Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-01
PROFESSIONAL CREAMERY BUILD.
Frs TO De SHOWN UP ~
AMEs COLLEGE.
FARMERS BEING TAUGHT
HOW TO BUILD cREAMERlEs
co'Isss Exports Commence Work Of
Erecting Four Cooperative Concerns
In Different observation-disclosures to
Be Saved Exorhitant Charges Made
BY Machinery Agents.
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Special to Times Republican
-Ames, Aug. 1.-The most complete
demonstrations OF creamery construc-
ton ever undertaken in Iowa or else
where are now in progress under the
direction of the dairy and agricultural
engineering departments of Iowa State
College at Ames.
The purpose is to give to Iowa far
mers accurate information on the fair
and honest cost of different types of
modern cream cries and to show them
how to proceed to organize and build.
incidentally the demonstrations will
give the farmers check on the pro-
fessional creamery promoter who in
years gone by charged them unmerci-
full profits for organizing creamery
companies and building plants A fur
Their purpose Is to encourage farmers
to build substantial. fireproof struc-
lures instead of the fire traps which
go UP In smoke in such numbers every
year.
Four crsamsries to Be Built.
In this demonstration four creamer-
les planned by the college experts will
be erected under their direct supervis-
ion. One will soon be under way at
Massilon. in Cedar county: the second
will be erected at once at Gowrie: the
third is now under way at State Cen
ter. and the fourth is building at Hart
ley. The first three named are CO.
operative creameries and the fourth is
priva tely owned
I'VE are not making any fight on
anybody in the creamery building
business" said Prof NJ. Mortenson.
head Of the college dairy department
eve merely feel that the farmers Of
Iowa are entitled to know something
about how to organize cooperative
companies, how to build. and what the
costs should reasonably be. The results
Of the work will be published later in
a bulletin by the college. This bulletin
will explain every step from the or
ganization Of a cooperative concern to
the starting of the machinery. The
plans OF each plant will be given in
full and the cost Of every bit Of ma
terial will be set forth. The bulletin
will be complete hand book on
creamery organizing and building, bas-
ed on actual experience
The New Plants.
The plant at ;Massilon will meet the
needs Of the avera se dairy community
It will be 30x6O feet In size: 1t will
utilize the milk of from 600 to 1000
cows; 1t will be built of cement blocks
with fire PROCEED interior and roof:
1t will be fitted with modern machin-
cry and a complete ice house The
Masilon association. comprising about
100 farmers, will spend approxima te-
ly $4,000.
The Gowrie association. comprising
$50 members. twenty-five from town,
will build a plant 4Ox60. equipped with
refrigerator and ice making plant ana
ice cream machinery additional. It's
capacity wifi be 1000 pounds OF butter
daily and 1t will use the milk Of from
1000 to 1000 COWS. The materials
have not yet been determined on.
The plant at State Center will be
one OF the most efficient and largest in
Iowa. One Of the rich and successful
cooperative companies of the west Is
building 1t to replace an old plant. It
will be 4OxsO feet. with a 24x30 power
plant 1t will he built on the gravity
system OF hollow tile and asbestos
shingles. This association. comprising
200 members. has made unique rec
ord raising hogs as by-product feed
ing them on buttermilll. In 1910 the
dividends from the hog pens. contain
ing some 300 hogs. amounted to 81
000
The Hartley plant Is going up in the
business district. It will 50xS5 feet
built of brick and thoroughly fireproof.