The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-22
THAT KANSAS COW.
Secretary coburn Gives Out Addition
81 Information

GA 41LOrmaE1C1-
Secretary Coburn's report on the kan
sas COW. now on the press. contains the
following concerning dairying In kan
sas.
kansas il peculiarly blessed for the
development Of the creamery industry
Her natural advantages are unsurpass-
ed by any state in the Union Her short
and mild winters, her abundance OF
cheap and nutritious feeds. her luxuri-
ant pastures and plenty of stock water,
make her soil and ideal habitat OF the
dairy cow In regard to markets Kan
sas IS also blessed She can ship to the
east TO the west. to the north or to the
south, and can transport butter in re-
frigerator cars by through freight to
any Of the markets as cheap or cheaper
than the dairy farmers living near the
large markets. since the latter are ObIg-
ed to ship by local freight Although in
her infancy compared with her POSSIBLE
tiles Kansas has made q very credit
able showing in the development OF her
creameries- She has 500 creameries.
Sk1Tnrn1ES stations and cheese factories
within her borders. In the fifteenth an
nual report of the Kansas bureau Of
labor (1Sse), returns are given showing
seventy creameries, that have a total
capital invested OF S5l5sS38 60 Fifty
creameries report the value Of their pro-
ducts at 81, 004. 4s7- So Sixty-six cream
cries report their total receipts at ST.
$3.50. 5S3-4& Sixty-seven ereameries report
their total expenditures at 81 494. 2S3. The
total number of employees Of sixty-tWO
creameries reporting is 3S4. and the
total paid out for salaries and wages Of
the sixty-fOur creamerfes reporting this
item is 1852 I'll o. About 81 per cent Of
the manufactured products of sixty
three creameries reporting is marketed
in Kansas.
About the 1st OF October, the Kansas
experiment station sent out requests to
the Kansas creamerieS for Information
. r II
ceived. the pounds Of butter and cheese
made and the amount of money paid to
patrons during the last twelve months
IWen1y -rWO creamerleS responded II
whole or part to a years record and ten
responded to a partial years record
some Of these not having been in the
business long enough to complete twelve
months Seventeen creamerieS that re-
ported upon the amount fniIk received
show a record Of Sc, 6S7 .656 pounds.
Twelve creamerleS reporting upon the
pounds of butter made show a total
production Of 2,3S2. sos pounds. Four
creamery companies report a production
of S14. $50 pounds Of cheese. The twenty
two creamery companies reported dis
bursements Of $685.. 36S. IS to patrons.
The creameries reporting for only
a part OF the year average between
seven and eight months During this
time ten creamery companies received
IS. S6S,S31 pounds OF milk; seven COM
panleS report a production Of 2.ZS5.1 s9
pounds Of butter: four companies re-
cheese and then ten companies report
q disbursement to the patrons OF $Sss.-
377-s4
THESE figures probably represent but
a small fraction Of the total product OF
the state; and yet. Notwithstanding the
large production. Kansas cre2meries
can not begin to supply the demand for
good butter and cheese The crying need
OF our Kansas creameries IS more milk
We are well supplied with factories and
Slximming stations. and the principal es-
sential in supplying this creamery need
is the development Of the territory trib-
utary to these plants An increase in the
supply Of milk means but very little in
crease in operating expenses. which win
mean increased profits both to the
creamery and the patrons
1T IS noticeable fact that where the
creamery industry is we'll developed the
farmers Of that community are prosper
Gus. happy and c0ntented- Merchants
testify to the fact that. since the intro
ductiOn OF creamerieS, store bills are
paid IN cash instead Of running from
one year to another. There is no dues-
ton but what there is money in patron
izing a good creamery, when a farmer
has the right kind Of cows and VIII give
them the right kind OF feed and care