The Butler weekly times., 1883-08-22
Crcameries In Missouri.
In the last twelve months a

the Missouri river, and the report
of operations from most of them ar
highly encouraging. In one 0
two cases the new institution
do not work smoothly and profta
bly, and are regarded as dlsappoint
nent. This is probably due to ex
travagance in the outfit. the failure
Of the farmers in the nelghborhood
to furnish the supply of milk neces-
say to keep it IN steady operation, OF
lack Of economy in the Management.
The experience in Illinois, Iowa and
some counties of Missouri shows that
the creamery business may always
be profitable as a cooperative enter
prise the farmers engaged in it. and
that when disappointment occurs, it
IS the result of bad MANAGEMENT.
Creamery butter is driving all other
kinds out of the market, although it
commands a price four to ten cents
higher than dairy butter, and the
creamery establishments IN Northern
Illinois Eastern Iowa not only Weld
advantages to the individual farmers.
but impart new prosperity to the
agriculture of those sections. Proba-
bly, the highest priced tarmes in Illi-
nose and Iowa are to be found in
those counties where creameries
most abound and milk farming is one
of the chief pursuits. AS the SUBJ
ject is attracting increased attention
in North Missouri, and projected
creameries are talked of in manv
counties, we would advise that
Thorough experimental under
standing OF the business be secured
in every case, as the first step in the
enterprise. This can be had bv
visiting the region round Elgin or |
Rockford, Illinois, or Cedar Rapids |
and Iowa City in Iowa. Elgin is
the headquarters of the creamery
butter and cheese trade in the West.
and we presume the business is con-
Quoted in that vicinity on the most
approved methods.
Missouri farmers are generally
slow to abandon old practices and
adopt new ones, even where the new
ones are demonstrably better; and
the first difficulty to be overcome IN
a Missouri county where the other
conditions are most favorable, is that
Of inducing the farmers in the pro-
posed circuit to furnish the needed
supply of milk. This requires the
making of milk farming a speciality
o certain extent, careful treatment
II COWS, the selection of good milk
RS, the maintenance of good pas
ures with an abundance of clover
lay, and strict regularity in milking I
nd the delivery of milk at the facto-
y. There Is no hardship in all this :
aiik farming is really the lIghtest,
asiest and most pleasant as well as |
ne most profitable kind of farming !
n the west; but it requires new hab- 7
IS IN the household and on the farm.
nd these our Missouri farmers are
eluctant to adopt.
An experimental creamery IN a v
'ood nelghborhood ought TO be erect I
q and outfitted at a cost of S., 200. e
the supply of milk increases be- s.
ond ITS capacity it may be enlarged.
r another factory established in an
dJolniEg nelghborhood. When es-
ablished and put in operation-and n
lere IS no good reason why it should a
OF be managed by sensible Mis- d
'urlan as well as by a superinten-
ent imported from another state-it +,
De kept supplied with all the milk
can consume, and the working of
c establishment made subject of il
instant inspection by the co-opera- +
re investors, to insure economy and II
event waste. 1t has been proved y
at milk farming in we'll managed
eamery circuit will yield 500 to
IS per head. for every good cow
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