Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-08
PROFITS IN DAIRY1Ne,
J. E. Nissley Furnished Figures TOR
the State Reports.


its report for the past year and de-
votes for the first time some space 70
dairying and the creamery industry
Most Of its figures are based on Dick
inson county's experience 1t says:
In Kansas, dairying is a business
which, properly conducted and judic-
iously managed, will return a liberal
profit. There has never been a ''me
in western Kansas when a farmer out
Of debt, and with family OF five
could not make a good living with
20 cows, providing he devoted enough
time to the raising Of kailir-corn 10
make feed for them.
In western Kansas, the pullalo-
grass affords excellent feed in the
summer, and large portion OF the
winter, and the little feed required
during the winter, can usually
be raised with comparatively little
trouble. In eastern Kansas, cattle
are easily handled, and dairying IS ''
profitable as in any state in the union
With the increase in the lnteres
and investments in dairying, ther'
} has been a corresponding increase II
creameries. With the aid Of tn
creamery, refrigerator transpor'a'l0'
and a rate Of /! cents per pound iron
7 Topeka to New York or Galveston
q the owner Of a few cows is enabled y
realize a good profit on their mil
Y product. An investigation Of results
J. made by J. +. Nissley, practlc'
Q Dickinson county creamery maj
j develops the fact that good mile
>, cows average $S5 to their owners p'
Y wear, that the average feeding G.
pense is about $40, and that IL
-e average value Of the cows is w. a
70 average profit Of $l5 per COW on
,r investment Of s2S, besides the raisll
oi a calf, is not q bad business tran
. y. action, considering that the feed
~ >. raised without expense other tn
y the time Of the farmer. Dicklns
w county has l6 creameries, which P
sn out 5000 per month for mi
e'' Able and experienced creamery N
figure that, on each 1000 pounds
homemade butter marketed, there
oh 1925 lost, which might and wouiu
saved to farmers il the milk had b'
;ot m originally sold to good creame
:. wv Kansas farmers are rapidly disco'
''' inc that there is money in this Y
NY Of handling milk, and that it pays 8
''o keep few good milch cows !
OPV industry will develop even III
laa rapidly in the next 10 years 'na'
cen has in the last 10, notwlthsIaho
zen. the fact that almost all the deve
for ment made has been in that time.
Of Our recapitulation OF the u
two bu sjness shows Is, reporting an
gregate invested capital of SlSs'
total cost of plant, Sl2l,9ooi ieP'
rent, expenses, ETC., 2l,52l.94i
; !. value Of products, s622,5lS' cos
raw material, $iSl,973'9S'
river amount of wages, $4s, ,o57s $751; gre'
.o,- number Of hands employed
average number Of hands, 81 A
bling the question, "How is business
pared with that Of 1894" 10 ans"
""'' .increased," seven failed to an
from at all, and one says "decrea'
This Is rapidly growing lha"
! sun and promises great things ior
land. future, since new and imp
, ,Do methods of conducting this bu'
are constantly being instituted
IS and all things taken into consldera''
,, lids fair to rank among the
''''"' profitable and important ol n
no the commercial interests.