The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-03-11
RICH rs GOOD BUTTER.
Redwood Falls Cooperative
Creamery Continues in the
Path of Success.
Only One Creamery in the South
ern Minnesota Belt Making
Butter Cheaper. :.

The creamery interests of Redwood
county received fresh impetus at the
meeting of the stockholders and di-
rectors of the Redwood Falls Coop
erative Creamery Association at the
court house last Saturday afternoon.
There was more enthusiasm manifest
ed over the COW and the dollars pull
ed from her than has ever before been
manifested in this section of the State.
Not only that, but the stock of
the creamery association was quoted
at above par and a general jump made
for any stray share that might happen
to be on the market. Further, the
association was announced to be in a
condition par excellence, and the posi-
ton of secretary, filled for the past
two years by O. L. Dornberg, free of
charge, was taken from the free list
and placed on salary, on account of
the increasing business of the associ-
alton, requiring a full weeks work
each month.
1t was two o'clock when the stock
holders were called to order. The
ballot was the first thing ordered with
Thos. March and Charles Brewster as
tellers. There was no stampede to
vote and the report of Secretary Dorm
berg for the year closing Feb. lst was
called for. The secretary preceded
his report by congratulating the di-
rectors and stockholders on the sue
cess of the creamery, and stated that
in these times of adversely it was
pleasant to be interested in an institu-
ton located in our midst that was
going on the upward scale. He then
read the report, the substance Of which
lis given in the following tables:
Pounds OF milk received. . 2,217, ,ss7.
Pounds of butter fat produced 81, ,S31.5
Average net price paid for but
Average vel age yield Of butter fat to A'' 'en''
100 pounds of milk. ........... 461
Pounds of milk required to make
one pound of butter. ............ 21.65
Total lbs of butter made. .... 1O2,4O
RECEIPTS.
From Butter sales
shipped, 81, 1876 lbs S14, 1892
From home sales,
! ll,2bS pounds. 1,79b.bo
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid patrons for milk s12,e7ess
Wages and supplies. 2,13997
Applied to s'k'g fund 1,1O6 S5
s15,e2655 s15,e26. 55
The largest number of patrons of
the creamery at any one time during
the year was 1O8, and the least num-
ber was 63, making an average of 85
patrons for the year. The average
amount of milk received on each run
ming day was 5000 pounds. This re-
port was received with a great deal of
applause and was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
At this juncture Messrs. Clark Mil
Ter, W. H. Lance and o. L. Dornberg
we're named as the nominating COM
mittee to name seven directors for the
ensuing year, and they named A. D.
Stewart, O. L. Dornberg, Thos. March,
A. G. Miller, G. S. Brewster, G. w.
Lussenhop and A. D. Smith for the
approval of the stockholders. A mo-
ton was made that the secretary be
instructed to cast his ballot for the di-
rectors named and the motion was
adopted.
Here President Stewart made few
remarks on the progress of the cream
cry in general and on the fact that it
was time to pay the secretary small
r salary. He said that the association
had certainly made an admirable
showing for the year just closed. The
creamery, he said, had passed out of
e the experimental stage and was now
:; an established fact The report, how
ever, he remarked, was not as good as
it might be, because patrons might
have more cows and get more out of
!. the plant. II will increase the num-
ber of my cows about one-third this