Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-07-06
The Creamery Enterprise.

securing Tie WOSt p~rOntaDie ylelO
upon their farm investments without
impoverishing their lands. The prob
lem has been solved by the establish
ment of creameries. Southern Iowa
and Northern Missouri are in soil and
production alike. Both are so well
adapted to grazing that to prove their
equality to Kentucky and Virginia,
needs but to be stated. Within the
last five years Iowa butter, beginning
with the Centennial in 1876, has taken
the premium at all places when in
competition with other manufactures.
AT the national dairy fair in 1879,
John Stewart, of Jones county Iowa,
with his Iowa butter took. first prem
ium. This was the infancy Of wha,
is to-day the greatest enterprise in the
west. To prove this, let us say that
less than 10 years ago there was only
one creamery in Iowa, now there are
534 in successful operation, which
last year brought in a money return
to the people of that State OF ovel
So, OO0, 900. Why this extraordi.
nary growth? The reason is appar.
mt. Creameries are profitable. Thefol.
lowing statement from the books OF
Holt & Hall, of Osceola, Iowa, viii
show that it pays to sell cream to the
creameries: "Mr. Ulmstead's account
with the above firm shows that, fol
the year ending October, 1880, he
sold them 1926 25 worth of cream"
The above amount was sold from foul
cows and six heifers, to which was
added SIP per head for his calves,
making the total yield $44 81 pc,
head. During this time country but.
ter was worth 15c per pound. Ar
inch of cream under the creamery
system makes a pound of butter, and
thus it will be seen, that Mr.. Ulm.
stead's ream averaged him lie pc,
inch. Heretofore gilt-edge but.
ter vas manufactured in New York,
Vermont and Massachusetts and CON,
trolled the markets. To-day the
western creamery butter is the stan,
dard butter in the market. One grea,
advantage of the Iowa system, over in
dividual creameries, is that of being run
in harmony with each other have thu
benefit Of cheap freight, and are en-.
abled at all times to assist each othel
in furnishing Car lots Of butter and by
the use of refrigerator cars. place theil
butter in the markets in as fine con
dition as when it left the creamery
Individual creameries, or those rur
independently of each other, do mo-
have this advantage, for the reason
that too much time is required in &C
cumulating car lots, and in having t.
ship in small lots in heated cars, thei
butter becomes heated in transit ant
sells in the markets for from 8 to :
cents less per pound than when pu
on the market in good condition. Th,
advantage which our farmers hav'
over eastern competitors enables then
to pay, at least, two cents per pount
freight to put their butter on the New
York market and still realize IS t,
100 per cent. more profit than the,
make. Let is prove this: In til,
east lands are worth $50 pc
acre; here lands, which are NOR,
profitable, are worth $40 per acre
The eastern farmer invests 81, 900 i,
16O acres; the western 5000
So it can be seen, at a glance, that
must be nor profitable here thai
there.
The firm of Holt & Hall are estab
fishing these creameries all through
Missouri, and have now, in success
full operation, creameries at Prince
ton, Mercer county Lindley, Grund,
county; Green City Huntsville, Ran
dolph county, and Brookield, Linz
county.
The farmers of North Missouri arr
vitality interested i'll this enterprise
and are already moving in the matter.
We learn that the establishment Of
creameries in this county is already
being agitated with a strong proba'
bility of success. The subject is Ger
tainly worthy of prompt attention
not only by farmers, but others hav'
ing the general good of the country
in view. R.