Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — A White County Farmer’s Visit to the Rensselaer Creamery—-Its Unquestioned Benefits to the Farmer. [ARTICLE]

A White County Farmer’s Visit to the Rensselaer Creamery—-Its Unquestioned Benefits to the Farmer.

S. T. Virden, in Monticello Herald. “ F visited the Rensselaer creamery last week. One only has to see the creamery in operation and talk with the stockholders and patrons to be thoroughly convinced that it is a grand thing. Not &’ word of complaint against it except from some of the townspeople who grumble about the raise in the price of butter at the grocery stores. The stores can not get enough farmers’ butter to supply their trade. A year ago they had more than they knew what to do with. Nearly all the farmers now take their milk to the creamery. It was hinted around that some of the stores were quietly shipping in oleomargarine from Chicago. Country butter at the stores was selling at 15 to 18 cents, while the creamery sold all they could make at 25 cents at the factory. The farmers realized $1.04 per hundred for their milk during the month of January, and received back the separated milk. A gallon of milk weighs about 8| lbs so that it is worth about 9 cents. The average daily receipt is about 5,000 lbs. The company at present has only one separator of small size, but their business is increasing and will be -so much greater when spring opens, that they will soon exchange this for two of large size. Farmers at a distance only bring or send in their milk every other day in cold weather. The common expression was, “my wife never did better with the milk before.” The price of cows has raised from $5 to $lO. Contrary to the experience of Monticello, the capital stock of the company was raised too quick, so that it was not distributed among a large number of shareholders. f ! Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. H. Willey <fc Sons’.