The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-02
A SUCCESSFUL CREAMERY
AZ the Mississippi Agricultural Col
leEe-RecOrd OF the Past Year
and Q MALI.

The following letter, addressed to
the Baltimore Manufacturers Record,
should be read with interest by all
butter makers and dealers:
AGRICULTURAL CoLLRoE or MISSISSIPPI, |
November l6, 1886. J
We have had a creamery in opera
ton at this place since May Is, 1886
the first creamery to receive milk
from patrons In the State. Several
men, owners of Jersey herds, were
making and shipping butter at the
time we started. Our daily production
Of butter has varied from $50 to 200
pounds. We have generally secured lit
tie better prices than were paid for the
best Western creamery butter. We
have received during fall, winter and
spring months an average net price at
the factory OF 80 cents per pound /;
during the rest OF the year, 25 cents.
During last July our markets were
flooded with butter, and for three
weeks we sold part OF the make at 20
cents. We have been
SHIPPING CREAM TO SKw ORLEANS,
receiving net from so cents to 81 90
per gallon, estimating twelve gallons
to 100 pounds. We are receiving milk
twice day during summer once only
in winter. Most distant patron is
three miles and half away. Milk is
made by native and jersey grade
COWS, about equal in number. Oar
lowest yield Of butter per 100
pounds milk occurs about July
LIST, running down twenty-five
pounds OF milk to make one Of
butter. From November to March
we get one pound butter from an
average Of seventeen pounds milk !;
December, Of last year, one pound OF
butter to fifteen pounds milk. We
use ice from June until LIST November
for cooling water to thin cream and
for washing butter; thirty TO forty
pounds ice per day answers for
$50 POUNDS OF BUTTER.
For cooling and shipping cream more
Ia 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 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 improvement OF pastures and rails
lug forage. Butter Is shipped into
Southern cities by the car load, com.
ing largely from the Western cream
cries. There Is no reason why this
cannot be made here II the people
will get the stock and give them the
necessary attention.
LAND Is CHEAP
and good natural pastures readily pro-
vided. The short winter gives US two
more months OF grazing than the North
ern dairyman can rely on. So far as
growing hay or forage is concerned, we
have q greater variety OF plants, and
our longer season distributes the har-
vesting over several months, enabling
us to grow such crops at less expense.
Oreameries have been started at the
following named places in this State
that know OF, while there are sew
eral more under way: Aber-
deem, Macon, Meridian, Bolton,
vicksburg, fernando, Bluff Springs,
Stalkville, Agricultural College, Oraw-
ford, Verona and Tupelo. The last
two are just starting, All OF these
creameIies have been started within
the past fifteen months. So far as
heard from, they are giving satisiac'
ton TO patrons. Organizations for
opening new factories are being form
ed in a dozen other places, 30 that we
will no doubt soon have them spread
over the State.
y. A. GULLEY,
Professor Of Agriculture. ate.