The Mankato free press., 1923-09-21
STATE CREAMERY AT ALBERT LEA
SCHOOL FOR THE BUTTERMAKERS
Commonwealth Of Minnesota Is Lending Its
Valuable Aid To the Great
Dairy Industry


doing for the dairy industry The
answer can be found In Albert Lea
where the Minnesota State Cream
cry is located. BY an act or the
legislature on 1911 this creamery
was established, and It commenced
operations in 1919. 1t is conducted
along the same lines as the Farm
er's Co operative Creameries; with
the exception that the state appro:
PIRATES q small sum of money toward
the eXpense-that Is paying. the
managers salary and q portion OF
the salary received by the secretary
Cream and butter fat Is purchased
from farmers in the same manner
that other creamereis buy material
that goes into butter. The same
price is paid. After deducting 9
cent per pound for the sinking fund
and the amount necessary to pay
operating expenses the balance OF
the prohts is devided> among. it's
patrons on the same basis that gov
erns dividends distributed by CO.
operative creamery associations.
The sinking fund Is used TO pur-
chase new machinery and other in
cidentals as they may be found nee
ter. The Albert Lea concern Is op-
Grated at no expense to the state
other than that mentioned. This
sum is $4,000 q year. 1t formerly
was $4,000. but an economical legis-
lature- cut the amount.
School For Butter Makers.
The state creamery may properly
be called a school for butter makers
Here is where young men are given
thorough instruction in the art OF
making butter After receiving this
instruction they find employment In
CO operative creameries In this and
other states. These students draw
small salary while receiving in
struction. They remain In the In
stitution about one year.
And there is the experimental and
feld work that is carried on by
James Rasmussen and his assis-
tapts, who are called on frequently
to meet the cooperative boards,
acting as advisors and making sug-
making, the erection Of creameries,
promoting efficiency in service, the
placing Of machinery and performing
other duties which will raise the
standard Of the creamery product.
Former mankato Boy.
X. L. Matteson, q former Mankato
boy, is the creamery accountant. He
also has and Is rendering signal
service to CO. operative creameries
In suggesting systems Of creamery
accounting which tends to lesson
operating expense.
A. e. Groth is the buttermaker.
He is an expert I'm his line and from
him the student buttermakers re-
ceive their instructions and are At
ted for their labors In other butter
making concerns.
The output Of the Albert Lea
creamery In 1922 amounted to 436, :
600 pounds of butter. About half OF
the output was sold In Albert Lea
The balence was sold in the east
What the Creamery 10 Doing.
The following biennial report from
reader Information as to what the
institution has done:
"The successful operation of the
state experimental creamery at Al
bert Lea during the past nine years
has shown the dairy industry OF
Minnesota the necessity OF such an
institution. In gathering and disse
minating information of q practical
nature on various dairy and cream
cry problems, this Institution occu
pies-a place not hlled by any other
agency. The creamery being oper-
ated under practically identical con
ditions with that OF a cooperative
creamery, the information thus OBJ
tanned is, in consequence, Of greater
value to the creamerfes of, the state
than that secured under other con
ditions.
"The Albert Lea State Creamery
has aimed to demonstrate practical
and efficient creamery operation to
the hundreds Of buttermakers and
plant annually. Considerable time
buttermakers, managers and cream
cry boards regarding various cream
cry problems.
"A considerable number of samples
Of milk and cream are sent to the
state creamery annually by cream
cries and dairymen throughout the
state to be tested for butterfat, az
we'll as several samples Of butter for
analysis of composition. This worn
has been OF considerable value to
those who avail themselves OF this
service. 80, 4
Field Work Carried On.
"A considerable amount Of field
work has been Carried on by the
state creamery force, even with the
limited appropriation available, such
as assistance in planning and ar!
ranging creamery buildings and ma =
ehinery, composition Of butter, re =
frigeration, pasteuriEation, creamery
accounting, etc. Numerous, annual
meetings have been attended and
y,oYirh naafsfanca has haop sriway a.,
organising and reorganizing cream
cries In various parts OF the state.
: "A number OF modern creameries
have. been built I'm accordance with
suggestions and assistance from the
state, creamery, This Is a service
which Is instrumental In saving q
considerable amount Of money for
the cyeameries and Is greatly appre-
ciated by those receiving It.
"The State creamery has played
an important part In instruction
work at the Minnesota Dairy School
for several years past, as well as at
courpes offered by reighboring
states, the members Of the force
taking an active part In the work
carried on at these schools.
"A simple and practical system of
creamery accounting has been work
ed out at the state creamery, which
has been adopted by about sixty
creameries In the state. Personal
assistance Has been rendered TO a
number of creameries In installing
this system and Ia checking over
and improving their present system.
issued Bulletins. -
Since, the establishment of the
state creamery, the Institution has