Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10
COOPERATIVE CREAMERY At
CLARION CONDUCTED ON
NOVEL PLANS.
NEW 5000 BUILDING
CONTEMPLATED THIS SEASON
Officers, Except Secretary, Serve With
cut Pay-combined Corn Crib, Gran
ary and Machine Aeuse-One Young
Farmer Who Will Succeed and One
Who Will Fail.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Clarion, Jan. lot is reported that a
/ new $4,000 creamery building will be
/ erected here during the coming season
by the farmers cooperative concern
which has successfully operated a
creamery for about fourteen years. 1t
Is proposed TO put up cement block
or brick structure for a plant with a
productive capacity Of $50 tubs of but
ter per week. and one that will be a
credit to the town. The concern IS
operated on an unusual plan. A the
outset $25 shares of stock were issued
to farmers who paid for them in cash
or notes, and if report is to be credited
the amount repres ented by the latter
was considerably in excess of that OF
the other form of payment. However.
that may be the association took up all
the stock within three years Of the
date of issue and paid per cent in
terest on 1t during the time. Since that
time any man who patronizes the
creamery is member Of the associa-
tion; voter in the meetings if he con-
finues his patronage for a term of six
months. AS soon as he withdraws that
patronage his mem bership ceases TO
exist. No dividends are paid except
what is added 10 the market price of
cream The officers receive no pay as
such, the secretary excepted. The con-
Germ has thus far had but ewo presi-
dents. the present incumbent. T. a.
Shillington, having acted in that ca
pacity for about ten years.
One OF the most up-to-dare farm
buildings that have been recently erect
-. iY7
he lives is combined crib. granary and
machine house, built by Mr.. H. Sant"n
on his farm near Steamboat Rock. l.
is As feet long by 90 feet wide and the
plates are IA feet above the floor. II
has capacity for $500 bushels of corn
and $500 bushels of oats. The heavy
timber used and complete bracing
system employed render il as strong
and compact as could be desired
| An unusual method was adopted in
| constructing the floor A concrete hoor
was made, the sills laid, strong rods SIX
feet apart were so placed as 10 tie them
| firmly together, TWO strings Of tile We're
laid about two feet apart and length
wise Of each side Of the crib, then
sand and cement were laid 10 a
level with the top Of the stills.
The tile are to take care of any
surplus moisture that might Turk in
the floor aud damage the corn that
touched IL The driveway is Is fest
wide, being roorly enough to admit Of
the placing of the elevator inside he
building instead IF exposing machinery
to wind and weather. The capacious
driveway is large enough 10 form a
storeroorn for a lot of farm machinery.
Another fine farm Improvement Of re-
cent construction on the same mall
route is the big barn on the farm d
w. 3. Riekena, between Steam BOAT
Rock and Welisburg.
Two young farmers live in the same
community. AT the sunset hour one
stormy day last week one Of these was
doing his evening chores. Some hogs
stood near trough waiting for drink.
The farmer wouldn't stop minute I'M
til he had watered those hogs. Said
they might get tired Of waiting for him
and go to bed without the needed at
tention. Some fine cattle well bred and
In the pink of condition were in the
yard. Had the choice OF buying a few
good ones Or more scrubs" said the
man, and I bought the good ones" Ev-
erything about the place was in good
order and thrift was everywhere ap-
parent. At the home of the other farm
er a day or two later. things We're diff
Serent. Eleven o'clock in the forenoon
and the lane leading TO the house was
filed with snow. Two windows were
minus each pane OF glass. Nobody
at home and no signs 70 indicate hum
an presence that day. A dozen stabbed
cattle were bawling for rations. Thru
the open barn floor could be seen four
head of horses standing as far back a.
the halter ropes would admit with
,Ay,%
ed sheep were picking over an old fod-
der pile trying 10 satisfy the pangs of
hunger. In an clubhouse joined to the
living rooms three pigs We're indus
tr1ously munching some coal that lay
on the floor. Possibly the absence Of
the family was necessary in this case
but It is a safe guess that within ten
years the first mentioned young farm
or will own farm OF MS own and tina:
the other VIII belong to the class that
declares There's no profit in farming
In Iowa any more, when the rent is
paid there's nothing left and land Is sc
high that a poor man can never hope
80 own any Of it."
There is farmers wife in this To-
eality who could. perhaps. were she 50
inclined claim and successfully defend
Z state record in the matter of select
ing ana saving seed corn; that is, with
Ill male contestants barred Mrs. Will
Ham Hersey last fall selected anc
stored away fifty bushels Of corn sup
posed to be good enough to plant or
any field in Iowa as soon as the next
corn planting season arrives. Whether
this duty has devolved on the lady il
HoW's THIS?
We infer one hundred dollars rewa RI