The Cecil Whig., 1881-08-27

These sums are very liberal estimates and
would be the outside price for Il tirst-clasS
and fully equipped creamery. Ii should
cost $500 per day, aud certainly not more
than Slooo, to run such an establishment,
and the otfai, whey, and residuous matter is
( an excellent food for swine and calves, both
of which are, in his neighborhood, largely
fed with il, and they will compare favora-
! bly, with those OF other localities. The num-
her of calves being raised this year in Bucks
county is greater than has been known for
twenty-five years. and whey is the chief
article OF food giv-n'to them.
Now this will certainly stop the objection
urged in some ueighhorhoods to the estab-
ment of creameries, that they would stop
the production Of pork, as it was supposed
to rob them of the home production of the
dairy.
. \ gallon of milk weighs ten pounds. Now.
ont of every loo pounds of milk are taken
-, pounds of butter and "a pounds OF
cheese Concerning the profitablenesS OF
the creamerieS, he gave the following Zig
ureS The average price received for milk
for these associations is 10 per 100 pounds,
or l2i. cents per gallon, and the profit at
! this rate from Il good COW will not be less
/ than 800. To his own personal knowledge,
eleven cows are provided for on sixty-five
acres Of land, without interference with the
! garden and poultry products OF the farm.
and from the milk alone an income of 81 ,1OC
| is derived
/ He wished it understood that this is nc
speculative industry: but simply profit
able one, if the business is conducted on an
equitable basis, giving actual profits to pro-
ducers after actual expenses are deducted,
+ so much per cent being reserved as is neoes-
sary for running expenses, and the residue
, divided pro rata among the share holders.
OF the thirty-eight creamerieS in his county
thirty-tour are cooperative and he has
never known or heard of a failure Of = CO.
! operative creamery
In conclusion, Dr. nickie urged the atten-
tion OF farmers Of this county to the profit.
of smaller products, and advised more no
tlce t" be taken as to canning goods. From
the latter, Bucks county received s. 0O0, ,OOt
of revenue per aunum.
At the conclusion Of the SPEAKERS re
marks Rex. Mr.. Mclutirc made Il stirring
appeal to the neiEhGoriHg farmers in favor
Of at once estahliSh!nga creamery and keep
ing more COWS. He said he was euthus
astic about the matter, and pledged himself
IL. 8, ya
100 COWS. He thanked the Doctor, in I'll,
name Of The meeting, for coming here and
giving them information, which was valu-
able, even though Th"y did not succeed ir
establishing one here. Mr.. Fowler proposr,
, to get into some kind Of an organization and
offered Il resolution for the establishment %
the project Mr.. Harvey moved that Mr.
I Fowler 60 on with Il list of subscriptions he
had already started and to thoroughly can
vass the ncighhorhOod. One gentleman
stated that they had already subscriptions
to the amount of y 900.
Mr.. Aiasraw moIcd that the chair ap.
point six gentlemen as canyasSiug com
mittee, and that the chair be q member
These resolutions We're all carried and the
chair appointed the following committee
aill urged them iirst of all to find out how
many onw. Can Ito depended oil. ie scanning
to apprehend no difficulty in raising the re
quired amount of money: II. =. Fowler
Jr., chairman: Rev. James Mclntire, \
w MITCHELL Nicholas Johnson r. W. Rick
etts, Lewis T. Roberts.
Dr. Ellis moved that the meeting adjourn
subject to the call of the chairman of the
committee, which being CARRIED. the mset