Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-05-20
THE CREAMERY QUESTION.
Some Advantages That the Farmers
Would Enjoy from y Creamery
Established at jerome.

because we have not mentioned the
creamery question In our last Issue |
or so, our readers should not jump |
70 the conclusion that the proposition |
has been abandoned. On the other |
hand there is a greater demand for |
creamery today than ever. as the |
facts that have been presented have
caused those interested to discuss the
matter more freely and the more 1t is
discussed the greater becomes the
possibilities OF the good that would
result to this section from the estab-
lishment OF such an institution at this
place.
Several OF our farmers who took
up the dairy business some time ago
are becoming discouraged and are
about ready to give II up and give
their attention to beef production.
This condition has been brought
about by the price that they have
been receiving for the product OF
their cows. which Is by NO means any
criterion to go by had there been a
local creamery TO which they could
have taken occasion to look up the
history OF some OF the cooperative
creameries. and the result OF this has
fully demonstrated that "a creamery
can we'll AFFORD to pay the same price
for butter fat as that for which they
are receiving for a pound OF butter.
As the overrun In the manufacture
Of 10 hnn nf ha,t
ter over the amount OF butter fat. Il
is clearly demonstrated that this ov-
errun will pay all the expenses OF ope-
rating a creamery. thus enabling the
factory to pay the farmer for his but
ter fat the Wholesale price OF butter.
VIII the reader stop for "A moment
and consider what this means to the
dairy farmers OF this tract. During
the past year the North Side Dairy
mems Association have shipped from
this point over 100000 pounds o
butter fat. On last Saturday the
price paid for butter fat was 21c pei
pound. while the quotations fol
creamery butter on that date was 2s,
per pound. A difference of cent?
would have been paid to the dairy
men by the local creamery. II thi
has been the average during the year
think what II would mean to tn
farmers here who through this loca
cream station alone have shippe,
over 100000 pounds OF butter fat.
There Is no denying the fact tha
m ira lix.r hs. hfu
are taking all the profits from tn
dairy COW. leaving the farmer tn
privilege OF milking the COW and dc
iivering the cream TO them Just as
pastime. Are you willing to still cor
unue along this line. or will you tax
advantage OF the proposition now o
fered you to better your condition?
Some there are who present the al
gument that II will be difficult to dii
pose OF the product OF creamer,
But II these persons will look up III
records from the dairy department
the state they will find that there
over 100000 pounds OF dairy pr,
ducts shipped into this state evei
year. This fact alone should be
gument. And while on this questic
OF markets. we have before us a lie
ter addressed to the State Depar
ment or Agriculture at Boise. from
firm at Spokane. Wash. who are e
tensive buyers OF cheese and butte
In which they state that Il Is impo
sibie for them to supply the demai
Tor these products and are cons
quently compelled to draw on Minn
sofa and Wisconsin for the supp
They couple with this letter a reque
that they be furnished the names
the manufacturers of butter a
cheese throughout Idaho.
AS writer has said, when Dar
Nature carved these mountains a
valleys and located these clear mor
tain streams she had In view as b
final goal fields of red clover, alfa
and pasture grasses dotted here a
there with red dairy barns, surrour
ed with herds OF milch cows. S
undoubtedly intended that the m
pail and the butter paddle should
the instruments with which the
ture inhabitants OF these fertile v
leys should achieve both fame a
fortune. This can be done by
establishment OF local creameri
and 1t is not beyond reason to hi
to see one established at this pl
within the near future.