Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1893 — A Creamery Meeting. [ARTICLE]

A Creamery Meeting.

A meeting of. the patrons and friends of the Rensselaer Creamery was held at the "Town Hall, in Rensselaer, last Saturday afternoon. The most interesting incident of the meeting was the presentation to Alfred McCoy, president of the creamery company, and “‘boss deacon” in the “Milk Church” of an elegant gold headed cane, as a well deserved recognition of his efforts in building up the dairy in Jasper county. The presentation remarks were made by Rev. B.- F. Ferguson. The meeting was then organized by electing A. McCoy, president, R. B. Porter, vice president, and G. E. Marshall, secretary. It was decided to hold meetings on the afternoon of the first Saturday of each month hereafter.

. Mr. Strong* manager of the creamery, presented some facts and figures which are well worth here recording. They are for the year ending Oct. 31st, 1898. Pounds of milk delivered, 1,881,625 Pounds of Butter made..... 66,566 Amount paid to patrons $13,527 Average returns per 100 Ibe. for milk. 80 Cte. Average net price of butter 20| Cts. Estimated number Of cows .. 875 Average net profit from each c0w..536.00 R. B. Porter, one of the most successful patrons of the creamery, rer sponded to the call of the president and gave some facts from his experience. He milks 20 cows, and from

them made a clear profit, in a year of 8850. Besides he got the sour milk, which he thought was worth S2OO more, fie keeps his cows in good warm barrs, and feeds them liberally with bran, shorts, hay, fodder. Plenty of good, clean water. Thinks the same person ought to always milk the same cows. F. W. Bedford feeds cut hay and straw, shorts and bran, mixed with warm water. , . Fred Zard made 8400 clear off 20 • • r' , cows. 'l. dresses will be made by K. 15. ror-