The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-03-23

them two-year-old and one farrow,
and taken the milk to Manchester skim.
ming station and have received three
hundred and eight dollars and eighty.
five cents for the season OF 1900. Be-
sides, we have used all the milk we need
I'D for our family and raised six calves,
which arf worth about SIS. Who isn't
satisfied with that. G. r. MoNTANEY.'
In the great annual butter contest Of
the National Buttermaker's ass0cia-
tion at st. Paul In February, S5per cent
OF tho butter entries were made with the
alpha" separators. Out Of tttal OF
1856 entriss-representing the good but
termakers Of every state--668 were made
with tho "Alpha" machines, 38 with the
Sharples, 81 with the Reid, 10 with the
US, IA with the "Jumbo." II with the
Springer, and two with the Empire.
The Desmct creamery still heads the
liet OF creameries in the state in volume
of business. The annual report shows
that 1T paid out to patrons last year $685.
4207l. The next largest creameries are
Mt. Vernon, Parkston, Scotland. and
Alexandria. The Mt. Vernon creamery
paid out $52,47Os3 to patrons in 1900.
All these creamerles have skimminH
stations
The Alexandria creamery makes the
best showing in its annual report OF any
creamery in the state, closely followed
by DtSmet and Milbank. The milk re-
csipts were 4,lOI,763 pounds, and the
average price paid for milk IS cents.
The DeSmet plant handled S,3O9,422
pounds and paid an average price Of 81
cents. The Milbank creamery received
2,T06,S0l pounds OF milk and 42,779
pounds Of cream. and paid an average
price Of 81 1-5 cents. Alexandra and
3eSmet operate skimming stations,
which would naturally pull the price
down some as compared with cream
| cry handling two and three million
pounds OF milk without stations. All
these creameries claim 10 receive from
0ne.fourth to one-half cent above the top
Of the market for their butter the year
| round.
DeSmet News: During the past six
years tho butter turned out by the De-
Slnet creamery has been made by Leland
Griffin aud 0. L. Dlstad. The first three
years Mr.. Griffin exhibited butter on all
occasions and took a number Of first
prizes, establishing himself as an expert
bnttermaker. he then stepped down
and gave MIR. Distad chance TO- exhibit.
His first prize butter was made in De-
\ cembeI, 1893, and exhibited at the State
4 Dairy convention at Mitchell. He secur.
ed a score Of 961f. which was among
4 those at the top. At tha state fair al
! Yanktcn in September, 1899, Mr.. Distad
i took second with score OF 97a4 AT The
q state fair OF 1900, he took first, scoring
9Sl5, and at the stale dairy convention
in December, 1900, he again headed tht
list with score OF 989a4 At the Nation
! al col venti0n held in ST. Paul last week
Mr. Distad vas again highest in tht
I state. making three times In six months
This Is a record seldom il ever equalet
BY anyone. AS premiums for these win
nings, Mr.. Distad secured two golt
( medals. a $50 silver cup and nearly on,
hundred dollars ln cash. ..
The statement Of Mr. Armstrong at th,
bead OF this column is published as
matter OF interest to those who max
any attempt to figure COW profits. Th
statement appears big on the face Of /!
but on ANALYSIS shows that about hal
!. the profits credited to The cows come
from the sale of hogs and increase
! calves and young sock. We cannot fiR
nrs out either how Mr. Armstrong get
5 his averages. Take the first year for: In
9 stance. He gives the total cash receipt
for milk for the 16 cove as $974.7t
! which would be q tritte less than $50 be
9 COW. Then he gsyes the total pounds d
milk per COW AZ 6.0Ol pounds, which col
a Tor an average price Of "A cents. Thi
s amount OF milk at "A cents figures $44
!. Ths feed coat el5. which would briD
I net prof. about $50 this without coun,
ing pork and increase Of calves. Pei
4 haps MI. Armstrong charges the COW
g with feed Tor the hogs and calves In tha
9 Sl5 pr COW. II is not uncommon Tor
Q COW to give 80 IN milk at cnrrsn
creamery prices. The editor os I'd