Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-02

has grown so rapidly in Marshall
county that the supply is outgrowipg
the market. Capitalization of distri-
button has been decided on to insure
the producer of an all year market
In the past many producers have
been able to sell their entire output
to the distributors during certain
months Of the year and unable to
dispose Of their milk during other
months. The producer, to meet the
demands Of the "fat" months, has
made investments in lettering his
dairy herd, and finds that he can not
get fair return on the receipts OF
the lean" months.
Ask Distributors Co-operatlon,
The aid of the distributors In Civ
ing better service and IN equan1ing
the output from month to month has
been asked, and the producers are
not contemplating any interference
with the distributor by establishing
a distributing service.
The dairy association was organ
lied for the purpose Of handling all
milk produced in the Marshailtown
district, the Organization being per-
fected last April. 1t now has mem
bership of seventy-seven producers,
controlling from so to 30 per cent Of
the milk output of the city district,
Organization Is the only way to
control the quality of milk produced,
In the opinion Of members OF the
association. Milk distributed will be
guaranteed by the producer insofar
as possible. 1t is not possible to
guarantee more than delivery to the
distributor. The distributors, 1t Is
said, will cooperate In the central
ICED distribution plan and will not
ship in milk to fight the PRODUCERS,
realizing that good results ought to
come from the new system.
Objects Of Association.
The objects Of the association are.
To- produce and put on the market a
higher grade product, to promote the
interests Of the milk industry In
Marshall county. to stabilize the
market, and ultimately to make Mar
shall county one of the greatest dairy
ccnters in Iowa.
Sterilization Of the market ID one
Of the prime objects Of the centralized
distribution plan. In this the pro-
ducers will cooperate to the extent
that the producers who can not find a
market for all their product and are
compelled to 60 on q 'butter fat
market, will share In the current re-
ceipts on an equal payment basis
Grocer Company Aids pairyins.
Eight years ago there was practi-
cally no dairy industry in Marshall
county from the producers stand
point no great interest being taken
in the business and no efforts made
to improve either the dairy herds or
quality Of milk.
The industry may be said to have
started when the Western Grocer
Company Mills took up the manufac-
ture of Dairy Maid hominy and as
the grocer compaay'si business grew
the business OF tho milk producers
grew proportionately.
The result OF the improved condi-
tons was better coWe, better equip
ment and sanitation. The dairy herds
Of the county and the dairy equip
nent represent an expenditure of
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
The owners. however. find them
selves with ever increasing OUTLAWS
and no assurance OF year-round
rnafleAk ls
Freduce1 Not Debating.
The producers do not wish to ap-
pear to be debating methods of
milk nor prices but are
organized to protect their own in
terests In the manner OF handling
milk. They do not question the
margin Of profit to the distributor
SIN to insure the producer OF. sale of,