The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-08-18
i ANS A COOPERATIVE
CREAMERY FOR COUNTY
, Hundred Farmers With Six Cows Each
~ Can Start 1t and Make Money
For Themselves

y- DO. d.
.r,msn, in this section. w.
lambert. one OF Elizabeth
rs Younger business men
r,-liag on such a project
with a little encourage
L. he ought to succeed,
,. Lambert has gone to Moo~eS-
yr.. rhc home Of one Of tn"
,rrrr>>ful smaller creamerieS
S-a-r. MocreSville, with
-.,..r Of 4.&l5. which is in Ire
,,mrv. has a creamery that is
...r, %5O0O pounds Of butter
g arl hats made several hun
a.-m,r> in that county econom-
ri,nendeut the year round,
n. U,ore>vtlIr creamery started
;r wears ago with an equipment
I'm. M5n1. the stockholders be-
I.srsn County farmers. vt first
rs, >grnlird from 6pI cows and
-.r,r was 1000 pounds of but
week. Ii i now supplied by
lu -o lluD COWS and its output
,.. rfmr> greater than it former
- On nearly half the number of
Tie reason for the increased
.r..cr j. that the Iredell coop
gn-> soon discovered that the
!, -,w> produced the greatest vol
oil: milk and cream and they
90 ,.radily improved their herds.
Tn, original $1,000 equipment of
Noorr>viIlr creamery has been
.rn-ri By &l2.GOO of additional
rrmen-. all of which has been
60 for out Of the profits of the
asy. Mr.. TambeUt believes
what the MoOre>ville cooper
have done could be done on ev-
il bigger and better scale at Eliz-
sa City.
lno,apr rrramrry that is attract
}; great deal Of attention in its
,r 90: ,h. country. i the Sumter
nal"ry. Of SUm;c~. :. {. The
2cs, sock Of 10000 i owned by
-r-, and business men who are
,s-a>'r. in farms. no single per-
g1 l1viUg moro than $1,000 worth
|0rS. In addition TO the regu-
butter business. the creamery re-
b, mi,k. cream. butter. and cot
- cheese, aud an icc-cyeam OuSi-
r',' 1a> been started. \ lunch
l aa> been established at the
al'-r. which is in the main part
'la town. and there is Il rest
a- Tor the convenience and COM
u ot farm women. \ few years
p when t4" cattle tick still held
b, region. such IN institution as
> aod"rn creamery would have
-s- impossible.
N'. Lambert. who has looked well
Do '4' costs Of establishing
.a11fy thinks a creamery could be
l.a"a here with the cooperation
u" farmers who would milk six
''' 'arn. Each farmer would own
wa 10 tn" creamery. stock being
10'7d "u the basis of say $500
p '"" owned. Only farmers sup
.-' m'.S 10 the creamery would
Permitted 10 hold stock.
'.' M'.ch COWS can be bought to-
io' so to so a head. which
"' I'an an initial investment of
=" 20 NAn in milch COWS for each
-'.''> who's" farm is nos already
'A7' with dairy cattle. And then,
supply creamery. the farmer
"'' 1av' fo have a churn. Bought
'T'al''"ly good churn costs
eoJ, So
'+' ml'lUl Investment indicdt-
Tue farmer finds himself ia a
~'N fear brings him Il steady in
.a" Year round. He milkS tie
~ Par" time ,hGt would like
" "" 10 sitting around the
We ''H> The milk thru 4 separa-
'''> the fresh cream into a
p ''> 'ur raU by his front gate.
"".'u"ry truck comes al)as
''hN up the cuu. lie gers Il"
"r bis rrrall every Srtur-
~''ains; gets a dividend check
'a' creamery every 80 days;
NJ Nv ui> an abundance of skimmed
!, " '""d and fatten his pigs. 1t
> tess cotton, more pasture,
'thet beans. more morcy and
| worry. !; gives the farmer Il
! h"om" The year round.
4.
E. It. fI,'>. Sumter County, $.
n.. 'r "Ho was active in pro-
H., ."" cooperative creamery ut
"A. '''' D., ~ well pleased with
\, .>''.S a, Of Il few years of dairy
~, "e says. Il should like to
k,, WV good COWS on every one
ro,r, "Th 90 sumter County. 1t
tsn "''h $50 u month additional
a.s5 ' every farm and the feed
H. u" making 'hc milk would hard
Vi "'>>ed. There is many Il man
a,... Won" b" happy to have .hat
H. '.'' sine" the ticks are gone
,.>''' possible to get it.
ssJ '''H"r with few cows will
| ssm W. o'' very little feed. The
If gn ,'''"h l am using is made up
Ron. pounds of velvet beans
S'-4d Ii tb. n.J ,nn -,