Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-07-08
MILK CONDEN SERIES.
Cooperative Factories not Likely to
Succeed Unless Conditions Are
Very Favorable.

From the Weekly News Letter, [.
S. Dept. of Agriculture:
The department during the past
few months has received inquiries
from dairy farmers regarding the
feasibility OF establishing co-operat
i've factories in their communities for
the commercial production of con-
'densed and exaporated milk. Reports
from a number of field agents of the
department also indicate that un-
scrupulous promoters are unusually
active in attempting TO establish CO.
operative condenseries in dairy farm
ing communities under conditions
that practically foredoom such an en-
terprise to certain failure. These
facts seem to justify the publication
of warning to dairy farmers who
may contemplate investment in CO.
operative condensery Before join
ing such an enterprise one should
consider carefully the requirements
fundamentally essential to the sue
cessful production of condensed and
evaporated milk on commercial
scale, and make sure that the COM
munity and the proposed organiza-
tion will be able to meet such require
ments.
The fact that comparatively large
number of successful cooperative
creameries and cheese factories are
now in operation may appear to be a
preliminary argument in favor OF
organizing cooperative condenseries
Such an argument should not be mis-
taken The dairy farmer who is dis
satisfied with the present market fol
his milk, from either the standpoint
of convenience or of the price receiv
ed should not overlook the wide vari
alton in conditions which are essen
, tial TO the commercial success o
, these three different enterprises.
While the department does no
wish to condemn utterly the idea tina
a cooperative condensery can be op
Grated successfully. the available evi
= dence clearly indicates that such a.
! enterprise is much more difficult an
: hazardous than any other form O
cooperative dairy industry.
A brief discussion of some of tn
conditions which are considered es
sential to the successful operation c
a milk condensing factory of CONNER
cial size will disclose some of the di
ifculties which farmers co-opera
i've organization would have to ovel
lie come if failure is to be avoided.
e First: The plant should be locate
y in Il community which is not on
thoroughly adapted in every way
" high standard of extensive dali
IL farming but is already far advance
g. in such development.
lie Second: A general idea of the il
g. portance of water supply can be o
h. tanned from the authoritative est
Mt mate that about gallons OF wat
lg are required for the condensing
re l pound of fresh milk (about pint
of Difficulty in obtaining an adeQua
er supply of good, pure. cold water is
k cause of serious embarrassment
n some of the commercial condenseri
Id now established, and the lack of
nd has been the cause OF many failur
M. Third: An abundant supply of pu
milk is an absolute necessity Sc
L. eral reliable authorities have estim
-es ed that for the profitable product
'us OF condensed milk on commerc
he scale the supply of raw milk to
EAR factory should not fall below l5.C
on pounds a day
ith In establishing and operating a
is operative condensery the necessity
le- adequate capital is another impC
ou- ant question.
ith The cost of buildings. eQuipm'
lks and operation of plant for the m
uc- ufacture of evaporated milk {
sweetened condensed milk for no,