Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-25

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fails, again she hustles up her pals. |
and seeks. in the cows with the brindle
tails, that fount of wealth which seldom
fails. Hot winds may blow, and the
grasshoppers hop, and the bugs and
Billiards may gather the crop, but SO
long as the stream of milk don't stop
the COW and the milk-maid will come
out on top.
In the issue of the Kansas City Star
of Sunday, Feb. FL, appeared two
column article concerning the creamery
business in Barton county, prepared
for the Star by that papers represent
ative in Great Bend. The article is
ably written. and nicely illustrated with
cuts of creamery buildings and machin
cry made from photographs taken by
the correspondent. We reproduce the
following statistics concerning the busi-
ness done last year by Barton county
creameries:
The creamerles, besides bringing
over S1oo, 900 annually into this county
has kept the price of milch cows very
high when compared with other stock,
good cow easily bringing SIS.
The statements here given of b e
amount of business done by the various
creameries in this county during 1896
were secured from the secretaries of
the various companies and are authen-
tic. They show that during the year
the crsameries purchased z5,zo5, 46I
pounds of milk, for which they paid
S113,857 or about So. 500 a month.
The value of the skinned milk sold to
the creamery patrons during this time
was S5,724, which, at the usual price
of one-fourth cent per gallon, means
z,z8e,oI6 gallons of milk. The value
of the 763.474 pounds of butter sold
can not be given in dollars and cents,
but it is safe to say that it more than
pays the expenses of the creameries.
The Heizer Creamery company,
Heller Kans. received during 1896,
including that from the skimming sta
tions at Albert, BazIne, Pawnee Rock,
and Timken, 6, ,267,474 pounds of milk,
and paid for the same S34. .e2I.IS, an
average price of 55 As cents hundred
pounds, and sold 27S. $40 pounds of
butter. The value of skinned milk
sold was 1,3S5.Io. The total number
of patrons. 2o2. Since January this
company has established skimming
stations at Ash Valley, Rush Center
and Bison.
The Logan Township Creamery com
pany north of Ellinwood, purchased,
including that received at stations at
Odin and Bushton, 5.722, ,61o pounds of
milk. and paid for the same S3I,476,
an average price of SIS. SO cents hun
dred pounds. 1t sold los, o47 pounds
of butter. The value of the skinned
milk was 81. 62I.48. The total number
of patrons. 37e.
The Ellinwood Creamery Co., Ellin-
wood, received including that from the
sklmming stations at Larned and Chase
2,os4,457 pounds of milk, and paid for
it So,423. .o4, an average price of SIS. Is
cents, and sold 81, 527 pounds of butter
The value of the skinned milk sold was
SoIo.I6. The number of patrons I73.
The Star Separator Co.. of Hoising-
ton, received 2,7e5,1oe pounds of milk
and paid SIS, 562 for it, an average Of
55.4 cents per hundred. 1t sold over
$1,000 pounds of butter. It has IA
patrons.
The w. G. Merritt Creamery Co., al
Great Bend. received, including that
from stations at Necoma, Olmitz, Nc
cracken, Shaffer and Seward, 4.427. 52c
pounds of milk, and paid Sz2. fol
it; avers ge price of 55.4 cents. The
value of the skinned milk was $ez3.46