The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-10

just about one-half of this number may
properly be termed creameries and cheese
factories, the other half being individual
dairies. Probably the greatest output Of
butter from any one factory should be
credited to the Coos Bay creamery, with
a make Of about 225, 900 pounds besides
some cheese manufactured The great
est amount of cheese produced by one or
ganization was made in the factories
owned by P. Mcintosh of Tilamook, and
aggregated about 325,000 pounds for the
year 1901. -.4.s.sss
The retail milk trade in the city OK
Portland is a large source of income for
the dairymen supplying it, although the
prices charged are very reasonable. The
price advanced during the latter part Of
the year just passed from $3.50 per month
to 81 per month for the delivery Of one
quart per day. It has been estimated
that the retail milk trade Of Portland
amounts to about 100000 for the year
1901. Outside of Portland this. class Of
dairying is of quite inconsiderable pro-
portions, for the last census report shows
that the 'town cow" numbers over 10000
representatives within the state. ?
AS illustra tons of what careful breed
ing and feeding may accomplish in the
matter of annual returns per cow, the fol-
lowing reports are submitted, one from a
creamery patron, the other. from ship
per of sweet cream:
Mr. C. L. Shaw, one Of the patrons OF
the Albany creamery gives the following
statement of his dairy operations for one
year:
Number Of cows NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA
Pounds of milk per w................. 1851
Average per cent Of fat. ................ 469
Value of butter fat per ............ 6S.22
The value Of hogs and calves raised on
the skim milk. added to the amount re-
cefved from the creamery, makes total
return from the fourteen cows Of s1,37s.05.
After deducting 1892 dollars, which repre-
sents the value of the cow fed, he realized
S9S7.50 net profit, an average Of 5000 per
cow.
Mr.. C. A. Hanley, living three and half
miles from IIillsboro, has made a business
OF shipping sweet cream to Portland for
the past ten years. For the year 1900 he
figures the profit from his investment at
1871 per cent. Mr.. Hanleys herd consists
of twenty-four Jerseys and Jersey grades.
The total amount of cream sold was 3,115
gallons, for which he received s1,591.2O. He
raised sXty1ve hogs which sold for $617.-
so; twenty calves valued at $3.50, and the
skim milk was valued at S117.40, making
the total receipts s2,67e.10. The expense
of feeding the cows was 1862 for the herd:
Of feeding the hogs, $210.4O, and for the
calves, 5000; making a total of SLOTS. 40:
thus making net profit of 81, 6O070
Mr.. Hanley's farm comprises 14O acres
of land under cultivation, and 104 acres
in pasture. The grain produced on the
cultivated land yielded net return suffi-
clent to offset the purchase price Of all
the food required for the stock during the
year. A conservative estimate places the
value of the land at $40 per acre, or 50, 100
for the whole area; COWS, buildings, horses
and farm implements, $4,000, making q,
total valuation Of $1276o
Markets and Prices.
Practically all the butter and cheesa
made In Coos county is shipped to San
Francisco. A portion of the Tilamools'
cheese also goes to the same market The
rest of the factory butter and cheese not
used to supply local trade is mostly sold
| in Portland. Rail shipments of butter 20
by express there being no REFRIGERATED
freight cars used for that purpose Al
| very liberal rate is made on butter by thu
Wells Fargo Express company
The butter produce of the northeastern
| part Of the state is mostly sold In the min
| ing regions of that portion, Of the state.
Southern Oregon creameries sell a large
proportion Of their product to the towns
along the line of the Southern Pacific rails
| road from Roseburg. Oregon, to Redding.
| Cal. D. Perozzi of the Ashland creamery.
| gives the following table of prices paid
to patrons for butter fat during the past
| three years:
! Average price paid patrons per pound
| for buffer fat.