Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-27
HOW ONE MAN AIDED
IN DuiLDiko UP
DAIRY INDUSTRY.

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Waukon. March 37.-Allamakee coun-
ty Is taking her place as the queen Of
the dairy interests Of the state. She
boasts Of seven CO cooperative creamery
plants doing a thriving business. Some
lof the published statements show
great progress, viz: Calhoun Cream
cry Company, total receipts for 1916.
$s4.200.05; 1.112.02 lbs. cream received
from which 246,247 lbs. Of butter were
manufactured which sold for so. 81s.7n.
Farmers Co-operative Creamery Com
pany, total receipts $226.141.60; five per
cent dividend declared. Waterville
Creamery Company, s27,5s1 lbs. cream
received from which 220,153 lbs. Of
butter were made; total receipts $685.
490.57. Postville Cooperative Cream
cry Company, Postvile, total receipts
$133,31s.73. 1.431,053 lbs. cream re-
ceived from which AIS, 1921 lbs. butter
were mada Ludlow Cooperative
Creamery Company transacted $4,000
worth Of business.
Allamakee county contains 6l5
square miles, which, according to the
1915 ensus was divided into flo
farms. on which were located 17s silos.
In 1913, 1871 cows and heifers WERE
kept for milk and thers were 1885
acres In pasture. I'm 1915 there were
1888 COVE and heifers kept for milk
and 17l.0s7 acres in pasture. While
the dairy COW 10 coming into her own
in Allamakee; county represented In the
Guernsey and Holstein strains. the
farm help problem Is such that on the
smaller farms the dual purpose COW Is
looked upon with the greatest favor.
However the dairy COW has come to
stay In this part of the state and her
products find a ready market in the
butter and cheese marts Of the United
States. Alfalfa raising has become
moro general and the number Of ,silos
has increased Lansing has one Ice
cream factory, Waukon IA one Ice
cream factory and another one will. be
built The dairy business has develop
ed another enterprise in Allamakee
county, the A. ]. Simon Silo Company,
which manufactures siIos of all kinds.
The report Of the dairy and food
commissioner for the year ending Oct.
81, 1916, gives Allamakee county
creameries which received 6,720.014
lbs. OF cream, from which 2.09s,394
lbs. of butter were made, Of which
patrons bought 1854 lbs. and l,3S4,915
lbs. were sold outside the state and
l17s.725 lbs. were sold In Iowa. Ala
makee county reported 1721 hand sep
arators. 1850 patrons in creameries and
1902 cows reported. On the Logsdon
prno Surv, a. yya%ar,;Jo thn{r hopd M
dairy shorthorns is headed by Beauty
record 1928 lbs. OF milk for one year.
D.. J. Murphy of Waukon Is the lpio- =
neer In the cheese making industry of
Allamakee county and the founder OF
the many factories established The
product from the Rossville factory
scored highest and won the silver cup
at the big dairy show in Waterloo, Ia.
in october. 1916. 1t Is expected that
by May / ten cheese factories will be
in operation In Allamakee county with
la complement OF 800 cows. Nine fac-
tories are now in operation, Rossyllle,
Volney, two at Hanover, Village
Creek, French Creek. Cherry Mound,
Harpers Ferry, Forest Mills and two
in course Of construction ct Lycurgus
and one at English Beach. Ben
Schwartzhon has removed from Dor
chester to waukon to take charge OF
the $40. coo warehouse Mr.. Murphy Is
erecting in Waukon. From the report
OF the bureau OF labor statistics for
the biennial period ending June 81. 1915
Allamakee county's three butter. cheese
and condensed milk establishments
showed SIS, $50 capital invested: value
stock and material used. $e9S.los:
amount Of wages paid during the. year,
se2.011: Commissioner Barney states
that Allamakee county has mad the
greatest gains of any county In the
state in the cheese industry during the
past year. r