The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-06-15

Figures on ApriPs butter manufac-
ture furnished TO the Farm bureau o.
fee by IL of the cooperative creanuef
les or the country reporting snow
total Of 3ls,22S POUNDS ouss ' ~
month Of April Taking these ~
creameries as the average OF lo,eol
mounds of butter per creamery.
Stearns County has 81 cooperative
creameries so we are safe IN estlinat-
ing that over 100000 pounds or butter
,sre rnad, during this month by the
co-operative creameries of the county
The average net price paid TOT putter
fat to the patrons by the ~ creaner
les reporting for April was 5oc' which
makes an average per creamery ..
over S6.55O paid to their patrons anu
better than $176.s14 paid by the ~
farmers creameries Of the county ior
April butterfat.
The Sauk Centre Co-oper 20 as',
creamery, with make % oi,oo0
pounos Ior the month, mas the hisn
est April make. Belgrade was Close
second with 34.655 pounds. Axel Me-
ier1on buJJermaker and manager
the Sauk Cenure Co-operatlVe Siea aa
ery reports that his creamery W
$3.50 pounds of butter IN May.
would pc 81 per cent increase ~
the AprlI make. If this per cent "
increase holos true at the other CO
operatiye creameries or the County,
we are safe in estimating thal Sso
TO 700, OOU pounds OF butter were inooo
at the cooperative creanteiee
Stearns County in May. Reports re-
celyed by the Farm Bureau onlce from
the cooperative creamerles- OF inc
county are sent in about Inc Aoth "
each month and carry report On
the net price paid to patrons TOT put
terfat delivered and pounds or out-
ter made during the previous month.
These reports are compiled at the
Farm Bureau office and sent TO al
buttermakers reporting on the 2Th
of each month. " o..
Steans County farmers can Well be
proud OF the success which they have
made in establishing and operating
their cooperative creameries. More
butter is manufactured by the Coop
erative creamerles of Stearns Coun-
ty than by the creamerleS or any other
county in the state. Prices paid by
the cooperative creameries In all cas-
es exceed prices paid by cream sta
tions buying for centralizers. The
great majority of the farmers OF
Stearns County realize that it is for
their benefit to patronize their own
cooperative creamery and compare
lively little cream is now being ship
ped from Stearns County to central
izers.
Minnesota cooperative creamery
butter ranks high on the eastern mar
ket The bulk of the Stearns county
and Philadelphia The majority of
the creameries are now shipping in
carload lots either all rail or over the
Lakes to these markets. In creamery
butter farmers are afforded an ap-
portunity to place on the market a
concentrated finished product which
can be marketed without having the
freight charge take high percent OF
the value of the product marketed
Stearns county with it's 27 successful
ioc
AID present improvement which Ii
b ng made in the breeding OF better
classes of dairy cattle over the coun-
ty can perhaps Justly lay claim to be-
ing the Banner Agricultural county OF
Min aesota.
The fifth annual picnic Of the County
Holstein Breeders Association will be
held at the village Of Metre Grove on
Thursday afternoon June 22nd.
Robert Geiger, secretary Of the State
Holstein Breeders Association, is ex-
pected to give the principal address OF
the afternoon on methods of herd i'm
proyement The Holstein breeders in
the neighborhood Of Metre Grove plan
to place an exhibit Of selected stock OF
different ages on exhibit near the
picnic grounds. This stock will be
used in conducting a stock Judging
demonstration. ...-.. ....... ... .....
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music during the afternoon. Refresh
ment stands will be erected ON the
grounds at which lunches and soft
drinks can be purchased.
The Holstein breeders cooperating
with the Farm Bureau office have al
SO scheduled two Sunday afternoon
visiting days, or herd inspections. to
, farms of prominent breeders. The
first OF these visiting days will be held
at the 1. A. Schwinghammer farm. tive
miles east Of Albany on the main tran
on Sunday afternoon, June 18th. The
second visiting day will be at the VIII
liam Jennissan farm, ten miles south
OF Sank Centre in Getty township, on
Sunday. June 25th. Both OF these