The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-27
MINNESOTA LEADS
IN BUTTER OUTPUT.
More Than A Million and a Half
Cows On Job Every Day In
The Year.

With more than one million, five
hundred thousand milk cows produc-
ing every day of the year, the Mime
sofa dairy industry in recent years
has reached a magnitude far beyond
the dreams of pioneer dairymen. To-
day, Minnesota is the greatest butter
producing state in America and in
many markets in all sections of the
nation Minnesota butter is offered as
a superior product. In New York and
Philadelphia, in Chicago and ST. Louis,
and scores of other large marketing
and distributing centers. Minnesota
butter Is held up as a standard for
richness, purity and wholesomeness.
In one five-year period-that from
1920 to 1925-butter production in
this state nearly doubled, increasing
from 139,000,000 pounds to gigantic
total of 265 100000 pounds. No other
state has achieved any such record,
and as a result, It seems certain that
Minnesota will continue for years to
hold her famed position as the cham
pion butter producing state Of the
Union.
Income Runs High
Minnesota butter amounts to more
than $110,000,000 and the total value
of all milk products reaches close to
SITE, 100000 annually. This means an
average income of better than $1,000
per year for each of the $4,000 farm
ers selling milk and cream to the
creameries and cheese factories.
In this connection, N. j. Holmberg,
Commissioner of the State Dairy and
Food Department, said in a recent re.
port:
"The dairy industry is prominently
the greatest revenue producer in the
state, in that substantial cash monthly
payments are made to the farmers for
their dairy products, which enables
them to meet their current obliga-
lions.
During the past year only a small
amount of butter and other dairy
products have been imported. Mar
ket prices have been fairly uniform
and quite satisfactory. The future for
the dairy industry looks promising. 1t
is the only big branch of agriculture
that has not been hampered by over
production"
Milk Use Increases
During the past twenty-five years,
the per capita consumption of milk
has increased thirty gallons and this
fact has developed great business
in market milk, which has made ire
mendous strides during the last ten
years, especially. This great gain in
the use of this valuable food product
is being encouraged by schools, moth
ers' clubs, the National Dairy Council
and many other organizations.
With this great demand for more
and more milk, the State Dairy and
Food department, under Commissioner
Holmberg's efficient administration,
has organized a corps of competent
inspectors to protect consumers
Thousands of sediment tests are made
every year and the supervision Of
producers constantly is being checked
up to protect the wholesomeness of
this all important product.
The latest available statistics on
Minnesota creameries give the follow
ing impressive figures: =
Number of creameries, 825.
Number of patrons, 162,952.
Number of cows contributing milk
to creameries, 1,415,099.
Number of pounds Of milk, 1885,
939,103.
Number of pounds of cream, 706.-
547,621.
Number of pounds of butterfat,
547,621.
Number of pounds of butter made.
260,63S,627.
Average price paid patrons per
pound for butterfat, $0.46.7.
Amount paid patrons, $100,331, 736.40.
Average price received for butter
per pound, $042.60.
Received for creamery butter,
$109, 785, 1911.
Commissioner Holmberg allocates
the value Of the states dairy products
as follows:
Creamery butter .......$109,7 1855, 1911