The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-03-03
WANT CHEESE FACTORY
FOR COPPER COUNTRY

The articles appearing in the SEN
tinel the past two weeks have had
widespread circulation and are evil
IDENTIFY arousing considerable interest
throughout the upper peninsula, judg-
ging by the letters received by the
writer of them.
AS an illustration Of the favorable
manner in which this cheese factory
project is being considered, the fol-
lowing letter from one of the copper
country's most able attorney speaks
volumes.
Everyone kn---; SSaby Lawton as
man and ,.s distinguished member
Of - 55..r, and his letter should help
ctr farmers to realize that this cheese
-.ctory rroject is the most vital and
the best move to help the farmer to
progress and become independent.
Hancock, Mich, Feb. 2I, 1922
Mr.. E. ]. Westphal,
L,Anse, Michigan.
My dear Westphal:
; l note in the L'Anse Sentinel what
ycu have to say about a cheese fac
tory. A fellow named Victor Lahti
and were going to get up cooper
ative cheese factory but never got
around to it. remember when was
a young fellow and spent summer in
New York State there were cheese
factories from one end to the other,
ell cooperative. There used to be
some in Van Buren county in southern
Michigan. / heartily endorse your
proposition.
It seems to me there should be sew
eral of them; at any rate there should
be one up here. There are lot of
farmers around Hancock, pile of
them. / believe there are more up
here than there are around DAnse.
I would suggest you have in mind or
ganizing ope up here as well.
Very truly yours,
Swaby l.. Lawton.
A farmer works hard and of all
men is certainly entitled to the larg-
est measure of profit compared with
any ether line of human endeavor, for
he puts something into the world that
was not there before. He makes the
grass grow, but toe otter the man who
buys it from him makes greater
gain than the original producer.
The. farmer, as a class, has been
sc busy clearing land, getting it ready
to plant, and the hundred and one
things that it requires to get farm
in operation on a producing scale,
that he has failed to study the equal
lv important one of farm marketing.
In other words, business methods and
customs should occupy some of every
farmers spare time, for therein lies
the sure road to remedy his present
situation. He must unite with his
own kind-with his farmer neighbor
and so bring into existence those
institutions that are distinctly relat-
ed to farming activities. He has shown
that he can protect himself against
being overcharged en- his feed sup
plies, through his farm bureau. That
has demonstrated who cooperation
can and will do.
Now he is called upcn to unite to
show what he can produce in the way
of milk to support this factory. One
farmer cannot make q cheese fac
tory possible. nor could dozen farm
ers, but a hundred farmers cbuld.
That is the reason we want the ques-
ticnnaire on page four filled out. We
must show that we can supply at least
three thousand pounds of milk day
Ito start with. Can we do it? Yes,
we can easily do it, if we all pull to-
gether.
We will have to start with the pres
ent facilities each one of us have to
produce milk; but as soon as one sees
the money coming in each month, each
farmer will begin to see where he
could make more money by improving
his herd, by clearing more of his land,
increasing his pasture, increasing his
hay production. The secret Of the big
money is big flow Of milk. Let us
| illustrates: Mr.. A. has cnly two
cows, gets about 60 pounds of mill, a
day at $500 per hundred pounds, or
an income Of $1.20 day. Farmer B.
has IL COWS who produce heavily, say
800 pounds a day on an average, and
| his income is $500 per day. Now
multiply this by 80 days in the month
and A. has an income Of $1,000, while
B. has $4,000. 1t has been found
that herd of twelve to fifteen head
| is about the right size for the average
farm. The point Of it all is produc-
tion. The more your cows produce,
4 the bigger your return. The factory
will take all you can bring.
And now realize what milk check
of $1OO- or $50 per month will mean
to you, Brother Farmer. No need to
worry about money for supplies, plen-
ty Of time left each day to improve
the farm, increased supply Of the besi
fertilizer TO be had. The more fer
itilixer put into your soil, the faster
Twill your crops grow. It holds ,the
moisture and radiates heat-twt
things farm crops need. That means
more production, bigger yields and
reduced cost for the feed Of your cat
tle..
Now, Mr.. Farmer. it is mp to YOU
Ito bestir yourself and show that yos
want this chance 70 have good mar
Ilcet for the easiest produced produce
LOT the farm--by filing out the ques
ltionnaire on page four. Come out o
your shell and come ACROSS with th'
information asked for on the blank.
E. ]. Weetphal,
/ Box 1915, L'Anse
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