Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-27
DUBLIN CREAMERY
HELPS BUSINESS
AND AIDS FARMER
BY MRS. FRANK LAWSON

Id MIMI MANN LII w hCOAN
DUBLIN, Ga, Feb. "a The
creamery of Dublin, after one years
operation, has proven most salts
factory, both from the standpoint
of the proprietor and the farmer
who has been selling cream.
With the new year having just
started, a tremendous amount Of
cream has been recorded and the
prospects are most encouraging.
This creamery was installed by
the Geeseling Ice Cream factory,
which was already handling a large
amount Of cream from the farmers,
and it has been a source of a steady
cash income since it's installation
about one year ago. Through the
local chamber of commerce the
business men Of the city raised suf-
ficient funds to supply the extra
equipment needed at the ice cream
factory. A churn of 500 pounds ca
pacity was purchased and imme-
diately installed. At first it was
thought that this size would be
much too large for the amount of
cream then being used, but it was
soon put to use.
Volume of Cream Increased
One great hindrance to the OPP
Grafton of the large churn was that
the supply of cream was insuffi-
cient. Though the new purchase
of the churn had been extensiI ely
advertised in the local papers, still
the demand for cream was not sup
Piled. However, j. w. Geesling, the
manager, decided to put in a So
gallon churn to use for a few
weeks and see if the larger churn
capacity could not be worked up.
1t was difficult to make the farm
ers and dairymen add a few cows to
their farms. They were slow to
take on to the new machinery and
still slower to furnish the cream in
the large quantities.
To cure this the chamber of COM
merce, the local paper and the coun-
ty agent, j. F. Hart, at once began
most extensive campaign to get
the farmer and dairyman to add to
his stock of cows. AS a result the
volume of cream increased in few
months. Now the big churn is OPP
Grated without any trouble. The 80
gallon makeshift was put away in
the storage room and the big churn
operated by electricity. began to turn
out butter in great quantities. How
ever, another big booster came from
most unexpected source. The
farmer who had added COW or
two to his number, was pleased with
the results. The others, who were
a bit skeptical at first, have seen
what could be done by their neigh
bors, and they, too, have bought
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cream directly to the Dublin cream
cry, kept the SKINNED milk for the
pigs and chickens and if they have
grown their own feed, they are out
absolutely nothing.
Last fall the price Of cream took
a leap upward. That, of course,
meant more profits to the farmer.
The price of cream now ranges from
As to 4S cents. On q rising market
like this the farmers were soon
using every means possible to get
more COWS. Consequently the re-
ceipts Of cream have mounted
steadily. CO.,
Tt has taken only a few months
for the farmers, business men,
bankers and everyone to be PROUD
of the cream checks that have oeen
distributed. Every pound of butter
that has been produced at the
creamery has been sold the very
dav that it was made. This was due
in a large measure to the principle
of the manager, J. w. Geeseling, VINO
believes in "qua!ity"first. The out
nut of butter from this creamery
has grown from 100 pounds a week
+o 2. 600 to 1000. This may not seem
such a great amount to creamerles
that have been established longer
hut for one years operation 1t can
hardly be surpassed.
II is difficult to get around sucn
q reality as butter. 1t will sell ltseI'
An average of 10000 pounds OF put
ter a week from this creamery TO
large handlers has been maze
number Of times. -
AS to just what is the future
outlook, Of course, no one can say
But it is believed that the cream
ery in Dublin is going to show an
even greater increase in production
during the coming year. The Lau-
rens county farmers themselves are
interested and are backing 1t with
the adding of more COWS to thelr
number. There is every prospect or
good prices during the coming year.
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