compounds.”  In  other  words,  the  vender  would 
only  need,  to  comply  with  the  law,  to  put  on  the  bot¬ 
tom  of  the  tub,  in  the  smallest  letters  known  to  the 
printer’s  art,  a  statement  that  anatto  was  used  to 
color  the  contents.  We  hope  that  the  bill  will  be 
promptly  despatched,  if  it  ever  gets  out  of  the  hands 
of  the  committee. 
How  Can  We  Organise  ? — The  article  in  The  R. 
N.-Y.  of  the  12th  inst. ,  explained  truly  the  situation  of 
the  milk-producing  farmer.  It  is  needless  to  say  that 
he  is  a  much  oppressed  personage,  and  from  practical 
experience  he  is  aware  of  the  fact.  He  is  frequently 
heard  to  ask  :  “  Where  is  the  remedy  for  this  state  of 
things  ?”  I  can  only  reply  that  it  is  through  organ¬ 
ization,  but  judging  from  the  past,  this  seems  an 
impossibility.  So  many  different  phases  of  wiping  out 
the  New  York  Milk  Exchange,  Limited,  and  procuring 
a  just  remuneration  for  his  product,  present  them¬ 
selves  that  he  is  frightened.  I  have  discussed  different 
plans  and  methods  with  farmers  congregated  at  meet¬ 
ings  held  for  this  purpose,  but  they  have  all  seemed  of 
no  avail.  No  one  method  could  be  agreed  upon.  Our 
laws  are  certainly  in  need  of  revision.  The  require¬ 
ment  of  a  higher  per  cent  of  fats  and  solids  would 
bring  about  a  better  state  of  affairs  and  would  no 
doubt  lead  to  “  bagging”  a  number  of  those  skim-milk 
scamps.  The  Philadelphia  milk  dealers  would  not 
have  fared  so  well  had  the  New  York  city's  milk  ship¬ 
pers  their  association  perfected  and  in  working  order. 
What  Boston,  Chicago  and  other  well-known  cities 
have  done  it  seems  that  we  could  do.  The  aggravat¬ 
ing  surplus  can  be  displaced  by  forcing  the  tricksters 
in  .the  skim-milk  trade  to  stop  their  nefarious  trade, 
and  this,  I  repeat,  can  be  done  only  by  legislative 
action.  Now,  brother  farmers,  only  pull  together  with 
The  Rural  to  bring  about  a  better  condition  of  things 
in  the  milk  trade,  otherwise  we  shall  have  to  submit 
to  the  inevitable.  j.  c.  flennellin. 
Business  Bits. 
Mr.  Aspinwall  began  to  study  out  the  principle  of  his  potato 
planter  when  but  15  years  of  age.  It  took  him  20  years  to  perfect  a 
machine  that  would  pick  up  and  drop  both  whole  seed  and  that  which 
was  cut  to  uneven  sizes  and  shapes.  It  was  an  easy  matter  to  get  one 
for  whole  seed  alone.  A  history  of  the  devices  and  contrivances  ex¬ 
perimented  with  during  the  20  years  of  trial  would  fill  a  volume.  We 
believe  Mr.  Aspinwall  is  now  experimenting  with  a  new  digger.  We 
hope  he  will  get  one  that  will  match  his  planter. 
Can  a  Farmer  Afford  Wide  Tires?— Yes,  G.  C.  M.,  Green  County, 
N.  Y.,  (page  155)  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding.  Ho  states  that  it 
would  cost  him  $375  to  change  from  narrow  to  wide  tires.  All  that  are 
required  are  now  felloes  and  tires  on  the  old  wheels.  A  set  of  I%x4- 
lnch  felloes  should  not  cost  more  than  $3.50;  bolts  and  clips  50  cents; 
lj^x4-lnch  tires  for  3feet8-lnch  front  and  4-feet  hind  wheels  would 
weigh  162  pounds  (the  same  as  a  one-half  by  two-inch  tire)  and  at  five 
cents  per  pound  would  cost  $8.10.  Allowing  $7.50  for  wheelwright  and 
blacksmith  work,  the  total  cost  would  be  $19.00  for  euch  wagon.  Rut 
where  a  wagon  needed  new  rims,  wide  ones  would  cost  but  little  more 
than  narrow  ones.  L.  c.  holmes. 
Narrow  Tires  for  the  Fine  Woods.— I  don’t  like  tho  urging  of  a 
petition  to  have  a  law  passed  to  compel  people  to  use  wide-tired 
wagons,  no  matter  what  kind  of  roads  they  have.  On  page  165,  in 
answer  to  G.  C.  M.,  The  Rural  says  that  It  thinks  ho  Is  mistaken  In 
supposing  that  new  tires  would  mean  new  wagons.  They  would  cer¬ 
tainly  moan  new  wheels,  for  no  2-inch  spoke  or  rather  no  spoke  in  a 
wagon  with  2-inch  felloes  is  capable  of  supporting  a  4-lnch  felloe. 
There  are  in  this  town  two  noted  ore  beds,  and  narrow-tired  wagons 
draw  from  three  to  six  tons  apiece  at  a  load,  and  no  broad-tired 
wheels  are  used.  A  good  many  years  ago  l-inch  tires  were  tried  on 
wagons  for  four-mule  teams;  but  they  did  not  stand  our  rocky  roads 
unless  made  so  thick  and  heavy  that  the  team  would  have  enough  to 
do  to  pull  them.  I  think  on  soft,  smooth  roads  a  3-lnch  tire  would  be 
better  than  a  2-inch  one,  but  the  Idea  of  passing  a  law  to  compel  people 
to  use  them  won’t  work.  How  much  longer  will  this  be  a  free  country? 
We  have  a  great  deal  too  many  laws  already.  Clinton  countv. 
Help  in  Seed  Buying.— The  attention  given  under  the  heading  of 
“  Novelties  and  Staples,”  to  the  numerous  seed  catalogues  that,  at  this 
season,  clog  the  senses  of  the  would-be  seed  buyer,  should  be  gratify¬ 
ing  to  all.  It  was  to  me.  Without  some  aid,  selecting  a  reliable  firm 
from  the  hundreds  advertising  Is  too  much  like  putting  one’s  hand  in 
the  bag  for  a  grab.  If  I  am  fortunate  in  my  decision  this  year,  and  am 
served  honestly,  and,  thinking  to  profit  by  experience,  renew  my  pat¬ 
ronage  another,  the  chances  are  that  I’ll  be  caught.  Tho  final  result 
Is  the  unchristian  conclusion— ”  They  all  do  it.”  It  seems  to  mo  we 
should  have  some  help,  some  protection  from  our  agricultural  papers. 
The  Rural’s  knowledge  of  these  devious  ways  Is  abundant.  Those 
long  lines  and  columns  of  advertisements  stand  for  value  received  and 
represent  patrons.  And  so,  we,  your  readers,  are  patrons.  If  the 
heavens  fall  give  honest  protection  to  all,  so  far  as  It  Is  In  your  line. 
Be  assured  that  those  in  danger  of  being  exposed  will  stand  from  under 
when  light  Is  let  on.  henry  a.  stack. 
First  Introduction  of  Guano.— When  guano  was  first  intro¬ 
duced  in  England,  I  had  land  on  both  sides  of  a  valley  a  mile  wide.  I 
caused  the  Initial  letter  of  my  name  to  occupy  exactly  half  an  acre  on 
a  pasture  on  one  side  of  the  valley  and  dressed  it  carefully  within  the 
lines  with  guano.  Soon  the  letter  would  be  distinctly  seen  of  a  brighter 
green  from  the  opposite  side  of  the  valley.  Adulteration  was  rife  then 
as  It  Is  now.  For  two  friends  I  ordered  several  tons  of  guano  with  my 
own  from  a  fertilizer  merchant.  Being  a  life  member  of  the  Royal  Agri¬ 
cultural  Society,  and  therefore  privileged  to  have  anything  analyzed 
by  the  society’s  chemist,  I  sent  a  sample  of  the  guano  to  Dr.  Voelcker. 
Ills  report  was  :  “30  per  cent  sand  and  graven  ”  The  merchant  de¬ 
clared  that  he  was  the  victim  of  fraud  by  those  who  supplied  him,  and 
said  we  should  ruin  him  if  we  exposed  him.  He  was  very  thankful  to 
be  let  off  on  returning  the  difference  In  price.  cedar  croft. 
How  to  Harvest  Turnips.— Each  year,  here  in  Winslow,  Me.,  I 
have  been  raising  roots  for  stock,  with  greater  success  and  more  satis¬ 
faction.  Turnips  seem  to  be  raised  the  cheapest,  but,  till  this  season 
have  been  hard  to  harvest.  Last  fall  I  had  a  crop  of  big  fellows  with 
stalks  like  small  trees.  I  employed  my  corn  cutter,  a  hoe  with  a  handle 
a  foot  long,  which  cuts  In  a  horizontal  plane,  and  a  light  blow  did  the 
business  perfectly.  As  I  topped  them  I  threw  the  tops  Into  rows.  'Two 
men  followed  me  with  potato  hooks,  pulled  the  turnips  over  sidewise 
out  of  the  ground,  and  with  one  or  two  blows,  the  roots  were 
freed  from  dirt  and  lay  In  windrows  ready  to  be  carted  off.  The  tops 
of  mangolds  are  so  tender  that  they  can  be  cut  off  with  a  knife,  but 
turnip  tops  are  too  hard  and  woody  to  be  managed  so,  and  my 
method  disposes  of  them  with  slight  labor,  very  rapidly.  g.  s.  p. 
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TO  «9  I  II  ,  H  Aval, able  Phosphoric  Acid.  -  .  .  p^vemen*  c»„  be  auppUed  by 
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