The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-23

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more going up as soon as living
water can be procured.
Every one Of them are preparing
to keep from twelve to fifty cows
each next year.
| came to this country fifteen
years ago, and nothing has had the
effect to build up the country since
l came here as this creamery, and
not single man that has taken
milk has given it up, or is likely
to do so. The merchants say it IS
as great benefit to them as it is
to the farmers, for it does away
entirely with the loss in shipping
country butter, and also with a
large part Of their credit business,
consequently are selling their mer-
chandise cheaper, thereby another
gain to the farmer, and working
man.
Another reason why very many
objected to selling milk to the
creamery was that they had an idea
that the skim was but little if any
better for calves and pigs than
clear water. Experience has
taught us that skim milk is nearly
as good for calves as whole milk.
They do not look quite as slick and
fat, but grow well, and for small
pigs it is much better than the
whole milk as the fat producing
matter is all taken out, and the
sugar all left in. Any old hog
raiser will admit that to grow good
healthy pigs, and grow them fast,
the less fat, and more bone and
muscle in hot weather, the better.
| claim the same for calves, as
and some neighbors had our calves
last year too Fat, and by that, lost
several on black leg.
After running our creamery two
weeks, the directors held their
regular monthly meeting. Our
secretary gave us a full statement
OF receipts and expenses. After
running two weeks more, we had
a called session with another full
showing. [ believe every one of
the directors except myself land i
might almost include myself)
would have given $50 to 500 each
to have been permitted to step
down and out. But to-day, in
stead of selling their stock for less
than par, each would sooner buy.
According to present prospects,
we will be obliged to'add some adj
ditional machinery next year, for
we expect to receive more than
double the quantity of milk.
A year like this when corn and
oats are cut short, we that are
keeping several COWS can well see
the advantage we have over the
grain raiser, as we do not have to
rely wholly on our grain crop for
our income.
To sum up the creamery business
in a nutshell, it is as Mr.. Allen,
President of the Sparta Bank,
Illinois, said, to-wit: That after
five years experience and connec-
ton with the Sparta creamery, the
creamery business beats banking,
merchandising, or any other kind
Of farming, and that their stock
was worth $3.50 per share Of. 500.
of stock, and none for sale at that.
When | visited Sparta last win
ter to investigate the business, e
took great pains to learn Mr.. AL
lens standing, and everybody said
| could rely explicitly on his word,
yet | could not but think he was
in some way misled, and that he
was rating the business at least
$3.50 per cent. above what it could
stand. | can now see, or begin to
see, that he put the matter no
higher than it will warrant.
| can also see why two men
bought up all the stock at Coulter]
vile, Illinois, paying for some al
high OF $50 per share, and when
Mr.. Allen said to me if we coulG
run our creamery at Martinsbura
one year, and not run behind oyeI
$3.50 or $500, we might consider
that we had done well, and were oil
the road to success.
As we have done so much bet
ter during the hot weather than hs
predicted, / feel warranted in saW
ing that our creamery will prove
decided success. DQaay Horld,