The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-05-10
LOWING HERDS IN sourn DAKOTA.
Phenomenal Growth of the Dairy In
dustry I'm a Period of Sevrn Years

Phenomenal Growth Of the Dairy In
dustry I'm "a Period of Severn Years.
The phenomenal growth CT the dairy
ing industry in South Dakota has new
er been more evident than ut the pres
ent time. Seven years ago there was
not creamery in the state, but to-day
there are ITO running every day in the
year and doing business of more than
S2,5OO.000. And the industry is only in
its infancy. Thousands of farmers
who for years tried to raise wheat and
were able to harvest only haIf-crop
every other year, are now receiving
from $50 to $500 per month from their
creamery.
Farmers have found the business
profitable beyond their fondest
dreams" said A. H. Wheaton. profess
sor OF dairying in the state agricultur-
al college at Bookings, few days
ago. because Of the cheapness of all
kinds Of feed. and because of the high
ly nutritive native grasses which are
everywhere found in abundance Many
creameries are now paying 81 per 100
ponds for milk. and some are return
ing even more. after paying all ex-
penses.
NEARLY all the creameries are run ON
the cooperative plan, thus giving the
producer the full value Of his milk, the
skinned milk being returned for feed
ing purposes. The returns from cream
cry butter alone now reach more than
ST. 100000. Many farmers who form
erly lived on rented farms in states
further east. have, within the past
four or five years, with few good
cows and the money they had to pay
out for rent in the East, bought and
paid for good farms in this state, and
can now say Il owe not any man."
The creamery product of Kingsbury
county alone for last year." said II. III.
Halliday, secretary of the State Dairy
mems association, twas more than
$25O,0OO and il will be increased this
year. The mild weather just past, the
early spring and the warm and abund-
ant rains have combined to increase
the dairy products of the state for the
current year by hundreds of thousands
Of dollars"
One of the best creameries in the
state is at Henry, Codington county.
1t was built in 1898. and the first day
ii opened its receipts from its twenty
two patrons were a trifie over 1900
pounds of milk. Before it was year
old it had seventy-nine patrons and
was receiving over 5000 pounds or
milk daily. This is one of the creamer-
les that never shut down. During the
FIRST full year, from Jan. 1, 1899, to Jan.
/. 1900. the receipts of milk were l.
672. 2O6 pounds. from which were made
"A. TO4 pounds of butter, (Which is TO
22l and which sold for $13,753lE or
Is IL cents per pound, net. On 5an.
1. 1900. the creamery stock PAID us
first dividend on its stock at ger
cent.
"Our creamery company was orgal-
lied i'm 1885," said A. y. Waters, presi-
dent of the De Smet Creamery compa-
ny. During that year, and beginning
with 1000 pounds of milk per day, we
paid our patrons $9,S1196. In 1899 we
received 100000 pounds OF milk, ana
paid patrons SD 9S6.9S. In 1897 we
received 100000 pounds and paid
patrons $4,000. In 1898 we received
4. APO. coo pounds, paid patrons an aver
age of 60 cents per 100 for milk, or
! $50. 900. In 1890, which is not aDso-
Iutely complete, we received 5,OO0,OOO
pounds; our average test was 40; we
paid our patrons an average OF 80 cents
per 100 for milk, and $4,000 for their
product. In December the average
price per 100 pounds for milk was
$1.12."