The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-12
OPENING OF
COLUMBIA CREAMERY
RECORD OF 500 POUNDS OF BUT
TER FIRST DAY
Creamery is Located in Columbia
Was in Operation Five Days After
Foundation Completed-Pig Club in
Another County Doing Good Work
Jersey Cow Breaks Recorder
ganizatiOn To Improve Livestock.

the Maury County Cooperative
Creamery, when it opened for Dusi-
ness, Monday, July IL. The creamery
has close to 100 stockholders and a
large number of these contributed to
the success of the opening day, bring
ing in cream and otherwise assisting
in the first days run.
The first churning took place under
the supervision of w. l., Clevenger,
of the Division of Extension. and
$50 pounds of butter was made,
which is believed to be a record for
an opening day. For the first week
a total of 2,048 pounds of butter was
made from milk brought in by so
patrons. Butterfat received amounted
to 1850 pounds, and 5,038 pounds of
cream were received.
The creamery was in operation
within five weeks after the foundation
was completed and is a splendid piece
of work. since they have one of the
most up-to-date buildings and equip
ment in the State President ]. G..
Hulburt states that the outlook for
the plant is indeed bright, It is To-
Gated in South Columbia, about two
blocks from the public square, and is
at the intersection of four Of the
leading roads coming to Columbia,
making it convenient for the delivery
of milk.
In connection with the creamery.
a cooperative feed warehouse will be
operated, an old store on the lot be-
ing used for this purpose. Feed will
be bought in carloads and will be
sold to the patrons of the creamery
at cost. BY this arrangement the
farmer can bring his milk in to
market and obtain the highest
market price and then buy wha feed
he needs for his COW at wholesale
prices. which will work to his advan-
tage in two wavs, He will receive
more for his milk and will be able to-
buy his feed at the very lowest fig
ure. Patrons of the creamery are
enthusiastic over thel plans and arc
backing it to the fullest extent
County Aren't e. A. Mclean has been
great aid to the farmers in estab-
fishing the plant and he feels that it
will be of great service to the farm
prs Of Maury county in secnrin9 for
them better prices for their dairy
products.
This is the latest of the lsroe num-
her Of plants that are now in ouera-
tion in Tennessee. A number Of
counties have had cooperative cream
cries in operation for some tive and
thew have hno, hio.tl-- eoL'efqcA orv
wherever thew have been tried,
Pig CluH Bows Doing Things in
Mountain County.
Shady Valley is rr"srorors COM
munity in the mountains Of Iohnsor
county. 1t is II miles frc~a Mountain
Citv. The most accessible railroea
point.
County Agent F. G. vickers realiz-
ing that some of his best work
among the farmers and club bows
might be done amorg the noople of
Shady Valley organized eight boys
into a pig club.
One very noticeable thing IS that
every club member seems to have
realized what it requires to produce
good hogs. At a recent meeting he
he asked how many We're now using
tankage, and every club member
raised hand. Mr.. Vickers had prev
ously explained the advantages of
feeding tankage to growing pigs be-
ing raised for breeding ock. There
is wheat mill in this community
and it is convenient for each club
member to use wheat middlings, and
it is also possible to use whey from
the cheese factory. So the ration de-
cided upon for the next few mon his
is a mixture Of five parts cracked |
corn, four parts wheat middlings, one
part tankage, plenty Of whey and
clover pasture.
A ration of this kind exnlains why
all the pigs gained ali average Of so
pounds during the 30 days from May
IA to June IA.
Every club member has a hog
house; is providing shade and water
for his pig. and since they have some
Of the best purebred Poland China
pigs that could be found, it is GER
tain that the Shady Valley club will
be successful.
Sumner County Cow Breaks State
Record.
]. C. Anderson and Sons, Hender-
Tenn, have just completed
a years record on the Jersey cow, /
Willow Brook Mary, 416O91. She
has broken the State record for milk
production and butterfat for a cow
two years old and under two and one
1alf years. Her record for 357 days
IS 6,752.8 pounds of milk and 38499
pounds Of butterfat with an average
per cent. of fat Of 81 at the age of
TWO years. The record for this age
was formerly held by Tom Romans
Louise, 288760, owned by Ewell
Farm. Spring HILL Tenn. This COW
had a record Of 5,9403 pounds Of
milk and 35085 pounds Of fat at the
lge of two years and three months.
The Anderson Brothers are doing
'ome excellent work with their Jer-
icy herd, and this herd improved con-
as soon as they started
Register of Merit testing. Two of
he Anderson brothers, James and
Mex, took short courses in dairying
t the University of Tennessee.
ames Anderson, who is now in inn
Mediate charge of the herd, is anx-
Gus to break the record which he
as just es ablished with another COW