The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-17

or modern butter making. At the skim
ming station the cream is pasteurized
Immediately upon its being received
and then, when shipped to the cream
cry IN refrigerator cars it arrives at
tne cnurning plant sweet and in ex-
celient condition. The pasteurizing
ana refrigeration makes the shipping
OF cream long distances a success,
The butter shipped from the cream
cries to the markets is also carried
IN cold storage and it can be kept
IN cold storage many months without
showing any deterioration.
An example of the development set
tied prairie country is to be found in
Ihomas county, Kan, in the second
tier OF counties from Nebraska in the
northwestern part of the state, in the
Snort grass region.
The population of Thomas county is
only about 400. In one year the farm
ers of Thomas received 1000 for the
cream they shipped to Topeka, a dis
lance OF 300 miles. In ten years the
number Of milch cows in the county
mas increased from 1900 to upwards
Of 5000. W. .
This Topeka creamery sends checks
monthly, through a little postoffice in
!. town OF $50 inhabitants in western
Kansas, twenty miles from the Colo
rado line, amounting to upwards of
$l,oo0 to pay for the cream shipped
IRON that one station during the
month.
Some Striking Illustratlon..
Hodgman county, in western Kan
pnnfaine QeA eo,o..
population of 2,554 and has one rail.
road, branch line extending half way
across the country with its terminus at
Jetmore, the county seat. which is the
largest town in the county with pop
ulation of 23O. The next town in size
is Hanson. During the past three
years the cream receiving stations at
Jetmore and Hanson have had about
elghty-five patrons each and the two
stations distribute checks monthly in
payment for cream aggregating $4,000.
In half dozen years the number OF
mich COWS in the county doubled.
According to the eleventh census,
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma pro-
duced 10.500,O00 pounds of factory
made butter annually. The twelfth
census credited the same territory
with an output of 100000 pounds of
factory-made butter annually. Since
the last census taken in 1900, the dairy
and creamery industries in the same
prairie country has increased at such
rapid rate that the next census will
undoubtedly show that during 10 years
the output has been more than
doubled. in the same territory the last
census shows an increase in the milk
production of 14O,OOO,OOO gallons per
year and the amount of butter made
on the farms increased 10000, 900
pounds year.
Western farmers favor the dual pur-
pose breeds of cattle-that is, the
breeds best suited for both the pro-
duction of milk and beef The short
horns, polled Durums, brown Swiss
and red polled cattle are all in favor.
The dual purpose breeds give large
amount of excellent milk. The calves
raised are either for beef or to increase
the herd. The steer calves from the
special dairy breeds bring a small
price when sold for beef, but the steer
calves OF the dual purpose breeds
bring top prices either for beef or
when sold for feeders.
One Plants Statistics.
Some idea of the immensely of the
two largest churning plants in the
world can be gained from the fact
that the Beatrice creamery at Lincoln.
employs 200 workers at the churning
plant and an employee at each of the
GOO receiving stations. making total
of 500 employees. At the creamery the