The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-03-22
THAT CREAMERY,

Mr.. EDITOR somewhat in
terestei in the establishment of a
creamery at some point near enough
to give me the benefit ~ market fol
the product of my cows, | am pleased
10 see the business men of Salina tax,
hold of this enterprise, and if the,
would only take hold with a littl,
more vim, il would please me still bet
ter. a good many of us tillers Of the
soil became convinced some years ago
that pe were not going to get rich
raising wheat, whatever 7. C...Henry
and some others might do. At thai
time pork was very low and did no,
offer great inducements rs a very
profitable branch Of husbandry-stil
good many determined to raise
more hogs and time has proven the
wisdom of their choice. More per-
haps. turned their attention to cattle
raising and the prices they have com.
manded the last eighteen months
ought, one would think. encourage
them to continue The price Of cattle
is high enough, and yet, Mr.. editor, it
will not pay to keep a cow worth from
$40 to So merely to raise calf. 1t
will cost $40 per annum to keep COW
in this vicinity ,as she must be Kept to
rear good calf. Interest on invest
nent 81. taxes and losses from other
causes will make at least 50 more.
making a total of $40, and very few
calves will sell at this amount at
weaving time. aud 1t Is hard to see the
profit in this statement. Now il you
ran do all this and make II pay, will
IL not pay much better when you can
add $40 more TO the credit OF the cow
with almost no additional expense,
and this Is what creamery makes il
pnssible TO do. Any good COW with
proper treatment will produce 2DO lbs
If butter in u year, and ut 20c per
pound would give you the $40. Bui
-upposelthe cow to only do half that
we'll, and any COW that will not do
more is not worth keeping, there j.
still good profit. Ii you intend
rearing the calf and not sell when
ready to wean, IL will do as well
lever 10 suck the dam if properly
offended To. We cannot afford L.
milk our cows, take care of the cream
'nurn and carry To market, and sell
inr Zoe ier pound. when a cresuer,
gill nav us 2L. for the cream and f,k !.
from the door. I was told when il,
SaIina a few DAYS ago. by ooe of m.
.e,tiny merchants. that l,r vas all H..
,,ulJ nav tor butter and did no, w,nt
at that. The consequence will be.
nat the cows will be p.r,uitted Ia
ran with their calves AMI n,rhiny
yiII he aided TO the material N,,It,,
1.-THE country from this .o,rce-wl.u
= j. po-.ible to add from thi, soIr,.,.
SO, n,D 90 the fist wear and Jouhle !,
he next. I do not think the m.r
chants of SaIina can afford IN LET thi.
,pportunity of starting This ent.rnr;.,.
pas. bv unirpproyed Other nlace- ar,.
moving in this matter and will y.t th,.
start of you IL will, aid tbo,,.,nd. a,
.iollars To- the wealth of vour cn.,om.
ers and that means increasing vour
sales IL isnot like n wheat cron nm.
certain and coming ali at onca wh.n
n does come-and too ofren nos,l,
Speut ere il has been thre.bed In i
never too drv for grass IN grow and
sorghum does NOT fear the dron,b and
the farmer who lives on the hills and
mas A few good cows can have an in
dependent living. You could then
have some trade even ~ the uhe.,
w,s not very good and we won,d .oon
he in !, coniit;on not IN caro- .ny,I,;n,,
sbout youT no,;ce "Don,t :.k 10,
circuit a- we Wouiu nave the c8sn 10