The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-05
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THE &C. OPERATIVE CREAMERY.

How Farmers Can start a Small One aud
Make 1t Pay.
A good creamery is of great value in
any community of farmers, and, as a
rule, more is obtained at such places for
the cream than the farmer can get for
the butter manufactured from it, But
crcameries are not always located just
where they arc needed. Ii takes large
productive dairy district to supply even
small creamery with all the cream it
needs. There are consequently many
farmers scattered throughout the coun-
try who must make their cream into
butter to dispose of it and accept such
low rates for the product at the country
stores that there is little profit in it,
The result is they find little money in
dairying even with good COWS.
1t is in such places that cooperative
dairying is today proving of great value
to farmers. Where the business is run
on right principles money is made much
easier and faster than according to the
old plan of making little butter on
each farm ard selling it TO the country
stores in return for other articles. Of
| course there are some farms situated so
! close to good markets that farmers can
make money in putting their butter up
in fancy prints for special customers
| Where this is possible it is not adviSa-
| BILE to enter into combination with the
neighboring farmers to make the butter
| on the wholesale plan.
To build small separator factory in
| theneighborhoodi is a small undertaking.
The whole outfit, including cheap
building, a separator, q small engine
and cream and milk watts, should cost
about 5000. Sometimes a vacant build
ing could no used for the work, so that
these expenses could be deducted from
the amount. Such sum is not great in
community where a dozen or more
farmers are going to contribute toward
its erection. All of the farmers could
then cart their milk direct to the sepa-
rator, where the cream could be taken
off and the milk returned each day.
The separator will do the work better
and quicker than any other invention.
The hauls will not be long, as the farm
ers contributing will all be in the i'm
mediate nejghborhood.
In this building the butter can bt
made all at once and after some one
method. Such butter is superior to the
small amounts made at different times
and packed away in the same jar
Plenty of ice can be supplied to the sep
arator company at small cost per head
The manufacture of this butter must b,
given into the hands of one who under
stands the work thoroughly. The worl
can be divided up among a number, o
one man be selected for the work who i
known for his ability to manufacture
the right article.
1t is almost as easy to make ton o
butter as ii is to manufacture 0 pounds
and all of the labor that is now spent o.
} the individual farms will be dispose,
of. But, after all, the real gain is il
l the selling. The butter will be made il
large quantities, packed carefully an
! kept Oh ice until needed. In this wa
! arrangements can be made to send tn
t butter to large cities, where cash can b
; obtained for it. Cash should be take
A every time in preference to trading
+ out. By the latter course the farmer a
e ways loses, for the storekeeper impose
e upon him with double profits, e.
Smith in American Cultivator