The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-29
Kin1ball Needs a Creamery
The Business Men, CitiZe us and Farmers Meet and
Discuss the Project. Everybody Enthusias=
tic. Some Facts About Creameries.

DISCUSS the PROJECT. t
tic. Some Facts
About two lundrtd farmers and citi-,
or Kimball met ut the opela-house
Saturday afternoon to discuss the qnes-
ton OF a creamery for Kimball. r. II.
Cook was made chairman. An effort
had been made to secure a speaker from
abroad, but it was found Impossible to
do SO. Hence it was left to the business
men, headed nv Mayor Foote, to present
the subjrct as best they could The
meeting was much larger attended and
interest more generally manifested than
Was anticipated, SO few farmers under
stand the working OF co operative cream
cries. On motion the chairman appointed
u committee OF five to solicit shares.
The committee sold about 100 shares, ,
amounting to $1,000 with but little
trouble, and most OF which were tlkun
by the farmers. 1t was a better start
than had been anticipated by the pro-
motors OF the creamery, and it Is now
thought that the balance can be raised
without much trouble. Another meeting
will be called soon. at which time it is
expected that a creamery expert will be
present to address the farmer and ans
wer any and all questions. We are con
tident that when tile farmers once thor
oughly understand the project the will
come forward with the necessary sub
scriptiOns to The stock. 1t will take u
little time, however, to accomplish this,
and, meanwhile, keep the ball moving.
The farmers in the n%eighborhood Of
the Lake Preston creamery say that they
would not again desert the cows il they
were certain of getting one hundred
bushels of wheat to The acre. Some of
them tried it last year because of the
big yield of grain there, bus those who
continued to patronize The creamery are
way ahead of their ncighbors who Quit
milking cows.
The De Smet creamery paid off yestcr-
day for January milk at the rate of 70
cents for average milk which was 4.66
test. While this is q great drop from
the December payment, still it is mot bad
considering the market dropped ten
cents about the first OF January. The
receipts for the month we're 100000
pounds, and the net paid to patrons a
little over thirteen hundred dollars.-.De
Smet News-Leader.
Nearly 10000 pounds Of milk were
taken in at our creamery last week.
The plant is running every day and the
patronage increasing each week.--De
Srnet News-Leadcr.
The Elkton creamery opened up Tues
day morning and was well p%atronized
for a starter. Tuesday 2,1OO pounds of
milk were taken in and Thursday the
pounds numbered over 2,3O0.-Elkton
Record.
Parties from the range west of the
Missouri river were in this vicinity the
latter part OF last week buying young
stock to put on the range. Two car
loads were secured here. Stock is not
plentiful in this locality and those who
did sell realized as much for a yearliDg
as could be had a couple of years ago for
a good mich COW Since the creamer-
les have been established in this part of
state, cows and heifer calves cannot be
had for a song as they once could.-Volga
Tribune.
Judging from reports all over the state
the signs Of the times portend a greatly
increased interest in the subject of
dairy farming. New creamcries are be-
ing established all over South Dakota,
and the capacity Of many OF the old
ones is being enlarged to meet the local
requirements. The COW is coming to
the front as an important factor in so!v-
ing the question Of the value Of South
Dakota land. The rich quality of the
native grasses in this state leads to the
belief that the time is not far distant
when she will be known as one of the
leading dairy states in tho Union:-
Beresford Republic.
The man with plenty OF clancy cream
ery' was a fortunate individual yester-
day. There was a general inquiry for
this grade OF butter, and dealers could
get 1872 for it. Fancy dairy, too, was
firm at is and II cents. But the medium
grades, gathered Gin serried phalanx" in
the butter cellars, refused to move.
Packing stock went we'll at Z to s cents
and roll was in good demand at 8 and 9
cents.-Chicago Record, Feb. 81.
Someone has sent NE a list Of cheese
factories and creameries in Wisconsin.
There are in that state 752 creameries
and 1887 cheese factories. Kewaunee
county, where l lived and started the
first cheese factory in 1875, and which
consisted Of 8 government townships,
has so active cheese factories. The farms
run from 20 acres upward; there are very
few over 100 acres. think the average
would be about go acres to a farm. There
is no running out for the stock and ii
has to be pastured and fed during thu
winter. The winter is almost twice al
long as here, and there is nothing bu1
tame grass, which dies early and start.
late. III ordinary years they have tt
) feed in the later part of October and feet
sometimes in April. While there in 1893
was credihly informed that including
tie dairy products the county exported
about 81, 100000 worth Of stuff all raised