The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-02
(By j. A. Patrick.l


(By j. A. Patrick.)
Most farmers will be interested to
know of the unusual success that is
coming our way in the cream bust
ness. There has been considerable
complaint among farmers on the
price they were receiving for cream.
These. complaints found their way TO
the County Council office. These
low price complaints finally resulted
in a spirit of cooperation. 1t might
be well to say just here that when
All of us agree to do any one thing
together something is going to hap
pen.
The matter was taken up in the
meeting of the directors of the Coun-
ty Council some four weeks ago. We
hardly knew what to do. Some OF
our largest dairy farmers were en-
thusiastic for a cooperative cream
cry The board of directors of the
County Council could not see how a
cooperative creamery could succeed
under existing conditions. There
were not enough men permanently
creamery But the directors ordered
The chairman OF the dairy COMMITTEES
to set busy and give the dairymen
some assistance. The plan adopted
was TO cooperate in shipments OF
cream. going on the assumption that
iif the dairy farmers could not CO.
operate in shipping cream, surelJ
they could never cooperate in a
creamery.
Folk wing this decision of the
dii ectors a meeting of the dairy
we're already worked out and pre-
scented to the meeting. The plans
We're as follows: The dairymen were
to deliver their cream here to Mr.,
Redmond as usual and Mr.. Redmond
to weigh and test the cream and
receipt the farmers for it. The
County Council office Immediately
got in touch with some half dozen
creameries and informed them that
the Paris cream station would offer
to the highest bidder f. o. b. Paris a
half dozen cans of cream. The re-
suit was that the price of cream
was increased cents per pound on
the first shipment.
The advantage of the cooperative
station over the station owned by
some creamery company in Nashville
or Louisville is just this: Where the
creamery company owns the station
Ii soon becomes monopoly. The
producer is forced to take such
prices as the creamery company is
disposed to offer. The farmer hay-
ing to take considerably less TO: his
cream
Under a station owned by a creani-
cry company business is stagnant.
With a cooperative creamery station
there is a healthy growth and devef
opment. In the short space of four
weeks the Paris station has grown
from six cans TO . cans, q new
station has been established at Pur-
year and the Henry station has
come In for cooperation. The MI
results being that we shipped Satur-
day, August 27th, 81 cans from
Paris, Is cans from Henry and 4
cans from Puryear.
Last Saturdays shipment is suf
ficient evidence as to how co-operG
ton works TO the advantage of the
producer. Letters We're sent or
fr5m the County Council office TO six
creamery companies asking for prices
of cream f. o. b. Paris Two OF
tho companies written did not reply.
Two others made an offer mat
would have netted 2S cents, ONT a
price that would have Melted 81
cents and another a price that will
net 35 cents. 1t is interesting to
note that the creamery that mad
been making the highest bid for the
past three weeks made the lowest |
bid for Saturdays cream. The sue
cessful bidder for Saturdays crsam,
The City Consumers Company of
Paducah, was not in the market FOR
cream three weeks ago, but made a !
bid that was four cents above one
company and seven cents above two
Other companies.
Cooperation along this one line
has saved at least cents per pound |
on every pound handled. Take Sat |
urdays business which amounted to
900 pounds of butter fat at saving |
of 6 cents would amount to $500 |