The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05

MIX produced, gallons 6,333,29S
milk sold, gallons -. 2s5,27
cream sold, gallons y. s1.s42
5utterfat sold, pounds. 1.5S1,50S
/ Number Of creameries. ~
! Number Of patrons 80. 2.2o3
Faid patrons OF butter
tat ................$1, ,255, 500 35
/ Received for butter ... 1,363.1 163. 90
Average annual milk pro-
duetion per cow, pounds 2.ao3. 6
The above statistics do not include
figures from the Model Dairy Ineor-
porated or the Armour creamery.
The former paid to it's patrons
year approximately - S153.ooo. No
on the amount paid to Blue Earth
! farmers by the Armour Creamery as
they have patrons In three states
Including Minnesota. II paid during
the pact year TO Its patrons over
81 ,ooo, coo.
That the dairy industry has in
creased in Blue Earth county over
one hundred percent is the con-
sensus Of opinion expressed by weU
known buttermakers in the cream
cries of Mankato.
Further testimony tnat Blue Earth
ounty Is rapidly taking lis pace as
ne OF the leading dairy counties In
he state and nation is the state
ment by Edward He'd, buttermaker
the Moael Dairy Incorporated
Interviewed yesterday on the sub
ect, Mr.. He'd declared, that with
ormal times in the country in the
ext ten years the dairy industry
ere would again be enlarged one
undred per cent
Mr.. He'd accounts for the rapid
ise in the dairy industry in Blue
arth county to the better grades
method OF feeding. At the present
ime cattle herds have only about
hree months in which they have
lump in the amount of milk pro-
uced. A few years ago this was
ust the opposite, cows producing
| lilk and butterfat for only three On
our months following their coming
n" in the spring. -...
The advent of the silo and better
| ationing OF feed has been instru.
mental in the rapid increase of milk
reduced by Blue Earth herds.
! There is no danger that the dairy
industry will be over done unless
omething unforeseen strikes thu
[ ountry at large-such as a large
ecrease in the prosperity of the
/ ountry. In such a case people ma
! urally use a substitute in place OF
! utter and other products.
! Creameries have but to keep
! omething new before the public to
ssure the dairy industry indefsite
prosperity. Mr. He'd illustrated his
ber of people who took ice cream
| to their homes for various meals.
Although they eat as much butter as
ever, they also consume great
! quantity OF ice cream. he said. In
doing so they are consuming that
much more butterfat. The ice cream
habit has been. great boone to
creameries Of the country. p
Organized In 1918 ..s
The Model Dairy Creamery was
first organized in 1913 and was To-
Is at the present time. In 1919 the
company was consolidated with the
Sanitary Creamery company and IS
now known as the Model Dairy
Creamery Incorporated.
AS was announced a short time
ago, the Model Dairy will soon put
on the market a new product to be
manufactured in Mankato. Machin-
cry, is now being installed In the TO
Later It is probably that brick cheese
will also be made About one hun
dred pounds of cottage cheese a day
is being made at the Model Dairy
at the present time.
The creamery at the present time
uses on an average OF 5000 pounds
OF whole milk day. In the past
year approximately 342,000 pounds
of butterfat were used. $4,000
pounds being from cream. The
creamery manufactures bulk con-
cream manufacturers and to candy
factories. The whole milk Is bottled
and delivered to consumers in the
city of Mankato.
Last year there was over 100000
pounds of butter sold by the Model
Dairy TO the people in Mankato.
Only a small surplus was shipped
out OF the city. During the past
year this creamery manufactured
over $4,000 gallons of ice cream,
the greater part being sold in the
city.
The creamery is owned by in
dividuals and therefore do not have
steady creamery patrons like CO.
operative cresmeries. The total
number Of patrons at the present
time is about $40. The creamery
pays cash for the milk and cream
at the market price. The market
price yesterday was forty eight
cents. Many farmers trade at the
creamery because of the immediate
cash basis which allows them to dc
there shopping while in the city.
Increased Creamery Business
The Mankato Cooperative cream.
cry, located in its new building in
the 500 block on North Front street,
has increased its business rapidly
since first organized back in the
year 1895. In the last ten years
the business had jumped forward
one hundred and fifty percent. In
the twenty seven years in business
the concern has been located In four
different buildings, the big in.
crease in business causing the
moves.
The fiscal year Of 1922 shows
that the Mankato creamery, which
is a CO. operative concern, paid to
the patrons OF the creamery $228.560
in cash monthly payments. There
are 400 regular patrons of the
creamery which would indicate that
the farmers bringing milk and
cream to the creamery received on
an average Of $571 Al for their pro-
duce. .-
During the year 1922 the Man.
kato creamery produced 6hS51a
pounds of butter Farmers brought
to the creamery 1866, ,451 gallons or
cream of which 538,920 pounds was
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