The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-30
THE CREAMERY MEETING.

The meeting was called to or9e
by States Attorney j. T.. McCul.
loch, and, on motion, Sen. August
E. johnson was elected chairman
by acclamation.
MI. johnson, taking the chair.
stated the object of the meeting.
mentioning the fact that about a
wear ago Investigation was started,
and called upon those present to
state their experiences, and to ask
questions of our we'll known cream
cry expert, MI. O. S. @. Solem, and
information from MI. j. T. Mcneil,
dairy and stockman from Oliver Co.
who were present for that purpose,
He stated briefly that the sur
rounding country was we'll adapted
for supporting a creamery, citing
the presence of such vicinities as
Turtle Greek, Painted Woods, and
others, and the assured success of
the creameries at the nearby points
of New Salem, Hanover, Young
town, Krem, etc. He called es-
pecial attention to the fact that
newcomers were bringing IN a grade
of dairy COWS, and that rapid trans
portation is becoming more certain.
The example Of one we'll known
dairyman of our vicinity, MI. TEN
strom, who stated that he would
put in twenty-five COWS when the
creamery was started, was cited as
the attitude of the dairyman.
Mr. Solem, the "stand-patter"
creamery man, on invitation, said
in etfect:-"It takes 300 COWS that
are milking sometime in the year
to make an assured success, altho'
the ,phenominally successful Han
mover creamery started with less.
Experience shows that the best
paying creameries are owned by
the farmers themselves, and they
increase the output. To make the
creamery pay, 800 TBS. of b~utterfat
are necessary daily. Milk contains
four per cent butterfat. There is IS
per cent Of butterfat in a pound Of
butter, the remainder being water,
salt, ash, etc. There is about Is
per cent more butter than butterfat.
Cream should not be more than two
days old in summer for good results.
Running expenses are II to p cents
per pound"
Creamery butter brings at the
lowest average, 20 cents per pound,
making 800 10 output bring $1,000
per day for it's patrons. The mar
ket for butter is better in the west
than the east, and New Salem but
ter sells for IS cents per pound in
Bismarck"
AN authentic record for three
consecutive years $685. 49, 19OO) of
a DeSmet, Is. d. herd of Is aver
age good cows gave a gross average
return of $3.50 1917. 80 Sc for
each COW, each year respectively.
The net cash receipts per COW, cost
of feed deducted, was $72.O5-$76.47-
$85.57 each respectively. The price
of this %creamery's butter has since
advanced two cents, increasing the
average net receipts from eacn COW
Of above herd $3.50 annually. They
were fed on prairie pasture in sum-
mer and prairie hay, bran and shorts
in winter"
Mr. Mcneil gave his opinion that
range COWS could not be changed
into dairy cows. but that it had been
done with range heifers with fair
results. This was generally agreed
upon. For milk purposes, twelve
COWS can be sustained on the ordi-
nary fodder obtained from a quarter
section, as against five range cattle,
and that without the use of grain.
The best results come with the use
of bran, shorts and root crops. He
raised twelve calves last fall and six
last spring that were fed only warm
separator milk and grass, which he
said would compare with any range
calves of like age, grade and breed
ing. A COW will furnish milk to
make from 225 to 275 lbs. of butter
per year, which will average 20 cents
per To-, or $50. The calf will bring
$40, and four pigs fed will bring
50 apiece; or an average of at least
$75 from each COW, or $1,000 from
the IL COWS on one quarter section.
He stated that a creamery with 400
subscribed had been organized at
Center, and help from that section
was not obtainable. The beneficial
results of creameries was very appa-
rent to the south of him.
Mr. Louis Hanson stated that he
took a trip not long since, thru a
section that was in financial straits
formerly from raising grain exclus-
lively, but that the creamery had
MADE a remarkably rapid change.
Messrs. Lamb, Rooney and Frank
Thompson stated experiences some
what similar, and predicted a SINH
lar success for creamery patrons In
this vicinity. During the evening.
Messrs. Aug. johnson, Anton and
j. P. Peterson, and others stated
that thew wO1id stock nnwith cows