The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-27
NJ ATE DAIRY REPORT.


and Gives Some Suggestions on
Dairy Matters.
A. Z, Ryger. the state dairy
expert, has issued his annual re,
port IN compiiauce with the state
dairy law. The report shows:
There are lO3 creameries and
700 cream buying stations within
the state of South Dakota. La
addition 20 creameries located
without the state buy cream in
South Dakota for shipment to
their central plants. There are
approximately $4,000 patrons S
selling cream to cream buying
stations and creameries. and
$4,000 o. these support the local
creame, les direct or through
stations.
The creamerie within the
state received I, 197 ,974 pounds
of milk average test 3.93 per
cent, containing 166, ,3775 pounds
of butterfat, and 80. 5IS.13S
pounds OF cream, at an average
test of % 1 per cent, ntalnin 9
$3.50 OH pounds of butterfat.
from which 10, 14S OIL pounds of
creamery butter were prod uced.
The creameries outside of the
state bought from South Oak :
ota territory II, ,G1S, 800 pounds
OF cream, con laining 3,4t5.977
pounds Of butterfat, from which
o,9U9 Gao pounds of butter were
manufactured. Thus it is evi-
dent that . per cent of the
creamery business is done out
side of the state.
During the fiscal year 10 July
lst, the state of South Dakota
produced aud handled through
the creameries a total of i1.137.
lO' pounds Of cream and 4,107,.
941 pounds of milk, from which
II. 05l Ill pounds OF creamery
butter were manufactured. and
ll6. l94 pounds of tutterfat were
sold ia the form Of milk cream
and ice cream.
At the average price Of 215c,
81 4l6, | 49.30 were distributed to
about . 900 dairy farmers by the
creameries doing business in
Soath Dakota during the fiscal
year. Most Of the creamery
butter is shipped to eastern and
western butter markets.
Ia addition it is estimated
that 5000, 600 pounds OF dairy
butter were manufactured and
sold by the farmers and con
sumed locally The grand total
pounds of creamery butter and
farm dairy butter IS then about
- OoI1OO pounds, valued at
S5: 9l5, $50 90.
According to statistics there
are 10000 DAIRY farm ers and
according to reports obtained
from the state auditor there are
100000 cows of which about
320, coo are dairy COWS, ia South
Dakota, which produced the
following total products:
Pounds Value
Ell'ter manufactured in cream
cries III south Dakota lU1l~n,t - 90 no
Batter manufactured from
south Dakota cream with
cut the state ..... eOu $40 ! ,D- III
;utter manufactured on the
farms .: South Dakota 6.nslmta ! 500 600
Hntterfat sold in the form OF
zee cream; ;;.................. 2"tDo ;oaa
Butterfai sold and consumed
III the form of milk and
cream .......-.............. asosle0 l..noom
Estimate batterfat skim milk
snd her dairy products in
the form OF milk fed to
calves and hogs. etc. .on the
farm ........................ Inaodoo
Total value OF products from
asirs cows in South Oak
ota mot including calYes slS5 $40
The dairy expert recon meuds
that creameries and cream
stations be licensed, and also
that law be passed to prevent
the larger centralizers from pay.
ing higher price in a town in
which Il local creamery is located
than they do at other surround
Ing cream buying points.
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