Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1928 — Page 6

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_ - ■ - - ,n. _ Il I 111 Adams County Is Rapidly Coming To The Front In Diary Industry

A few yearn ago, dairying In Adams county was the process of milking one or two cows, securing the milk for home consumption and perhaps delivering milk to a few customers. Today, dairying ranks high in the agricultural industry of the county and many farmers are engaged In the dairy profession on a large scale. The equipment is modern, and ac-i cording to officials of the dairy department of Purdue University, Adams county ranks among the first in dairying. Today, there are approximately 17,600 head of cat th- In Adams county and of that number 14.300 are dairy cattle. The various concerns buying dairy products pay annually to the farmers in Adams county more than $2,000,000 in cash. The money involved is large and this phase of agriculture Is perhaps the most interesting to study in the county because of the great progress the business has made the last few years. Two Dairy Processes There are two processes included in dairying. A number of farmers sell their milk to various concerns and individuals. These are known as milk dairymen. A larger number sell their product as cream to be made into butter. These are known as cream dairymen. It is estimated that 35 p r cent of the dairy farmers in the county sell their whole milk and 65 per cent sell their cream. P.oth branches of the industry have advanced in the last few years and the barns and equipment are the most modern that money can buy. According to figures, a cow in Monroe township, owned by a member of the Adams County Cow Testing Association, will net its owner approximately SIOO a year. If a dairyman owns a herd of 30 cows his annual net income is about $3,000. This income is, of course, separate from the other phases of farming in which the same farmer might engage during the spare time. The average cow in Adams county will net its owner about S7O a year. These figures are given to show that, while any herd is profitable if cared for. the herds in which the product is tested each week and methods are then used to increase the output and the value, are the most valuable herds. The reasons for the advance in dairying are numerous. The faqlJJwi.. the Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc., of this city, has grown so rapidly the last few years is one of the chief factors in the growth of the dairy profession. Purdue University and other agricultural colleges have field men who visit dairy farms and make suggestions for improvement. The theory is that every improvement made is worth money to the herd owner. Good Will An Asset Every creamery, condensory, and cheese manufacturer have field men who use various methods to create good will among the owners and urge them to increase their herds in order that they may make more money from their herds. It is not uncommon in Adams county to find dairy herds as large as 50 head and hundreds of farmers have 20 and 30 head in their herds. While there is keen competition in the various phases of bi-product industry for the good will of the farmer. all competitors unite in urging the farmers to have the very best herds possible. In other words, farmers are urged to have only the best producers in their herds. Five Product Outlets There are five separate outlets for the product of the dairy herd and each dairyman usually uses the same outlet for his entire production. The largest outlet is the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., of this city, which daily buys hundreds of pounds of butterfat from the farmers of this community. Partners may, if they wish, deliver their cream to this city or to a sub-sttaion in any town in the community or they may sell their cream at their barn to agents who have specified routes which they cover several times a week. The cream farmers have an opportunity to utilize their skimmed milk as feed, as the cream buyers take take only the separated cream. The skimmed milk is used as a feed for hogs and chickens. This system of dairying gives the farmer a direct method of disposing of his product for actual cash value and also gives him a feed for his other stock. Perhaps the second largest method of dairy product distribution is that of selling the whole milk, either to a condensory (there are two where Adams county farmers dispose of their milk; one at Berne and one at Bluffton) or to a milk route owner. The condensories, as a rule, take the milk through a process and then put it in cans for sale as condensed milk. The milk route owners, of which there are several in the county, distribute the milk for home and restaurant consumption. Large Milk Herds There are several farmers in this community who have large herds of dairy cows producing milk for routes. One of the most modern milk dairies in the state is the one owned and op-

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- - Bull of Mazelin Herd Above is the two-year -old bull owned by David F. Mazelin, of Monroe township. The bull was purchased from Hargrove and Arnold, famous Holstein stockmen of Ames, lowa. The bull is valued at more than SSOO. The. owner also is shown in the picture.

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Bull Calf Recently Bought The bull calf shown abov» was purchased recently from Hargrove and Arnold at Ames, lowa, and was shipped with the carload of Holstein catVo which arrived from the famous stock farm a few. weeks ago. The bull is owned by Dan P. Steury, who is shown in the picture. The bull calf is saief to be one of the finest bull calves in the country, and is valued at several hundred dollars.

erated by Burton Niblick, east of De- | catur. This dairy is electrically j equipped, and, daily, hundreds of pounds of milk are bottled and delivered to homes. The Niblick dairy uses the most sanitary methods known to produce clean wholesome milk. Three large milk route concerns in ’ Decatur are those of E. C. Phillips, J. I 1 jf. and Peter Lehman. The latter two own their owi. herds and produce and deliver. The Phillips concern purchases its milk from dairyfarmers. A great amount of the Phillips milk comes from the herd owned by L. A. Graham The Graham dairy is also a modern concern. The Peter Lehman dairy, southwest of Decatur, is an interesting place to visit. Mr. Lehman has about 40 head in his herd and he also has a large milk route in this city. Modern methods of sanitation are used on the dairy • farms and the bottling rooms are inspected several times each year by health officials. • The Amish settlement in Monroe township has several of the finest dairy herds in the country. Recently, several of these people joined together in purchasing several thousand dollars w-orth of fine cattle from lowa stock owners. Among the fine herd owners of Monroe township and Dan-

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| iel Mazelin, Dan P. Steury. David F. Mazelin, Noah Rich. Jacob J. Schwartz, Rudolph Steury and David Schwartz. Every township in Adams county I has a number of fine dairy herds, and a representative of Purdue Universitydairy division stated recently that the very poorest dairy herd in Adams | I county was above the state average. Cow Testing Association Perhaps one of reasons for the fact that the Amish dairyherds are of the best in the country is that this settlement employs a cow i tester who visits each member of the association at intervals, tests the milk; examines the herds and advises I the owner as to what to do to have a better and a larger production. The Monroe township Cow Testing association is the only one in the county as present, but it is stated that several others will be organized soon Roy Price of Monroe is the present cow tester for the association. Ferd Christen, of this city, Adams county agricultural agent, cooperates with the dairy farmers and is the connecting link between the dairy department of Purdue University and the dairy farmer. Interest in dairying is increased and promulgated by the various calf clubs which are organized each year to in-

crease the Interest In raising the finest herds possible. Dairy Cattle Differ It Is practically impossible to absorb the field in dairying since there is such a great number of creameries and condensories in the middlewest. The dairy cattle are distinctly different from the beef cattle and that industry will be discussed in a later article. Another method of distribution for the dairy product is selling the milk to Ice-cream factories. There are three ice-cream factories in Adams county and there are several in neighboring counties. In connection with the local creamery. there is a buttermilk factory which produces a powdered buttermilk as a feed for chickens and hogs. The last method of distribution is the sale of the milk to manufatcurers of cheese. The Kukelhahn brothers, of Union township, own and operate the only cheese factory in the county and their own herds produce a large part of the milk their concern uses. They also purchase milk from farmers from the northern townships of the county. Dairying is not only increasing annually, but the methods are being improved in such manners as to make the business more profitable. The person who thinks of dairying in Adams county in terms of a bashful milkmaid sitting on a stool milking a onecow herd for the purpose of securing enough milk to make a few pounds of butter for home use has the shock of his life in store for him when he “visits a modern Adams county dairy. o Wyoming District Jackson dole is the name of a lake and a large tasin in Lincoln county, Wyoming, south of Yellowstone Na tional park. That region is almost always spoken of as the Jackson Hole country. Time to Uncork Europe Is experimenting in building houses of cork. First thing we know burglars will all be carrying corkscrews as part of their felonious equipment.—Los Angeles Times.

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~BERNE NEWS Miss Flora Franz, instructor of Home Economics at Hamler, Ohio, nrarrived here Friday evening to spend the Christmas vacation with her parents Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Frans here. Mr and Mrs. Franklin Sprunger motored to Indianapolis. Thursday, and returned with their son Donald, who is attending the Indiana State School for the Deaf and who will spend a two weeks’ vacation with his parents here. Miss Rachel Burkhalter will arrive home Munday from Martinsville, where she Is head nurse at the Now Hyland Sanitarium. Miss Gladys Schindler, of Bourbon, atlved here Friday evening to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schindler. Miss Edna Burkhalter, tor of the Shipshewana high school, will arrive home Monday to spend the Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Burkhalter and to

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