The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-10-06
CREAMERY BUTTER.
HOW DAIRY COOPERATION SPARES
THE FARMERS WIFE.
The Old Fashioned Way of Making hut.
ter by "Eulc of Thumb"-Thc Inevit.
able Evolution Tho Creamery Idca
Taking Root Everywhere.

Taking Root Everywhere.
ltt only few years since the most soul
narrowing and back breaking duties of the
farmers wife were the churuing working
and selling of the products of the farmers
dairy Through inferior facilities they were
subject to long churnnss-the butter would
not come. owing to want of control over the
temperature 1t was worked in the cellar
where the salty ooze made the brick floors
damp ami disease breeding ltwas salted by
guess work, and the results we're often dis
couraglng. especially when it was found by
testing that unwelcome avors had crept in
10y exposure to the kitchen or other foul
smells The butter was sent to market all
the same and was bought by the urban house
Heeper t" her own disgust and the disrepute
OF the maker and seller Tie scheme of co
operative butter making, like all innovations
was received with Keen opposition and dis
IKE. but it has steadily made its way III
popularity not only with butter eaters hut
especially with the ovcrworkcd farmers
wives and daughters.
1t first obtained popularity in the New
England states 1t was pure co cooperation al
shat stage Half Il dozen or more farmers
dubbed their capital, built small butter
factory ana appolntco competent person to
Supcflntcnd. and announced themselves read,
I" MAKE tue butter and cheese for the eu,ire
community 1t was SOON found that tn,
farmer cunid make as much or more money
10y sending his cream to the creamery than h..
cot by working 1t INTO butter by the aud ot
his wifcS labor Made in quantities 1t couLi
b" shipped and sold III the city markets. at
much better figures than could tie got in
trade at the country grocery All hands
were better satisfied. especially the farmers
wife
THE INEVITABLE EvoLCT!oN
Capital was not long III finding promising
employment III erecting and operating cream
'.ries This broush, the inevitable evolution
VI better business management and bette,
mutual results. y few cardinal rules had /,
TIE observed 1t WAS desirable to erect the
''niidins tor butter and cheese making near II,
stream OF clear, cold running water A n,au
-! experience in the management of mllI
NHs niad" superintendent and gwen a s,lI',
'icn' stat, of assistants Wagons stare,.
from The factory mornlng and night cul
'"'tc'i the cream in cans holding from three,
To live gallons each These cans Oh arr,vM
AT the creamery. are in summer plunged u,
1" their nrcks into the clear coo' water IN
NaiS In winter this room is kept at u ,ci
iertly uniform temperature by fire h.o,
he churmlS. working suitn. and shaping
ii the buttcr are all done u..,ic1 n rprtectl,
uniform system. the same day after day uu.
Nrli after year
The packing and shipping Of the butter lr,.
processes requiring care and skill The ship
pn2 hoxes. even when new are CAREFUL,
NJ nd Irn ,p{f,
IH''kcd III them. and tins has to DO done NOR,
carefully after they have been used rlu
i'oX"s arc shipped Ill express cars and arriv.
al destination with contents as clean ana
sweet smelling as when they started Til.
butter lobber knows Just what he Is ccttin.
nni can buy as well by brand rs on ind.
'nent The consumer purchases with cuun.
confidence All Is uniformity and busin,.,,
management from first to last The lar,,,,
2ets stipulated price Per inch for his cream
tnd generally las monthly settlements A
.t' treated alike and have no cause of CON
pi;unt.
IiIE PRODUCERS ADVANTAGES
Afl"r the manufacture OF butter went
irrg"ly INTO the hands OF the creamery mo.
'"N"rai advantages To the cream producni
""ie recognized All the hard and tii,l,
f"f" was taken out OF the hands Of Ill
females of the family The skim milk va
ipnnd to he useful either to sell us such on II
VIC rearing OF c;'l"c, lie was able to gnr-,'
'iie Val'ie o' ms cows rs milk producers ahH
'A'is TO Improve his stork He could Keep 81
larger stock and so improve the quality ~
aus land.
Ne" England was the birthplace of III,
''''nIncry iien but it WAS not lon. IN 'akln..
""' IN all Other communities of Irogr",>is
'ii'imcr, The cost ot such establishment, n,i-
''"I from :l,Ooo loi the cheapest up TO Sio
NM 1t requires the milk Of about I0D eos :
:" run Il small creamery whiic til. milk OF
r"vcrai thousand COWS can be used to ;.d
,iutngr IN sotne .! Nae largest Ahou, M.
.''2.'-' in the c"unlry Is at Eisin Ills Ihl-
4"I lis patrons ov"f :.'mDoo last wear ..,,
= ,ro.ini stands al tl, Acna Of 'i,ccro..ir,..,t
- There M. nuD.lrea, at them tnrnn 49,.
\"' York H lndian,, Iowa ami it,.r
No,t.rn s,ai'.,
Ia the markets creamery butter ranks go.
al pnlv TO the 'gIIt edged The Iatt4.t >.
'!,,. rlo,iuct Of few Of the notable .crt, 4