The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-23
new YORK DECLINE
REVEALS CREAMERY
TRENDS WESTWARD
Empire State Dropped Back 80
per Cent While n. D. In.
creased 27.2l in March
RESULT OF BETTER cows
Only Cloud Expert Finds Is Pos
sibly Too Aggressive Boom
of Small Plants

North Dakota stands first in the
nation for creamery butter production
il, March from the standpoint G. per-
ccntage gain over the same month a
year ago, according to Prof. j. r..
Dice. head Of the dairy department,
North Dakota Agricultural college.
The industry in the state made al in
crease Of 27.2l per cent over the same
month a year ago as compared to IL
per cent increase for Minnesota and
2.37 per cent increase for the United
States.
New York. according to Information
gained by Professor Dice from the
Federal Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
nomics reports, declined 30 per cent,
the greatest loss, which is just another
indication that the butter industry is
moving west.
This increase in North Dakota
butter production is not due to more
milk cows points out MI Dice. for
census estimates indicate that there
has been no increase in the number
of milk COWS in the state for four
years. It is due to better COWS and
more ard better feed. At no time
has North Dakota had more cow test
ing associations. more purebred bulls,
more alfalfa or sweet clover than
now, and because Of this fact it seems
inevitable that dairying will continue
to enjoy a steady growth in our
state.
The only cloud that seems to
threaten the dairy industry of the
state is a creamery boom. That we
are an optimistic, aggressive people
is evidenced by the fact that of 1873
local creameries started in this state
only Is, or 1875 per cent, have sur
vived. A number of successful local
creamerieS have been started in re-
cent years and this, together with the
increased production Of butterfat, are
the legitimate reasons for the great
interest in starting creameries, partic-
ularly farmers cooperative cream
cries. Other factors that tend to boom
the movement are the rivalry between
towns. promoters. the idea that there
is a big profit received from making
a pound Of butter, and a failure to
realize that because Of present day
cost larger units are necessary than
was the case 20 years ago when many
small creameries made a good start
in such states as Minnesota.
ITO start and maintain a success
full cooperative creamery. three things
are necessary. The first is cream to
furnish the butterfat. The usual
amount is 1901 900 pounds Of butter.
tat a year. minimum, and no cream
cry can hope to get all Of the cream
from the trade territory, so that es-
Inmates must be made in terms OF
cream actually signed up to be de-
llvered. We should always bear in
mind that in most of our counties We
have about 7 milk cows to the square
mile as compared to 35 III Wisconsin,
and 20 in Minnesota.
In Iowa the average cost of manu-
facture for creameries making ovel
100000 pounds of butter fat was 2.7A
cents per pound against 4.28 cents
per pound for creameries making less
than 10000 pounds a year. 1t cost
wisconsin creameries making $50, OOC
pounds OF less Of butter a year AIS
cents per pound for manufacture as
compared to 3.O6 cents per pound for
creameries making from l50, 900 tc
10000 pounds a year.
The second essential for q CO.
operative creamery is cooperation
That is SO obvious that it should only
be necessary to mention it. A CO.
operative creamery demands the loyal