The Holly chieftain., 1923-04-05
MILK RECEIVING
STATION
OPENS MONDAY

The dairy men of this section of
the Valley will rejoice over the opl
enine nf the milk cooling and receiv
ing station at the Santa Fe depot
in Holly on next Monday. This was
the ann uneement made yesterday
evening at thu, 10 wCIub me ~ .;lg
by NJ S'Ocker Of the Helve.iq Con
densary of Larntr.
Forseveral years the farmers If
this section haye anticipate this
event. 1t means that the milk they
hrin.; ,n will BE- properly cooled
aid Delivered fresh at Lama, :. :
tlon. ,ghc ,a3iNny spur from he
station to the milk cars has not
yet been built. but the machinery
is all in place at the receiving
station and the milk can be de
liyered Monday. The Denver cans
have not yet arrived but are ex-
pected this week Until the spur
is built fee of two cents n can
will be charged to get the milk in
to the cars from the station. The
company is waiting on the Santa Fe
for lease of the ground upon
which to build the spur. When this
is completed the milk will be
shunted directly from the cooling
station on small railway trucks in
to the milk cars on the track so
that milk can be delivered up to 10.
"a. IN. for the noon plug. No dif-
ficulty is anticipated in reference to
"a lease for the spur. however If any
should arise the milk will be truck
ed over the trail directly to Lamar
without much added expense.
Th erefrlgerating plant will be in
stalled by May lst. Than they can
handle 200 cans OF milk aday. When
that number OF CATS Is shipped a
special ear will be set aside by the
Santa Fe company for the Holly
milk.
The Cow Club is putting on
campaign to increase milk prOduc-
tion in this section and show the
farmers the economy of better cows
and better feeding and milking.
The Model Dairy has been u great
inspiration to the countryside. 1t
Inns shown the Valley, the state and
the world what can be done with a
high grade COW. Today this COW test-'
ing station heads the list OF all
those in the entire country and
old "Paramity' comesvery near be-
ing world beater us has been
pointed out before in these columns
/ The meeting last night was for a
double purpose, to celebrate the
birthday of Geo. Shell one OF the
best dairymen of this region and to
promote more milk production in
this section. 1t was the unanimous
conviction of all the speakers that
this was but the dawn of the
dairy business in the valley. The
day of greater milk production was
bright with hope 1t was further
conviction of all present that the
grcatest profit to the dairymen was
in selling his whole milk rather
than merely the cream and feeding
The skim milk. A plan was set on
fort last evening to bring to atten-
ton of every farmer, especially
those south and west. the desireabl-
Iity and extra profit Of selling their
whole milk and delivering 1t to the
station here. Several prominent
men of the community will assist
the Cow Club and Condensary Off
ciaIs in this propaganda.
w. s. Partridge called the meet.
| ing to order last evening. The large
company present sang "America'
and then long list of speakers
were called on to express their OPT.
MONS on how to get more farmers
milking.
Remarks were made by Messrs
Boetti, Pierce, Thayer, Stevens, o.
Kane, Leonard, Shell and Ewing and
lpcrhaps others whose names we
have forgotten. Mr.. Peterson, farm
agent. Messrs. Reed and StOcker of
tho Helvetia Company as well as
Pres. Partridge spoke of the dairy
| business.
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