The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-22
BUTTER AND CHEESE.

NJ. J. r. Sawyer, OF Illinois, who un-
der tbe direction of the board of agri-
CULTURE spent two weeks, beginning
August 10, visiting Missouri dairy
plants to determine tho reason for the
very moderate degree OF success which
has attended the dairy business in this
state; has made his report. Says Mr.
Sawyer:
In summing up the two weeks work in
Missouri, must say that rs general thiDH
the natural facilities can not tu e4celod. In
nearly every part OF the state, find some
ereauicries or cheese factories that arc be-
J ting operated very successfully; where they
have proved fuliuro. 1t was almost inYari-
ably cuused by ba management, first, In
paying too much for the plant; second, In
paying too much Tor the milk; third. In
many cases hiring incompetent butter ana
cheese makers. The state. board of agricul-
ture by cooperating with the State Dairy
mans ASSOCIATE can be of great service to
puftics contemplating entering this bust
ness. Tile dalrymen of Missouri need TO
learn how to Produce milk chcaply and TO
successfully raise their calves on skim milk,
and l consider the farmers Institute
means OF conveying this Information.
Among the numerous factories visit
ed by Mr., Sawyer were the following;
NEW HAVEN. FRANKLIN COUNTY. -Leased
by H. +. lrussner. Butter and cheese: cost,
st,3 for entire plant; capacity, 1900 lbs
milk daily; now receiving 2,,O to $500 lbs.
milk per day 1870 lbs. per day In winter;
ftill cream cheese twice Il weeks balance OF
time butter Pays 5Dc per 100 foi July and
August iDl!k markets. butter and cheese at
local towns, getting lGc TO jTc in summcr,cn end
2ic to 2sc ii,wnter for butter; sc for cheese.
The butter-makcr Is not an expert, hence,
gets little below market quotations.
Patrons do not care for their milk In salts
factory manner, hence the business is un-
satisfactory to both patron and creamery
man. Milk tested from Ia per cent fat TO 4
per cent showing water skimminB by
patron; butter tested 10 per cent fat show.
Ing lack of skill in creamery.
| .CHAMoIs, Usage COUNTY. a. a. Specr,
secretary and manager. Butter and cheese
combined: cost, $500 for entire plant; ca
pacity, l5,000lbs. milk per day. This factory
was started in the fall OF 1889, run 60 days,
lind to borrow si25 to pay debts contracted
in this time and shut down May /, 1890 Was
leased to the butter maker for one year;
June l sold 1T auction for Sl,29l, being
bought by four of the stockholders, who cx-
pect to start 1t up again about September
| /; vii pay 75c per 100 for milk vt that
time. Country fairly well watered plenty
OF tame grass pasture; have received 1000
lbs. milk per day, showing there were cows
enough; think with proper management il
can be made Il success
TlPToS, MoSITEAU COUNTY. TY.-Proprietors,
G. G. Maclny, :. Cohn and WIN. Rcdmon;
gathered cream; cost, s5,5Oo for entire plant;
capacity, 2,t0J lbs. batter per day. This
creamery was run for four years as n stock
company, doing Il fair business, the third
year netting 800 profit. The fourth year
they held their butter and bought and
packed large quantities of country butter.
paying l2c to Is; per lb. for same. Much of
this was sold rs grease ut SC per H., balance
at SIS and i'o per III. This broke up the
company. and the plant was bought by the
above firm and leased to the butter. maker,
who ram 1t for four years, doing fair bust.
ness, but not making much money. Has
boon Idle thu season. While 1t has not been
a financial success to the Stockholders, 1t
. has brought thousands OF dollars to the
farmers every year it has run. Greato,t
draw. back, no one to devote his entire ut.
tention to the business
APPLETON CITY, ST. CLAIR CoUNTY.-O 6.
Beach, proprietor; cheese alone; cost, $500
for entire plant; capacity, 9,0OGlbS. milk per
Dig E;now getting 2.6J0 to 2,7I0lbs. per day, it
taking lOlSlbs. milk to make lib cheese dur
ing the summer months; less in fall and
, winter; markets his chccs. in southwest
Missouri and Kansas, getting from Sig to o,
per lb for 1t during the summer; more in
winter. Mr.. H. makes it up on the dividend
plan, charging &c per lb. for making
cheese. Last year the patrons concluded to
hold their cheese, putting in Kansas City
cold storage, but lost heavily by so doing,
the cheese selling from to ., per lb. Fac.
tory b2en running for IL years quite salts
factorily to all concerned.
HALE, CARROLL COUNTY. Hale Creamery
Co , u NJ Chmpl ell, secretary and manager.
Iuttcr and cheese combined; cost, $500;
capacity. $1,000 lbs. milk peg day This fac
tory had large run, rs high as l2,010 lbs
milk per day while being operated rs II stock
company, but owing TO poor management
and the ling of An inferior article of but
tcr and cheese ran 1900 in debt. February
81, 1t was sold to flew of the stockholders
for sl7Ol, the manager being one OF thou.
Are now receiving 3:0l lbs. milk per day,
paying for same according to its butter
, value; tests being made with II Bnbcock test
every day, now paying l3c per lb OF butter
fat; averasc Yield, ai5 lbs fat per 100 lbs.
. milk. They also gather cream, paying l,c
per lib. for the butter; cost of gathering, 3c
per III. Markets butter largely in Chicago
and Philadelphia. butter nrttci them last
year2l4c per ID. Many of the patrons have
their cows fresh In the fall of the year,which
Kept mp their winter yield. Poor cows and
lad dairymen are greatest draw backs.
WINDSOR, HENRY COUNTY Taos Lewellyn
proprietor, Gathered cream; cost. IS 5)1 for
rntirc plant capacity, 20JO lbs. butter per
| 1907 lbs, per week now pays llc for cream
now paid an average Of l!hc last year, pays
5i2c per lb' butter for collecting the cream
| Eas four cole ctoIs making from s2s to S5s
: | per month; markets butter in southwest
, Missouri and Texas, gcttin; from 1s to lsc in
summer, and 25 to 29c In winter; supplies 800
: lbs per week to asylum mt 19c by the year Is
I very anx Gus TO have an instit ito held Il /
r Windsor this winter, will furnish hall and
board institute while there; been running
vrral years, doing well Tor himself, an 1
. patrons set IN to be satisf d with creamery.
SUMNER, CHARLTON COUNTY. Butter and
> cheese company; cost, :5,200; capacity, 49,
r 00o lbs: are now receiving about 0J0 lbs. per
day, NIL OF which is made into butter. This
' fictory was run for II little over year as a
y stock company, nnd then (May la) was leased
by Lewis kaye, since which tmc 1t has
been run by them; are now paying SIC per
q 100 lbs. bu;ter marketed In Hannibal and
, Chicago: bringing about lac In summer, aud
: 26c In winter The mouth disease has caused
n failing off In the III TX supply; many of the
. farms nrc large, ana too much attention
r given to steers and hogs are serious draw =.
la ks. The factory showed q lack of cleanli
ness, necessary to tho successful operation
OF any creamery, Want institute badly,
sTANDERRY, GENTRY CoUNTY.-stanberry
Butter and Cheese Co.: +. j. Golden, pro-
, | prietor. Cost about 5000; capacity, l5.0Oc
| lbs. This factory only ran short time be.
fore the company failed and Mr. Golden
bought 1t at a great sarr flee and now Is vcrv
anxious to sell Is not II creamery man and
r VIII not opon the factory again.
r WASHINGTON, FRANKLY CoUaiL. .--Henry
4 BoerIng, proprietor. Gathered cream aud
| chincry; rents tho buiidimg--lt was an old
l now making 2,50J to 2,S0l lbs. per week In
1 | winter, 40 u lbs, rcr week, ono fourth being
e separator goods, which sells for 20 to 30 per
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