Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-03-03
Bruno Creamery
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praise on Carl Enstad, deserving but
termaker of the creamery, in his
winning of the championship effici-
ency prize last year for the entire
Land O'Lakes territory Mr.. Brandt
paid tribute to a buttermaker who
| day in and day out for 365 days
of the year could keep his efficiency
score to an almost perfect figure.
CO-ops Pay More.
That the cooperative creameries
keep up the market price which
dairymen receive for their butterfat
was cited as fact by Mr. Brandt
when he stated that a survey was
made in territory without coopera-
tive creameries and one with them.
In that survey it was found that the
cooperative creameries paid from &c
to 10c more per pound on the aver
age than independent creameries and
cream stations.
He scored those who will stay at
home and kick about everything but
refuse to take part. He said it would
not be bad to pull them along on the
back sleigh of our bob, but it becomes
rather unbearable when they let their
feet drag.
Cooperation Makes Strength.
Mr. Brandt said that if each one
of the six million farmers in the
country would go at everything sep
arately not much could be accom-
plished, but if they would all join in
cooperation they would not have to
depend on any one for anything.
The farmer is his own worst enemy
when he lets some one else repre-
sent him.
Talks on Legislation.
In discussing some economics the
speaker condemned the Farm bill
recently passed by Congress and
stated that Land O'Lakes fought,
strenuously, the dairy program pro-
vided for by it, but to no avail. He
advised the audience to not be fooled
as to whom their friends are and in
formed them they are their own or
CARNATIONS, such as Land O'Lakes
and others.
Mr.. Brandt said that the American
farmer, in his opinion, should be en-
titled to the American markets fully
to the extent that he is able to pro-
duce He said he was for a trade
treaty but he would like to see some
thing traded for what we haven't
got already. We certainly should
demand the same restrictions on i'm
ported products as we have to COM
ply with ourselves, said the speaker,
in speaking of the compulsory TB
and Bangs disease testing of dairy
herds.
Advocates Surplus Pool.
MIR. Brandt is strong for the sur
plus holding pool as way out of
the present gambling methods used
in the conduct of the farm marketing
in the nation. He explained that
everything we raise could be placed
in that pool to await better prices.
When the supply goes down then
some could be taken from the pool.
That would do away with all of
that surplus they are continuously
talking about.
In proof of the workings of that
system, the speaker cited the period
few years ago when Land O'LakeS
took over the dairying end of the
AAA while the government was get
ting machinery in order to operate
that phase of it. He said that while
the Land O'Lakes was handling the
situation-similar to the pool-the
price of butterfat was maintained to
more than 20 cents per pound, but
as soon as it relinquished its super
vision, the price almost Immediately
dropped to Is cents.
Lindvig Reports.
Fieldman Ben Lindvig said that
the district was approximately $685.
900 pounds of production short of
last year but complimented the Bruno
organization for increasing its output
4876 pounds That meant $4335 81
more was paid to patrons during the
year than what was paid to them
during the previous year. The total
volume of the creamery for the year
was 144,286 pounds.
Officers Reelected.
Charles Jackson was reelected
president of the creamery; John Rupp,
vice president; Edward L. Downing,
secretary; William Schrader and Earl
Howey, directors. Other directors
holding over are H. A. Starch, Will
liam DeMaris, R. H. Budd and Thomas
WaletZko.
| Louis Schrader was elected as dele
gate to Land O'Lakes annual meeting
and Steve Purull was chosen to go to
the district meeting.