The Republican journal., 1888-04-26
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Shall We Have a Creamery!

a meeting of Waldo county farmers held at the
Court House, Tuesday afternoon, was called to or
der by Mr.. S. 7. Edgecomb, of this city, who stat
ed the object Of the meeting but regretted the alb
sence of a number that he knew were in favor of
creamery lie said, if they think N,ey can build
creamery by staying at home they are mistaken
Mr.. F. A. hickey, of Northport, was made chair
man. and r. q. Dyer, of Belfast, secretary.
Daniel Wadn of Northport said that nothing
offers better inducements than dairying. We have
the material and can produce the forage. Butter
is in demand at remunerative prices The same
amount of produce that will make pound of beef
will make a pound of butter, and there is more
profit in the latter. lie thought the project might
be successful, hut to ensure success tie farm
how many we can get to engage in the enterprise.
$. 7. Edsecomb of Belfast said the question of
a creamery originated in Equity Grange, where it
had been discussed. lie had called the farmers
together to what could be '!one. lie thought
when butter was brought into Maine from west OF
the Mississippi river, there was market for home
production. II 4 creamery was located in Belfast
power could be had from the Belfast water works.
he was ready TO do his part, and thought commit
tees should be appointed to canvass the matter.
need would cost from $1,000 to 200. The latter
sum would erect and equip factory capable of
producing from 800 to 600 pounds of butter daily.
Each patron would he obliged to eNpend from SIS
10 So for apparatus in setting milk for all must
be uniform He thought that hay manufactured
into butter, under fair conditions would retu II
more money than it would pressed and put upon
the market, and TIE fertilizer would be left to
build up your farm. Butter can he more probably
manufactured and sold by one or two people than
by 100. The butter will be uniform and Of better
quality MIR. Ellis gave description of several
factories he had visited, and was confident that
one would pay here. He said it would stimulate
the farmers to stock up on cows, and every COW was
an income of from $40 to 500. He thought cen
trail locality outside the city would better us it
required 30 COWS to produce the milk for Belfast.
Teams 90 from siN TO eight miles for cream, and
You ought at least to have ten cows for every mile
travelled. y point near the railroad where cream
could De brought in from the interior would lie de-
sirable.
Mr.. \. |. Brown, of Belfast, thought the matter
OF territory Of importance. Belfast ,truc! him ia :
vorably, Is rent could be obtained here and watc,
power used for Il motor instead of steam. 1t is
necessary however. TO have some heating appara-
tus. y location rear the line of railroad has also
many points in its favor. Branch routes could be
.
Mr.. Brown thought favorablv of canvass. to he
reported at Il future meeting. He never knew il
butter factory that Was failure, and thought the
factories would make the butter of the future.
Butter in the west is adultcrated and New England
must supply the home market. With cheese fac
tories you can only operate three months in wear,
but you can make butter the whole year around.
Inc winter season Is usually the best. The res ult
where butter factories exist is that where man
has Kept four COWS he viii soon have sin, and the
more cows i'll the same area the better the results
+. W. shepherd. Belfast, wanted to get AL In"
money he could in the easiest way possible. lie
was III favor OF creamery, bat thought ii Won ii
not be located in Belfast.
Howard Murphy, ~ Belfast. said he had run Il
private dairy to his satisfaction, AMI was in favor
of Il creamery. There is less hard work for both
men and women with !: creamery He thought the
profit of Il would be from $40 To 50, best lc
the skim milk. He believed that before ten Years
private dairving would be done away with, and
there would be IA creamery in every town III Maine.
far away but would put his in il the creamery
should be located within his reach.
L. A. Levcnsaler, of Waldo WAS iii favor of a
creamery. 1t gives chance to increase the herd,
and he thought dairying the best branch of the
business He lives near the railroad station and
could ship his cream, The factory in Monroe had
but 800 cows and ought to have 5Gn.
Ca motion of Mr.. E!geccmb. the following gen
tlemcn were appointed Il committee to canvass the
matter among the farmers, both for COWS and stock
for creamery and 20 report AT meeting at the
Court House, in Belfast, Tuesday NAV Still, at
O'Clock in the afternoon.
John Carr, +. W. shepherd, Lorctto Havfprtl
l.. E. Pitcher, 5. I. Edgecomb and Howard Muir
ply. Belfast.
James g. Harding and Nathaniel Quincy Wal
do. Joseph Iitteield, Brooks. Alonzo Holmes,
sWanville.