Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-12-24
Creameries in the South.

Creameries in the South.
During the last twelve or eighteen
months considerable attention has been
given in parts OF the South to the estab-
lishment of creameries In portions of
Virginia. in Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi this has been especially noticeable.
and it is one of the very gratifying ten
denotes of the Southern people towards the
diverslfcation of their agricultural and
manufacturing interests at the same time.
Notwithstanding the very superior advan-
tages possessed by large part of the South
for raising live stock-advantages that
make The cost when properly managed
much less than in the North and Vest
the South is now large buyer of Western
butter. The amount of butter consumed
in the South, and often in the good live
stock sections. is surprisingly large,
while of cheese almost the entire consump-
tion in the South comes from the North
and West. In 1880 the State Of New York
made more butter than was made in four
teen Southern States, the entire produc-
ton in the South being liz 100000 pounds
against 116 900 900 pounds in New York.
The Total production of butter in the
United States in 1880 was over 800 900 600
pounds, of which the South made less than
one-seventh. OF cheese 243 ZOO, 900 pounds
were made in this country in 1880, and
goodly share of this was eaten in the
South, although less than 600, 900 pounds
was made there. This is one of the drains
on the South. Too many of the apparent
ly little things for the house, as well as for
the farm. that are used in the South and
which could be proftablY made there are
purchased IN the North. With all of it's
agricultural resources what commentary
upon this condition of things is the bare
statement that the South made 1000 900
pounds of cheese out of total of 243 O00,-
600 pounds. and 112.000.O00 pounds of
butter out of total of over 800, O0O, 600
pounds! The establishment of creameries
in the South does good in two ways. It
luJ u1ouCo q pLOAuoOiO AVAC ub1k0U lUI
milk, and this makes dairy farming pay
ing business and. at the same time, pro-
duces an article which is in universal de-
| mand, and for which the South now pays
large sums to the North and West In
stead of the South using Western butter,
it ought, with the advantages possessed
for dairying, not only fully supply the
home market, but also ship largely to the
North and West.
| AS showing how rapidly this business is
developing in Mississippi. we publish the
following Interesting letter from Prof. F.
A. Gulley. which appeared in tie last
issue of the Baltimore Manufacturers
| Record'':
s'We have had creamery in operation
at this place since May Is, 1885-the first
creamery to receive milk from patrons in
the State. Several men, owners of JERSEY
herds, we're making and shipping butter
at the time we started Our daily pro-
duction of butter has varied from 100 to
200 pounds. We have generally secured
little better prices than were paid for the
Western creamery butter. We have re-
ceived during fall, winter and spring
months an average net price at the facto-
| ~ of 80 cents per pound; during the rest
of the year 25 cents. Daring last July
our markets were flooded with butter, and
for three weeks we sold part of the mark
ct at 20 cents. We have been shipping
cream to New Orleans, receiving net from
80 cents to 81 ,25 per gallon, estimating IL
gallons to 100 pounds. We use the Della
val separator, receiving milk twice a day
during summer; once only in winter
Most distant patron is 81 miles away
Milk is made by native and Jersey grade
cows, about equal in number. Our low
est yield Of butter per 100 pounds milk oc-
ours about July l, running down 25
pounds Of milk to make one of butter. From
November to March we get one pound but
ter from an average of II pounds milk;
December of last year, one pound of butter
from 10 pounds milk.
We use ice from June until 1st Novem-
Der for cooling water to thin cream and
ALL W0ou1uS OubuCL. ~ W ~ pOuDuo lC6
per day answers for $50 pounds of butter.
For cooling and shipping cream more is
required. Lake ice is delivered at 81 and
manufactured ice at 80 cents per 100
pounds, in any quantity we may desire.
These are about the prices of ice at all
inland railroad towns in the State where
there are no factories.
The creamery is very popular with the
patrons, all of whom are increasing their
herds and paying more attention to i'm
provement of pastures and raising forage.
Butter is shipped into Southern cities
by the car load, coming largely from the
Western creameries. There is no reason
why this cannot be made here if people
will get the stock and give them the 1nec.
essary attention. Land is cheap, ara good
natural pastures readily provided. The
short winter gives US two months more Of
grazing than the Northern dairytan can
rely on. SO far as growing hay or forage
is concerned. we have . greater va tyof