Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-31
jerome Co-Operative Creamery Notes

The annual stockholders meeting
of Jerome Cooperative Creamery
was held the 25th day of January. A
representative number of the stock
holders was in attendance and was
well pleased with the general out
come of the past years business and
looks with optimism to the future
We have had our trials, but our one
thought is for the good of the cream
cry and its patrons. Those that are
not In close touch with the inner
workings of the business sometimes
wonder why this or that was done,
or why certain changes were made.
Any such will confer a favor on the
board of directors RI they will ask
instead of feeling hard at the board
about something that they do not
understand. The board is not infal-
able It no doubt makes mistakes.
but they are not intentional. Let us
all pull together for bigger. better
business for this year. We made
151,287 pounds of butter last year
from 125,478 pounds OF cream, an
overrun of 20h per cent. 1t sold for
$62.S52.78. Sold buttermilk for
$215.15: ice, $1.423.69 We did not
try to do an ice business last year,
as our plant was not working right
and we did not know what the trou-
BILE was, but we got an expert and
had 1t thoroughly overhauled and
since then 1t is in fine shape and cap
able of doing all that was claimed for
It.
We installed a new pasteurizer
and new churn and are now in condi-
tion to handle the business at much
better advantage thin formerly, also
built a water cooler on the roof of
our plant which has reduced the wa
ter bill for the ice plant about 90
per cent. We still have a small debt
but with every prospect that 1t will
be wiped out this year. The better
cream we bring the better butter can
be made from 1t which will bring bet
ter prices; consequently we will get
more for our cream. Don't fail to
bring in your cream as often as pos.
sible, even II you haven't very much
A small amount OF good sweet cream
won't taint the butter, but small OF
large amount of old rancid cream
will taint the whole batch and wher
we bring 1t to the creamery we are
hurting not only ourselves but oul
fellow patrons.
Our new buttermaker, Mr.. Bryerly
is putting out a good grade OF butter
We consider him a good, conscien
tious fellow striving to do his bes
for our creamery and for us. So le
us not embarrass him by bringing
him spoiled creanf and forcing hin
to turn 1t down or spoil. several hun
dred gallons of cream by mixing 1
with the rest of the batch. DON
mix warm cream with the cold. DON
Keep the cream where 1t Will TAX
Dad doors. Keep your utenSli
clean and your COWS clean. BY th
way. we haven't had dirty leg, tea
or uder on our cows the past year b,
contamination in the stable. It's TIL
way the stable is made. The. COW
lie comfortably in a clean bed, neve
In the filth; doesn't cost any NOR
than dirty bed and you can make !
yourself
Now, fellow patrons, remembe
at all times that 1t is your creamery
that 1t depends on you to make 1t
success. If we all go at It in tha
spirit 1t can't help but succeed, tn
non-stockholder as we'll as the stock
holder, as all share alike In the pre-
ceeds.
Directors elected: L. J. Anderso
to fill vacancy: Ben O'Harrow, to fl
vacancy; w. M. Whaley, to succee
himself. A. w. ATWOOD, Pres.