The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-16

- cooperative corporations This de-
feet was refnediod by cur legislature
u 1915 which enacted law since pro.
viding for the formation 81 these asso-
Citations IS accordance with co-opera-
tive principles and 50 that competitors
cannot easily get control
n July. 1916. the Interstate Com
merce Commission ordered into effect
the present open car system II trans
portation with less than carload rate
ane a service which made Il possible
FOR the small shipper 10 get into the
milk market on comparatively even
terms with the big contractor From
this time on, cooperative creameries
were built rapidly and those on the
line Of railroad were so designed and
equipped that milk could be shipped to
the extent that the market would take
il and So that the surplus beyond the
needs Of the milk market could be
manufactured into butter or cheese or
any by product which would at the
given time yield the highest return.
I think ! may fairly state that the
idea behind the building Of these
plants was that the dairymen Of
community would associate themselves
together for the purpose Of organizing
a cooperative corporation 10 purchase
an existing plant II offered for sale,
or IL no existing plant were available,
to build and equip one Of sufficient
capacity to handle the milk OF its
members to the best possible advan-
tage. A marketable volume Of stand
ard quality milk could in this way be
assembled at shipping point, where
Il could be offered for sale in the fluid
milk market TO the extent TO which
that market would take it. Whatever
quantities could not be sold could be
manufactured on the spot, when in
good condition to make the best quail
ity by-products. The community
would thereby be enabled TO offer, not
to one dealer in one market, but TO
any dealer in any market definite
quantity Of standard quality milk TO
be placed on board cars every day by
the community's own agents without
having TO ask the dealer TO take more
than he wanted. Never would it be
necessary to take a price for mix
which would return less than manufac-
turing value as was the case when the
country plant was controlled by the
dealer.
The development Of these creamer-
les, coupled with the opening CT the
channels Of transportation made It
possible for the so-called surplus milk
of Vermont TO enter the markets OF
southern New England in direct COM
petition with milk from the old de-
veloped milk territory How great
these available SURPRISES are is indi-
Gated by the following, showing the
disposal Of Vermont's milk in 1919:
Total milk production, l,oOO,ooo'ooo
pounds.
Handled through factories, 10000
900 pounds.
Shipped as fluid milk, 222,7oo,ooo
pounds; per cent of factory handled
2S.3.
Manufactured into condensed milk,
75, 500, 900 pounds; per cent Of factory
handled, 90.
Manufactured into cheese, 3s,4OO,-
900 pounds; per cent Of factory handl-
ed, as.
Manufactured into sweet cream,
ise 600 900 pounds; per cent OF fac
tory handled, PAL.
Manufactured into butter. 262,oOo,-
600 pounds; per cent Of factory handi-
ed, 1913.
The total surplus in Vermont is SOL
600 900 pounds in round numbers or
over 20 per cent Of the total produc-
ton. In the month Of November the
period OF lowest pibhNNNifhs -
ported that 24.3s3.0 pounds Of milk
were shipped into Boston over all rail
roads. Our November surplus IN Yer
mont was $4,000. 900 pounds.
Since our cooperative law went INTO
effect in 1915, "a Of these cooperative
creameries and milk plants have been
organized. Thirty-two Of them are
now in operation and two have plants
in process Of construction.
These plants have been successful IN
fulfilling expectations about in proper
tion as they have been well managed.
As a general thing certain weaknesses
have developed which need correction
Local boards Of directors, through IN
experience, have made mistakes; skill
cd managers ard operators have not
always been available; producers have
often failed 70 supply milk o. good
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