The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-17
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MODEL CHEESEMEN.
Why Do Not All Factory Patrons Follow
This Illustrious ExampleP

This llluBtrtOus Example?
The patrons, manager and workmen
of the Glover Hill wis. cheese factory
hold an annual meeting in the late win
ter, preparatory to vigorous opening
of the spring campaign. At the last
meeting the patrons framed out of theii
own heads and of their own free will
noble agreement which they bound
themselves to observe. The agreement is
published in Hoard's Dairyman and is
hereby commended to all the factory
patrons Christendom over. 1t is as fol-
lows:
We, the patrons of the Glover Hill
cheese factory, having proved, by sew
eral years experience, that there is profit
for the farmer in producing milk for
cheese purposes, and having learned
that dairy farming at high profit calls
for close study concerning the COW
and an intelligent understanding of
feeds and feeding, and realizing that we
must bring up the reputation of Via
consin cheese to better paying demand
and that to cheat the trade with poor
goods will in the end destroy this
profitable business, are convinced that
better milk, better cheese and better
reputation in the worlds markets con.
stitute the only true road to dairy sue.
cess. These convictions aotuate us to
make the following agreement with the
proprietor of the Clover Hill cheese fac
tory:
Recognizing the fact that there is not
a first class cheese factory in the land
where good prices are obtained for
cheese except where the patrons prao-
tice thorough cleanliness in the care of
their milk and believing that every pa
iron is affected in the cash outcome by
the way his brother patrons produce and
handle their milk and realizing that
this is matter of profit TO each of us,
we, as patrons Of the Glover Hill cheese
factory, agree to furnish said factory,
so far as is in our power, nothing but
good, clean, pure, wholesome milk pro-
duced through healthy COWS, pure feed,
pure water, pure air and clearly han
ding. We further agree to pay special
attention to the comfort and proper
feeding of our COWS, to the cleanliness
Of our cans and all utensils used in
milking, to stagnant water, dead car
cases or filth Of any kind in our pas
lures or barnyards that would tend TO
oontamiDate our product.
In return for the above consideration
on our part we shall insist upon it that
the proprietor of this factory shall take
in all milk by the Babcock test, paying
each patron according TO what he de-
livers, also keep the whey vat clean by
washing and scalding at least every
other day, and he shall be required to
keep his factory and factory surround
ings in a neat, orderly condition. He
must not take in any patrons milk
knowingly that would in any way in
jure the quality of the finished product
or cause any loss to those patrons fur
nishing gAod milk.
A correct account of all the business
transactions of this factory must be
kept, open at all times to the inspection
Of any one furnishing milk to this fac
tory.
We believe the proprietor, the maker
and the patrons are each an important
factor in a cheese factory, and that no
factory will prove perfect success un-
less there are harmonious relations be.
tween all parties interested. In view of
this fact we fully realize that the high,
est success of so large factory as ours
can only be attained when every person
connected with the business puts his
shoulder to the wheel and works for the
interests of this factory as he would
work for his own personal interests.