Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-12-26

IL Alex JOuuSOA WILLIS o0t LII tAC A6Ae,
the capital will go to Huron-or stay
it is.
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
written for Western Progress by
Professor E. E. kaufman,
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lese, Pargo~)
Will the farmers of North Dakota
ever engage extensively in the dairy
Industry The rapid increase in the
number of new creameries the past
year almost seems like . sufficient
answer to the foregoing question, and
yet the country is full of skeptics who
"point with pride to this or that
circumstance that would seemingly in
dictate q dearth of interest in this
great industry. Back in the eighties,
before the days of the centrifugal
cream separator, afew gathered cream
factories were built in the state by
the princes of creamery fraud, Davis
& Rankin of Chicago, all of which
soon ceased to exist.
The first modern creamery was
started in 1895, or rather the first two,
as it was this year that Powers Bros.
of Havana, Sargent County, started
their creamery and at the same time
the New Salem Butter Manufaetur-
ing Company's plant, in Morton
County, was put in operation. Both
of these plants are still running and
are among the best in the state
These two pioneer ersameries repre-
sent almost the extreme sections OF
the state, one at New Salem, thirty
miles west of the Missouri river in
the range country, the other in the
southeastern part Of the state, at that
time IN exclusive wheat growing sac
ton. West Of the Missouri are now
found thirteen creamsries, al but
one Of which I in active operation,
and in the southeastern part Of the
state, eleven c1eameries are running.
In the Red River Valley is found but
two creameries, west Of the valley to
the Missouri river are the remainder,
eleven in number. This makes =
total Of thirty-seven plants, in addi-
tion to seven skimming stations.
Thirteen of these plants were started
the present year and six the previous
year.
Most of these creamsries are run on
the combination system; that is, they
receive both cream and milk. Quite
a number receive nothing but cream,
all of which is supplied by farmers
using hand separations. The Edgeley
creamery is operated upon this plan
Mrs. B. w. Baum, one of the patrons,
says: eve MIXED six COWS during
July and our check was $2S. IS. In
addition we make five pounds of but
ter for home use, and about four
quarts of milk per day-and all from
six cows" F. w. Barrett, another
patron says: 81 am we'll pleased
with my check. Fit had not been
for the creamery I would have beer
compelled to mortgage my crop. In.
stead of doing that my cows have
paid my running expenses Many
other patrons of this creamery, one
of the newest in the state. Land il
the vicinity of this creamery is worth
from $1a to $25 per acre., and shows
good appreciation since it's establish
( nent. The manufacturers report tn
, sale of over 700 hand separators tn
past season. Most of these have gon'
into the localities where crsamerie
t have been established, yet We find
them at places quite remote. Ship
ping cream is now common, and bu
few towns in the southern part Of tn
state are without the cream can
, around the depot. Considerable
, cream goes to Minneapolis, and whil'
this is to be condemned when it in
. terferes with the local creamery, i
I shows the farmer is waking up t.
the opportunities which many hav
long claimed North Dakota possesse,
: in a remarkable degree.
: That part of North Dakota outsid
. of the Red River valley is probabl
9 BEST adapted to dairying, although th
; writer has no hesitancy in sayin
: that considerable money can be mad
J in dairying in the valley, and tn
farmers would be able to grow a Large
crops of wheat and be better situate
NJ financially if there was a creamer
| about every four townships though
/ out the valley.
se At pr esent the dairymen must d.
le pend on native pasture for his SUNNI,
=" feed. Bronze grass promises mue
in the way of permanent pasture, ar
as it grows to perfection in all par
z of the state, no fear need be felt {
that score.
Corn grows well, and while it
9 nipped by the frost now and then,
re natures and furnishes good yields
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