The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-09-23
The Cecilwood Creamery.

We announced in our last issue the fact
Leeds, i'll this county, had been compelled
TO cease operations after an existence of
about three months. The manufactury
commenced work on Il falling market. The
price paid for milk from the start wis twelve
cents per gall"n. The managers were aware
that this price WA, about twenty per cent.
above the figure at which milk can be
bought for profitable manufacture, but the
object was, to establish the business if pos
siblc successfully, and make certain mar
ket for the dairy products of the neighhor-
hood. They found, however, that there was
not only no margin Of profit in The price
they were paying, but that The average pur-
chase and Manufacture OF about 200
pounds of milk daily, resulting
i'll an average daily loss of about from
five to six dollars. For at least two out of
the three. months since the work of manu-.
featuring began, this has been he dill, los,
There >rrined no PROSPECT OF u change in
this rapidly accommodating deficiency in
returns, simply for the reason that there
was no PROSPECT of AN advance in the price
of creamery products. But w" alterna-
tives were therefore open, either Ia abandon
the manufacture entirely, or to continue
the work Of the creamery and to pay a low
er price for the milk. While the latter
course might have been practicable, and
sufficient quantity Of it might have been
A.
hood, at the reduced rate of ten cents per
gallon, yet the fact was still apparent that
as the autumn approached Ill. milk supply
wonld be Diminished, and the profit to he
materially le>S+ned. There WAS besides an
accumulated indebtedness tu meet which
the immediate profits realized by manutar-
turing even at The reduced rate to be offered
for milk would not meet and it was deterui-
inrd 10 cease operations temporarily Or MI
til .one plan could be adopted to meet out
standing obligations, and put the work up
on II paying basis. Should there be in the
near future any advance in the market price
Of creamery products, the managers hope to
bridgeo over their temporary etnharrassInents
and resume operations. We can only add
that this is he desire aud hope of the farm
els and dairy men of the county.
The Cecil uud Creamery is we'll located
in thriving n-ighborhnod, where there is
no uncertainty AZ to constant supply of
milk, AT prices that pay the dairymen to
produce The factory is located on the farm
OF Wescntt Lowell. 1t is a building % by
% feet, supplied with the best modern APP
pliances for manufacturing butter and
cheese, and mum Der OF housekeepers in the
n-ighborhood have regularly purchased for
home use, the butter at the creamery, which
is sufficient proof of its quality. The
works cost about $1,000. OF this amount
nearly TWO thirds was subscribed in shares
of Il Mutual Stock Company, of which sum
about 1890 has been paid. On the original
cost of th. works there isan Indebtedness of
about 500, added to which there is furfh-
er indeht e,in-ss, the accumulated current
loss of about $500. We hope the managers
may be able to tide over their monetery
trouble and resume operations in the near
future. There is no trouble in finding
market for their goods, offers of remunera-
tive prices being daily received. if the dairy
products can be hereafter purchased at such
prices IA will leave IL reasonable and reiL un-
erative margin of manufacture.