Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-11
cO.OPEROCIvE .KEAMERlES.

interesting article, and it appeared
in a recent issue of the Milaca
Times: .& ~
Among the most prosperous Of
our Minnesota communities will
he found, these. who are realizing
their steady profit and supporting
cooperative creameries. This is
not statement Of the fancy, but
one which. can be proven by the
cold, hard facts.
Z, One has only to pass through
such a place, where the factories
have been in operation long
enough to enable those engaged
in the business to realize on their
investment, to note the complete
difference in their surroundings.
Take southern Minnesota for in.
stance. A few years back there
were no dreamer there; but
there were great, plenty of mort.
Cages. Debts were the rule and
IS per cent OF the trading at the
stores was chalked down. to be
paid "when we get our threshlng
done," and it was no surepromise.
For the .chinch bug held sway
among the wheat. fields then.
But now a change as welcome
as complete has come over the
whole section. Where the sod
house stood, there now. stands
a comfortable home. Then. the
stock was turned out of doors to
shift for'itself, or as they termed
it, ito rustic among the corn
stalks and at night placed in
straw sheds. Now large barns and
outbuildings have taken the place
of the old ssheds, and the fine
stock that one sees in passing
through this section of our fair
state, have taken the place of the
scrubs, which were stock, to be
sure, but such stock as did not pay
in dollars and-cents.
What has wrought this change,
you ask? We answer, the co.
operative separator creamery and
the Babcock milk test. This last
has been one of the most impor.
tant factors in helping our farm.
.,ers and stockman to know accu.
rately just what cow was able to
produce for them, and SO enable
them to turn off flor beef an ami.
NAL that -was consuming more
food than SHE was turning in
money to pay for. 1t is simple
operation; one that any one can
do, and by simple calculation any.
one can determine at a glance if
the animal whose milk is tested, is
one that 1t pays to feed: And in
these times the average farmer
can poorly afford to keen any pets
THAT consume as much food as an
adult COW.
Another reason that must ap.
peal strongly to you as a farmer
is the fact that instead of waiting
till you thresh," you get your
check every month in the year and
the consequence is that instead of
asking for credit, you aave the
cash, aud can trade where ou like,
get your goods without paying
two prices for them, and instead
of poor Equality of goods, you
can buy the best for the same
price, cash, that you formerly paid
for poorer quality when you
bought on the credit system.
All these things count, and
count big. A few cents on this
and few cents on another article
will soon grow into a large amount.
These are few of the plans that
these men have pursued who are
prosperous in the creamery bust.
ness. You ask, do all creameries
pay alikes No. No more than
any >other business in the same
line pays the same everywhere.
Some creameries are able to pay
more than others, from the fact
that they are better adapted to
secure all the money making
properties Of the milk. Some
cream cries are able to pay more
for the milk than others can be.
Ecanse thew have carefn1 man in