The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-03-07
DICKINSON
CREAMERY co.

CREAMERY co.
Organized and Officers
Elected
The second meeting of farmers inter-
ested in the organization OF creamery
was held at the court house Tuesday
afternoon, with 40 live ones in attend
ance.
Guy Dickinson acted as chairman and
the report Of the last meeting by Secre.
tary Motley was read and adopted.
Assistant Dairy Commissioners r. F.
Flint of Bismarck, instructed the farmers
as to things necessary for successful
creamery. He stated that there was
really no market for dairy products in this
county at the present time for the reason
that nearly all of the butter produced is
used for home consumption and no out.
side market has been established.
Cleanliness is the first requisite for good
butter and every farmer must improve
the conditions Of his dairy facilities to
this end. Separators must be thoroughly
cleaned Immediately after using. Good,
clean, sweet cream is necessary Tor good
butter. Cream should be cooled as soon
as separated and warm and cold cream
should not be mixed. In a cooperative
creamery every patron has personal in.
terest.
In the matter of transportation, Mr..
Flint said that farmers could arrange to
meet at some centrally located spring.
which could be fitted up to hold the
cream cans, and from this point one
farmer could take the entire product to
the creamery. AS rule the best cream
is that which the farmer brings direct to
the creamery; second best, that which is
shipped in, and the most unsatisfactory
is that collected by teams sent out for
that purpose. Cream should be deliver
ed : or 4 times week in summer and at
least times week during the winter
months.
NJ. ]. Cort of Minneapolis was again
on hand to help along the organization.
He has travelled through this territory for
IL years handling creamery supplies and
states that more creameries are being
Istarted this year than at any time since
he has been on the road. Mr.. Cort said
the reason for this'is the fact that farm
ers have Just found out that dairying
does not interferewith any other line Of
work on the farm. lit simply increases
the interest in farming and enhances the
value of the farm. Creameries have
never failed in this state but several have
been forced to suspend operations be.
cause of missmanag ement. The selection
of buttermaker and manager is a vital
point.
George M. Frye. an old time resident
in this part of the country, was called
upon to express his opinion as to the
advantages of creamery in this com
munity. He stated that he came from
Sherburue county, Minnesota, ovel
twenty years ago and handled severa
4 thousand cattle on ranch for I.
years without having any milk or buttel
which showed that his knowledge o.
dairying was rather limited. .Sherburnt
county he believed was the poorest par
of Minnesota 2o>years ago and the great
!. er part of the land was considered almcs
worthless. Dairying was started, cream
cries were established and today clover
and every kind of crop is raised OF
these same lands and the farmers are
very prosperous. In the town of Ell
River, where pork had to be shipped il
few years ago, the same product isnov
being shipped,out at the rate of carload
per week. which goes to show that tn
hog follows thesdairy COW.
Mr.. Frye said he was confident tha
this part of the country, with its fin,
natural grasses and excellent grain crop
: would soon be the richest dairy localit,
in the state. file believed the farmer
were making the right move in organic
ing creamery and was confident tina
citizens of the city would assist in tn
matter of securing a suitable site for tn
plant.
Scores of questions were asked o.
various subjects and every inquir
was satisfactorily answered by Messrs
Flint and Cou and :Supt. Waldron
Many practical topics were discussed
and farmers were we'll paid for thei
time by the, valuable instruction.
w. Motley. who solicited stock in hi
neighborhood near Antelope, reporte'
that he secured subscriptions amounting
list 500 and the others had their men a
tory. In the ten-minute intermissiol
more subscriptions were added to tn
list and at the close of the meeting
$3.50 had been subscribed.
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to warrant the establishment of a cream
cry and the following officers were elee
ted: w. j. .>Pelton, president; Ormanz
Brown, vice president; w. ]. Mozely
secretary; Guy Dickinson, treasurer
Dominick Vranna, S. D. Gregg and Car
Riemann were elected as directors, an,
the four regular officers are also di
rectors.
BY vote of the meeting the director
were empowered to locate, build AM
equip creamery as soon as the neces
sary funds are available.
Anton Burda, S. D. Gregg, F.. w
Turner, c. S. Langdon, {. E. Trask, Joh1
Keys and George Luhman were electe'
a committee to solicit the balance 9
stock, and were instructed to report t
the directors at 4 meeting to be held ol
Saturday, March IA.
Itwas voted to incorporate for S5.oot
and the meeting adjourned sine die, a
the business hereafter will be done b
| the directors.
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