The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-13
A DAIRY SCHOOL.
Efforts to Start One in
This State.
SEVERAL PUPILS SECURED.
The Institution May Be Near
San Francisco.
BETTER BUTTER AND CHEESE.
The Best Dairymen in the State Are
Back of the Enterprise and
Say 1t Will Succeed.
BETTER BUTTER AND CHEESE.

From present indications there is soon
to be dairy school and creamery in Call
fornia similar to the one in Wisconsin.
The project is being pushed by large
number of well-known men and gains
strength every day.
The board Of directors of the California
Dairy Association held a meeting yester-
day afternoon. at 40 Sansome street, to
consider two offers Of land and machinery
which they have received. The offers are
good ones. but the directors thought they
can DO better, so postponed action for a
while.
One piece Of land is near Petaluma and
the other near San Rafael. The NJ machinery
will be sent whenever it is wanted to be
used. The latter offer includes every
thing complete for working and of the
very best quality.
Secretary Watson has been instructed to
continue certain correspondence that may
result in land being obtained nearer San
Francisco, and as soon as there is any,
thing definite to work on another meeting
will be called. Should nothing else turn
up in few weeks either the Petauma or
San Rafael Clfer will be accepted and work
commenced at once.
The San Francisco Dairy Association
has been incorporated only few months.
but Its influence has already spread over
the entire State. No enterprise OF recent
years has occasioned so much talk among
the rural population and inquiries concerning
hundreds.
The following named gentlemen are the Of
hceTs oil the association; James Il. BurdelI.
president; William Niles, first vice president;
A 2. Martin, second VICE president; William N.
Russ, third vlce-president; Samuel Z. Watson,
secretary; Grangers' Bank, treasurer.
The board OF directors is composed OF eleven
members as follows: j. b. Rurdell, Novato;
William Niles, Los Angeles; William n. Russ,
Ferudale; p. Tognlzzin Cayucos; r. a.
Brown. Pescadero; T. Duffy, Crescent City;
William Lynn, Salinas; George Mason, Olema; ;
a. L. Martin, Petaluma; William ). Pierce,
Petaiuma Samuel E. Watson, San Francisco.
Foryears the need OF some system of improving
the dairy business In California aud putting il
on equal footing with the same in the Eastern
States has been felt and The present scheme
has been selected as possible means TO this
end.
The general object of the association is to i'm
prove the business and afford better facilities
Tor the handling OF dairy products. The prin-
clpal way OF improving the business, IL is
CONTEMPLATED, is by the establishment OF
dairy schools where pupils will receive for a
nominal figure instruction in all the arts per-
tanning 10 butteT-making and the handling OF
milk.
1t is thought that fifty pupils can be secured
at once who will be glad of a chance to be in.
lIlated into the practical workings Of dairy.
ii Is proposed that The students DO real, prac-
tlcal work, and that the sale of the product,
which Will be of the nigh-st order aud capable
OF commanding fancy prices Will be enough TO
pay the expenses OF the school, A practical
buttermaker Will be employed as instructor
and Will be the only one TO receive salary.
Dairymen from different points 10 the neigh
bOrhood Will furnish the milk and cream which
will be collected by The school. and they la re-
turn Will receive a pro rata share of the profits.
IT is thought they can receive better prices
than they do now with their present facilities.
The dairy school. not being run for the pur-
pose OF making money, can dispose OF its
products at lower price than Others, and at
the same time pay better price for what they
use.
1t is known that the system will meet with
favor in a dozen localities among People who
have cattle and milk, but could not make it
profitable to do churnng and other dairy work
on small scale.
The school may be run as a creamery that
Will take all the milk and cream certain families
produce and convert 1t into butter and cheese
without any work or risk on their part
This plan VIII evolve iself into a sort OF CO.
ttced TO a large extent IN Iowa and Illinois,
The farmer milks his cows and his work IS
done. Every morning wagon comes from
the creamery, and competent mel do the SHIN.
ming and pay cash for all the mix and cream
they can get.
This plan works well. as it gives farmers a
chance to attend 10 their cattle and crops with
out having TO put up with the dozens of worries
incident TO small dairy.
All the men Interested in the California Dairy
Association are in earnest about their work
and mean TO put forth every effort to make The
venture success.