The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-23
CREAMERY SYSTEM IN IL.
LIMOS,

bago City, one of the most thorough
ana practical creamery men in Min.
nesota. has been through portions OF
Illinois recently, and ever wide-awake
10 inform himself of all that pertains
10 the advancement of the dairy and
creamery interests, made some prac.
teal observations, which he publishes
in the form of u communication in
the Winnebago City Neass.
Now that the creamery question is
one that the farmers of this locality
have determined TO investigate, we
give below few of Mr.. Mckinstry's
observations.
Thursday brought me to Orange.
vile, H., the place of business OF
Messrs. Schoch Il Bolender. the in.
ventors of the system, who greeted
me warmly, and ~ once offered every
facility 10 become acquainted with its
workings. found that these gentle.
men are running il butter factory on
the " gathered cream plan" and lest
some may be ignorant of the term
will describe IL. The term whole
milk plan is used where the milk is
sold and delivered To the factory at so
much per 100 pounds by tho dairy.
man. On the gathered cream plan
the cream is bought at the home of
the dairyman, at Il certain price per
iuch COR guage), the gatherer does the
Swimming. The Schoch system makes
the following changes in the last
named plan:
LIST. The cream is gathered once
in two days, instead of every day.
thereby reducing the expense of
gathering.
end. Dairymen do the skimming
themselves, which icy can do at the
time the cream is At its best, thus re.
tanning all the milk OH the farm
creamery men have formerly taken
some milk in endeavoring TO get the
amount of cream paid for
3rd. Dairymen get paid for the
exact amount of butter their cream
will produce.
The manner of testing is as fol
lows: Ihe cream is poured into the
CATERERS Swimming pail and we'll
mixed. measured by Il rule, then u
Mason fruit jar holding one quart "a
case of them is always carried) is
filled, labeled with owners name,
which on arrival at the creamery is
churned in the miniature churn, and
If fairly good, will make s ounces of
butter, and the seller is given credit
for cream at 100 per cent. If in
Skimming considerable milk is taken,
or the feed OF the COWS has been de
iicieut, and the sample OF cream
makes only six (6) ounces of butter,
then IS per cent. will he the marking.
If, on the other hand, it should make
ten (l0) ounces of butter the rating
would be lbs per cent, &C., it hav
ing been found by this system that
cream will vary in quality to this eX
tent and even more than this.
In order to ascertain how the sys.
tenn was liked by the farmers, a team
was procured and, assuming the
role of "a creamery man in search of
location to start a rival concern, thus
giving them opposition, running
prices, &C., the investigation com.
menced. At least dozen were inter.
viewed, and all declared themselves
satisfied with the fairness of their
treatment. Drivers were 'seen". and
testimony taken in favor Of this way
of buying cream.
The result of this investigation has
TO my satisfaction its
and unless II is adopt |
ed. the creamery interest will receive
a check, if not utterly fail, for the
following reasons:
LIST. The old plan pays all alike,
regardless of quality. The new plan
pays ii premium ON good cows, good
care of cows. good feed, cleanliness,
and attention to the raising Of the
cream.
End. While some cream has been
found to rate over 100 per cent, I'M
der the old system the average has
been only 90 per cent. in the State of
Iowa, resulting in "a loss or shortage
Of 5000. 10000 to creamerymen, (see |
Sec. Littler' 5 repOrt,) loss to u great
degree attributable to defects in the
system, and not 10 the faults of the |
farmers. Creamery men can iii afford |
To stand this heavy loss. rs needless
it is believed, as it is heavy.
Such being the case its adoption is
certain. and the gathered cream sys-
TEN or making butter will receive |
new life and hold on the affections
of the western stock and dairy farmer |,
that vii! not be easily loosed.