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Commercial
August 28, 1903
The Ely Miner
Ely, Saint Louis County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Critique of the renovated butter business, which processes poor-quality farm butter into a marketable product, benefiting careless farmers by providing an outlet but ultimately causing them financial loss since production costs are the same for good or bad butter.
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OCR Quality
98%
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Full Text
Renovated Butter Business.
Although renovated butter is an improvement over its ancestors, the thought of eating the rancid putrid grease which has only been well laundered, is not a pleasant one. Removing the smell and taste from "stock" which is found in most country groceries, in a barrel in the rear, puts a premium upon bad farm butter. In one respect, it seems to be a good thing, as it affords an outlet for the rank, cheesy, mottled, greasy stuff sent to town by the careless, ignorant and uncleanly farmer. But that very farmer is the main loser. He cannot get enough for his poor product to pay him for producing it. It costs as much to feed cows and make bad butter as it does to feed cows and make good butter.-Rural World.
Although renovated butter is an improvement over its ancestors, the thought of eating the rancid putrid grease which has only been well laundered, is not a pleasant one. Removing the smell and taste from "stock" which is found in most country groceries, in a barrel in the rear, puts a premium upon bad farm butter. In one respect, it seems to be a good thing, as it affords an outlet for the rank, cheesy, mottled, greasy stuff sent to town by the careless, ignorant and uncleanly farmer. But that very farmer is the main loser. He cannot get enough for his poor product to pay him for producing it. It costs as much to feed cows and make bad butter as it does to feed cows and make good butter.-Rural World.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Market Condition
What keywords are associated?
Renovated Butter
Bad Farm Butter
Butter Production
Farmer Losses
Agricultural Quality
What entities or persons were involved?
Rural World
Commercial Details
Commodities
Butter
Renovated Butter
Key Figures
Rural World
Notable Details
Outlet For Poor Quality Butter
Farmers Financial Loss
Same Production Costs For Good And Bad Butter