The Republican journal., 1906-01-11
DAIRYING ON THE BELFAST BRANCH.

We have more than once alluded to the
prominence that the dairy and creamery
business was attaining in Waldo county of
late, and the more the matter is looked into
the more growth is shown. Just ROW the
H. z. Hood & sons Companys with head
quarters in Boston, is doing very large
business under the general direction of Mr.
r. F. Jaynes, the general manager III this
State, the Jay neS Creamery Company hay
| ing been merged with that OF the above
named firm, and Nh JaJneS having been
given control of the entire business. The
last few months he has been kept particu-
lary busy in re-arranging the business,
| establishing new stations, and getting the
! whole plant into systematic operation.
| In speaking of the business OF this COM
pany and what they are doing and how
| they are doing it, il is necessary to COM
mence at Belfast, where new creamery
| has just been opened. 1t is located right III
| the railroad yard, and the @oStoL car which
| runs three times ID week. direct from this
creamery to the headquarters OF the firm on
| right from this door. Cream and milk are
gathered here, and Is farmers already are
contributing their product. 1t is safe to
say that double this number will be taken
on early in the new year. The new build
ing has been arranged very conveniently,
and wide commodiOuS platform 80 teet
| long, affords good facilities for handling
| the products and putting them into the car.
| This car leaves on the first freight Tuesday,
| Thursday and Saturday of each week, and
the first stop is made at Waldo, where the
| cream of 90 good farmers is received. The
next stop is at Brooks where we'll equip
ped creamery, 30X40 feet, containing all the
| modern convenienceS Is to be found. Some
idea of the business they are doing will be
| gained when we tell our readers that 10000
pounds of butter fat are taken here every
month. 10 farmers put ca milk and cream
| at Thurndike
The next stop is at the Unity creamery,
known as Crystal Spring Creamery, owing
to the splendid spring of pure water that Is
| found there.
A thirty horse power boiler nicely brick
ed up, has been put in, and 5000 gallon
tank erected for holding the water pumped
| from this spring by windmill erected
nearby. very great saving in the expense
of operating the creamery is made by the
use of the windmill A new ice house cap
able of storing a thousand tons of ice has
been erected, and here the car is iced each
| trip. New separators, and all new and
modern machinery have taken the place OF
| the old and worn out mechansmS. 46o
loyal patrons contribute to this creamery,
and to say that they are doing fine busl-
ness is putting it very mildly. The cream
| ery formerly run by this company at Thorn
dixie having been closed, this is the head
quarters and the chnrnlnS station Tor d
long, wide region thereabouts. lhe rail-
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right to the door Of tie creamery. thus say
| ing a large amount OF hard work
The company has also erected new re-
| ceiving station, 1SX2f feet, at burnham,
right on tll- side Of The track, and long
| platform furnis hes ample accommodations
| for the patrons. This station has just been
appointed, but 10 good farmers s,ie contlI-
buting their products to it.
| By the new arrangement NaterVllie is
only receiving station, as there are large
plants for handling the cream on each side
| of it, the one at Unity on the North and
still larger one at Winthrop, where 5000
building has been erected, and 10000 pounds
of butter fat are taken here every month.
| 500 farmers contribute to the Winthrop
creamery, and splendid business is being
conducted.
Mr.. Jaynes is constantly being urged to
locate other station, but as will be seen by
| the above, he confines himself to locations
| on the line of the railroad, where he can
| take the product every other day direct to
the headquarters in Boston. The fact is,
| the prices that they are paying for butter
| fat are very enticing, and they all want to
get into the list. Here are the prices that
have been paid by them Oh the Belfast
branch for the past year:
January % cents, February 80, March 30,
April 81, May 27, June "a, July "a, August
26, September 27, October 27, November 2S.
| much seeking either, a splendid market for
! very large amount of butter among the
| residents of Bar IlarbOr. He is satisfied
today that he is selling three quarters of
| the butter used by the best trade IN that
| fastidOus market, which is certainly great
| compliment for the product. Fa rm
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