The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-22
FACTS ABOUT THE CREAMERY

AO1O AbOOl ldE OhEAMEh1
The managers of the Marion Coun-
ty Creamery Co. have made investiga-
tions, gathered data ETC., relative to |
the operation of creameries and the |
satisfaction and profits of dairy farm |
ing, until they are bold to say to the |
people, of Marion county that the
time is right for US to begin to de-
velop the dairy industry. These in
vestigations have been made largely
at the expense of the people, yet a
few have borne the major part of the
burden.
The Marion County Creamery Co.
is a corporation, Incorporated under
the laws of this state, with a capital
stock of $4,000. Less than two
thirds of the stock is sold or subscrib-
ed.
We have nearly 5000 good farmers
| in Marion county, one-fourth of whom
are directly, or are anxious to be ma
torially, interested in dairy farming.
They realize what it means to them
selves, to have daily income, to i'm
prove their lands, build up their
homes, schools, churches, towns, ETC.
At this writing there is scheduled
four carloads of dairy cattle for Mar
ion county. from various parts of the
country, some from south, some from
north Florida and car from south
Georgia. The farmers are watching
for these cattle with the expectation
of buying them to make a beginning,
ard to build PIP a dairy herd. These
shipments will only furnish one cow
each to about one-ffteenth of those
interested in this move. The milk
market is good and these cows should
gross on the lowest calculation one
dollar each per day, or $50 per month,
yet it is not beginning.
: Now, who is this money going to
, benefit? The Marion County Cream
cry Co. is very anxious to do the right
thing in the right way, but here is
what it is up against today, and we
| feel like the public should know our
t difficulties, as all are agreed that this
? enterprise will help to bring better
t prosperity to every one in Marion
t county. We would like to place an
J order for machinery, but to do so will
) financially embarrass US. Before do
! ing this we should sell from three to
/. five thousand dollars more stock We
: feel sure that we are going to be able
!. tc do this, but the question comes
Y who shall we solicit. have just said
/ that the farmers are expecting to buy
n the 100 COWS that are now en- route
d for this county and that viii will not
t be a beginning. After they have
h bought the cows they will need al
f kinds of supplies-hardware, roofing
e fencing, milk buckets, cans, separa
e tors and in fact everything essentia
to successful dairy farming. Natur
e ally they are asking where is all tn,
/ money coming from, but the farmer il
d determined to pledge himself, hi
l. cows and what spare money he has t.
n make this enterprise good. More thar
# two hundred farmers have told US so
l. So then who would have the heart t.
J. ask more of him; to ask him to bu,
h more creamery stock. This enterpris
was started by the people of Mariol
a, county, perhaps the Marion Count,
,e Board of Trade taking the lead
D. when interested members got up
TO trip to Brooksville to inspect a lik
project down there. Enthusiasm ha
ct been high ever since, but money t
launch the enterprise is scare. Ey
IN eryone or some, wants the other fel
g. low to put up the dough. Some hav
Is said, sect an outsider. a new maj
a stranger, so to speak, to come her
nd and do it for u.s." So we have don
that. A stranger has been induce
te to come here and has subscribed libel
he ally to the stock of this enterprise.
as Now these being the facts in tf
case, we expect the people of Ocala
he take up $4,000 of this stock as soc
al as we can make arrangements 20 81
them. We are not going 20 ask yc
h, to buy single COW, milk can or an.
r. thing else, but to subscribe for TIL
nd amount of stock. Some of you ha1
not been solicited, but we hope to s.
It's you soon. We want to place an ord
by for the machinery Monday. The farm
ers are doing their part to fOrwal
he this enterprise. Are you doing yours
ar With kindest regards,
II. L Shearer, Secretary,
| Marion County Creameary Co.