Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-08-01
IT WAS A PICNIC.


coin County Farmers Association at
Parrish's grove last Saturday was
success in every particular, barring the
absence of several of our most prom
inent farmers.
The first number on The program was
dinner, the men saying they always en-
JOY the exercises better if this part
comes first. And such dinner! Any
Que who has never partaken of meal
prepared for a special occasion by the
farmers wives and daughters of Lin
coin county has missed the feast of a
life time. No place on Gods beautiful
footstool can furnish more to cook with
than Lincoln county, and the Lincoln
county housewife knows how to cook to
perfection. There seemed nothing lack
ing in this great feast except something
more thau tho ordinary, every day
beverages, and the thirsty feasters were
agreeably surprised when it was an
nounced that Judge Stewart would treat
the crowd to lemonade. They showed
their appreciation by absorbing about
ten gallous of the refreshing LIQUID.
The long spread of snow-white table
linen, almost completely covered with
good things, and surrounded by the
eager, hungry crowd, made a striking
scene and the kodak fiend missed fine
opportunity by being absent. OF course
the champion eater was there, but the
honors seemed equally divided between
DR.. Carter and Jay Dunn.
The opening address by the president,
Judge Stewart, was we'll received.
"What we want more than anything
else" said the Judge, ''is to get in closer
touch with one another To this sem
timent every friend of Lincoln county
will say "Amen." The president intro
duced Prof. +. l.. Kent of the Oregon
Agricultural College, who had been in
vited to be present and talk upon the
subject Of cooperative creameries,
dairying. etc Prof. Kent's remarks
were in substance US follows:
operation is defined as union of
persons, particularly laborers or small
capitalists, for purposes of production,
sale, or purchase for their joint benefit
Under this broad definition OF the term,
we may consider any creamery or cheese
factory as a cooperative institution,
since II furnishes means of handling
the milk of the vicinity to the joint
benefit of all patrons. But 1t has be-
come customary to classify creameries
and cheese factories as proprietary and
co operative, the former being owned
by one or more individuals who usually
are not milk producers, and the latter
class being owned by the parties who
furnish the milk or cream. In this
state by far the greater proportion of
factories are of the proprietary class,
although few of the most successful
are under the cooperative form Of
management. Just which form of or
ganization is best adapted to any local
iiy depends on the existing conditions.
Generally in localities where little is
known of creamery management the
proprietary concern is most successful.
There is much for the patrons. to learn
regarding feeding, care of milk, the op-
Grating of the Babcock Test, etc, etc.,
aud the up-to-date proprietor can be
helpful to his patrons along these lines
to such an extent that the creamery
will prosper, while without such infor-
nation the probabilities are the con.
cern would pc failure But where the
prospective patrons are we'll informed
along dairy lines. the cooperative man.
agement is undoubtedly best, provided
the beople can act hsrmoniously and
there Is some one among them who is
competent to manage the business
affairs of the concern. There is al
ways disposition on the part Of some
OF the patrons OF a proprietary creamery
to think that the owner is getting more
than his share OF the profits, while
with q proper system OF supervision
aud accounting there is no such trouble
under the cooperative plan.
This locality Is particularly we'll
adapted to dairying. These hillsides
will In due time be covered with grass
clear to their summits, and the moist
air from the ocean will keep them
green throughout the summer season
you will not be troubled with scsnt pas.
tures during midsummer as so many
other localities are. Then you have
the faquina river for water transport
alton. A milk boat on this river could
collect great quantities Of milk and the
condition Of the roads, which is 20 So