The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-12-23
DAIRY AND LIVE
STOCK REPORT

den Creamery, recently returned from
Eastern states, where he went to in
vestigate creamery and livestock con-
ditions and since his return to Minden
prepared a report covering his find
ings which he placed in the hands of
the local creamery company. Inas-
much as the report is of particular in
terest to the farmers of Carson Valley.
this paper has deemed it of sufficient
Importance for publication end the
report in full is as follows:
At a regular meeting of your di-
rectory, duly convened on October 3,
resolution was passed authorizing
me, as your manager. to take a trip
in the interest of the company to at
tend the National Dairy Show at Saint
Paul. Mimi, and while in those parts
to inform myself as to the possibili-
ties of securing good purebred dairy
bulls and hogs for the dairymen of
this section, and particularly to find
out what prices we would have to pay
for such stuff.
Upon my return | herewith submit
to your honorable board this report
of my findings and accomplishment
on this trip;
My first stop after leaving home was
Kansas City, Mo-, where | spent three
days looking over the various herds
of Jersey Duroc hogs in the farming
section of that vicinity. Most of the
stuff l saw here was very fine, and
as learned later, was all of the very
best breeding and backed by the best
individual blood lines in the country.
Dairy cattle in this particular section
of Missouri are not very plentiful, so
did not spend any time here looking
| for bulls.
From Kansas City | went to Saint
Paul, where five days were spent at
the National Dairy Show. l will not
attempt to tell in this report all there
was to see at this wonderful show.
One would have to have been there
to realize its magnitude. The cattle
exposition building, said to be the
largest of its kind in the world, housed
the big exhibit of the highest grade
dairy cattle in the country-about 1900
head | was told-in the best possible
manner.
The machinery, including every ma
chine. device, or supply required in
hran nf ha w a
sembled together in one large room.
and comprised, | was told, 100000
square feet of floor space, and trip
around the room visiting each booth
The value of the machinery shown was
estimated at about $5,000,000. The
most remarkable thing about this
wonderful display of equipment was
that most of it was shown in. actual
operation. This afforded something
of interest and value for everyone in
any way connected with the dairy in
dustry. The creamery man was af-
forded opportunity to meet other
dairymen and exchange ideas on fac
tories, equipment, methods of market
ing, and in fact the man in any branch
of the industry had the same oppor-
tunity of seeing the leading types of
machinery or utensils used In his
particular line, proper methods of
handling, and the whole industry in
one comprehensive exhibit.
Meetings and conventions were be-
ing held in Saint Paul and at the fair
grounds all the time during teh show,
where every phase of this vast indus
try was discussed, and actual demon
strations performed by the most able
and practical men in the business.
l will hardly attempt to say that
| heard all at this wonderful gather
ing. although l did put forth my ef-
forts to see those things and to attend
those meetings and conventions which
fell directly to the interest of your
company. There is one thing | par
ticularly looked into, and that is the
possibilities of installing a cheese
manufacturing unit in our plant. From
figures handed me on actual opera
tions in a combined butter and cheese
factory, and where manufacturing and
marketing conditions are very similar
to ours, it looks quite possible for our
company, with only very small ex-
penditure toward the necessary equip
ment for such a unit, to increase its
revenue many dollars during our flush
seasons. This could be done by
making into cheese that amount of
butterfat which is churned into sur
plus butter and shipped on the ex-
change during the heavy productive
months of the year, and which amount
is in excess of our regular standing
order butter trade that has to be tkaen
care of the year round.
For your consideration | have made
out list of the necessary equipment
for an installation of this kind, with
costs; the amount of cheese we could
make based on present production
the cost of make; possibilities of mar
keting; and revenue we would derive
over surplus butter, if based on mar
ket conditions and shipments of this
year.
In the Nafis booth at the show
learned to Operate the Nafis bytterfat