, 1922-01-22

OF importance must weather a certain
mount OF wind and storm to cause
proper root growth. In this sense a
creamery Is comparable with the oak.
Simultaneous with the start oil a
creamery, misunderstanding. mlsin-
formation, suspicion. fault finding. and
their kindred relations are born. and
any creamery not subject to taese Ills
Of childhood can heartily be said to
have passed through the necessary
rudiments to stabilize It
Such wa the beginning OF the dairy
industry in the Star valley Under
these conditions. with a limited amount
of milk. its growth was necessarily
very slow. About h year 1904 oper'
atoms were extended to what is
termed the lower Star valley. AT Free
dom by tho Alton Creamery company
and at Thayne by the Star Valley
Creamery company. operated by
Messrs Thatcher and Thoerkill. who
later sold out to Arthur Roberts, who
continued the business for a time.
Near this time. Thomas H. Roberts
built a creamery at Alton which oper-
ated for a short time. when It was
sold to a group of farmers and was
operated under the name OF h Union
Creamery company. until financial dis
tress overlook them.
The Alton Creamery company met
with many drawback. Messrs. Rain
ey and Osmond becoming discouraged
and withdrawing. leaving William w.
Burton alone 10 support the industry.
This organization continued operations
ut Alton and Freedom up to tho year
1908, when Mr.. Burton took several
OF his sons INFO the organization and
re-organize1 under the name of the
Burton Creamery association. however,
with no change in the management
A. +. Burton having acted as manager
from the first year. continuing in this
capacity.
Permanent Development.
1t was about this time that the I'm
ion Creamery company became some
what involved and, was taken over
by the Burton Creamery association
who assisted It to an honorable set
tlement of its obligations.
Soon after this, the Jensen Cream
cry company entered the field. build
ing a plant at Thayne. wyo. Later
the name changed to the Mutual
Creamery ornpany which built cream
cries at Etna. Grover. and Fairview.
and which are still in operation.
About the year 1916 to 1912. the
Burton Creamery aseorlation began
the shipment Of Hoisteln dairy cattle
from the state of New York and later
from Wisconsin. These cattle were
especially selected for large milk pro
duction and sold to the Star valley
farmers on a basis Of cost plus ex
pense, OF very easy terms. in a large
g the milk production paying
the bill.
During the period 1910 to 1918 this
company brought into the valley
about $4,000 worth of Holstein dairy
cattle. and In consequence, the quail
ity OF the dairy herds in the Star val
ley is very nea the equal OF n dairy
section IN the United States.
At the present writing. the valley
boasts of eight creameries. four oper-
ated by tho Burton Creamery com
pany. to which name the Burton
e1pSAhAOh was
with Robert 1. Burton as manaEe and
Albert Black assistant; and the same
number operated by the Mutual
Creamery company with o. N. wray
as local manager,
The daily average production op-
proximates 10000 to 10000 pounds Of
milk per day. with an annual value
of near 100000.
Dairy Projects Increasing.
AT the present time there are sev.
eral well defined dairy projects under
way or about to be started which VIII
much for the up-building of the
communities where they arc situated
and the general agricultural welfare
of Wyoming. Among these projects.
which might be mentioned, is The
Eden Valley Dairy association In
.sweetwater county. so miles north or
Rock Springs. The farmers OF the
Saratoga valley are now making ar.
rsngsnsnts To xhiD IN about 5eo good