The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-02-09
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi

said, was the competition among
the cooperative creameries them
selves. He called attention to the
fact that Monday morning the
Franklin Cooperative creameries
Minneapolis, began retailing milk
to the consumers Of Minneapolis al
five cents per quart, below the cost
Of production. Farmers must, Mr.
Lentzmeier urged, stand back OF
their own organizations.
Operator Walter Schriver, of the
Sank Lake Creamery, was intro
dueed as the champion buttermak-
er of the world. Walter made u
modest reply in which he thanked
the patrons for furnishing the
creamery with high class product
out of which it was possible to
make championship butter.
Ted Ahrens, son-in-law of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Borgmann, and AS
sistant Dairy and Food Commits
sioner, was the principal speaker
of the meeting. The gentleman held
the closest attention Of his aud
fence for more than an hour and
half giving them facts in an un-
derstandable language which was a
pleasure to hear. The Herald edi-
tor has been attending the annual
meetings of the Sank Lake cream
cry Association for 20 years. He is
convinced that in many ways Mr..
Ahren's address was the most COM
prehensive presented to the Sank
Lake patrons in many years.
Minnesota, Mr.. Ahrens said, was
outstanding nationally as producing
more and better dairy products
than any state in the union. In
spite of depressed conditions the
dairy cow has furnished the Min
nesota farmer with a steady cash
income. This was made possible
because there was no surplus Of
the commodity. He stated, how
ever, that at the ratio in which pro-
duction was increasing there was a
strong probability that in a few
years more butter would be produc-
ed than could be consumed at home.
When the surplus was thrown onto
the world market price would regu-
late the entire produce and butter
price levels would sink to a lower
level.
He said that any COW producing
less than 300 pounds of butterfat
annually was an actual loss to the
owner. He urged the pruning Of
the herds increasing the production
per animal and thus minimize the
tendency to increase production.
The average dairy COW in Mime
sofa produced about 100 pounds of
butterfat annually.
Mr.. Ahrens said that for years
the politicians had been attempting
to legislate for the farmer to find
a substitute for the law of supply
and demand; that the Congress had
dismally failed.
Great things were expected of
the Federal Farm Board. A bill of
expense in excess Of $500, OO0, 900 has
been piled up for the taxpayers to
pay has resulted. In Minnesota
the Rural Credit Bureau had sad
died an expense of at least $780,
100000 upon the taxpayers in a
dream which had not proven prac-
teal.
The allotment plan which is now
before Congress was explained
somewhat in detail. He said as
now constituted dairy products
were not included and until they
were put in the bill on a parity
with other products of the farm, he
was opposed to it. Even then he
doubted the efficacy of the meas
ure. He was afraid it would only
pile up more millions for the tax
payers to pay the visions of the
politician.
Mr.. Ahrens came out strong in
support of cow testing associations.
He urged all farmers within the
range of his voice to join a COW
testing association to be able to
find which of their cows were bring
ing them a profit. The unfriendly
competition among neighboring CO.
operative creameries was a grave
menace to the industry. He said it
was impossible for creameries in
the same territory to vary in the
price they paid for butterfat Of
like quality if the test and weights
were honest. He cited several in
stances where creameries had ap-
parently paid more for butterfat
than their neighbor but investiga-
ton had proven that the weights
were short. While they paid more
per pound less butter was manu-
featured. In the final analysis the
net amount received by the farmers
were approximately the same.
Before the meeting adjourned
President Lying expressed the ap-
probation of the Sank Lake Cream
cry Association to the Sank Centre
Herald for the splendid support al
ways given the association by this
newspaper. Thanks were also ex-
pressed to John Mondloch and the
Stearns County Fair Association for
cigars furnished for the meeting.
The Community Club was thanked
for the use of the club rooms for
the meeting without cost.
After the meeting adjourned cof-
fee furnished by Benson Coffee Co.,
and doughnuts furnished by Oper-
ator Schriver and Secretary Strauss
were served.
It was a harmonious and success
full meeting.
'TuIc M0MAN