Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-04-14
rHR cREAMFRY.i

THE CREAMERY,
Organisation OF tho Dlrecsory-An
Assessment.
A meeting Of the stock holders Of the
Devils Lake Creamery association was
held at the ONCE Of John A. Percival
Tuesday evening. There were present,
ia. Rercival,W. A. Hamilton, H. c.
Hansbrough, G. w. Kelley, r. L. Cleve-
land and Ole Serumgard. representing
majority Of the stock subscribed.
The following were elected a. q board Of
directors for tho association: f. J. Cham
berlain G. w. Jameson, Allen Mettlsr,
Albert Roberts and John A. Percivsl.
Fsrmers throughout the county are re-
.quested to notify the board Of directors
or any member thsreof ~ to the number
OF cows they owH.G ~ soon lei possible
the board will employ competent but
ter maker who. before starting the
creamery, will make . tour ofinspection
and glvo instructions - to the proper
method Of raising cream. The associa.
tlon proposss,to purchase . large NUM-
Der Of improved creamery cans aud sup
ply them to cream raisers 1t cost. r
Is. -. =. CR1ANRRY NoTEp. e.A
Ths DaksAa Iasa8.y
.Creameries snd creamery products will
cut quite . figure IL, the statistics Of Dak-
ota in'the future, just a they now do in
those Of Minnesota, which is rapidly be-
coming great and prosperous dairy
state.
Darying requires close attention to
little, details, which are generally irk-
some to : Dakota map, who runs. things
on = large scale, With four-horse teams
and stesm engines, when he can. Tho
COW naturally goes with small farms
and intsnsiy W farming. and does not 1T
into the bonsnza system. It docs not
follow that the creamery will not do as
much for Dakots ~ 1t has for Wisconsin
and Southern Minneseta. What Dakota
needs is not more acres Of wheat. but
more wheat to tho acre, ana this will be
the result of combining stock growing
and grain growing.
The general experience has been that
crssmerles are not profitable the first
season, either to farmers or stockholders.
Farmers must learn by experience ho "
to handle dairy COWS, 80 a. to make the
most Of thtm, The creamery must got q
reputation for its product, which will
give It ready sale. This cannot bs done
in much less than one season. There is
always some friction between patrons
and the creamery which has to be ad-
fustsd. But experience and intelligent
management makes the diary a success,
profiitably alike to farmers and stock
holders, Toe great expectations at the
start will be disappointed, but In the long
run the profits are not likely to b. over
satimsted.s
isas ssThAAP Etp d a. nsl.lties ttss9ystco me
~ iss lplSsN e Dakela plopssn is
equal to any obstacle llkely To- arise.
The distanes from farm e faKn and the
Feoassqaant cost OF. cream gstlsering is
IN obvious dimoulty5 which is still
| greater ia the csse Of the, chsese factory
"a The. whole mix product. must be
Itrsnspsrtsd.) IA the be&lAning ~ will
bedi1acuit to get good dairy COWS. They
are not to be hadin Dakota or Mipnesota
| in any considerable numbers, and Iowa
is devoted mainly 70 beef In the cattle
line. Wisconsin dsirymen have been
| making money fast for several years;
are not ready to part with their good
cows for . song. nor indeed for any
pr1ce. Another dinlcr.ty will be found
in the inexpsrisncs Of Dskots farmers
generally in handling dairy cows. The
COW, to be profitable, must be closssteda q
good deal. must b fed regularly, watered
Iregularly and treated literally and kind
~ In many ways.
A we'll informed writer on dairying es-
Inmates the annual product Of the scrub
COW at 125 pounds; of half blood from q
Holstsin- FriesiaD, Jersey, or Guernsey
sire at 200 pounds; Of three-fourths
Grade (the product Of the second cross),
ct $50 pounds; the cost Of keeping stab.
ling and milking the last being no more
than the first. But $50 pounds Is by nc
means tho limit. With careful attention
Ito breeding and selection Of the best
lcows herd can easily be produced which
will average 800 pounds or 400 pounds oi
lbutter . year; they are not for sale, bui
tho farmer 10 poor indeed who can moi