The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-08-27
The East Troy Dairying Association

Becoming dissatisfied with the re-
turns for milk and cream sold at the
creameries in ueighboring towns III the
summer of 1904, the farmers of East
| Troy and vicinity decided to build
| creamery of their own. Accordingly,
company was formed, known as the
East Troy Dairying Associations; otti-
GERS were chosen and site for the
| building obtained. Stock in the com
pany was sold at so per share, with
| the understanding that none but the
share holders should sell milk and
cream at the new creamery.
| In the fall of that year the work OF
building the creamery commenced.
| The foundation was laid and the walls
and roof raised and covered. During
| the winter of 1905 an ice house was
| built and filled with ice and the follow.
ing spring the creamery was finished
and equipped. When done it was con-
sidered one of the best located and best
equipped creameries of its size IN the
State. The company rented 1t at 1rst
| to the Turner Center Creamery Com
pany which bought only the milk and
cream of those who owned shares IN IL.
About year and a half ago the owners
sold out to the company which was
operating it. This company went TO
| work at once and raised the root ana
built over the creamery what has been
called one of the finest tenements this
side of Boston.
| In June of the first year the creamery
was operated. about 5000 pounds of
milk was received daily. In June of
this wear 10000 pounds were received
some DAYS. The business has steadily
grown from the first, and has now be-
come so large that this creamery can
not handle it. The company has been
obliged to build another creamery and
will divide the business so as to better
accommodate all. The new creamery
is located at Unity Station, seven or
eight miles from the one i'll Troy, ana
will be about ready to receive milk ana
cream the first of August. The COM
pany has also commenced to operate
creamery in Jackson, another northern
Waldo town, since the one in Troy was
started. There are some OF the hnest
herds of cows here now to be found
any where in this State. Many have
cows that they value at from $7o to
500 each. W. A. Hillman of Troy has
six HoIsteins that cannot be bought for
5000. George Bagley of the same town
received an income of 5000 from SIX
cows during the year ending Deceihpel,
1907, and there are many other heTos
equally as valuable.
The money received for milk and
cream is not only benefit derived from
this industry. Farms are being enrich,
ed by the keeping OF more cows, ara
more crops of all kinds are being rais-
ed. Farms and farm buildings are
showing every indication of prosperity.
Labor saving machines of all kinds are
being bought by farmers who could not
afford them until recently.
1t is hard to estimate the value OF
this one enterprise to the individual
farmer, the town, the county and the
State. BY asserting their independence
few progressive, up-to- date farmers
have started boom which promises to
be far reaching. Now that the spirit
of enterprise is fully aroused, we look
for other enterprises to come III the
near future for the benefit of the farm
! ers.-Bertha F. Hilman, in the Amerl-
can CultiVatOr.