Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-02-16

Hdu 10 Hdul IL 10 local creamery.
One problem presented by the
centralizing plant is that it accom-
modates more farmers and does so
in more ways than any other method
of handling the product of the COW,
for the farmer does not wait in sus-
pense TO know what he is going to.
get for his cream. He knows his
price per pound each day and does
not have to wait longer than fifteen
days for his returns. Most of the
centralizing plants in Michigan pay
every two weeks. There is no wait
ing thirty or sixty days, or perhaps
until the end of the season to see if
he has sufficient funds in store to
pay the bills. Instead, he can almost
know every night what his COWS are
doing for him. In fact, many who
have been shipping to a centralizing
plant for some time know almost to
cent, each day, just how we'll they
are paying, as they test and weigh
their cream before it goes to market
and charge the plant at a given price.
The question has been raised, and,
perhaps, will be brought up to-day,
as to the quality of the product put
out by the centralizing plant
want TO say to you, right here, that
they can and do produce fine goods.
They are usually equipped with plen-
ty of up-to-date machinery and can
take advantage of all the improve
ments. We do not believe this is
done in small creameries, even where
it can be done.
The butter market to-day demands.
butter OF the best quality and more
especially butter of an even grade:
1t demands butter that will score as
near alike as possible the whole year
round This can only be produced
at centralizing plant, for the rea-
son that all cream or milk, at all
seasons of the year, will not produce
good butter. The goods must be
graded, and two grades Of butter
made. Who ever heard OF a small
creamery making anything but Ex-
trasl
The centralizing plant can reach
more farmers and more places for
they are usually located on more
han one railroad We must admit
hat the railroad companies are maxi
ng rates favorable to the improve
nent of the business This enables
he farmers to ship from a long dis
ance with perfect safety. A few
ears ago shipping cream was un-
,nown. The centralizing plant is re-
ponsible for the change in Michi-
yan.
Small creameries can not keep suf-
lcient material on hand to keep men
Employed the whole day, but they
lave TO have a buttermaker and a
elper at all seasons of the year.
Many times the men can not earn
heir wages The same men are, and
must be, kept i'll centralizing plant,
ut very steady run of work is
ept going, since every train brings
n cream in goodly quantities.
Again, the item of heat, light and
ower is almost as. much in a small
reamery as it is in centralizing
liant. Here, then, is a saving in
avor of the centralizing plant
that is favorable to both,
armer and centralizing plant is the
of the farmers cans. No
reamery can clean the cans when
ne milk is returned. The farmer
as TO do this himself and it can not
e done without proper steam and
OF water-something that very few
armers can Afford
There is one pleasant feature in
ne creamery business, and that is,
l many places, good-looking, bright
Dung ladies are helping TO make it
success. One of the bright prob
ms of the centralizing plant is that
OH are enabled to have so many
lore young ladies around. This,
ldies and gentlemen, must not be
,st sight of.
We do not wish it understood that
centralizing plant is sure of sue
ess. Far from il There is no busi-
ess in Michigp that does not have
S troubles, and we know of no busi-
ess that has any more troubles than
lie creamery business There is not
buttermaker or an owner of
reamery before me to-day who has
OF my heartfelt sympathy.
The pathway of the centralizing
liant is not entirely strewn with
oses We do nothbelieve there is
much discord 6ween the small
reameries of this te and the cen
'alizing plants as Mere is in some
ther States. We know that there
re many working in harmony, but
e believe the time will come when