Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-12-02
DR.. LOVE EXPLAINS
TO. CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE PLANS
Believed Many Can Be
Interested in Dairy
Farms in County
Chamber of Commerce Holds
Special Meeting-Com-
mittees Appointed

The special meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday night was
the best attended for some time,
numbers of farmers interested in the
dairying business being present.
The meeting was especially called
to meet DIR. James R. Love, of the
Seminole Milk Company, distributors
of milk at Jacksonville, whose prin-
cipal supply is now being shipped
from Wisconsin.
Mr.. V. L. Collier, of the A. B. &
A. agricultural department, who re-
Gently made trip to Detroit to in
terest dairymen to locate along the
line of his railway, made detailed
statement as to the possibilities of
the industry and the method of op-
GRAFTON by the Seminole Milk COM
pany, which is operating on large
scale in Florida and has milk sta
tions at several points in South Geor-
gia.
Stating that the company would
have a minimum price of 26c per
gallon, of 496 butter fat containing
milk, delivered at their proposed To-
cal assembly plant, Mr.. Collier
brought out that this price would
average fair profit to the milk pro-
duced. The Seminole Milk Company
operating in conjunction with the
Health Departments of Georgia and
Florida, requires milk produced under
sanitary conditions from healthy
cattle, which would be annually in
spected by a representative of the
state department of animal industry.
l. Mr.. Love also made brief state
ment for his company and submitted
| blue print of a milking barn, as re-
quired by the Florida state law,
which he stated could be built for
about $125.0O for the material, most
farmers being competent to construct
the barn with their own labor, plans
being furnished them by the COM
pany.
A general discussion brought out
the information from dairymen pres
ent that milk could be produced at
profit at the minimum price offered,
and a committee consisting OF the ag-
ricultural committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, r. E. Lee, chairman,
and Roscoe Kimball, Horace Paulk
and H. T. Troupe, were requested to
make a survey of the possible milk
producers, who would enter a con-
tract to furnish minimum OF QUO
gallons of milk daily, and report at
the ssIiest opportunity.
President ]. H. Mayes presided and
in brief talk endorsed the project.
Among the milk producers OF the
county present were Mr.. and Mrs. F.
II. Bigham, Mrs. E. Fox, H. d.
Troupe, r. L. Stone, Roscoe Kim
ball. w. C. and E. E. Crenshaw, ID.
H. James, Walter Robitszch and 9TH
ers.
County Agent C. T. Owens report
ed that about $50 gallons daily milk
production was represented by the
dairymen present. An effort will be
made to secure finances to purchase
milk COWS for such farmers as will
contract to deliver milk daily here.
Committees Appointed
The following will canvas the farm
communities for prospective milk pro-
ducers.
H. T. Troup and C. T. Owens, all
between Ashburn and Rochells roads.
Perry Fitzgerald and R. L. Stone, all
between Rochelle and Bowen's Mill
roads. H. M. Paulk and S. G. Pryor,
Jr., ali DeTWeen Tic U1Ifia aiiG Il Will
Vile roads. j. r. Kimball and F. r.
Justice, all between Bowen's Mill and
Ashton and Broxton roads. w. K.
Walker and /. Gelders, all between
Ashton-Broxton and Dorminey High
School and Ocilla roads. E. L. Cren-
shaw and Allen Garden, all between
Irwinville and Ashburn roads.
These committees will endeavor to
secure the desired information. lst
The names of milk producers who
are interested. 2nd-The number OF
cows available and number of gallons
Of milk which may be had.
All information is to be IN the
hands of the secretary by December
9Th for compilation so that an early
decision may be reached. Tentative
arrangements have been made be-
tween the local creamery and the
Seminole Milk Co., to enter this tleid,
if sufficient supply of milk, an aver
age of 500 gallons, per day is Sc
cured.
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