Arizona republican., 1913-12-07

there being not over 100 pounds Of tutter in the stock room of the Mari cora plant the day the plant was visited by the Republican reporter.
 Since the first of the year over S12,000 has been spent for new equip mcnt and building improvement at tIis plant. A solid brick powerhOuse was constructed and in it were in sfaled. under the super7 ision of A. J. karIsOn, the head engineer, two en- eines of 4O and 50-horsepOwer re spcctively, supplied with steam from two 50-horsepower boilers. Two ice machines, one of 6-ton capacity for winter use. and one of 10-ton cap acity to use with the smaller one ir summer, are another important feat ufe In the creamery proper there fare several new machines, such as foIe-Warmers, pasteIrizers. etc. that must be seen to be appreciated. The pasteurizer has capacity of 2500 i rounds of cream per hour, and so effective is the work of this machine. i and so carefully arc all of the cream l ems and Vats sterlIzed that abso- i lutely no preservative is used in i either the cream that is shipped or l in the butter.
 "Marfcopa." Buckeye" and Mesa" are the brands of butter made by this 1 company and both years when it has l exhibited butter at the state fair in ] the creamery competition. 1t has won
 first prize due not only to fine grade l of cream received. but. as MT. Web l ster says. to the skill and care of 1 J. J. Mayer, the head operator. Mir i Mayer has been with Mir Webster for 1 teh years and before coming here, l -ld won many prizes in Nebraska i for butter making
 1 In one of the illustrations the six i trucks used for crcam gathering are ! shown, this company having been the ] rionecr in the use of auto trucks in ] the Salt River valley Mr Kays hay 1 ing purchased the first in 1908 for ! Use between Phoenix and the Buck | eve country. At the present time the company gathers cream in the dis i tricts around Peoria. Glendale Mesa i Chandler and Leai. besides the dis i trict immediately around Phoenix i and t has also two wagon routes in l Liberty and Buckeye In addition to l ,he local plant it operates the cream 1 cry department of the Mesa Dairy ! and Ice company. where a vcIy high i grade of cheese is made. Mont Vance i being the cheese maker on the i una road in the Fowler district it ! las another small cheese factory Special attention is given to the i accurate daily testing of every can l of cream received. and aS there are : -15 patrons. this is one of the most ! arduOus as well as most important tasks. The testing room. under MT 1 Rays charge, and the many devices throughout tho plant to secure sani- tarY conditions are features that are sure to interest any visitor Realz- ] ing the advantages in modern and scientific methods among the dairy man. the Maricopa Creamery co-op- crates with its patrons in every pos
 sible way, not only by making in
 dTidual COW tests free of charge. but
 by furnishing up-to-date information
 on dairy subjects, and last Christmas
 i' gave years subscription to
 IIoard's Dairyman, the worlds lead
 ing dairy weekly. to each of it's
 Iatrons.
 Asked for figures on the annual
 output by years. MT Webster furn-
 ished the following statistics. which indicate not only the rapid growth Of
 the dairy in stry in this section the
 Hast four years. but also that modeIn
 methods of factory management at tract increased patronage.
 Yearly output. 19Ia. 221.S0o pounds
 butter; 26.ooO pounds Cnecs
 Yearly output 191i 2ao 600 pounds
 butter: 47.40o poun. .'S cheese.
 Yearly output 1912. 495.200 pounds
 butter; 7100 pounGs cheese.
 Yearly output I@f3. G44.l00 pounds
 butter; 47.SHo pounds cheese
 Estimated output for 19lt. 10000
 rounds.
 These figures do not include tbous-
 %n3s of pounds of buttcr-fat shipped
 cut in the form of sweet cream. sold
 locally or shipped to El Paso. los Angeles and Alizona points.