The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-07
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
FOR MARKETING CREAM
AND EGGS OFFERED
WORK TO BEGIN
FEBRUARY 18TH
Territory Between Anderson and
WILLIAMSON Is 60 Be Cover

Details "a to the conducting of the
creamery route to bic operated out of
Anderson and plans for the promotion
OF hog and poultry raising In connec-
tion with this industry were discussed
yesterday at the chamber of com.
| 'nerce with two score, or more inter-
ested farmers by three experts OF the
extension department work of Glenn
son College, i: iaJfg atA it,.
While the locality In; which the
creamery route will be- operated was
selected: the exact highways along
which the cream collecting wagon
Will pass was not decided upon. This
matter will be determined definitely
between now and February Is, the
Time at which 1t Is hoped to have the
scheme In operation. 1t was decided
that the creamery route would cover
the section of the county between An
deFson and Wiiliamston, and while II
| was definitely decided It is preha bic
that the wagon will pass alcng the
Williamson road in going out of An
rerson and follow the Greenville road
in returning to the city. il.& ,
Details Explained.
The details of the workings OF the
creamery route were fully explained
to the farmers by Prof. ID. w. Wat
kins. assistant dairyman of Clemson
College. He told of the money that
was to be made out Of the cream
business, how Clemson COLLEGE would
go about collecting the butter fat.
manufacturing the butter from It
| and placing the same upon the mar
kets. For the first three months the
route is in operation the expenses of
| the sans will be borne by Clemson
College. Cream will be collected every
| day at the houses of those farmers
| who have agreed to furnish butter fat.
This produce viii be shipped to Glenn
son College, and those who nave
furnished cream will receive checks
at the end OF each month for the but
ter fat furnished during ths month
lust ended. After the first Shree
months the 8cost OF oper&ting Ethe
rpnte will ybe taken out OF thegehacks
returned to stlfJse persons, tor cream
furnished.
Z Prof. PIT. Calvin made a short talk
Ito the farmers on the subject of ,ais-
inE pigs In connection with the cream
industry. The plan Is 10, get tie farm.
ers along the route who furnish
cream to use skimmed milk in feed
ing pigs. There is+nothing better for
Young pigs, he stated than SKINNED
milk. IL being superior to corn.
To Collect Eggs.
1t is planned to collect eggs along
the route as we'll as cream. An In
te.esting and Instructive talk on this
subject and the general subject OF
ne.,is...s:f raising was f1ade, 5y ffuf.
Frank G. Hare. He pointed out how
those farmers furnishing cream along
the route could utilize their sour
SKINNED milk to advanfake in feed.
ing their chickens. Skimniad milk
and cc-n meal. he stated. makes the
finest, poultry food there is, and Will
tSmake them lay In the winter.
The plan Is to have O. number OF
ifarmere along the ecreamary route
lsfgn agreements to furnish Clemson
College with fresh eggs. There are
gettain provisions IN the agraeient
With rsfefnce to the Quality OF eRgs
to be furnished. Cartoons for holding
one dozen eggs will be furnished the
farmers. The eggs are 10 bs placSd
Fin shese,. white egga IN Son cartoon
and brown eggs In another. the box
sealed mp and stamped With the nurn-
Der assigned the parton furntshfne
ihen. The eggs viii be taken stiy the
lcream collector and sorwartied "a
Clemson College. from which point
they win be placed on the very bert