Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-26
Big BOOM In KANSAS BUTTER
CREAMERY OPERATORS BACK FROM
AN INSPECTION TOUR.
They Pick Up Some Pointers
in Western States and Talk En-
Enthusiastically of the
Outlook.

The six creamery operators from Kansas
who. with Secretary Coburn. of the agri-
cultural board, have been on a weeks tour
Of the butter regions Of the Northwest,
reached Kansas City yesterday and spent
the day here. The party was composed or
j. L. Huffman. Of Newton, president OF
the Kansas State Dairy Association j. n
Forney, of Abilene, secretary OF the state
association; j. Z. Nissley, of Topeka. secre-
tary Of the National Buttermakers' Associ-
alton; H. NJ. Brandt. Of Canton. ex-presi-
dent and ex-secretary of the state asso-
citation: Elmer Essley. of Mound Ridge. his
business partner; A. T.. Eyth, OF EfnteT-
prise, and Secretary Coburn.
The party left Kansas City one week ago
as the guests of the Rock Island road, to
travel among the fine butter regions Of
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. study the
conditions and see what there was Of value
in the methods of the buttermakers that
could be applied with profit TO the business
in Kansas.
The party represented an investment Of
over a third of a million dollars In cream
cry plants and business in Kansas. The
men are practical buttermakers who have
done business for a dozen years IN Kansas
against all odds that have come up. and
have made it pay through it all. They have
paid out in that time an enormous sum
they cannot even approximate the amount
to the farmers Of the state for cream ana
milk, and have won for their product a tair
name and created a demand for the butter
even in Europe, where large quantities OF II
are now shipped each week. They came
nome fun OF encouragement to push their
business harder than ever.
They spent some time at the experimental
stations IN Iowa and Minnesota ana visited
many creameries. They will now begin a
campaign for the advancement of their in
t~erests and the promotion Of the cause OF
dalrying in Kansas.
The conditions that surround the making
OF butter IN the North said MI Brandt,
are very different from those with which
We have to contend. When Kansas was set
tied the farmers spread out big and EARNED
whole sections Of land. while in the North
and East the farmer considered forty
acres plenty of land to take all Of his time.
He farms closer. looks after the smaller
matters closer and gets better net results
from his labor. The small farmer, the man
who Is careful and who uses all that ma
ture has provided. is what we need in Kan
sas to-day. Where the business is well de-
veloped in the North the railroads have
large refrigeratOrs built in their country
depots to care for the product of the cream
cries. and load II for market in the best of
shape. The Rock Island will put in at our
stations through Kansas all the conven-
iences the growing business will warrant,
vantages the older sections enjoy.
Kansas butter to-day enjoys A promi-
nence and has the advantage in the mar
kets of London. We are exporting il in
large quantities and making il paw Us. too.
over twenty-five cars have been loaded
with prime creamery butter in Kansas dur
AA46 AA4t past EAANI udl IldL WENT EIIdl&A
to London. Our wild grass. the coarse.
stout buffalo grass. gives to the butter "A
strong. firm body. and makes II a solid and
superior article for the English taste. II
does not have that delicate flavor that
comes from tame and finer grasses. but we
gain by that fact We believe that with
more attention paid TO the business and the
farmers advised Of the sources of revenue
the Northern farmers are developing. that
We shall be able to largely Increase the
business of the state and give the benefit
Of an enlarged trade to the producers of
the cream.
There are few people who realize the
extent of the dairy interests OF the state. |
Ny county. Mcpherson. furnished enough
cream to our cresmeries to make our firm
over in Dickinson county there will be over
10000 paid out the present year for
cream. The butter thus made will go
abroad. and that sum of money Will come |
to US from London and be distributed TO
the farmers of that county. IF We can
double the output we can double the re-
turns to the people. The company of which
Mr.. Forney is a leading member has a
number Of creameries running. and he will /
pay out himself close to 10000 during the
These are but instances Of what we are
doing. There are scores of others. little
all over the state that add to
the volume of the business. If We can get |
farmers to quit trying to cultivate a
acres and settle down on a small
er area. develop the smaller matters and
let corn and wheat alone. we can grow and
enlarge the business many times over and
find a market for every pound of butter
have for sale.
The publication by Secretary Coburn of
his pamphlet on Cow Culture showing
what il has done for the people of the
state, was a revelation, and has awakened
q deep interest in d~airying all over our
Of the state. We want to follow il
up with such work as will bring US tangi-
BILE results. We are now prepared to talk
to our farmers about the methods that OBJ
tain in the country where buttermaking has
for many years; and We believe
the best OF results will follow.
The sale of dairy and poultry products
Of the state of Kansas Is to-day greater
the combined value of the wheat crop
and fat cattle sent to the market. John
of Concordia. is shipping nine
cars of eggs per week and two cars of
butter. That means over $4,000 per week at
that one point paid out for the goods. Day-
ton. who buys at Winfield. does double that
business. and John Parker, at Hutchinson.
shipped during April and May hfty-seven
cars Of eggs and three cars of butter each
week. Every other station in the state has
shippers at work paying out cash. every
TO the producers of the state and help
business and grows the more IL is investi-
Yesterday the dairymen were guests of
he Creamery Package MANUFACTURING
of this city They were enter
aimed at the Blossom house. and during
he afternoon paid a visit to TroOst park
where they shot the chutes and enjoved
themselves for an hour, after which they
ode out TO FairmOunt park. where they
.njoyed the flowers and shade for a time.
left for home last evening.