The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-16

Business Men and Farmers Made the
Trip to Herasndo County
Wednesday

That dairying and creamery are
being successfully conducted at
Brooksville, Henondo county. and
that this industry can be successfully
carried on in Marion county was the
information obtained and conclusion
reached yesterday by party of busi-
ness men and farmers of Ocala and
Marion county who motored To
Brooksville to investigate the indus
try.
In the party were H. W. Helman,
Robert Clarkson, T. w. Jenkins. dis
trict agricultural agent, A. Christen-
sen, w. NJ Wilson, H. L. Shearer.
Walter Ray. Roger Dodd, Mack Tay-
lor, K. C. Moore. county agricultural
agent, and Louis H. Chazal. secretary
of the Board of Trade.
The party left 0cala at seven o'clock
IN three cars and reached BrooksviIle
about 1880. Under the guidance of
James Mountain. agricultural agent
for fernando county, the creamery at
Brooksville was visited and was found
most complete and interesting. A
quantity of milk was being pasteuriz-
ed at the time.
A visit was made to some of the
dairy farms AS the farms were pass
ed it was noted that the milk cans
were sitting out front where they had
been left by truck, which in the
morning had collected the milk to
convey it to the creamery. In the
afternoon, meeting was held in the
court house at which were present
representatives of the Hernando
County Cooperative Dairy Associa-
tion, representatives of the banks Of
Brooksville and business men of that
city, and the party from ocala and
Marion county had an opportunity Of
asking many questions concerning the
dairy industry and the creamery. It
was the unanimous opinion Of the
Brooksville people that the creamery
had been a success.
Mr.. R. E. McClerry, manager of the
creamery, very kindly answered all
questions that were put to him. Every
opportunity was given the party from
Ocala to obtain information concern
ing the creamery. The farmers who
have taken up dairying all declared
themselves highly pleased with the
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the results obtained by the creamery.
The creamery at Brooksville was
established year and half ago with
about ten cows. A capital of about
$4,000 was subscribed to start with,
half of which was obtained from the
banks and business houses Of Brooks
VILE Today, the creamery is getting
milk from about 125 cows. During the
winter months whole milk is shipped,
and at present the creamery is turn
ing its surplus milk into butter, about
half of WHICH is being disposed of in
Brooksville. The bankers consider
that the creamery has been a splendid
thing for the town and county and
they have given financial assistance
to the farmers who have engaged in
dairying.
1t was noted that the farmers were
able to give exact figures on the cost
of making the milk and the amount
they had received from the creamery
for the milk.
Mr.. K C. Moore, agricultural agent
for Marion county, is working hard
with view to establishing a cream
cry here. He already has pledged
to hin many more cows than are be-
ing MIXED at Brooksville A series
of dairy meetings viii be held in this
county very shortly.
Those who went to Brooksville say
that they were extended every eour-
tesy while there and speak very ap-
preciatively Of the fact