COUNTRY AND LONDON MILK
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER
SIR,—If you will kindly insert the following in your next issue, it will be esteemed a great favour.
Mr. R. S. Cross, of Petersfield, my neighbour, writes in the Morning Advertiser of December 9: "The contractor in town beats down the dairy farmer in the country as to price per gallon until the latter thinks it fair play to send up half new and half skimmed milk. In illustration of this, I would observe that I live in a rich grazing district, from which a large quantity of milk is sent up to the London market daily; and that I know it to be a common thing for suppliers of new milk to make large quantities of butter weekly."
Now, Sir, I beg, as a sender of new milk to London, to be allowed to answer for myself. Let others do the same. I send six-sevenths of the milk that goes from Petersfield station to London. I do not send half new and half skimmed milk, as Mr. Cross states, nor make large quantities, nor any butter at all from milk sent to London, but I send pure milk as the cow gives it. All whom it may concern can see my cows milked, and the milk sent away, as often as they please, and also have it tested on its arrival at Waterloo station, for which latter purpose they can apply to the milk policeman. Samples may be taken for analysis to Dr. Vosicker or any other eminent chemist.
Mr. Cross is challenged to show another dairy in the county of Hampshire of equal extent and equally well tended and fed upon so rich and suitable food as mine.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THOS. AMEY
Dec. 16, 1867
See also 7-Dec-1867