THE: RURAL NEW-YORKER 
129 
1909. 
merino sheep breeders unite. 
At the New York State Fair last 
Fall a meeting between representatives 
of Ohio, New York and Vermont sheep 
breeders was held that is of vital in¬ 
terest and importance to all the 
breeders of Merino sheep throughout 
the world. These men were R. D. 
McGonagle and Wesley Bishop, repre¬ 
senting the Ohio Register ; E. N. Bis- 
sell and C. A. Chapman, representing 
the Vermont Register, and J. H. Earlq. 
secretary, D. K. Bell, president, and 
the members of the New York Register 
assembled at their annual meeting, reo- 
resenting the New York Register. An 
agreement was then entered into to 
unite the three above named registers 
under the name of “The Vermont, New 
York and Ohio Merino Sheep Breeders 
Association.” After due deliberation it 
was decided to make the headquarters 
at Delaware, Ohio, with Wesley Bishop 
secretary and treasurer. January 12 
the new association held its first annual 
meeting at Columbus, Ohio, with a very 
full attendance of very enthusiastic 
breeders. New York was represented 
by D. K. Bell of Rochester, and Ver¬ 
mont by E. N. Bissell of East Shore¬ 
man and C. A. Chapman of Ferris- 
burgh. Speeches were made and papers 
were read on various subjects, and 
resolutions were passed demanding the 
retention of the present tariff on wool. 
much between different kinds. The 
simple cost of separating eight or 12 
quarts of milk is insignificant. There 
is, though, a great difference in the 
character of the fat globules in milk 
from the Channel Islands cattle (they 
are the ones that give the five per cent) 
and that of the other breeds. The 
former is larger, and the melting- 
point is higher. To illustrate: At the 
Pan-American Exposition, in the hot 
days of July and August, the cream all 
separated and ripened alike, we could 
churn the cream from the Channel 
Islands cattle at 60°. The butter would 
come firm, and could be printed at 
once. That from the non-butter breeds 
had to be churned often as low as 40°, 
requiring sometimes two hours for the 
operation, and then if the day was very 
warm would have to be set in the 
cooler to harden before it could be 
printed. 
Again, the Holsteins in the same test 
produced a quart of milk for a little 
less than one cent's worth of food; a 
pound of butter fat for about 12 cents’ 
worth. The Channel Islands cattle pro¬ 
duced a quart of milk from 1 y 2 cents’ 
worth of food, a pound of butter fat 
for between 9 and 10 cents. Many people 
seem to think that after the cream is 
taken out all skim-milk is of equal 
value. This is not true, for the value 
is not in the liquid—water—but in the 
A PUREBRED AMERICAN MERINO. 
The meeting was a very harmonious 
one, and it seemed to be the universal 
opinion that at no time had the future 
looked brighter for the Merino breeder 
than the present. Officers for the year 
ensuing were elected as follows: Presi¬ 
dent, G. B. Quinn, Brown Mills, Ohio; 
vice-presidents, E. N. Bissell, East 
Shoreham, Vt., Paul P. Gurney, Alex¬ 
andria, Ohio; secretary and treasurer, 
Wesley Bishop, Delaware, Ohio. Com¬ 
mittee on pedigrees, C. A. Chapman, 
Ferrisburgh, Vt.; D. K. Bell, Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y.; R. D. McGonagle, Ashley, 
Ohio. It is hoped that all the Merino 
breeders of the United States can come 
together in this Register; that is, all 
who are breeding the descendants of 
the Spanish sheep imported during the 
years 1809-11. c. A. chapman. 
AN IMPORTANT DAIRY QUESTiON. 
One page 2 E. Van Alstyne writes: “Out 
of question, except with' milk above five per 
cent butter fat, to make butter and com¬ 
pete with present milk prices.” How about 
using three to 3 % per cent Holstein milk? 
V ill not value of extra skim-milk for 
hogs and hens offset cost of separating the 
extra amount of milk to get same pounds 
of butter fat? A very important question 
for practical discussion. How about sell¬ 
ing cream vs. making butter ? j. s. b. 
Yonkers, N. Y. 
The value of a quart of milk or a 
pound of butter depends on how much 
it costs to produce it. The first cost 
is the feed of the cow. This is usually 
the greatest. The cost of manufactur¬ 
ing would not be so great or vary so 
solids—casein, ash and sugar; three 
per cent milk will contain nearly nine 
pounds to the 100 of other solids; five 
per cent between 11 and 12 pounds; 
therefore the latter contains between 
two and three pounds more real food 
value to the 100 than the former. If 
cream can be sold for family consump¬ 
tion or to confectioners the price ob¬ 
tained will usually be as much or more 
than for milk and the skim-milk is 
left. One of the best ways of selling 
dairy produce, edward van alstyne. 
Liability for Freight Charge. 
I made a shipment by freight into South 
1 lakota ; the consignee lives over the line 
in Nebraska. He ordered the goods on ap¬ 
proval, he to pay on receipt of same, with 
freight charges. The shipment has been 
delivered at the place which he ordered (in 
South Dakota) and he has been several 
times notified of the same, both by railroad 
company and myself. lie does not appear to 
claim it. Can the railroad hold me for the 
freight bill? The agent here claims they 
can, but I can find no such provision on 
the freight bill of lading; it only mentions 
holding a lieu on the shipment. I ,hear 
nothing from consignee. What shall I do? 
The value of the shipment here does not 
warrant my having it shipped back 
(charges would be about $15.50) and I do 
not like to pay charges ($2.70) out there 
and lose shipment beside. x. y. z. 
Massachusetts. 
The courts have held that the carrier may 
look to the shipper if the consignee refuses 
to accept goods. The company always has 
a lien on them for the freight. You should 
advise the company to sell goods to the 
best advantage at once and thus stop the 
storage fees. Explain the situation to them. 
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