The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-12-04
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kdhor AAnufaotursrs' Reroul,
We have had creamery in op. |
sratioH at this place aimee Mar 10. |
lSs5-the drSs creamery to receive |
milk hon patrons In the State. |
Several men, owners Of Jersey |
herds, we're making and shipping
butter at the time We started.
Oar daily production OF butter
has varied from 100 to eco pounds.
W c have generally secured little
better prices than were paid for
tho best Western creamery but
ter. We have received during
fail, winter aud spring months an
average net price at the factory
Of 80 cents per pound; during the
rest of the year, % cents. During
last July our markets were hood.
ed With butter. and for three
weeks We sold part Of the make
at 70 csnts. We have been ship
ping cream TO New Orleans, re-
ceising net from so csnts to 81 20
per gallon, estimating IL gallons
to 100 poundk We use the Dela-
val separator. receiving milk twice
a day during summer; once only
in winter. Most distant patron is
~ miles away. Milk is made BY
native and Jersey grade COWS,
about equal in number. Our low,
est yield OF. butter per 100 peunds
milk OCCURS about July l. running
down a5 pounds milk to make one
Of butter. From November TO
March We get one pound butter
from an average of II pounds milk;
Deccmber Of last year, one pound
of butter TO l5 pounds milk. rs /,
! We use ice from juno until lst
November for cooling water to
thin cream and for washing butter.
Thirty TO forty pounds ioe per day
fxnswers for LOO pounds Of butter.
For cecling and shipping cream
moreiis required. Lake ice Is do
liyered at tI aud manufactured
ice at 30 cents per 100 pounds, in
nnyah quantity We may, desire.
These are about prices Of loo at
oil inland railroad towns In the
State whero there arc no factoriea.
The creamery 10 very popular
with the patrons, oil Of whom are
increasing their herds aud paying
moro attention to Improvement OF
paatures and raising forage.
Batter 10 shipped inte Southern
sitiss by the car load, coming
largely from the Western cream
cries. There 10 mo reason why
this oannst be made here II people
will get the stock nnd give them
the necessary attention. Land is
shsap and good natural pastures
readily providod.i Tho short win.
ter gives ~ two months moro OF
grazing than the Northorn dairy.
man can rely on.b DO far "a grow.
ing hay or forage 10 concerned.
uo have . greater variety OF
plants, and our longer season dis.
tributes tho harvesting over sew.
oral months, enabling us TO grow
saeh erop- at loss expense. ~
ICresmeriss have been started
at tbs following named places in
this state that 1 know OF, while
there nre several moro under way:
Aberdeen, Macon, Meridian, Bol.
ton, vicksbusg, fernando, Bluff
Springs, Starkville, Agricultural
College, Crawford, Verona and
Tupelo. The lsst two are just
starting All ofthsse creameries
use either tho Dslaval or -----
cream separator, and they have
been stsrted within the past Ii
months. So for as heard from,
they arc giving satisfaction to
patrons. Organisations for open.
ing hew factories arc being formed
in . dozen sther places, so that
we will no doubt soon have them
spread over the State. fth B q
ssN in saaF. A. GuLLEI,
Prof. Agriculture, sc. d