The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-07
DAIRYINC HAS
HELPED FARMERS:
South Dakota's Great Industry
Annually Yields $6,-
100000.
COW LIFTS THE MORTGAGE
State Ranks Twelfth in Quantity o,
Production, but First in Quality
Excellence of Grass the Sc.
cret Of the High Grade.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 3.-The
creamery industry OF South Dakota.
Notwithstanding the strong competition
OF the cold storage houses in the larger
cities of the northwest. is in a very
prosperous condition.
G, p. Sherwood, the retiring food
and dairy commissioner of South Da-
kota, recently produced figures to
SHOW that South Dakota ranks twelfth
among the dairy states of the union in
quantity OF product. but i'm quality no
other state surpasses it, South Dakota
more heat by 10 or II degrees than the
butter produced in any OF the other
dairy states and still be in good condi-
ton. Ii is also a fact that to produce
the nest results South Dakota cream
must be ohurned at a tempera teure
higher by several degrees than in other
Grass Secret of Good Butter.
The high quality of the butter pro-
duct of South Dakota is attributed to
tin" eNcellences of the grasses upon
which the dairy herds feed. The broad
rltlieS of the state are covered with
nutritious grasses which retain their
nourishins qualities and ara relished by
the cattle at all seasons of the year.
Because of these favorable conditions
me question OF how To obtain feed for
the dairy herd has been easy Of solu-
tion.
Since the farmers of South Dakota
| turned a part of their attention to
dairNins, the raising of corn and other
coarse foods has been more fully devel-
oped and now corn is successfully
grown in parts of the state where a
few years ago it was deemed impossible
for ii la mature because of the COM
parative ShortneSs of the Srowing sea-
son and the coming of early frosts
1t is estimated that the dairy indus
try of South Dakota annually brings
the state a revenue of not less than
$4,000 900
II is only about eight years ago that
first creamery was established in
South Dakota Since that time the in
dustry has developed in a really Won
derfu manner. Dairy methods also
have been greatly improved during the
past few years
Cooperative creameries and plants
owned by individuals have displaced
the crude methods of the past These
institutions are equipped With modern,
up to date machinery. and under the
direction of expert and progressive but
termakers produce tons of butter where
pounds Mere formerly produced. BY
doing this they are able to get a bet
ter price for their butter fat than they
could We're they to churn it at home
and sell the manufactured product to
the country merchants.
Darying Lifts the Mortgages.
The growth of the creamery indus
try i'm South Dakota was due to the in
ability of the farmers TO profit by de
voting their entire attention and de-
pending solely upon the raising of small
grain. Farmers who had become poor
by giving their whole attention 10 rails
ing small grain We're. when creameries
We're established and they saw the Wis
dom Of deNotins some of their attention
to dairNing, enabled to get out from
under burdens cf debtednass which
grew larger the longer they placed
their sole reliance upon grain raising.
Dairy herds have materially aided
thousands of South Dakota farmers TO
advance from a condition of poverty to
condition of affluence Many who
made failure of the attempt to get
rich by raising snail grain alone. and
who. when ruin stared them squarely
M the face. gave some of their atten-
ton to dairying. We're speedily placed
upon their feet and are now among the
most wealthy residents of the state.
Inc annual report OF Dairy Com
missione: Sherwood for the year end
Ing June 30 1904, contains many in
teresting facts regarding the cream
cries OF South Dakota The report
shows that ,he DeSrnet creamery con
N'i'HNt' w lioiN i'sN pidNt dS tEe ledulnS
creamery Of South Dakota. so far as
the amount of business transacted is
concerned. During the year ending
on the date stated the DeSmet cream
cry. with 3D. patrons. purchased an
aggregate Of 7.91g,l92 pounds Of
milk. for which the farmer patrons
We're paid an aggregate of s54. .16l 20
The total milk receipts during the
nine years and eight months the De
Smet creamery has been in operation
We're 65.266.l93 pounds. for which pro-
duct the farmer patrons received an
aggregate OF s4S1.294.5o Thus a sim
gle creamery has paid TO its farmer
patrons nearly S590.OOO
The creameries which during the
year ending June 50. 1904. purchased
an aggregate of 100000 pounds Of
milk We're: Mitchell. ..397.469 pounds;
Armour. I.2s2.3oo pounds; Madison.
3D. 200 pounds; Clark. 5.S95.S91
pounds. These four creameries. for the
milk purchased, paid to their patrons
the following sums: Mitchell $52-
92H.64: Armour. s41.3S0.9l Madison
$51.537.SG; Clark. O43. 1912
Six creameries in South Dakota dur
ing the pesiod stated paid their patrons
an aggregate of 100000 and over They
are: Andover Clear Lake Iroquoise
'-ennox. Milbank and Webster.
MANY CITIES PROTEST..
Because They Did Not Get Share Of