The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09

ated as private enterprises, but their ag-
gregate production last year was not
nearly so large.
The provincial government maintains re-
frigerators for storing the butter as 1t Is
manufactured and holding it without ex-
pense to the farmer until market Is
found. If the refrigerator happens to be
little under the weather and the butter
strengthens up the government Is out, not
the farmer.
The chief warehouse Is in this town OF
Calgary, but there are branches elsewhere.
The provincial government does not sup
ply the money for building the cream
cries, but it does superintend their con-
struetion and see that they are properly
administered 1t also educates butter
makers and gives their services to the
creamerles without charge. The stamp Of
the government, a guarantee of purity,
goes on every pound manufactured, so
that when you buy this bottled in bond
butter you may be sure you're getting the
most sanitary breadspread known to fame.
They have In Canada many foreigners
WI ose methods are not Clearly. and before
Their supply of cream will be received
they are taught in farmers Institutes at
the expense of the government the proper
methods of handling the cream
MUST FORM association.
Before the government will undertake
to operate a creamery the farmers of any
given section must form an association
and agree to supply a given amount OF
cream. The government, in common with
any aggregation of private capital, strong
~ objects to providing for the erection Of
a creamery for the purpose of agtating
pump water Under this arrangement the
output of the creameries runs from
minimum figure of 500 pounds day to a
maximum of 1000 pounds a day.
The larger the output of the creamery
the less the cost pound to the FARMER
The agreement entered into by the pro-
vincial government and the farmer is
made through the dairy commissioner for
the province and clearly sets forth what
obligations rest on the government ana
what on the farmer. The local association
must assure the commissioners a cream
supply from at least 400 grateful cows for
not less than five months in the year and
give the department of agriculture, which
is represented by the dairy commissioners
undisturbed possession of the creamery
for not less than a year. The farmer must
deliver the cream free of charge and IL
it happens to be little passe it's 10 10
shot he will carry 1t back home to feed
to the pigs The dairy commissioners are
solely responsible for this bottled IN bond
butter and they don't, as rule, take any
chances.
1t is said all around this section that
the operation of the government creamer-
les has been attended by all sorts of sue
cess Owing to the high quality of the
butter, better prices are received for II
and surer market provided than would
be possible through individual enterprise.
The dairy commissioners believe that as
great or even greater progress will be
made in the building of paternal cream
cries during the next few years than has
been made during the last five years,
when the number trebled. One of the
great advantages to the farmers is the
educational feature of the government
plans. Many of the foreigners whose
product were refused year ago are now
the largest contributors to the cream
cries.