Morris tribune., 1883-06-06
FARM MOTIFS.
:, he Creamery System.

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the creamery system. Ii is the sam,
grouud thai has Eeen fought over il
the advancement of almost every III
dustry of the country. The concen
tration of labor aud capital has beer
of slow growth in this country. 1t j,
! in the recollection of many Of us
when nearly all OF the clothing We
wore was home-spun and homemade
and ii was hard ia cut loose from this
narrow idea oftrying 10 do everything
at home. | have used the hand wool
card, and many day aHd night, too,
have heard the old spinning-wheel
humming 10 prepare clothing for ii
large family. Now, who would under
take to convince the people of this
day and generation that this would
be economy, for every family 10 have
a spinning wheel and loom in the
house, and manufacture their own
clothing ? The same thing holds
good in this dairy question. The real
point is not whether a private dairy
cannot make as tine butter as the
creamery. There is no question on
that point if IA private dairy Is con-
Quoted nn the same system, and with
proper buildings and appliances, and
the same attention, they can make
Just AS fine butter. But how is
it What per cent. will make this
fine butter About Que dairy i'll a
thousand.
One OF the advantages of the
creamery system over the private
dairy is, it is furnishing TO the trade
more uniform aml finer grade Of
butter than was ever furnished or
ever will lie by tire prIva!" dairy.
This i, admitted ny ali WHO are al all
Nith tie trade. Tie fact
that it sell, for nearly twice a. much
per ID a. the average dairy, leaves no
room fer argument Oh that point.
We propose 10 show in tliis article
so A4e of the reasons why the creamery
or cooperative system should Oe
generally adopted, especially in the
western states, Nhere the greater
OF farming communities have
not ti:e means to fix up property for
private dairying, as it requires the eN-
penditure Of from 500 to 500 for build
ing~ and fixtures necessary 10 take
care of the milk of say 30 COWS. As
one Year is lot a fair test ia an enter
prise Of this kind, We will take ten |
years te-t To illustrate more clearly, |
we will suppose that there are twenty |
men living iii Il radius OF three miles |
yho have dairy of thirty COWS each |
hey all decide to prepare for dairy |
ny they invest i'll buildings and |
fixtures, each 500. This foots up in |
.he aggregate, $4,000; interest on |
his at western rates would be $1,000 |
per annunI. Add 10 this the cost OF
'cpairs and replacement o. fixtures
,nd at the end of ten years ii fo0ts up |
ell snug sum of $4,000. Sup
5ose the same men decide 10 20 in on |
he cooperative plan, they invest
= 900 in buildings aud tiXture--this
;un is all that is required 10 take care
If the milk of 800 cows interest on |
his sum would be 500 per annum,
i'd repairs and III ten years II has
.rOwn 10 5000. Now, at tine END OF
ell years the buildings have all de-
,reciated Oh account of age and wear,
Wcnv-fiye per cent. The private
Iairy buildings and fixtures are only
yortiI - 5000 the creamery buildings
hi fixtures are now only worth l.
80. Depreciations in favor of
reamery, 5000. Difference of in
crest and repairs, in favor ofcreamery
IL, 0O0-total $4,000. So much for
he investment,
The next thing we will notice is the
difference in the Yield of butter. The
-ieid with the average dairy man Is
bout one third less than on the
reamery plan. But We are surprising |
hat these twenty men are reasonably
veil fixed. The Yield compared TO
UGH dairies, would be about one half
,oUnd butter TO the 100 pounds of
lilk, in favor of the creamery. Sup
ose these 600 COWS produce, by the
rivate dairy system, 5000 pounds of
utter, the creamery system, from the ]
anne milk would produce Sf,725
,ounds Of butter. Difference i'll Yield
,725 pounds at . percents per pound,
7ould be s., 42l 81 for ten year ST.
12.50. Then add, say, cents per
ounds difference i'll price and we
ave 81 De. %, in ten years 81, 362, 50.
We will next compare the expense
f manufacture; and when | say eX-
ence ] mean it on business princi-
les. There is class of farmers who
blink what work they get out of their
ives and daughters is clear gain,
nd don't figure it with the other eX-
enses. The work done by the wife
r daughter is worth just what you
Tould have to pay for it ifdone by the
ired help.
A private dairy of thirty cows will
equire one girl as extra help at, say
? per week, board s. would make 81
er week, or 20s per annum +; this
7ould make for the 20 private diaries
$40 per annum. A creamery with
90 cows would require
me superintendent. .......... $500 90
me assistant. ........... .4oO w
IN. light 360 90 :
me sirl 20S 90
Iauling milk Sc per cow. 200 90
Total. 49,. g ,S4s 90
Difference in favor of the creamery,
er annum s1,512. In ten years $15,-
%. This sum up for the 20 men at
be end of ten years as follows:
ain for creamery over private in