The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-06-11
IHE oREAMERY PBoPosIfIoN

THE CREAMERY Propositions.
The Kansas Creamery CompaBy's Offer a |
Fair One.
Last Friday evening a meeting vas
held at the Teagarden Office to hear a
proposition from the Kansas Creamery
company, who offer to put in skim
ming station at this point, as it has
done at Lebanon, Phillipsburg, Smith
Centre, Norton and Dresden.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Weber, D. P. Bailey being elected
secretary. ". " MARBLE, agent Of the
company was introduced and made an
interesting talk on darying. its advan-
tages and disadvantages. The com,
pany's proposition, which is consid-
ered>a very liberal one, is this: The
people of Sherman. county are to con
struct plant, costing probably $3.50.
The company will agree TO rent this
plant and operate it continuously, buy
ing milk for cash on the basis of the
price of butter on the general market,
paying the same price at the station
here as is paid at the main creamery at
Belleville, and making no charge for
transportation of cream. The plant at
no time becomes the property of the
company, but belongs to those who aid
in its construction. The rent is to be
paid on a graduated scale, being gov
erned by the quantity Of milk furnish
ed, as for instance: For a daily re-
ceipt of 1900 pounds of milk furnished,
rental Of six per cent on the cost Of
the plant is to be paid; for 5000 pounds,
eight per cent, and for 5000 pounds, 10
per cent. To addition the company is
to keep the plant in repair.
A committee consisting of G. NJ.
MiIlisack, E. Thorson, T. P. Leonard,
C.E. Swarts and E. j. Scott were ap-
pointed to investigate the matter and
report The meeting then adjourned.
There is no gainsayiHg the fact that
success in western Kansas must come
through its natural resources. Those
resources are dairying, stock raising
and poultry. Other so-called resources
such as agricultural, fruit raising, etc,
are accidental and not to be depended
upon. Western Kansas, as a dairyipg
region, has the advantage of cheap
land, good grazing and mild climate,
and can compete with the world in this
business.
Creamery ventures in the past have
often failed but to-day that industry
Is conducted in a manner that insures
success. Instead of operating small
creameries at independent points, one
large creamery is constructed at a cen
trail railroad division and along the
lines in each direction are located
Swimming stations that are feeders for
the main factory. These can be erected
at a less cost and operated much more
cheaply than creameries, while giving
the locality the same advantages. Then,
too, the butter can be marketed in
large quantities at much better ad-
vantage than if peddled about in small
lots. The butter made at such a factory
has a more even quality and will bring
a better price the year around than
the product of an independent factory.
Every morning the milk is delivered
at these Swimming stations and separ-
ated by machinery, the cream shipped
to the factory and the skinned milk
returned to the patron fresh and sweet
This milk can be fed to calves and pigs
with nearly the same advantage as the
whole milk if bran is mixed with it tC
replace the butter fat taken out in the
process Of separation. This in itself
is big advantage.
The separator removes nearly all the
butter fat from the milk, and the pro
duct of each patron is tested eact
morning and paid for on the percentage
of cream contained in the same. The
price paid for this cream the yeal
around will average about 100 per cent
higher than would be realized from
the homemade butter, made from the
same milk and sold at grocery store
prices, besides giving the darymar
further advantage of receiving cash in
stead of trade.
The reason for this is plain The
separator will remove about 30 Pc
cent. more butter fat than the "rais
ing" process, and the creamery prod
uet will sell for at least double tn
price of homemade butter on the gen
eral market Then, too, the arduou
task of churning and working the but
ter, and the care or the milk is don
away with, giving the farmer NOR
time to care for his stock.
Dairying, properly conducted, vii
pay big dividends here in Sherman
county, and this opportunity shoul
not be allowed to slip away. As all ar
at least indirectly interested eVeryon
should lend their aid to make th
thing go.