Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
THE CAR SHORTAGE.

large creameries, There is a large per-
centage or the producers who now have
hand separators and separate their
milk at the places where It is produced.
They are not dependent on the prices
paid by the local creamerymen but can
ship distance Of three or four hundred
miles and reach a market which pays
the most for their product. As a rule
the expense OF making this product up
into butter depends largely upon the
amount OF product received at the
creamery. The larger the product tho
less expense there will be per pound In
making 1t up, Therefore, In order to re-
duce the cost per pound In making butt
ter, the creameryman Is anxious to in.
crease his business and Is therefore
willing TO pay the highest price he can
pay. There are many creamerymen,
however who think they must meet
competition regardless OF the fact as to
whether they will make any money out
Of the product or not, in fact they do
not know how to figure out what their
product costs them after II Is made up
and consequently there is much OF this
bankrupt competition. The producer
Is only too anxious to take advantage
OF the competition and to realize the
highest possible price out Of his pro-
duction and tend TO n further central
isatlon In the manufacture of the pro-
duct.
Three years ago in the Christmas ar
tlcle of the News / predicted that II
was only matter of u short time until
the majority OF the producers would
separate their milk on the farm and
send their cream 10 central factories
where II would be manufactured into
butter. At the time this was written
very few believed that that would be
the case. Even creamerymen thought
differently and many thought the re-
verse would be true. that the producer
would take his milk to the factory,
where 1t would be separated and manu-
featured by the local creameries.
The future butter business will be
done by the large centralized plants
The milk win be separated where 1t Is
produced and sent TO these plants 10 be
manufactured into butter In remote
districts the whole milk will be taken
10 factories where II Will be made into
cheese, In other districts where cheese
is made the factories viii have to pay
a premium over the price paid for but
terfat In the cream inasmuch az there
Is SO much more advantage for the pro.
Queer TO retain his skim milk where It
can be used 10 great advantage. The
condensed milk companies Will have TO
pay even a larger premium over butter
fat prices inasmuch as II Is necessary
for tho producer TO use more care IN
producing milk for condensing pur-
poses. For the producer TO realize tn,
greatest possible benefit from the use
Of the hand separator, IL will be neces-
sary OF him to give the care OF his
cream better attention as the best
product can be made only out Of the
best cream. In some OF the eastern
states there are laws being enacted
making II misdemeanor 20 offer for
sale either milk or cream which Is nee
in good condition, We hope that this
state will not need such law; that the
farmers viii see that Il is To their ad-
vantage to take the best possible care
OF the product. The creamerymen will
be thankful for II and also the con-
sumner. 1t win enable the creameryman
10 get the highest market price In other
markets and create a much better mar
ket here.
II. ]. FAUST, JR.