The Delta independent., 1897-01-27
A Creamery Needed.

an organization started here which will
insure the building of one. Last We'd
nesday afternoon IL meeting was held at
the hose house and j. Q. Adams, II. L.
Baird and w. E. Obert appointed com
mittee to see how many COWS the farmers
would furnish if the enterprise is start
ed.
The following from thu Kansas City
Star in reference to the creameries in
Dickinson county, Kansas, shows what
may be accomplished in that line:
When the people Of the county saw
that they could not get rich by the
methods of speculation they took up
other things. One OF these was the
creamery industry and it has grown to
proportions that has astonished the men
who began its development. Just ten
years ago the first creamery was establish
ed and now there are fifteen at work all
the time with more in progress. The
head Of the largest company, the Belle
Springs Creamery company, is J. X. For
ney, a farmer. He came to the county
in 1879 and for ten years made success
on farm in the south part of the county.
Then he came to this city to look after
the central factory Of the creamery as
sociation and is here yet. But he still
takes an interest in his farm and says
that the man who looks after the little
things in his business cannot help but
succeed. Mr.. Forney oversees nine
creameries, five OF which are in this
county. In addition there are ten that
have either the ownership Of investors
or are mutual concerns that are the busi-
ness Of the farmers of the communities
in which they are situated. Says Mr..
Forney: These creameries pay to the
farmers Of the county about 100000
annually. The average farmer gets 81
or Sl5 month for the milk he brings to
us. We paid over S160, 600 this year and
the others OF the county will pay fully as
much more. There are some Of our
patrons that are in the business for all
that there is in it who receive checks the
fifteenth OF every month for s75 to $50,
and they are paying off the mortgages on
their farms and buying more land.
Some, however, receive as low as S5 a
month and are not sure that the business
pays. To Dickinson county farmers the
payment each year is now s26O,O and
it is steadily growing. The patrons Of
the creameries number 100 in the
county. The population Of the county
is 10000 and Of this the towns have about
1000, leaving about 8. 600 heads Of families
to reside in the country. So Of these !, 700
are going to the creamery each day and
the result is far reaching.
III aaaitiUa. ~ tsIo OuttcI ruaheIs thcI o
are cheese factories starting. The farm
ers Of the eastern end Of the county last
year decided to have trial OF the possi-
bility OF cheese making and they hired a
professional cheese expert to come and
run their factory. Now the Rhinehart
cheese company has four factories and
the demand is so great that it cannot
supply it. They are 5000 pounds behind
their orders now and no immediate out
look for catching up. The creameries
are putting in cheese making apparatus
and soon all will be making both kinds
Of milk product. The COW has saved
Dickinson county. Had it not been for
the work Of the humble COW it would
have much less than its present popula-
ton and it would be guessing on its
years income instead OF knowing almost
TO dollar exactly what the result Of
each days labor is to be. a permanent
prosperity has been the object sought
by the farmers and they have found il in
diversified industry. And it helps us
all, for in this city where a few years ago
it was hard work to get good butter,
and where large per cent Of the butter
used was Of the country variety now the
merchants say 30 per cent is creamery
butter, pure and fresh. decided help in
the matter Of pure food Development"