The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-30
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plant. The grading, which cost about
81 1000, was done by the milk
The work of moving the farmhouse and
Oh razing some of the barns was started
last August by the Kieslich Construc-
ton 90. of Burlington, who were given
the contract for the building, and the
work was carried Oh under the direction
OF +. H, B~issonette as superintendent.
About 100000 cement bricks were used
IN the construction of the building, the
walls of which are three bricks thick.
The bricks were made in Bellows Falls.
As the work has progressed on the
plant and the farmers have realized what
the project was to mean to them they
nave become more interested and within
the past 10 days or two weeks stock has
been selling exceptionally well. About
$4,000 worth of the $4,000 stock issue
has been sold to 115 members.
The project of a milk plant was
launched by Fred l.. Parmelee of Put
ney, president of the Windham county
branch of the New England Milk Pro
ducers' association, and Wayland 2.
Frost, then agricultural agent for the
Windham County Farm Bureau. Both
men spent many hours in thoughtful
planning and travel and held many
community gatherings to get the pro-
ducers interested. AS the construction
of the building progressed the subject of
q manager was considered and the serv-
ices of Mr.. Frost were finally secured.
the members feeling that he had studied
the project from many angles, was ac-
quainted with the producers and know
the needs of this section.
When the question of creamery SUPER
.lntendent and buttermaker was reached
the directors considered the matter thor
oughly and then were able to secure c.
A. Nichols of Irasburg. Mr.. Nichols was
for IL uaar~ H,%torr,,bo- % H. NJ
fame creamery. For the past two years
he has been in charge of a large butter
plant at lrasburg.
In addition to Mr.. Frost and Mr..
four men will be employed at
the plant, and there will be a b0Okkeeper.
IS expected hat when the plant is in
tulI operation and by-prOducts are man
ufactured the services of at least two
boOkkeepers will be required.
Milk will be bought of the producers
the market price, but what that will
be for May was not known this morning.
The cooperative association also will re-
the market price for milk. There
already is a market for all surplus, which
viii be separated and the sweet cream
sold in BrattlebOrO, in Springfield, Mass,
and Waltham, and the skim milk will be
taken by the farmers.
At present about 1000 quarts of milk
day will be received from BrattleborO
producers, which is approximately one
of the milk now produced by menu
0ers of the cooperative organization
here. 1t is expected that for the next
30 days the present plans of shipping
milk and cream to Springfield and other
markets will continue, but that after
IUnc 1 arrangements will be made at
milk plant to wholesale milk to
BrattlebOrO peddlerS or others who may
iesire to purchase milk at wholesale for
.ocal use.
Producers have been supplied with 40
quart cans, 600 of which are owned by
association. Some of these were
sent to South Londonderry yesterday and
we're brought back today filled with milk.
Patrons of the plant will be known by
number as well as by name. Farmers
who send milk by a carrier will be pro-
Fided a special set of receipt blanks.
will be signed by the farmer. one
by the carrier and one delivered at the
plant with the milk. Patrons who carry
heir own milk to the plant will be given
small sales slip. The slips and receipts
be posted on ledger sheets which will
cover n period of - days and n summary
will be made at the end of each period
IF 10 days and the payments will be
to the patrons the 10th of each
month.
The building, which is 60 feet by 90
long, is of cement bricks, faces Put
ney road 10 the east and is two and a
lalf stories high, besides basement. The
main floor in the front is given over to
he Office. the testing room and the milk
receiving room. Back of this and a few
lower is the main work room about
80 feet wide by - feet long. The re
'rigcrators and a bottling room are on
-he same floor and to the south of the
work room.
\ commodious directors room occupies
southeast corner of the second floor,
the Office, while q room in the south
west corner of the second floor will be
Used for a bookkeepers' room when the
plant is in full operation. The remain
Ter of this floor, which now is one spa
,ious room. will be divided into three
rooms and viii be used for the manufac-
-ure of by-products. The attic room; in
ENTER of which is a 4.00O-gallOn
tank, the water weighing rs tons,
will be used for storage purposes. The
room is to the north of the main
and is one story high. In the