The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-14
OCALA's CREAMERY
IS IN OPERATION
An Excellent Enterprise, Peculiarly
Adapted to the Territory, and
One Which Marion County
Mustn't Fail to Keep Up

There was no booming of cannon,
ringing of bells nor universal blowing
of whistles in Ocala Friday morning
when the Marion County Creamery
had its formal opening, tho possibly
no more important event to the people
of the county has taken place in some
years.
The equipment is not all in running
order yet, but crew of workmen is
busy with each department, and in a
day or two everything will be finish
ed and 0cala will have an industry
that has long been needed, and one
that We believe will be thoroughly ap-
precitaed by her citizens.
Many phone orders had been sent in
and the deliverymen Immediately got
busy in filling them. The retail de-
livery orders are necessarily limited
at this time, so it was thought best
to make up into butter good por-
ton of the milk delivered to the plat
form on Friday. Over one hundred
pounds of real home made creamery
butter was churned, and it was all
disposed of before it left the churns
As to city delivery, only one delivery
asday viii be made until another is
found necessary.
The plant is now equipped for a
thousand gallons of milk a day which
capacity will be added to as the case
demands.
When milk is delivered to the plant
it is weighed and Immediately put
into the clarifying machine. which re-
moves any foreign substance that
may be in it. After this process it is
transferred to the pasteurizing vat,
then to the cooling rooms kept at a
zero temperature by the concerns
own freezing plant. After it has been
thoroughly cooled it us either made
into butter or bottled for local deliv-
cry. The bottling process is the most
modern, and from the time the milk
is delivered to the platform until it
is in sealed bottles ready for local
delivery it is not touched by hand in
any manner, thus assuring a most
sanitary product. This automatic
bottlingmachine is a wonder and
should be seen by our people to be
thoroughly appreciated.
Besides furnishing fresh pasteuriz-
ed milk for the local trade the cream
cry will furnish buttermilk, butter and
ice cream. Of course, the ice cream
will be handled mostly through the
retail channels as nothing less than
a gallon will be sold at the plant.
Mr.. G. M. Shealer, who has had
twelve years experience in this line,
has charge of the plant. Mr.. Shealer
was for four years instructor at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at
Charlottesville, Va, and is thoroughly
conversant with handling dairy pro-
ducts in every shape.
The old saying "as busy as bee in
a tar bucket" applies to the leading
spirits in this enterprise, namely,
Messrs. Fl. L. Shearer, E. C. Beuch-
Ter, Frank w. Ditto and a number of
others, who are assisting in getting
the plant into efficient shape.
AS above stated, nothing of more
Importance has occurred in many
months than the opening of this
creamery which will give an outlet
for the tons of milk that monthly GO
to waste in Marion county on account
of the inconvenience and uncertainty
of marketing it. The creamery now
has on file orders for considerably
more milk than it can supply, but the
local demand will be the first consid.
Grafton.
Two farmers from other states
have located near Ocala within the
past two weeks, brought here By
nothing else than the opening of ths
creamery which assures them of {
ready and convenient market for theil