Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-05-09
The Kaquind Bay Creamery.
The First Creamery Estdb-
IisHed in Lincoln
County.

The plant of the Yaquina Bay
Creamery Company is now in full
operation in Toledo and is turning
out the finest grade Of beautiful,
golden creamery butter. A short
history and description of this plant
may prove interesting to the readers
of the LEADER.
For several years many Of Our
progressive and enterprising people
have recognized the importance of
this industry and efforts were
made from time to time to get some
one interested in the matter enough
to establish a plant in this county.
Last November B. F. Jones and
J. D. Daily made a visit to the
Vancouver creamery and came
back greatly interested il the mat
ter. 1t was thought at that time
that the Vancouver men could be-
induced to put plant in here, but
owing to their capital being all
tied up in their Vancouver plant it
was not possible for them to do so,
though they recognized the peculiar
favorable circumstances here for an
industry Of that Lind. Wien il
was found that these parties were
not coming it was determined to
make all effort to build creamery
by home work and capital. A
company was incorporated and
subscription books opened for the
subscription of stock. Enough
stock was speedily subscribed to
warrant the company to commence
building. The building was erect
ed under the supervision Of R.
Dedtick, and is solid, substantial
building.
THE PLANT.
The machinery for the creamery
was purchased of G. c. Wickson
& Co., of Portland and San Fran
cisco. The plant has a capacity of
manufacturing the product OF about
900 COWS. The machinery consists
of a fifst-class Alpha De Laval sep
arator which has a capacity of
1900 pounds of milk per hour, a
ESQ gallon square churn. six foot
circular butter worker, a ESQ gallon
cream vat, milk vat, and other
numerous accessories. The ma
chinery is operated by six horse
power engine to which steam is
furnished by a ten horse power
boiler. Hot and cold water is con-
Quoted to every pait ofthe building.
HOW BUTTER is MADE.
The process through which milk
is taken till the butter product is
turned out is interesting. The
milk is brought to the creamery in
cans and hoisted by crane 10 a
platform which is raised eight feet
above the floor of the creamery.
Here it is weighed and allowed &c
run from the tank OH the scales tC
the milk vat. From here it goes
into a continuance where it is tenn
pered to "a degrees heat, by means
of hot water surrounding the pan
where the milk runs. When prop,
erly heated itruns into the separator
This is the principal piece of ma
chinery in the plant. Here th'
cream is separated from the mill
and the skim milk is conducted t
tank outside the building. Tht
cream goes from the separator int
the cream vat where it is cooled of
by means of cold water running
through pipes through the cream
After the cream is properly cooleI
it goes to the churn. When tht
churning is ready the power is pu
on and the rapidly revolving churi
soon brings the butter. After tn,
butter comes the churn is opened
and the butter milk drawn off
The butter is then given a thorough
washing with fresh cold water
After it is sufficiently washed it i
taken out and put i'll the butte
worker and worked till every dro'
OF the milk and water is worke,
out OF it, Then it is taken TO tn