The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-02-18

exceeding tive per cent, ~ yo,u ~ 60,
stockholders. Five per cent. ie the
limit OF profit to shareholders. This Is
the rule In all cooperative enterprises
in ireland. 1t Is organized primarily
that profits may 10 to the man who
brings in the cream II Is not ranked
rs a particularly fin investment for
the shareholder.
Differs From American creameries,
We find the mechanical processes OF
butter making much the same as those
In the best up.to.date American butter
factories. We do find. however, that
this cooperative association has had
an output that IL OF more uniform ex.
cellpuce than that OF the American
factory. Here each member seems to
realize more fully than Toes the Amer.
lean farmer that the utmost vigilance
must be- exercised In keeping the milk
and cream fresh and free from all i'm.
purities. that keeping up the quality OF
the butter is AS much his business AS
the butter makers. Therefore he
breeds and feeds and cares for his
cows aud handles his milk on scientific
lines suggested b. cooperative instruc.
tors and inspectors. The farmer IL
saving his own interests. of course, for
a falling OF OF quality and reputation
means a falling on In the price oh.
tanned for butter. The creamery tests
carefully, not only for butter fat but
for freshness and flavor.
Supervision and inspection.
Then. too. the Irish Agricultural Or.
ganization society, which is the central
federation OF all cooperative societies.
inspects the creamery and it's output
frequently. points out defects and
helps to remedy them. The business
side Is not neglected. The organiza.
ton society has complete business SUI
pervision of the creameries, which
must keep their accounts and records
in the way and OF forms prescribed by
this central body. The creameries re-
port to the Organization society and
their books and accounts are period.
ically audited by the organization So
ciety's auditor.
Cooperation Does the Work.
In short, the butter IL good because
of cooperation. The members coop
crate with each other and with the
Omagh creamery: the Irish Agricul.
tural Organization society co-operates
with the Omagh creamery; the Omagh
creamery Is federated with hundreds
OF other creameries and Is federated
with and cooperates with the Irish
Wholesale society through which the
butter Is marketed. II Is cooperation
everywhere and the object OF II all is
to produce good butter. to market It in
good shape aud 10 get a fair price for
II.
Quality and Brands.
But quality after all is the whole
thing. II butter is not good no system
OF marketing. no business methods, no
exercise OF federated strength. M co.
operative eudeavor eau do anything
for II. The Omagh creamery makes
good butter and for years has made
good butter. IL has a we'll established
reputation for good butter which is
worth at least one cent for every
pound that II makes. In order TO be
able to collect this cent on each pound
II must mark each pound that IL sends
out.
And printed upon the wrappers and
stamped upon the cases IL the guar.
anty OF quality Guaranteed Pure
Centrifugal Creamery Butter. Finest
Quality"
Butter Central Label.
But more important still Is the au.
,l,..I.al .iaI - ,l,n I.,ah Av.t,,l,n.a 4
Organization society issued from it's
headquarters at the Plunkett house In
Dublin. II goes upon only the best OF
butter. II goes not upon "a case or
cake or cover. but upon the butter IL.
self. The label Is printed upon thin
tissue paper. When II Is placed upon
the butter II Is stamped with a do
that fixes the label firmly upon and in
the butter and tears the paper so that
II cannot be removed and used again.
This label is guaranteed al carefully
as are the coins OF the realm. Each
has "A series number and can be traced
TO the creamery to which IL was deliy'
cred. Ii By any chance 1t is found up
on a poor quality OF butter, the butter
Is at once sent back TO the creamery
/, to which the use OF that particular
label was entrusted.
What We Need In America.
We have plenty OF creameries In the
| United States. Some OF them are
E owned comparatively by the farmers
hut the farmers stop just short of the
highest success. The marketing ia
generally haphaZard The different
creameries do not cooperate in sell
!, ing. Often good butter goes bad be
[ fore II Is sold. No one knows where