The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-03-14
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Subscribed for tho New Creamery
in Two Hours. Prof. Wheaton
Talks to the Farmers.
Prof. A. IL. Wheaton. president of The
South Dakota Dairy association talked
for over two hours at the opera-house
"Wednesday afternoon, and his remarks
Were atttntiyc!y listened To by tie large
number Ut farmers and the %sprinkliDg OF
business men present. The day was
raw and chilly, but we do not think
there was a farmer present who was not
greatly edited about matters OF which
most Of us possess but a super fetal
knowledge and consequently amply re-
paid for his trip to town. 1t was too bad
that more farmers were not present, and
an increased attendance by our towns
people would have added encouragement
to the contemplated enterprise. 1t isn't
right to leave the brunt OF a project of
this kind, which is for the benefit of all
upon the shoulders of a few. Everybody
should take hold aud help keep the ball
rolling.
Neither time nor space will permit
even a synopsis Of Prof. Wheaton's talk.
Much that he said was simply putting in
other words, and of course more clearly,
that which has already has appeared in
these columns, and every statement
made by the GRAPHIC and the published
creamery items from other newspapers
fully s~ubstantiated. In his Introductory
remarks he explained the detrimental
effects upon the soil by exclusive grain
raising, while dairy farming constantly
enriched it. He told OF his own early
experiences, the prejudice he had TO
combat and the failures of the old style
creameries end cheese factories. and
then went N and explained fully the
mode of operation of the modern CO.
operative creamery, its organization,
management and sclence of butter max
ing as we now find it. One good point
he brought out clearly was that it was
not a question Of putting a few more
dollars into the pockets Of the farmer
with perhaps a half dozen cows. Tho
farmer who found his five or six cows
were paying him more than he evel
dreamed Of getting out of them soon be-
comes anxious for double and and TRIBE
the number. Then he was ambitious fol
hardly realized it he wa thoroughly in
to diversified farming with money in til,
bank and once more on his feet and con
tended with his lot. Prof. Wheaton ridi
culed the idea that just as good a calf al
ever lived could not DO raised wholly up
on milk from the separator, and %referre,
to the thoroughbred cattle at the stat
agricultural college as an illustration
He produced quotations from the marke
, report for the past ten years shown;
that the farmer who took his milk to tn
%creameries received about double TIL
: amount for his butter that the farme
did who made his own.
At the conclusion of his talk Pro-
= Wheaton exhibited contract and specif
: cations for a $500 creamery, buildin,
and machinery complete, and offered t
put it in running order within 30 days
. 1t may be of interest to state here tina
= the five Kingsbury county creameries-
including The Ii at %Iroquois and Dc
. Smet and acknowledged to be the best i
4 the state-were all put in by Pro
Wheaton and his partner. The De SINE
creamery as it now stands cost $4,Oot
, 1t has been twice enlarged. 1t is cheape
!, to build to somewhere near the require
, capacity than to enlarge later on.
smaller and cheaper could of course |
put in was it desired.
d The response to a call for subscription
If to stock at $50 a share was not at fir
d encouraging, but by degrees the Ii,
it grew until the $1,000 mark was reacle
NJ at nightfall-two 6fths OF which W;
" subscribed by business men One got
II feature of it was that every farmer d
It liberated the matter thoroughly befoI
d putting down his name and knows ju
what he is doing. Now let each Of the!
farmers take a neighbor IN hand al
close the deal at once. There is no tin
TO lose and every DAYS delay means
loss of money. Here is a list to date.
your name is not there get it there b
fore we publish the list again next wee