Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-15
DAIRYING

T Although Morrison county's we'll
known prosperity is due to number
Of her splendid resources, it must be
said that the dairying industry has at
tanned such a growth, that it has be-.
come the most important and remuner-
alive Of the different branches of farm
endeavor. It is comparatively but a
short time since there were no cream
cries in the county-the farmers kept
q few COWS Of scrub stock, made their
own butter and sold it at a low price,
because so much Of it was of inferior
quality and in the aggregate, dairying
contributed very little toward the sup
port Of our people.
Wonderful changes lave come to
pass in this respect and the farmer
today who does not keep number Of
well-bred COWS, is an exception, while
operated throughout the year in Nor
rison county are eighteen creameries,
turning out annually over three and
a half million pounds Of the best
butter manufactured. And another
most favorable feature is the fact that
as outside people become familiar W: tn
conditions existing in Morrison county
familiar with the fact that cows may
be- kept cheaply here and high prices
secured for cream-they are investing
in Morrison county lands and taking
part in the phenomenal development
which has brought Morrison county so
rapidly to the forefront as the leading
agricultural county Of the state.
t Little Falls has two creameries and
an ice cream factory and although u.s.
ing a large volume Of cream, this city
is not what might be termed the cen"
ter Of: the dairying industry Of the
county, practically every part Of it
being served through its local cream
cry. Good dairy and stock raising
lands, while not at the level of a few
years ago, can still be had at prices
far below those in the older settled
sections, and is a strong attraction to
men engaged along these lines else
where.
In order that those interested in this
subject may be fully advised regard
ing opportunities in this respect and
that they may better judge where they
may most proftably invest in lands for
dairying purposes, it may be said that
there is practically no part of the
county which is not in comparative
close proximity to creamery, these
institutions being located at Little
Falls, Royalton, Swanville, Upsala, Elm
Dale, Pierz, Dixville, buchanan, Freed
hem, Randall, Swan River, Motley,
Lastrup, Bowlus, Gushing and Flens-
burg. They are all modern plants
whose product is in constant demand
in the leading markets, having we'll
established reputation for uniformly
high quality and manufactured under
most favorable conditions. :.
The greatest gain in dairying has
been made during the past ten: years
and the general prosperity Of farmers
has increased proportionately until to-
day they rank with those Of states
where the dairying interests have been
we'll established for many years past.
Furthermore, since it has been con-
clusively demonstrated that dairying
is such a profitable adjunct to farming,
better barns have been built and most
modern equipment added whereby milk
may be the more proftably handled.
Cream separators are universally used
and general conditions prevailing are
as nearly sanitary as possible to make
them.
One feature Of the dairying business
which must Of necessity appeal to the
man who has been engaged in that line
/! Of endeavor is that Notwithstanding
the somewhat long and rather rigorous
winters prevailing in this part of the
country it is possible to raise every
thing in the way of those vegetables
best adapted to winter feeding while
,, forage crops flourish on the rich soil
| of Morrison county and with the ad'
vent Of the silo~ the Dugaboo Of winter
has been practically eliminated as far
"a the matter Of feeding is concerned
There is an abundance of timber which
provides ample protection from the
winds which sweep down from the d.
kota plains and cattle thrive here
/ throughout the year. There is an alb.
sence Of all Objectionable elements or
dinarily encountered. elsewhere. max
ing Morrison county, on the whole, q
| far better and more profitable place to
engage in dairying on either a large Of
small scale than any section Of the
country. -.
| Another profitable: field for the
dairyman is in furnishing milk fol
residents of the many prosperous
towns in the county, the price paid
for milk and cream being fully proper
Tomato to that paid for butter fat by
! the creameries. ~
There is plenty Of room remaining
for settlers in lands still available fol
the .nearness to the markets Of the
Twin Cities, Duluth, Superior and 9th:
er large centers furnishes an outlet fol
all butter the creameries can make
while rates to these points makes il
possible for them to at all times, pay
the highest prices for cream.
Anyone interested will find it to
their advantage to thoroughly investi
! gate Morrison county from the dairy
mans standpoint before, being lured
to some unknown parts of the WORLD
by Aattering stories told by real estate
boomers but who are unable to back
I up. their assertions by such facts and
figures as available here.
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