Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-30
News OF the State.
NORTH DAKOTA DA,RY,Ne.
The Growth Of the Dairying Industry
In North Dakota Described by Prof.

In North Dakota Described by Prof.
Kaufman.
Prof. E. E. Kaufman of the North
Dakota agricultural college in the
Northwestern Agriculturis1: That
North Dakota had any possibilities for
dairying was for many years seriously
doubted by non-residents and residents
alike. In these days the greater part
of the population was in the Red river
valley, and 25-bushel crops of wheat
were the rule rather than the excep.
ton. When wheat raising was car.
ried on at a loss or just barely paid
expenses. diversified farming began to
be talked about, and with the diversi-
fication came more or less live stock.
and few farmers took up dairy hus.
bandry. when it was found that dairy
ing could be found immensely profita-
bile if carried on properly. Two cream
cries were established in 1895 in prac.
t!cally opposite ends of the state Both
have been very successful and are now
among the leading creameries Of the
state.
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the scheming of sore creamery pro-
moters had been installed at different
places. but after the first season failed
to operate and stood as monuments tc
the ability of the creamery shark and
the impossibility OF successful dairying
IN the state. North Dakota was not
ready for creameries. but like all new
,tates must try the experiment
From 1895 to 1900 fifteen new cream.
cries were erected. all but one or two
Of which have been successful The
severe drouth of 1900 opened the eyes
If many who were still inclined to
'oubt the wisdom of milking COWS.
This was especially noticeable where
wheat was grown on land cropped to
corn in 1899. The advantage of cul-
tivated crop was forcibly impressed on
the soil fertility of the Red river valley
was ineXhaustible and wheat could al
ways be grown at a profit.
In 1901 six new factories were built,
and the year following saw the cree.
ton Of fourteen additional plants
making total of thirty-f1ve creamer.
les running successfully. with one or
two exceptions. The present year is
still more promising, and twenty new
creameries are freely predicted by the
knowing ones, with number of locali-
ties agitating the question in order to
be ready for 1904. OF the thirty-five
plants now built. thirteen are west OF
the Missouri river, three in the Red
river valley and the remainder in the
southern and central portions of the
state. One-third of the new plants will
be in the valley.
The first creameries We're all oper
ated on the whole milk system, but
only small number have been able
to continue as such. The hand sepa
ratcr became popular with farmers
ard more than ITO thousand hand ma
chimes are now in daily USE most Of
them contiguous to some creamery
As the cream can be collected from q
greater distance than the whole milk
it has made some creameries success
full that would have been failures il
depending On whole milk alone. I'm
fortunately the farmers have not yet
learned the Importance of frequent
delivery to the factory, and the butter
mailer is unable to turn out product
of the highest quality in too many in
stances. Just who is to blame is hard
to say, but in some cases it can be laic
to the door of the separator agent
The separator manufacturers cannot
be too careful in the selection o.
agents. especially the local agent, who
knows altogether too little of the dairy
business and as he sells on . commits
sion sometimes lets his endeavors tt
make sale run away with his judg
ment and good sense. That just al
good butter can be made from separa
tor cream as from whole milk. wher
delivered to the factory promptly. is
admitted by many we'll versed in thu
art of buttermakers, but that 1t ma:
cot been done so far is evident to all
North Dakota creameries made las
year nearly two million pounds OF but
ter, which sold for $363, 900. The farm
ers received for milk and cream more
than 5000. 900 In addition to the but
ter manufactured within the state
many thousands of pounds of cream
we're shipped to the Minneapolis Coli
Storage company at Minneapolis ant
Aberdeen. While the writer does no
wish to condemn this system entirely
he does have sufficient amount
state pride to want to see every pount
of milk produced in the state manu-
featured at home. especially when n
believes the patrons of the hom
creameries receive fully as much TO
every pound of butter fat produced
Considerable North Dakota butter ma
a market in Montana and Idaho. ant
there is a good market for consider
able more, but some work is require'
Of the creamery manager to get tn
trade and of the buttermaker to hoi'
It.
For a number Of years many peopl
had serious doubts as to the qualit
of butter that could be produced II
North Dakota, in fact few doubter
still oxia+ M tanpihle reason cOull