Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
MARSHALL COUNTY
CR[AkER|ES Ply
Clemens and State Center Farm
ers' Cooperative Associa-
tions Meet
BOTH DID BIG BUSINESS
Assistant Dairy Commissioner odell
Addresses Clemens Farmers-state-
ments of the Business Done by Both
Comprehensive Center Closes Six
teenth Year-Money in Hogs.

The second annual meeting of the
Minerva Valley Creamery Association
was held at Clemens Tuesday. The
meeting was presided over by President
G. H. Ross, who in a very neat speech,
complimented the association on it's
wonderful growth. The election of Of
ficers followed, and all old officers were
reelected. The constitution was
changed to make an additional director,
to which place w. H. C. Woodward
was elected. The other officers are as
follows: President, C. ii. Ross; vice
president, w. r. Moninger; treasurer.
w. A.. Pollock; directors, b. S. Hines
and G. Schaper.
Statement Of Years Business.
The second annual statement of the
Minerva Valley Creamery Association,
read by Secretary Clemens, showed
some interesting figures. A total Of
46S,905 pounds of cream was gathered,
making an average test of .252, and a
total yield of butter fat of 11S,167
pounds The receipts from all sources
''SAS PoVtHSo.lo, SlAlA CApCASCS Cf,lOG..
63. Hogs fed from the refuse from the
creamery brought the company s5,6S3.9s
during the year, and on January / the
company had on hand hogs and feed
valued at $1,041.60, a net gain of ST.
911.91 for 1906. Six hundred nineteen
hogs We're sold during the year, three
died, and the company now has sew
enty-four head on hand
OdeIl Delivers Address.
Following this report Assistant
Dairy Commissioner Odell addressed
the gathering on the benefits Of cream
cries to ethe town and to the farmers
themselves; advised the use of separat-
ors and the raising of the quality Of
cream furnished, pointing out the fact
that the buttermaker could not turn
out the best product without the as
sistance of the farmers themselves.
Mr.. Odell said: There are in Iowa
today over 600 creameries, and 1900
receiving stations that take the milk
from 100000 cows, and turn back to
the farmers the sum of s20,000,000
yearly"
He also gave some valuable ideas on
testing, and showed the various meth
DDS adopted by skimming stations to
beat the farmer, and advised the farm
ers to stick to the home creamery.
History Of the Creamery.
The history of cooperative creamer-
les is one of failures. SO it was here,
but if a person will read the report
carefully it will show what good bust
ness management will do. From a
creamery which failed, has been built
up, in little over a year. business
Of over 100000 H. P. Clemens, saw the
need and felt that If properly conduct
ed it would pay, and he volunteered his
services free for six months to get
things started. Shares were sold at $40
each, and sufficient money raised to get
started. The first year, in addition to
the expenses a dividend of 10 per cent
was declared, and again, on Tuesday,
Charles Pollock handed out another 10
per cent. This is in addition to one
half cent per pound for cream deliv-
cred by stockholders over what was
paid to non-shareholders. So it can be
seen that with good management,
creameries can be made to pay. They
have one feature which is good, that
is the secretary, who is virtually man.
ager, ard is selected by the directors.
Itiswith great regret that the cream
cry is to lose the present secretary, who
goes to near Bows soon to engage in
farming on large scale, and as
farewell testimonial to his valuable
services, the friends and patrons of the
creamery gathered at the Christian
church, where a grand feast was
spread,@se which all were invited. Az
ter the dihsss Rev. &C. E. Luck, on be-
half of the assembly, presented Mr.
Clemens with solid silver tea set
consisting of tea pot, sugar bowl, and
creamer, also a cut glass pitcher and
six glasses on silver tray.
Mr.. Clemens thanked them in a f,t-
ting way and wished them success
His successor will be elected at the
regular board meeting Friday.
GEORGE F. THAYER.