Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-25
LOCAL CREAMERY
Facts TO &c considered When Forxr.
ing a Cooperative Association
Given in An Address.

~" "ANa tAN 0dtfy ulNlStpnv L.
:. Department Of Agriculture. at sFsee
last convention Of Nebraska DxsryN
mems Association.
MI Winkjer, when introducing ais
subject. said that The success or ANY
system is measured by the net vp
turns it gives the producer Of the raw
material In any system, the cost 81
Transforming the raw material into n
product for consumption must be de-
ducted from the proceeds. ffe tbers
proceeded as follows:
In the case of a cooperative errs-rs-
cry when the cost of production IA de-
Quoted, the remainder forms the ner
returns to the dairyman. IN ans osher
method he receives only part OF this
remainder, for the other part msussf
go as a profit to the owners. In ehs.
case OF the cooperative creamery, taszs
dairyman gets the biggest Stimulus ftr
producing the raw material.
Furthermore, this stimulus in i'm
tensiiied by the fact that n he. vita
his fellow producers. increases tnse
supply of raw material TO the factory.
by producing more himself and ifs~
ducing his neighbors to produce more.
or in any other way reduces the sxxaR
of transforming the raw material inFws
butter. he knows that the net retnunp~
VIII be increased accordingly. Thsr-
also. II by care and skillfuI manaEr-
ment, he can improve the quality Ss
as to get better returns for the butter.
he knows o. that the returns TO him
will be greater. Thus 1t Is that hcs
gets interested IN his %neighbor and hi@
neighbor in him, and an interest snsS
enthusiasm in the work is created tar.
puts the cooperative creamery AZ EgsA
head Of the list. The private kcag
creamery. in order to make the besg.
must operate his creamery as neay>
as possible to the plan Of the COOP
eratiye creamery IL he wants to 1naksr
the great success.
IL Is impossible to give informatfsxs
in a paper. short, or long that WIN
cover all conditions In organizing ~
local creamery. Each locality has Isss
pecularities. Take. for instance, tia.
question OF how many cows are nss-
essary for starting n cooperative
creamery. Suppose II takes POO cows
that have an average record of 31Ns
pounds OF butterfat per year: then m
would take GOO cows II they averaged
only 100 pounds butterfat per year
and the chances are they would ncE
do as well with the 500 as the 200. M
is quite safe, however, to start wfttn
COO COWS that belong TO shareholders
Then again II depends on how persfst-
ent the farmers are that take pare
There are cases where they have
started with 100 COWS and made a suc-
started with 600 cows and made D.
failure. There must be a sufficiexsz
amount Of persistency in every cosas-
munity where a cooperative creamery
is started. ! have not yet seen n CO
operative creamery start that has nsx
had a shorter or longer period OF dif-
ficulty or operation in the beginning
and It Is Imperative for each
ity to have foresight enough 10 see
the necessity OF staying by the organ
~ization and MAKE II a success and reass
the benefits which are sure TO coras.
The selection Of officers Is an fIu-
portant part of the organization. They
should be men who nave the CONT
dence OF the community. Select o maE
for president who is a good presiding
officer and has a keen sense OF Justice
for all. Get a man for secretary wgan
is straight IN his dealing, can keep a
correct account and Is amiable xnsz'
accommodating in giving infor natiora
10 patrons. The secretary Is next liza
importance TO the b~uttermaker im
making a creamery successful. Thee
directors should be men who win meek.
at regular meetings and dutifully per-
form their work. Bond the secretary
and treasurer, not as a mark OF dis
trust, but rs a piece OF good busiaesss
management that will give the patronss
confidence in the business, whers2
there are several men interested, al
ways have their officers bonded. anca
the creamery industry Is too impor~
|tant TO deviate from good business
methods and take any chances on Ss--
suits. There are instances wher@
creameries are standing vacant on as-
count Of a dishonest official and the
loss Is not only to that community
alone but as far as the failure rs
heard OF. Sometimes ignorantly and
sometimes malaclously these failures
are pointed out as an example tlfss
the farmers can not agree we'll en0u~sss
to run their own business. 1t Is mue7s
easier to work up a successful coeFTF-
creamery in a locality where
there has been no failure; but even IN
a case where there has been a ~failBT@-
the scattered forces can be gathered
and a successful business built up.
There are no uncertainties with the
organization Of a local creanerys the
causes viii always produce the
results. If poor methods Rres