Willmar tribune., 1921-06-29
THE THE CIR REA PICNIC
DAY AT SUNBURG
Large Crowd Hears G. Cooperative
Talk and Inspect New !.
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pie turned out to celebrate the com
pleting and putting IN operation OF
their new Farmers Cooperative Gre
amery. The program was conducted
in the park. The speakers and the
band occupied the new band stand,
which is a permanent affair neatly
constructed and located among the
treeain the center of the park. The
,Sunburg band was on hand to fur
nish splendid music first, last and all
the time when called upon. Julius
Sandvig. president of the Association,
called the meeting to order and made
few remarks. County Agent r. l..
:Rodegeb gave a short talk and pre-
sided during the program. Commis-
sioner of State Department of Agri-
culture, N. J. Holmberg, made an ad-
dress on cooperation. State Dairy
and Food Inspector ]. r. Mccarthy
gave short talk on the care of cream.
Senator Magnus Johnson of Meeker:
County gave very interesting talk,
his main theme being cooperative,
marketing. Representative Hemming
Nelson spoke of their creamery ex-
periences in Lake Elizabeth. The ball:
game which Immediately followed the
regular program resulted in a victory
for Sunburg of II to Murdock's Z. Az
ter the ball game the band gave a
concert in the park. The ladies ser
we'd lunch and refreshments from a
stand. The creamery was thrown op-
en- for inspection: Many families av-
allied themselves of the opportunity
of getting more intimately acquainted
with the machinery and the workings
of the plant. -,
The new creamery is sanitary and
up-to-date in every respect being con-
structed of hollow tile with finishing
brick outside. This makes perman-
ent attractive and fire proof structure.
A new horizontal boiler and engine
furnish steam and power for the plant
They have two new pasteurizers and
ripeners each with three hundred gal
Ions capacity. The churn has a capa-
city of one thousand pounds OF butter
at one churning. A new three to four
ton York refrigerator system keeps
the refrigerator at the right temper
ature at all times. There is plenty OF
room for storing carload OF butter
at one time. Ample storage facilit-
les for supplies is provided by sep
| arate room on the main floor.
Sewage disposal is taken care or
thru a modern septic tank in the hill
| with drainage overflow provided: The
plant is sanitary and free from dis
agreeable odors inside and out. The
building includes full lavatory equip.
ment with shower bath. The office
is in quiet part of the building away
from the work room, and we'll equip.
ped. The last full year the creamery
was in operation $4,000 pounds of
butter: was made: At present the
creamery is running at an average
daily output of a thousand pounds OF
butter. On some Of the big days
more than twice this amount is made.
First day the creamery opened the
price of butter fat went up five cents
a pound locally. This means between
six and seven thousand dollars more
| for butter fat going back to the pro-
ducers in the community each year,
or in other words nearly enough to
pay for the building Of the creamery
each year.
The success of the creamery under
taking is due largely to the faithful
services Of the officers and board OF
directors. Julius Sandvig, president,
Chris. R'onholdt, vice president, S. J.
HAlyorson. secretary and treasurer,
Thomas Ogdahle and o. K. Sondrol
are members of the board of directors.
C:-L Gulsvig, operator.