The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 14, 1891, Page 9

TIMES SUPPLEMENT. BUTLER, MISSOURI. CROP REPORT OF THE Missouri State Board of Agriculture, FOR OCTOBER 1, 1891. The following table of percentage estimates of crops, October 1, 1891, is as compared with a full average yield and condition. SUMMARY OF RETURNS. = | z AiFis Wheat—Average yield in bushels........... .-.-.+.-. 14 16 14 Wheat—Average quality ...... . 94 95 92 Rye—Average yield in bushels... 13 12, 12 Rye— Average quality......... 93 95 92 Oats—Average yield in bushels. 2h 24° 29 Oats—Average quality ... -.--..-. 30 80 86 Buckwheat—Condition October Ist.. 83 S37 Corn—Average condition October Ist........... 84 2 85 Potatoes, Irish—Average condition October Ist. 93 91 95 Potatoes, Sweet—Average condition October Ist . 88 86 «88 Tobacco—Average condition October Ist......-- 89 95. ri Sorghum—Average condition October 1st 8S. 8S 88 Cotton—Average condition October Ist....... see 81 TB eee Cotton—Prospective yield in hundredths of a bale per | MOOD, (a ond 0 cscs tsdecessereweterecsscscccscecccsss AT o202 | sees 54.79... The uniformly high temperature, with continuous clear weather throughout the whole month of September, hastened the maturing of corn, which is a better crop than was anticipated a month ago, when it was feared that the late corn, the bulk of the crop, in the northwest would be cut by frost. In some of the southeast counties, fodder was injured by the dry weather, but for the State as a whole the corn is of good quality, quite MISSOURI BUTTER AND CHEESE FACTORIES. [ The following succinct statement of the condition of Missouri creameries and cheese factories was made by J. Y. Sawyer, of Illinois, moderate degree of success which has attended the dairy business in this State :] : In summing up the two weeks’ work in Missouri, I must say that as a general thing the natural facilities cannot be excelled. In nearly every part of the State, I find some creameries or cheese factories that are being operated very successfully ; where they have proved a failure, it was almost invariably caused by bad management, firs/,in paying too much for the piant ; second, in paying too much for the milk; ¢hird, in many cases hiring meompetent butter and cheese makers. The State Board of Agriculture to parties contemplating entering this business. The dairymen of Missouri need to learn how to produce milk cheaply and to successfully raise their calves on skim milk, and I consider the Farmers’ Institute a means of conveying this information to them. Very respectfully, J. Y. Sawyer. Washington, Franklin County, Factory. Henry Boering. proprietor. Gathered cream and separator; butter alone ; cost, $1,200 for machinery ; rents the building—it was an old store ; capacity, 1,000 Ibs. butter per day, now making 2,500 to 2,800 lbs. per week ; in winter, 2,000 Ibs. per week, 1-4 being separator goods which sells for 2 to 3 cents per lb. more than gathered cream butter. He pays 60 cents per 100 for August milk, 55 cents for July—10 cents for cream that makes one Ib. of butter. It costs 3 cents per Ib. to collect cream ; markets butter in New York. Baltimore and Atlanta; has quite a local trade; selling now at 20 cents. Is doing a satisfactory business both for himself and patrons ; is anxious to co-operate with other creameries ; has shipped in several carloads of Holstein and Jersey cows and is doing all he can to advance the dairy interests. New Haven, Franklin County, Factory. Leased by H. F Prosener. Butter and cheese; cost, $6,300 for entire plant; capacity, 15,000 Ibs. milk daily; now receiving 2,500 to 2,800 ins. milk per @ay: 1,500 lbs. per day in winter ; full cream cheese twice a week ; balince of tim: butter. Pays 50 cents per 100 for July and August milk, markets butter and free from smut. In the northeast counties the corn crop is better than for | cheese at local towns, getting 16 to17 cents in summer, and 24 to 28 cents in years. pervades all reports from that section. The central counties rank next in the quality and quantity of farm products. Corn is well matured ; ears well filled with perfect grain. Yield of potatoes, unsurpassed ; of quality, unexcelied. The conditions in southwest Missouri have varied so considerably in adjoining counties throughout the season, that reports are very conflicting, | and Manager. The|capacify, 15,000 lbs. milk per day. yield of corn will not equal that of an average year, and from a few counties 1889, run 60 days, had to borrow $7 but for the section, as a whole, the summer has not been seasonable. comes report of potato rot, which may yet reduce the prospective abundant yield of this staple. Rain is now needed very much throughout the State to put the ground | 100 for milk at that time. All other crops were correspondingly fine, and a most cheerful tone| winter for butter; 9 cents for cheese. The butter maker is not an expert, hence, gets a little below market quotations. Patrons co not care for their milk in a satisfactory manner, hence, the business is unsatisfactory to both patron and creameryman. Milk tested from 1.4 per cent. fat to 4 per cent. showing watering or skimming by patron; buttermilk tested 1.0 per cent. fat showing lack of skill in creamery. Chamois, Osage County, Factory. A. A. Speer, Secretary Butter and cheese combined ; cost, $6,400 for entire plant ; This factory was started in the fall of 25 to pay debts contracted in this time and shut down May 1, 1890. Was leased to the butter maker for one year ; June 1, sold at auction for $1,291 being bought by four of the stockholders who expect to start it up again about September 1 ; will pay 75 cents per Couutry fairly well watered ; plenty of tame grass in condition for wheat seeding. Some wheat was sown early, but has not| pasture ; have received 2,000 lhs. milk per day, showing there were cows germinated well, and where up is being burned out. progressing in a few counties, but is generally suspended, waiting for rain. There would have been a largely increased area sown to wheat had the| Maclay, 8. Cohn and Wm. conditions been favorable. Reports on tobacco and cotton are very meager, but the crop of tobacco Seeding is still enough ; think with proper management it can be made a success. Tipton, Moniteau County, Factory. Proprietors, C. C. Redmon; gathered cream; cost, $5,500 for entire plant ; capacity 2,500 Ibs. butter per day. This creamery was run for four years as a stock company doing a fair business, the third year netting $900 profit. The fourth year they held their butter and bought and |who, under the direction of the Board of Agriculture, spent two weeks beginning August 10, visiting plants to determine the reason for the very by co-operating with the State Dairyman’s Association can be of great service | over 6,000 Ibs. holding for advance in prices; paying 60 cents per 100 for milk ; $7.50 per ton for ice; markets butter in Carthage, Joplin and local points, 25 cents in winter, 15 to 18 cents in summer. Draw-backs—scant supply of water, competition with butter buyers who send wagons over the country, paying 15 to 18 cents for same in trade, poor milk, only able to make 3 Ibs. butter per 100 of milk in May and June—poor management m general. Directors voted to close August 1, but, owing to hogs not | being ready for market, concluded to run a month longer. | Sheldon, Vernon County, Factory. Butter and cheese com- i bined ; cost $5,800 ; capacity, 10,000 lbs milk per day; now getting 800 \lbs. milk daily, making cheese exclusively. Last season ran for seven months ; highest amount received, 4,000 lbs. per day, paying 65 to 75 cents ifor same; butter netted 15 cents per Ib., losing from 10 to 25 cents on every 100 Ibs. of milk handled. Last winter sold to 10 stockholders and started again, May 4, 1891, paying 50 cents per 100 Ibs. for milk; cheese selling for 10 cents at local points. Three of the stockholders are dairy | farmers and are determined to make a success of it; expect to start three or four wagons collecting milk September 1. If they can get 1,000 lbs. per day, can pay expenses and put the enterprise on a paying basis. Chas, Seavers, Secretary and Manager. | Carthage, Jasper County, Factory. Carthage Butéér and Cheese Company. Butter and cheese combined ; cost $6,200 ; capacity, 10,000 \lbs. milk per day. This factory started in March, 1891, run ever since, jthough most of the time ata loss. July, ‘91, bought by 20 of the stock- holders. Now receives 3,000 Ibs. milk per day, paying 65 cents per 100 Ibs. ; making butter, selling at 20 cents at local points; make 41bs of butter per 100 lbs. of milk ; tried maikiag cheese, but with poor results ; curing room too hot to make good cheese ; sold from 5 to 10 cents per lb. Milk largely hauled by patrons at end of route, bringing their own and charging 10 cents per 100 for what they haul. H. M. Holderman, Secretary and Manager, thinks they can now make a success of i. (treatest drawback, scarcity of milk. Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Factory. . Almagora, Goodner & Co., Proprietors. Butte, and cheese combined ; cost, $6,500; capacity, 10,000 ibs. milk; started in April 1890; ran six .nonths and shut down; paid 80 cents per 100 lbs for milk when it was only worth 50 cents; dropped to 65 when it was worth 45 at the prices they received for their butter. J ily, 91, bought by above tirm for $1,000 ; expect to start up again about September. Will also collect some cream Almagora, I understand, is an perienced man in the business, and wi. probably make a success at it. | Newtonia, Newton County, Factory. Newtonia Butter and |Chcese Company. Butter .nd cheese combined ; cost, $5,200 ; capacity, | 19,000 Ibs. milk ; ave now getting 5,000 to5,500 lbs. milk per day, making mostly butter. In May and June, received as high as 7,600 Ibs. per day. In winter, received from 2,50. to 3,000 per day. Paid < :ta per 100 lbs, for May, 60 cents for June and Jaly pam 65 cents for Avgust. Milk now yields 434 lbs. butter per 100 I'- ; May and June 3% per 100 lbs, Patrons either deliver the milk them ves, or club together and take turns in pip Two patrons milk 40 cows each ; two, 30 cows each ; balance, small dairies. Market, mostly local points, now selling at 20 cents, next week, 21 cents. Can’t fill their vutter orders. Ship some to Arkansas and Texas. Have been running three years without a stop. G. T. Tatum, Secretary and Manager. Verona, Lawrence County, Factory. Verona Butter and Cheese Manufacturing oT Butter and cheese combined ; cost, $7,000 ; capacity, 10,000 1bs. milk ; built in 1888 and run ever since ; are now | making cheese exclusively, receiving 2,500 to 3,000 lbs. milk per day ; pay 60 cents per 100 lbs. for milk now; never have paid less, but patrons think they cannot make milk at that price, and like many other places, no one to show them how to produce milk economically ; market their cheese at local points, selling now at 8 cents per lb. Draw-backs, too many small dairies, very few patrons with over half a dozen cows. There is an unlimited market for butter and cheese in this part of the State and a seems to have been about an average, and the prospective yield of cotton is| packed large quantities of country butter, paying 12 to 13 cents per lb. | few first-class dairymen could make money in the business. above an average. FARMERS’ INSTITUTES. for same. Much of this was sold as grease at 3 cents per lb., balance at 6.8 and 10 cents per lb. This broke up the company and the plant was bought by above firm, and leased to the butter maker who ran it for four years, doing a fair business, but not making much money. Has been idle this season. While it has not been a financial success to the stockholders, The State Board of Agriculture has been requested to hold Farmers ’|it has brought thousands of dollars to the farmers every year it has run. Institutes in the following named counties : Adair. Dent. Lewis. Polk. Audrain. Gentry. Linn. Ray. Barry. Gasconaile. Livingston. Randolph. Benton. Grundy. Macon. St. Louis. Boone. Harrison. Monroe. Scotland. Callaway. Henry. Mercer. Schuyler. Cape Girardeau. Holt. Miller. Shelby. Cass. Jackson. Montgomery. Shannon. Chariton. Jefferson. Osage. Sullivan. Christian. Johnson. Phelps. Stoddard. Dade. LaFayette. Pike. Texas. Daviess. Laclede. Platte. In the arrangement of the series as many as possible of these invitations come. work of arousing an interest in the meetings. They will involve large expense on the part of the State Board of Agriculture, and this outlay will only be warranted by the farmers in whose behalf the meetings are held attending and getting the benefit of them. Subjects of practical interest to farmers, stock men and fruit growers will be discussed by men of experience, communities in which meetings are held be induced to assist on the programs, THE ROAD GRADER TRIAL, AT MEXICO, MO. The trial of road graders held at Mexico, Mo., Sept. 15-17, under the auspices of the State Board of Agriculture, was a pronounced success, both in demonstrating the practicability and value of road machinery, and in arousing an interest in the subject of good roads. The modern road machine is a comparatively new invention, there being but six machines made which rank as first class. They are the “Austin” made in Chicago, the “Western” made at Aurora, IIl., the “Champion” and the “King” made at Kennet Square, Pa., the “Mt. Pleasant road grader” made at Mt. Pleasant, Ia., and the “Ft. Wayne Reversible” made at Ft. Wayne, Ind. All of these were in the trial, and formed, so the road grader men themselves said, the finest collection of road machinery ever got together in this country. Two committees were selected by the Board of Agriculture, one to pass upon the merits of the machines and the other upon the work done, each committee having twelve points to consider. The united score of the two committees resulted in almost a tie on the Austin and Western machines, the difference between the two being less than one-half point. All the others scored well. The good effects of the trial will be felt, it is hoped, throughout the State, and be the beginning of a movement which will not stop until our wagon roads shall be a credit, and not a reproach to modern civilization. A fall report of the trial will be published in the next bulletin. Greatest draw-back, no one to devote his entire attention to the business. Windsor, Henry County, Factory. Thos. Lewellyn, Proprietor. Gathered cream; cost, $5,500 for entire plant; capacity, 2,000 Ibs, Willard, Greene County, Factory. Willard Butter and Cheese Company. Leased by W. H. Crignton, Springfield ; built in 1888 and ran ever since ; probable cost, $7,000 ; capacity, 10,000 lbs.; are making cheese exclusively, which is sold in Springfield at 1144 to 12 cents now getting 2,200 to 2,300 lbs. per day, paying 70 cents per 100 lbs. for same. have not paid less this summer ; received last season as high as 5,500 Ibs. per day ; many of the cows sold off, owing to the high prices of feed last winter; milk mostly delivered by patrons; some pay as high as 15 cents for having it hauled. One patron milks 60 cows, five patrons milk 15 butter per day; last year made 60,000 lbs. ; are making 1,500 lbs. per {cows each, and four patrons milk 10 cows each. Mr. Crighton has just week now ; pays 11 cents for cream now ; paid an average of 12 1-4 cents last | built a small cheese factory at Republic, at a cost of about $800 ; expects year ; pays 3 1-2 cents per lb. butter for collecting the cream ; has four col- lectors makin, in winter; supplies 300 lbs. per week to asylum at 19 cents by the year very anxious to have an institute held at Windsor this winter; wil furnish hall and board institute force while there ; been running several years, doing well for himself, and patrons seem to be satisfied with the creamery. Appleton City, St. Clair County, Factory. 0. S. Beach. from $28 to $58 per month; markets butter in southwest Missouri and Texas, getting from 16 to 18 cents in summer, and 25 to 28 cents] Seer, to start in September. Martinsburg, Audrain County, Factory. J. D. Moree, etary and Manager. Butter alone; separator system; cost, $,3000 ; 3 is! capacity, 8,000 Ibs. milk; started April, 1890, run every day since; receiving from 1,600 to 8,000 lbs. per day ; loner ve paid for milk 45 cents per 100; highest, $1.05 per 100; from April to January, paid out $5,856 ; January, 1891, received 50,407 Ibs. milk, for which they paid $5,047; March, 1891, received 48,919 lbs. milk, for which they paid $47,85.30 ; May, 1891, received 162,489 lbs. milk, for which they paid Proprietor ; cheese alone ; cost, $2,500 for entire plant; capacity, 9,000| $10,800.80; July, 1891 received 2,232.45 lba. milk, for which they paid lbs. milk per day ; now getting 2,600 to 2,7U0 Ibs. per day ; it taking 10 1-3) $10,261.60. ‘ lbs. milk to make one lb. cheese during the summer months ; less in fail and| and boiler, creasing capital stock to $4,000. Skim milk returned free. This spring put in new separator hey charge 1234 per cent. : . winter ; markets his cheese in southwest Missouri and Kansas, getting] on capital stock for making, paying balance to their patrons, reserve the will be accepted, and meetings appointed for the places from which they|from 8 1-2 to 9 cents per Ib. for it during the summer ; more in winter. | right to change the price of milk every week if necessary, each change Definite announcements as to dates and places will shortly be made. | Mr. B. makes it up on the dividend plan, charging 2 cents per lb. for| posted. Those who have sent in the requests for meetings should not delay the | making cheese. Last year the patrons concluded to hold their cheese, putting in Kansas City cold storage, but lost heavily by so doing, quite satisfactorily to all concerned. Taborville, St. Clair County, Facto: Company. and Kansas ; each patron sells his own cheese or gets some one to sell it for him. This factory has been running very successfully for five years ; have learned the quality of cheese their market calls for and are careful to keep up the standard. Prairie City, Bates County, Factory. Prairie City Cheese Company. Cheese alone. This pliant was bought second hand aud moved to Prairie City, costing $1,020 ready to run; capacity, 4,000 Ibs. | milk per day; are now getting 2,100 lbs. per day, which falls off to 600 Ibs. per day in winter. It takes 11 lbs. of milk to one of cheese in summer, and 10 lbs. in winter, The milk netted the patrons 63 cents per 100 Ibs. last year ; they charge 2 cents per !b. for making and boxing. ‘This season the cheese sold from 812 to 10 cents per lb., which speaks well for the factory. They are talking strongly of putting in a separator and making butter in the winter, which would probably bring them a little more money and give them the benefit of skim milk for feeding, which is no small item. Schell City, Vernon County, Factory. Schell City Butter and |Cheese Company. Butter and cheese combined ; cost, $5,900 for entire plant; capacity, 12,000 lbs. per day; started May 1, 1889, ran 60 days and closed for lack of milk ; were losing money on what they dil get; 1350 Ibs. most milk received any day ; were paying 65 cents per 100 jos, for that. Started again in May, 1890, and ran till July, paying 50 to 65 cents per 100 lbs. At this time several of the best patrons were builuing cow barns and getting cows, but, about the time they were ready to sell, the factory closed. Last fall they again tried to start the factory, bat only ran for two weeks; have some of the cheese yet. Bad management from beginning to end. It would be a very hard matter to get the factory started again. Owners offer to donate the entire plant to an experienced man who will pledge himself to run it for three or more years. Jasper, Jasper County, Factory. Butter and cheese combined ; cost, $6,800 ; capacity, 8,000 to. 10,000 per day ; now receiving 1,200 lbs. per day, making all butter and putting most of it in cold storage; have now the|their own ice. This year they bought 2 carloads at $65. They cheese selling from 4 to 9 cents per Ib. Factory been running for 11 years| Secretary $100 per year ; butter maker, $50 per month ; helper, August 10-17 for 21 cents, August 17-21, at 23 cents. Generally put up month. This is one of the most successful creameries in the State owing largely to their investigating the business and employing a Secretary who . Spring Valley Cheese|hag made a study of the business. Want institute, and will promise a Cost, $2,200 ; capacity, 4,500 lbs. milk ; now getting from 2,500 pres = . . : : to 3,000 lbs. per day ; the stock company charges 1 1-2 cents per Ib. of cheese It is especially requested that successful farmers of the|for making and boxing ; markets largely local towns in southwest Missouri good turn-out. Rush Hill, Audrain County, Factory. Rush Hill Creamery Com- pany ; butter alone separator system ; cost, $3,000 ; capacity 8,000 lbs. milk ; receiving from 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per day ; has started and stopped several times, which has a discouraging effect. The factory is now leased for $150 per year to the butter maker, whose year is out in September. Directors meet this week to decide what to do in the future. Paid 95 cents per 100 for milk the highest, and 42 cents the lowest of the year. Markets butter ia St. Louis at 15 to 17 cents in summer. Under proper management this creamery shon!d be as successful as the Martinsburg creamery. New Florence, Montgomery County, Factory. C. E. Stewart, proprietor ; gathered cream factory ; cost, S6.5U0; built ia 1884, In 1884 and 1885 this creamery made over 6,000 . =. butter per month ; has run every year till this; has been closed since Vecember, 1890, the owner being largely engaged in other business. Thinks of starting up again in September or October, but would rather sel’ out; thinks it would pay to put in a separator, if some one would devote his whole time to the business ; paid from 8% to 18 cents per gauge for cream, occasionally churning each !patron’s cream by itself to eee that it held out; marketed his butter in ‘focal towns ; the last year run but one wagon collecting cream, making 1.000 to 2,500 Ibs. per month. Foristell, St. Charles County, had a creamery but has not Leen jin operation for many years: Aaron Woodhull rung a 40-cow dairy. Mendon, Cheriton County, had a creamery costing $5,000 that was recently sold for 41,100 ; parties expect to start up soon. Browning, Linn Courty, Factory. Holde:. a, Proprietor ; | gathered cream factory ; cust, $1.00; builc by stock coupany; and run {for several years by Adams & collecting cream and making as Ligh as 1,400 Ibs. butter per day; usually per Ib, Are. sia hid obs neem enchant en nt tlme ace site tang te NE ERAN ICO es akc se seid ie mete een i tearm rondcnsmmenemimensmmamng mt fe Butter mostly sold in St. Louis, some to local points Butter sold ’ on, of Chillicothe; in 1887 ran 15 teams — paid from 10 to 14 cents for cream; marketed most of the butter in q Chicago. This factory nearly «’ways lost money during summer, but 3 made it back in fall and winter.