Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-24
Common Sense Talk on Ddiryinq
Bv Dairy Commissioner Flint.

The establishment of creamery
| in any community should be the ef-
| feet of cause rather than the cause
| itself.
| 1t is true that successfully oper-
ated creamery does appear to encour-
age many more farmers to milk COWS
and patronize it, but it is really the
| publicity given by the prices received
by the patrons for their dairy pro-
duct and the general prosperity or
the farmers who are keeping COWS
that attracts attention, excites COM
ment, and prompts others to do like
wise.
| So, it is really the cow that is the
cause of the prosperity Of the dairy
| farmer and when kept in sufficient
numbers by reasonable number OF
| persons in a community should be the
| primary cause of the erection of a
creamery.
| The demand for creamery should
properly come from those who have
dairy products to manufacture and
sell, and when this class takes the
initiative, then there is much hope
for the success of their plans. When
the idea is to form a cooperative or
ganization, the plan Of cooperating
should be carried on from the begin
! ming. Someone must take the lead
here as in all other movements and
self appointed person should sug-
gest that those interested meet at
| one central point, usually at some
| farmers house, and discuss the pro-
ject. From this meeting word should
be passed along for a larger and
more general meeting at, say the
district school house. All such gath
erings should be presided over 10y a
chairman, and a secretary appointed
to keep record of the proceedings.
The true secret of successful CO.
operation lies in putting all questions
to a vote and then abiding by the
will Of the majority. The first pro
position that should be considered is
the number Of COWS that would be
MIXED and the milk and cream
brought to the creamery. The num-
Der necessary to reasonably insure
successful operation will depend on
the producing ability Of the COWS,
whether they are owned by a few or
many farmers, and whether the
creamery is to be located some dis
lance where it will have competition
or not. If located in the country,
some distance from other creameries
it might be practicable to erect a
plant and the patrons receive better
prices by marketing their cream
through the creamery than when the
butter is sold at country stores it
there are not over 300 COWS. Gener |
ally, however, it is considered nee
essary to have from $50 to 500 COWS |
before it is profitable to build. The |
location of a country creamery is |
frequently a great hindrance to the |
organization, and when this can be |
settled early it facilitates matters
very much. The things to be con-
sidered in choosing a site are: A !
central point easy Of access, availa-
bility of an abundance of good water,
good drainage, and then the conven-
ieces Of fuel and Ice supply.
The water and drainage questions
are really the most important points
to lbe considered, hut the general To-
cation of country creameries has
been a serious stumbling block over
WHICH uGally tSLukOIdTy organization
that otherwise had excellent pros
poets, has gone back to earth The
selection of site in a village nat
urally becomes subordinate to other
conditions. The secretary should be
instructed to apply to the dairy d.
vision, Washington, D. c., or to the {
state dairy department, Bismarck, for
list of creamery machinery needed
and at the same time it would be
we'll to request creamery machinery