Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-21
CREAM
ORGANIZATION
!. Is A SUCCESS
Bottineau Producers Associ.
alton Shows Possibilities
of Cooperation

Bottineau. N. D.. Aug. 21.-That
me farmers are awakening to the
Ross1 olllties of cooperative marketing
= q Illustrated in the success OF the
Hottineau County Cream Producers
ASSOCIATION, an organization that re-
duced the margin at the local station
from an average Of loo per pound OF
putterfat to 2.4c per pound, thereby
nettlns the farmers approximately &c
per pound more for their butterfat.
County Agent c. B. Aamodt called
n dairymen, living in the vicinity
OF B~ottineau together in February to
discuss the cream marketing situation
ana to organize a cream producers
association that would cut down. the
VIDE margin the .dairymen were pay
ing to maintain several local buyers
creameries.
The Bottineau Cream Producers
association was Incorporated and the
~ mi each bought a $40 share
TO help purchase equipment. A man
e was employed and at the end
OF the first month the books showed
a total of 2.036.4 pounds of butterfat
sold at a net return to the association
OF $7O9.44. The manager operated
On a margin of &c per pound and at
the end, of the month &c per pound
was pro-rated on the basis Of cream
oough which showed the total oper-
ating expenses to be &c per pound.
Get Better Prices.
This success, small as it was, prov
ed to the farmers that they could get
more for their cream by marketing 1t
comparatively and phenomenal
growth of the organization occurred
IN the next three months. At the
close of the books on June 80, $50
members were enrolled who had
marketed a total of 21,041.1 pounds
OF butterfat. The manager was OPP
Grating on a 4.7c margin, and turning
back approximately Csc per pound
in patronage dividends.
AGA Blair, who is the manager of
the association, is vitality interested
IN the progress Of the dairy industry
OF the community. He feels that his
job does not alone consist Of mechan-
ically weighing and testing the cream,
but to encourage more progress in
the dairy industry he must help to
educate his patrons in producing a
better quality of eam
During the first two months a large
percentage Of the cream brought to
the station tested below IS per cent,
g point at which it sours quickly. Mr..
Blair says that now practically all of
the cream brought to the station tests
between 40 and As per cen which
has greatly improved it's keeping
Qualities.>
Educational Value.
In dts cussing the Bottineau Cream
Producers Association, j. A. Toms,
president, said: The association as
well as being a financial benefit to
the cream producers in the vicinity Of
Bottineau has an educational value in
that it helps to inform the cream
producers as to the value of produce
ing a better quality of cream. While
shipping directly to the centralizers Is
a satisfactory method for some pro-
ducers, the association affords great
er convenience because the farmers
coming from a distance can get
cream tested, receive their check and
take the cream back with them. On
the whole a good live cream produc-
ers' association such as we have in
Bottineau helps to develop the dairy
industry of the community and Is a
vital factor in the progress Of our
community"
Bottineau county boasts Of 4 other
cream producing associations. all OF
which are doing practically as well
as the Bottineau association.