1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
A FRIEND OF OLEO TALKS. 
I was born and reared on a farm. 
From my earliest recollection my people 
have taken The R. N.-Y. The same can 
be said of my husband and his people. 
When we were married The R. N.-Y. 
was the one paper we thought we must 
and did take for years. Of course every¬ 
thing it advocated we believed most 
heartily. Eleven years ago we moved 
from a farm to a city, and soon saw 
many of our theories melt m the fires of 
actual experience. We kept from 50 to 
75 boarders, and had to buy everything, 
then our troubles began. I had been a 
good buttermaker myself; had always 
colored the butter, except for a short 
time in the Spring, when it did not need 
it. I always received the highest price, 
because it looked, and was, nice. Judge 
of my surprise, when I began to buy the 
various tints, not only in different 
crocks, but the same crock. There 
would be an inch or two of nice-looking 
butter, then a layer of pale substance 
that one would hardly believe belonged 
to the same species, judging either by 
look or taste. Once I found a lump of 
salt that weighed IV 2 pound in the bot¬ 
tom of a three-gallon jar I bought direct 
of a farmer. I had all kinds of butter, 
sometimes good, sometimes bad, then in¬ 
different. For six years I endured it 
like a martyr, rather than step down 
from my prejudice and try the oleo, as 
some of my friends were doing with 
great satisfaction. At last circumstances 
forced me to try the oleo, and I found it 
so much more satisfactory that for the 
last five years I have used it nearly all 
the time. I have never in all that time 
known of a single instance where one 
tried to sell it for genuine butter. It has 
always been plainly marked, and I pre¬ 
fer it to the average dairy product, if 
it were set side by side at the same 
price. I see no injustice to the farmer 
in its manufacture, any more than in the 
making of sugar from beets or cane. 
Farmers cannot supply the people with 
butter at any price. Nearly one-third of 
the people in the large cities go without 
any kind now, but drop out the oleo and 
not more than one-third of the people in 
the cities would be able to butter their 
breaa at all. If the farmers, instead of 
trying to get the color out of the oleo, 
would put the color into their butter, 
and make a really good article, they will 
have no cause for complaint. The ma¬ 
jority of the well-to-do classes want a 
pure, sweet, genuine article, and are 
willing to pay the right price for it; but 
until the farmers can supply such a de¬ 
mand, it is wrong to take the other from 
them. MRS. MARIA FRINK. 
Indiana. 
R. N.-Y.—Here is a case where a cus¬ 
tomer actually desired to buy oleo and 
was able to secure it. We believe that 
for every one such case, 25 can be found 
where oleo is sold to customers who 
think they are buying butter. Our friend 
does not tell us whether her boarders 
knew what they were eating! The 
creamery business has now been so thor¬ 
oughly developed that almost any quan¬ 
tity of butter of a standard and uniform 
grade and color can be obtained. Hun¬ 
dreds of western creameries would be 
glad to get the trade of 50 or 76 board¬ 
ers, and would furnish uniform butter 
in any quantity. The comparisons be¬ 
tween butter and sugar will not apply. 
Beets have competed with sugar cane 
because they have enabled farmers to 
produce the same article cheaper than the 
cane growers could produce it. The in¬ 
troduction of the Jersey and Guernsey 
cattle into this country, and the use of 
new feeds and new methods of feeding, 
have driven some of the older breeds 
nearly out of business. That is the only 
fair comparison with the beet and sugar 
cane. Oleo is like the cheaper glucose 
and the chemical "sweets” which are 
often sold fraudulently as sugar. We 
have no objection whatever to the use of 
oleo provided those who buy and eat it 
are not deceived. Men who have spent 
years in watching the business in New 
York tell us that they do not know of 
a single instance where it is not sold as 
butter. Much the same is true of Phila¬ 
delphia, Boston and other large cities. 
Where is your authority for the state¬ 
ment that “nearly one-third of the peo¬ 
ple in the large cities” go without but¬ 
ter? We know better, but even if the 
statement were true it is not because 
there is not butter enough to supply 
them! Do you mean to tell us that the 
people whom you say cannot buy but¬ 
ter are so fastidious that they would not 
buy uncolored oleo if it were sold at 14 
or 15 cents per pound? The present cost 
of mixing the oleo is less than 10 cents 
a pound, including the two-cent tax, yet 
you and others like you pay a price de¬ 
termined not by the cost of the oleo but 
by the selling price of the best butter. 
With the Grout bill a law and properly 
enforced the manufacturers could afford 
to supply you with colored oleo at about 
the same price you now pay while, with 
the tax reduced on uncolored oleo they 
could afford to retail it at 14 and 15 
cents, thus placing it within reach of the 
thousands who now are not able to buy 
even the colored oleo. The R. N.-Y. has 
endeavored to be consistent in its posi¬ 
tion on the oleo question. We do not 
say that it is of necessity unhealthy or 
unclean. We do not pretend to say that 
all butter made from cow’s milk is uni¬ 
formly clean and sweet. We do say that 
the fats of milk are the most delicate 
and digestible of any other animal fats. 
They are distinctly different from the 
fats which give body to oleo. We insist 
that the great bulk of the trade in col¬ 
ored oleo is fraudulent, based not on the 
value of lard, suet and oil for table or 
cooking purposes, but on a bogus or 
counterfeit appearance. V/hen sold 
alone these fats are cheap. When mixed 
and colored to imitate butter the price 
is doubled or more. Why? Because the 
yellow color is a dairy trade mark and 
without it the cheap fats of oleo, while 
losing none of their value as food, would 
at once find their legitimate price. The 
Grout bill will work injury to no one. 
The manufacturers can well afford to 
make the colored article so that our 
friend can buy it at about the price she 
now pays. They can make the uncolored 
oleo and sell it at a price that would 
put it upon the table of even the poor¬ 
est—and still give a larger profit than 
the dairyman now receives. 
A Kansas Pigpen. —The picture at 
Fig. 59 shows the style of pen that gives 
us best results after 20 years’ experi¬ 
ence in that line. We have tried every¬ 
thing, from a tight barn with a little 
window in the south side and a stove in 
the north side, through “wigwams” and 
open shed to a bunch of grass in the 
field. As to the merits of the pen shown, 
the most important is the large hinged 
door on the south side, that admits sun 
to the whole of the pen, and keeps it 
sweet and warm. We never have wet 
nor ill-smelling pens. Have the roof 
slanting at least 45 degrees; this makes 
the north side so high that the north 
winds do not blow in the pens when 
doors are open; then again, when the 
roof is high at the center you can get 
into the pen without bumping your 
head; a farmer gets enough bumps in 
life without going to a pigpen for them. 
We claim that these pens are the warm¬ 
est made. We have most of our pigs to 
come in February and March, and as yet 
none have frozen. Fig. 59 will show 
how the pens are constructed; 12-foot 
roofing boards are cut so that 4*4 feet 
are on the south side and 7% on the 
north; width of pens, eight feet; height 
on sides, 30 inches, and each sow has 
seven feet in length. Cost of materials 
is about $2 per pen. We raised 150 pigs 
149 
with six pens last Spring. At a month 
old we put the litters in open sheds; we 
found it did not pay, so have built six 
more pens. zimmerman bros. 
Kansas. 
Breeders’ Directory. 
Fowls of W. & Bd. Rock, W. & Bn. I.ei{.,W.Wyan.vaTS., 
Eggsll & I 50 26. Stamps. Mrs.J.P.Helllngs.Dover,Del. 
The most serious symptoms of Lung and Throat 
affections can be relieved, and in the great majority 
of cases, the disease can be cured with Dr. D. Jayne’s 
Expectorant.— Adv. 
Horse Owners! Use 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
i Saf« Speed; and Peiitiri Cart 
The 8«r«at, Best BLISTER evernied. Taken 
ihn place of all liniments for mild or severe action. 
Kemoves Bunches or Blemishes from Borses 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRINO* ImpostibU to produce scar or bUmith. 
■very bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Prlee $1.80 per bottle. Sold bv druggists, or 
tent by express chnrges paid, with full directions 
for its use. Send for descriptive circulara. 
EHB IiAWRENCB-WILLIAMS CO.. CleveUnd O. 
of Plank save timber and cash. Best, 
DfllllS cheapest, strongest. 4,000 in use. Book 
for stamp. SHAWVBR BROS.. Bellefontaine, Ohio 
NEWTON’S For Heaves 
CURE. Use^Isize. 
For Distemper, Cou^li, Worm 
Expeller and Conditioner, a 
50c. iize. Strongrecommends 
Dealers or delivered. Newton 
Horse Rem. Co.( T )Toledo, O 
Positively cures tongue lolling, and will 
prevent side pulling or driving on one rein. 
With this bit the most vicious and 
unmanageable horse can be driven 
by a lady. The construction 
Is such that the driver has 100 
per cent more leverage 
than with any other bit. 
Samples sent postpaid upon 
receipt of price.ln X C plate 
or imitation rubber, $1. In 
Fine Nickel Plate, $2. 
Imperial Bit and Snap Co., 400 Wis. St., Racine, Wls. 
rATHOLAM 
[ewton’s flow TIE 
iolds them firmly, draws 
lem forward when IjHng 
own, pushes back when 
landing, gives freedom 
f head, keeps them clean 
E. C. NEWTON CO. 
iatavia. Ill. Catalogue Fre« 
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stamped with any name or address with consecutive 
numbers. I supply forty recording associations and 
thousands of practical farmers, breeders and veteri¬ 
narians. Sample free. Agents IIVanted. 
O. H. DANA, 74 Main West Lebanon, N. H 
S Before Buying a New 
Harness 
send 4 cents in stamps to 
pAy poBt&K0 OQ lllustrfttod 
Oatalogue. 
too style* to select from. 
Direct to consumer from 
manufactnrsr. 
The King Harness Co.,Mfrs. 
412 Church SL,0wcgo, N.Y. 
) 
A MILUOI^ 
dollars saved by the use of the 
MILLS. 
in capacity and quality of 
works Will grind ear com and all 
to any degree of finenees. 
make family meal or feed. 
Wanted Everywhere. 
for free circulars, prices, etc. 
W. J. ADAM, JOLIET, ILL. 
JUNE EATING B^RLY POTATO. 
Hope Farm Man grows and recommends it. The 
best in yield and quality I ever had. 
2 PAIR BRONZE TURKEYS"rrs"” 
1 Extra Cheshire Sow, 125 pounds, at %12—registered. 
10 Black Minorca Hens and Cock at $11. F,ne. 
S. C. W. Leghorns and Eggs. Send for catalogue. 
Need the room C. K. CHAPMAN, Peruvllle, N. Y. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
A few choice ones left. Will sell at a bargain for 
next thirty days. Write for prices. JOHN BAKER, 
Lawrence, Ind., Smiles northeast of Indianapolis. 
DEI PI AII IIA <)iidr for sale some of the 
DCLUIJII1 TIHnCO choicest strains of pedigreed 
Belgians. Also some fine domestic stock. 
Mrs. F. a. DALEY, Preble, N. Y 
Blanchard’s White Leghorns.—The leading 
strain of heavy layers. Cockerels for sale. Eggs for 
hatching, ill. cir. free. H. J. Blanchard, Groton, N.Y 
PURE BRED B. P. Rocks, Heavy-wt. prlze- 
winning stock. Fine ck’ls $2 and up. Eggs for 
batching. Write HOPKINS BROS., Bellalre, Ohio. 
YANDOTTES, Silver, White Partridge. 
Winners at Hagerstown, Philadelphia. New 
York and Chicago. Line bred for large egg 
production. Handsome Egg Record free. 
BEAVER HILL FARM, Beaver, Pa. 
BROOKSIDE’S WHITE WYANDOTTK 8 please 
^ every one because they are carefully bred for 
business as well as fancy. Eggs that hatch from the 
choicest matings. $2.00 per 15. Almost their equals 
for business, $1.00 per 13 $5.00 per 100. 
J. E. STEVENSON. Columbus, N. J. 
F or SALE-—A few Pairs or Trios of 
very fine-colored MUSCOVY Ducks; also 
PEKIN Ducks and Drakes and ROUEN and BLACK 
CAYUGA Drakes. P. O. BOX 789, Rochester, N. Y. 
OOflA FEKRETS. EIrst-class stock. Some 
CUwU Trained. New price-list free. 
N. A. KNAPP. Rochester, Lorain Co., O 
uddy Creek Herd of Hereford Cattle.—100 head of 
bulls, cows and heifers for sale. Write for price 
Come and see me. 8 . W. Anderson, Asbury, W. Va. 
Two Red Poll Bull Calves, Fall 0 I, C. 
Boar Pigs, and several Barred Rock Cockerels for 
sale. E. ,J. ADAMS, Adams Basin, N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
-THOROUGHBRED HOLSTEIN 
BULL CALVES. Well marked 
and of best breeding. Will be sold at tarmers’ price. 
Write at once. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
_ 1^—.Tersey Bull Calf, A. J. C. C., 
■ or three months old, one of the 
finest calves raised at the farm, for size, quality, 
breeding, etc., should be seen to be appreciated. 
Further particulars, WHITE OAK RIDGE STOCK 
FARM, East Orange, N, J. 
G HENANGO valley STOCK FARMS, Greene N 
Y.—Dutch Belted and Jersey Cattle; Dorset and 
Kamboulllet Sheep; Poland-China, Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs. Land and Water Fowls. Hens’ 
Eggs, 60c. per dozen: 10 kinds; standard bred. 
Do You Want 
a Holstein - Friesian 
Bull Calf? 
a Chester White Pig 
either sex, pair or trio ? 
If yon do, and want the best breeding at a fair price, 
write to-day to CHA 8 . K. RECORD, Peterboro, N.Y 
HIGH-CLASS 
Registered Jersey Cattle. 
BOBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburg, Pa. 
ISO DeUhurst Holsteins 
for sale, Including young Cows, Heifers and a 
great lot of BULL CALVES—several now ready 
for service—sons of “ DeKol’s Butter Boy”, and 
the famous “ Royal Paul ” out of advanced Re¬ 
gistry cows. Catalogue. 
DELLHURST FARM, Mentor, Ohio. 
mT?C'nTT)Ti'C~^0'>°8 Boars and Sows from 
I ili r .tH I It Pivl October litters, nice ones. 
g hill, Peruville, N. Y. 
TAIIIIfflDTU DIftC i^oi'Bale. Byagrand- 
lAInflUllin riUv son of the Imported 
boar Nimrod. Eligible to registration. 5 to 6 weeks 
old at $5 each. Write at once. 
D. WELL. DIETRICH, Reading, Pa. 
HAMILTON & CO. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires 
and O. Whites, Choice Pigs, 
8 weeks old, mated not akin. 
Bred Sows and Service Boars. 
Poultry. Write tor hard times 
prices and free circnlar. 
I Rosenvick, Chester Co., Pa. 
WE SELL MORE BERKS 
than any firm In Ohio. 110 shipments in 90 days to 13 
States. Stock, all ages, of highest quality, for sale 
at all times. Also, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys, and 
Cockerels of White P. Rocks, White Wyandottes, 
S. C. B. Leghorns and Pekin Ducks, and Scotch Collie 
Pups. ROBERTS BROS., White Cottage, Ohio. 
$2.50 CASH 
nilTTAil Knife Grinder 
IIU I I Uli kyek madk. 
$5 CASH 
Buys a $10 ROOT 
CUTTER 
at the 
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EXTENSION HARROW. Send for circulars 
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J than cold, clammy feeling applications. 
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