Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-09
BETTER MARKETS
FOR MILK PRODUCERS
Eight Cooperative Creameries,
Representing Business of
About $3,OOO,OOO Gross Sales
Product, Form Federation to
Improve Efficiency

Better markets throughout the year for
the milk producers of Vermont through
the federation Of cooperative creameries,
owned by the producers; through the es-
Establishment of better methods for SELL
ing: through cooperative purchasing of
supplies, accounting, Standardization and
Improvement of the quality OF the prod
uct; and through improving the efficiency
In methods of operation-these are the
chief aims Of the Federated Creameries
Of Vermont, the final organization of
which was completed at the Sherwood
Hotel Thursday. This organization in
cudes eight cooperative creameries, in
Richmond, Grand Isle, Shelburne, Tun-
bridge, Milton, st. Adams, Swanton and
East Berkshire, representing business
Of about s3,0o00o0 gross sales product.
The Federated Creameries Of Vermont,
which first came into existence last
spring after several meetings in this city
of creamery representatives. has an am
bilious program ahead. An extensive plan
for cooperative buying and selling has
been worked out. 1t has already been es-
tablished that the farmers can get better
prices for their dairy products if they
will standardize them and cooperate in
obtaining markets.
ESSEX JUNCTION CENTRAL POINT
1t is the plan Of this organization to
collect at some central point, quite like
" Essex Junction, dairy products in
Guiding milk, butter and cheese from
all of the creameries Interested. and store
these products there until such time as
proper markets may be found for them.
The details of this plan have not been
worked out yet alth ough the orHaniza-
ton is behind the idea and It will. IN
doubtedly. be carried out in the near flu
ture. Essex Junction would be the log
ical choice for such n central storage
plant for dairy products, it is said. be-
cause 1t Is located at a railroad center,
and there are a large number of cream
cries in the surrounding territory.
Very few creameries have facilities for
storing dairy products for any length of
time, and 1t is thought that storage
plant built Especially for this purpose at
n central point would save the producers
thousands of dollars annually.
TO HANDLE SURPLUS MILK
Such a central storage plant would al
so facilitate the handling Of su plus milk,
of which there is a great cal in the
State during April May. June and July.
Provisions will be made to handle this
surplus milk at the central storage plant
where the surplus skim milk will be
made into skim milk powder and other
products It Is estimated that there is
about 100000 pounds of skim milk
which would be available from the eight
creameries now enrolled under this or.
ganiZaton.
Nor are these all the benefits which
are expected to be derived from this fed.
Grafton of creameries. 1t is expected that
besides the money which the farmers vii
save each year through cooperative buy.
ing and selling. II will be POSSIBLE to Sc.
cure experts In various phases of dairy.
ing and in business efficiency and &C.
counting to work among the various
creameries In the federation and thus en-.
able the milk producers not only to gar
greater profits. but also to market thei,
milk more cheaply, so that it will lower
the costs to the consumer.
All these matters have been discussed
in connection with the formation of thi.
federation &C -r 20 Toe TNose inter
I'd hope that other cooperative cream
cries may c crgar'zatior
later. There have been % creameries or
ganized in Vermont under the new Stat,
law since 1915 and It is expected tina
many of these will want to Join in THU
movement, when it is fully under way
These % creameries are now doing {
gross business of about IS O00, 900 annually
OFFICERS ELECTED
The meeting at the Sherwood Thursda
was called by the acting president, w. C
Fuller. of Richmond who presided a.
, chairman, Permanent directors of tn
federation We're elected and they organ
ICED as follows: President. John Nc
Grath of, Milton; vice-president, E. o
Collins Of st. Adams; treasurer, Georg
Dunsmore of st. Adams; executive com
mittee. Byron Hoag of Grand Isle Car
C. Fletc Ter Of Shelburne: F. II. Edward
Of Richmond and Mr.. Hersey of Swan
} ton: also the president eX-officio.
The chief business of the meeting Thurs
day was the completion of the organ
ization, which was started last spring
) There were several amendments acte
upon and other business of a minor ma
ture was taken up and disposed Of.
, Among those present at the meetin
+; Thursday were: Messrs. Flu Ter OF Rici
r mond. McGrath of Milton Edwards q
Richmond. Smith Of East Berkshire, He
t sey Of Swanton, Lynch of Stowe. Duns
I more Of st. Adams Fletcher Of She'
. burne. Collins of st. Adams, Roberts q
Milton and Prindle of Mortified, ais
$ several representatives of the State De
G partment OF Agriculture.