Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-31
VILLAGE CREAMERIES.
The More Important Advantage yes OF These
Useful Institutions.

Useful Institutions.
A move in the right direction is oc-
curing in many. of the inland cities
and villages which can be extended
throughout the country with advantage
to all concerned, partic ularIy in grain
growing regions. The establishment
of village creameries is referred to. In
grain sections dairying is secondary
matter, and the butter produced is
generally of an inferior quality. Out.
side of dairy districts it haA been AN
impossibility for families to procure II
first-class supply of butter. Farmers
have not proper conveniences for but.
ter making. The milk is usually set
in shallow pans in the cellar. with de-
caying vegetables and othe~ refuse
matter, or in the pantry, adjO ming the
kitchen, where it receives the dust of
floors when sweeping and od'rs from
the coOk-stove, particularly Oh wash
days. The skimming and churEing are
done at no regular intervals, but only
when most convenient No wonder a
poor product results. The surplus
above the requirements of the family
finds it way to the grocery whore the
farmer does his trading. The butter
table in the grocer's cellar. when con-
tanning perhaps dozen different lots
of butter. presents a mOttled appear
ance. representing rs many different
shades of color as Joseph's coat and of
qualities that are passably good, indif-
ferent, bad, very bad and horribly bad. A
transient customer can not buy a pound
of gilt-edge butter of grocer. for the
reason that the little offered is engaged
in advance by those who will have no
other. The ordinary grocery butter is
an abomination. Residents of large
villages can congratulate themselves
that relief is at hand, for at the present
rate of progress creameries will soon
be established in all of them.
When this contamination comes. not
only gilt-edge butter can be had con-
stantly, but also fresh cream. butter
milk and cottage-cheese, which are
now all rarities and in much demand
by most families. Not only this. but
they will be permitted to observe what .
scrupulous neatness is practiced in the
process of manufacture. This Of itself
is great satisfaction and reassuring to
delicate tastes. How is q village
creamery conducted? The proprietor
contracts TO take cream of farmers,
and sends team every day to gather
it in. paying for it once a month ut
a price equal to that which the farmer
could get for the butter made from the
same cream, thus relieving him of the
trouble of butter-making and market
ing. The proprietor of the creamery
gets his reward from the advanced
price he is able to obtain for first
One farmer discovers that another gets
more cream from the same number of
cows, and he will naturally desire to
learn the reason. If in feeding, he
will be apt to correct his own system;
if in a better breed of animals. he will
breed up his own. The proprietor of
the creamery will require every farmer
to manage his cows and the milk in ac-
cordance with correct principles, and
he will be at hand every day to see
that all is done properly. Many will
learn something in this way. Cream
cries are founded upon a business
basis, for 1t is one doing the work of
many. and they can only fail of being
profitable by poor management p. s.
1t takes so long to write 1.-THE pro-
prietor of creamery" defining merely
one person. why not coin word, and
say, the s'creamist f''--- GGtsn K3IsO7a,
IN N. i. Zri6HDe.