Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-31
IOWA STATE COLLEGE.
Denomination of Creamery Construc-
ton for Benefit of Farmers.

Denomination of Creamery Construc-
tiOn for Benefit of Farmers.
The most complete demonstrations of
creamery construction ever undertaken in
Iowa or elsewhere are now in progress
under the direction Of the dairy and agri-
cultural engineering departments Of Iowa
State college at Ames.
The purpose is to give to Iowa farmers
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 professional creamery pro-
moter, who in years gone by charged them
unmerciful profits for organizing creamery
companies and building plants. further
purpose is to encourage trainers to build
substantial freproof structures instead of
the fire traps which go up in smoke in
such numbers every year
In this demonstration four creameries
planned by the college experts and will be
erected under their direct supervision. One
will soon be under way at Masson in
Cedar county; the second will be erected
lat once at Gowrle; the third is now under
way at State Center, and the fourth is
building at Hartley. The first three named
are cooperative creameries and the fourth
is privately owned.
I'VE are not making any fight on any
body in the creamery building business"
said Prof. NJ. Mortensen head OF the college
dairy department: I'VE merely feel that
the farmers of Iowa are entitled to know
something about how to organize Coop
erative companies, how to build, and what
the cost should reasonably be. The re-
suits Of our work will be published later in
bulletine form by the college. This bulletin
will explain every step from the organiza-
ton of a cooperative concern TO the start
ing of the machinery. The plans of each
plant will be given in full and the cost
of every bit of material will be Sc forth.
The bulletin will be a complete hand book
on creamery organizing and building, based
on actual experience"
The plant at Massilon will meet the needs
of the average dairy community. 1t will
be 30x60 feet in size, will utilize the milk
of from COO to 1000 cows, will be built Of
cement blocks with fireproofed interior and
roof, will be fitted with modern machinery
and a complete ice house The Massilon
association, comprising about 100 farmers
will spend approximately 1900.
The Gowrie association. comprising 150
members, twenty-five from town, will build
a plant 40x60 feet, equipped with refriger-
ator and ice making plant and ice cream
machinery additional. Its capacity will be
1900 pounds of butter daily and It will
use the milk of from 1900 to 400 cows.
The materials have not yet been deter
mined 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 it to
replace an old plant. 1t will be 40x60 feet
with Ax30 foot power plant 1t will be
built on the gravity system of hollow tile
and asbestos shingles. This association.
comprising 200 members, has made a UNIQUE
record raising hogs as a by-product feed
ing them on buttermilk. In 1910 the divi-
dends from the hog pens, containing some
800 hogs, amounted to 5000.
The Hartley plant is going up in the
business district. II will be 5OxS5 feet
built of brick and thoroughly fireproof.
All four plants will be completed in about
three months.