The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-06-01
Golden Disk Cheese
By Mrs. M. E. Judd


few of the progressive farmers of Whitfield county
got together last year and decided they would take
definite steps to fight the boil weev Whitfield county
is located in the far northwest section of the State
the limestone valley section that has been noted for
time the best grass growing and cattle growing part
of Georgia. Naturally when the farmers decided to
leave off cotton and to something else they turned
to live stock Also just at this time the U. S. Depart
of Agriculture and the Georgia State College of
Agriculture promoting the building of Cheese Fac
tories in this section consequently this industry appeal
ed to the farmers. The foundation for this laid
nearly two when the local farm bureau, with
the assistance of the County Agent and L. H. Marett of
the u S. Department started drive to interest farmers
in this line of dairy work in Georgia. The writer
being official in the state farm bureau, also in the
local organization and in addition being from north
Safe where farmers have been in this line of dairy
work. naturally very much interested in this move
ment and gave it her undivided attention until the or
ganzaton perfected.
After several meetings and after digent canvass
of farmers adjacent to the territory where it pro
posed locate the plant the preliminary organization
perfected and charter applied for. The company
is truly cooperative. Every dollars worth of the stock
is owned by the farmers themselves and practically
ry patron of the cheese factory is stakeholder. The
factory fully equipped cost nineteen hundred dollars
This includes the cost of lot building and equipment.
On November IL the factory opened for business
and two hundred thirty pounds of milk delivered
this date Starting with this amount of milk deliv-
cred every other day the milk has gradually increased
til the daily delivery amounts to eight hundred
pounds and this is still the increase.
1t has been the ambition of the officers of this commu
NIFTY enterprise to make it model, to be followed by
other such organizations in the State of Georgia We
are well of the success rather lack of
which has attended of the other cheese factories
which have been started in the State. We are doing
what we to avoid the mistakes which have been made
by others and know that our enterprises will not
fail for lack of patronage which has been the downfall
of some of the others A young was employed to
have charge of the cheese making who knew absolutely
nothing about cheese However he taught the bust
by Mr. Maratt and the cheese made this plant will
bring a premium the market today. All matters OF
detail have been carefully looked after and the
for the future of the enterprise very bright indeed
The quality of cheese made this plant has been com
mented upon favoraby by of the best judges
country and they of the united opinion that the quail
ity of product cannot be excelled anywhere.
The prevalent opinion is that cannot make cheese
in Georgia. This propaganda put out by people who
either did not know by parties who interested
in selling the Georgia people dairy product which they
should make at home but which they have not made
until the present time North Georgia is we'll adapted
to this line of work. There is no reason why this sec
ton of the State could not make enough cheese to supply
the whole state several times
The farmers who patronizing this plant vel
pleased with their financial returns. Many of them have
increased their dairy herds they have brought in bet
ter cows and especially have given attention to getting
shelter sires. They making money off the mill
sold to the cheese factory, they using the whe!
for hog feeding and they putting manure thei
soil which will increased production of crops
profits to the farmer.
Whitfield county is not only one of the most beautiful
spots in the whole Southland but is is also one of tn
most productive sections TO be found anywhere 1t
located partly in and partly between two mountain rang
The valleys many and wide. Vegetation grow
in abundance. All of the covers and all of the grasse
which grow anywhere in the South grow exceedingly
well in Whitfield county.
The farmers of Whitfield are taking all the precau
lions they can to make cotton in spite of the weevi
at the time they not particularly alarmed a
his coming for they know that grasses covers and v
stock can be grown here with much profit cotto
gave them The tonnage which be secured fror
alfalfa sweet clover, crimson clover, red clover so
BEANS herds grass and timothy would absolutely startl
those who not familiar with the growth of thes
plants in this section
But getting back the cheese factory We have mad
starting IN November. In the winter time we made
pound of cheese from eight and three-tenths pound
of milk At the present time the average is about on
pound of cheese from nine and eighttenths pounds @
score &c. plus two cents for butter fat This price wit
the value of the whey added, gives the farmer
IN return he would get for his milk if shipped
whole milk station in Atlanta Chattanooga.
Necessarily we have had some little trouble in findin
outlet for products, the local market coul
not absorb it all. However have been able to max
connection with marketing agencies which wi
take the entire output for the year. We should kee
in mind always that when start new industry i
the state look closely after the marketing
of it. Markets should be established for everything
want to raise in Georgia. We must put up standar
high class product for the market and find the market
If every farmer would join the County Farm Bureau
it would not be long till all the knotty agricultural prob
lens would be solved, and thousand dreams ture
that have been dreamed by splendid workers at
efficient Agricultural College.
The writer believes firmly that the of every
thing in life depends individual effort. We sue