The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-02-03
WHAT MIGHT BE DONE
WITH CREAMERY
An Object Lesson For Grenada and
Grenada County From Rutherford
County, Tennessee.

There has been more or less discus
sion for several years of the adVls-
ability of a creamery in Grenada
county. Present financial conditions
and the very low prices OF farm pro-
ducts serve to impress the idea upor
almost everybody that there needs t.
be change of some sort IN the busl-
ness policy of the farmers so that
they will not go with bowed headS
and disappointed looks when cotton
wont sell and hay and corn are drags
on the market" Feed the hay and
corn to live stock which can be turned
into butter as we'll as meat. The
world must eat.
The following from Home Journal
published at Murphreesboro, Tenn.
Murphreesboro is thirty miles from
Nashville. The pasture grass of that
section is Blue Grass. That section
raises live stock. corn, hay, oats and
o1her feed stuff and some cotton.
What is stated in the Home Journal
may throw some light on what IS be-
ing discussed in desultory way IN
this immediate section:
The Rutherford County Creamery
Association held its annual meeting
Thursday, Jan. 18th. A large num-
Der of the stockholders were pres
ent and the following board of dl-
rectors were elected for the ensuing
year: r. L. Smith, Pres; J. B. Hart
man, Vice Pres; A. d. Knox, Sec
retary: w. H. Woods, j. w. Alexan-
der. DR.. j. w. Sanders, c. n. Haynes,
with W. R. Clark as Treas. and Mgr.
The financial report of the Secre-
tal-y shows that the year 1921 was
the most prosperous IN its history:
The Creamery made 1,276,61l 10 OF
butter with a gross value OF sou
1929 against 718,36l lbs IN 1920
valued at $470.63400; the increase'n
1921 being 55S,316 ID 5. or 76 per
cent. The average price received Tor
the butter was $50 cents, while the
average price paid the farmers Tor
their butterfat was All cents rang
ING from - cents in May TO cents
in September.
The number Of patrons increased
from 765 in 1920 10 nearly double IL
1921. The increase in capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000 enables eV-
erv farmer who wishes, to become a
stakeholder. thereby assuring hm OF
q rxed market for his cream.
The new addition to the building
is almost completed and new ma
caluery being Installed in order mat
the Association may be able TO han
die all cream supplied by the farm
ers during the coming year. Nhen
the new addition is completed. the
farmers Of Rutherford county viii
own and operate the largest and pest
equipped creamery in the South.
The management not only expects
TO increase the business, but also to
raise the quality Of Magnolia butter.
which already has a reputation sec
ond to none in the South.
Much has already been accomplish
ed. but more must be done, and only
close and hearty cooperation be-
tween management and p"trons can
secure the desired results. Present
indications are that second grade
cream will soon be worthless, as is
the case with onion cream now, and
farmers are urged to deliver their
cream often and of Al quality.
The Creamery expects to make two
million pounds of butter this year.
Let 1922 be the banner year, not only
in quantity, but also in quality OF
butter.