The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-06-27

the purpose of receiving the report of
N, s. Miller on his recent trip to the
coast, where he investigated the con-
with view of determining Y
the adyisability of establishing either
condensed milk factory or a COM
mercial creamery at CALDWELL. Mr.. 4
Miller's report was not lengthy, but
from all the information he could OBJ
tain he found that condensary was
much more preferable than cream
cry. He visited two condensaries, one
.of which was handling 100000 pounds |
of milk per day, and one $4,000
pounds. Mr.. Miller is a practical
dairyman, one whom the ranchers of
this part of the country are well ac-
quainted with, and know him to be
careful and conservative and not Civ
en- to overestimating conditions.
The following is Mr.. Miller's report,
as read atethe- meeting:
MIR. Miller's Report
! I'm investigating the Pacific coast
condensaries, find nearly 5000 cows
tributary to the Forest Grove plant,
as they receive 100000 pounds OF
milk daily and have capacity for
1 10000 pounds. The test runs from
8 per cent up, and not very many rs
low as 8 per cent, as they have the
. Jersey and Durham breed as great
deal, and most of the test runs from
!. 4 per cent to per cent. The prices
range from $1.2o to $1.65s per 100
. pounds. l got statements from doz-
ems of the farmers and / saw no test
& less than 3.8, and the very lowest
price was for July, 1906, which was
8 S1.10 per 100 pounds, but for several
s months they. received 81 go to $1.65, so
the average for the year must run up
about $1.45, and the cows average
from $4,000 to $4,000 per cow for the
year.
1.-THE only requirements in the san
& itation is cleanliness in milking ant
j straining. They are now just putting
! in coolers. The company furnishes
delivery wagons all over the distric
q. and haul the milk at cents per 100
81 which is about half the cost.
Most Of the farmers raise thei
/ heifer calves, keeping out milk y
feed, and / find in looking over tn
statements from the farmers that the
M keen an account of the milk used 9
home and sale of calves, etc., in rur
ming up their yearly average.
II will give one or two yearly stat
ments. One is from Jacob Schneide
for milk from IL cows for 1907 as TO
lows:
Received from factory, $9O5.3;
milk used by family and for feediI
calves, $500; sold IL calves, $72; t
tai s1.035.33; average per cow, $685.
Another is of Thos. Williams, fro
October, 1906, to the same date
1907. from herd of IA cows,
which were heifers with first calve
Received s1,496.46, making
a. a. average of $1O6.15 per cow. He fgur
that each COW cost him $45 during tn
time for feed and pasture. and for
care of each COW and milk the q
pense was SIS; consequently for I
entire herd was $40, and interest
the investment, $50. leaving him
profit of $574.24. making an avera
of $41.16 clear profit per COW.
AS said before, the breeds III
been mostly Jerseys and Durhal
but now they are getting Holste
and are crossing them 80 as to g
a greater flow Of milk, but OF coul
the test won't run quite so high. II
feed clover, vetch, hay. kale and I
nips, which will average them ab
SO to $12 per ton. In one staten
one man figured It cost him "a
year per cow, while figure we
feed COW on alfalfa for SIS to
year, and l think we can chea
this feed by raising oats, vetcn,
and kale. vetch may be sown
oats and made hay Of. Kale seed
be ,sown In spring and transpial
first of June. Kaie this way will n
40 tons per acre. ! might say
here about roads. In hauling mi
requires good roads, which we
build here much cheaper than
can down there. They have no grl
stone is very hard to get, but
they got the condensary they
have a stone quarry, rock cru
and o gasoline roller for the
with which they are making
roads, which is great improve
to the country.
IN. 8. MILLEl
Mr.. Miller also read several le
from business men. regarding
opinions as to the benefits to D
rived from having condensary
town, as follows: