1923 I J«n* IS, 1923 



The niinau Agricultur*] AnodatioaReoord 



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TO (Aft. Carroll Producers Pleased With 



I OF Success of One Year of Co-operation 



(ETING 



Consider 

 i: Pass 



national 

 ;nce held 

 American 

 ion, farm 

 to under- 

 and con- 

 :ional co- 

 sociation, 





When farmers in the vicinity of Mt. Carroll decided to oi> 

 ganize a co-operative creamery company to supply the locality 

 with a good market for dairy products, advisory aid was asked 

 from the Dairy Marketing Department of the I. A. A. That was 

 in the fall of 1921. The aid was given and a new co-operative 

 opened for business, January 2, 1922. i 



When scockholders In the Mt. Carroll Co-operative C'-eamery Com- 

 pany met to consider their first year's results on January 27. 1923,' 

 they found that their company had transacted nearly $88,000 worth o( 

 business during the year, was able to declare a seven per cent divi- 

 dend on all paid up stock, and had $1,442.65 balance on hand. 



That's partly the reason why the dairy producers of, the territory 

 were, satisfied with their first year of business. But thefe were other 

 pleasing things too, about this first year of co-operation, as will be 

 shown. 



of poultry products would not be 



so great as to warrant the estab- 

 lishment of a separate co-operative 

 shipping association. Added con- 

 venience to patrons is given by 

 making it handy for them to de- 

 liver their cream, eggs, and poul- 

 try to the oT>e station. 



What Are Benefits? 



In the consideration of the suc- 

 cess of a year's operation of the 

 Mt. Carroll Co-operative Creamery, 

 the question might naturally arise, 

 and justly, too: "Outside of the 

 stock dividends paid, what actual 

 benefits did the co-operative cream- 

 ery bring that would not have 

 been received by patronizing local 

 dealers ?" 



Probably a study of the accom- 



In the organization of the Mt. 

 Carroll CoKiperative Creamery, 

 shares of stock were sold at $50 

 per share, the company being cap- 

 italized for $10,000. No member 

 Is allowed to hold more than five 

 shares. Most members hold but 

 one share as is shown by the fact 

 that there are now 135 stockhold- 

 ers owning 147 shares of stock, 

 "considerable expense was neces- 

 sary before establishment and dur- 

 ing 1922, the cost of building and 

 equipment. An old creamery was 

 purchased at a cost of $6,010, whUe 

 repairs and addition of new equip- 

 ment during the year incurred an 

 expense of over $3,000. 



Plant Opens 



During the first two weeks after 

 the plant was. opened, 108 patrons 

 delivered cream. This number 

 gradually increased until as many 

 as 219 producers were patrons of 

 the co-operative creamery during 

 eht flush season of the year. 



A total of 186.424 pounds of but- 

 ter v.'as made during 1922 by But- 

 ter-maker G. W. Messner and his 

 assistant, Joe BowmaTi. Py far 

 the largest part of this was sold 

 in prints to retail merchants in 

 larger Illinois cities. Some was 

 shipped to Iowa. The tub butter 

 shipped went to Chicago commis- 

 sion houses. 



Premium on Butter 



It is interesting to note that the 

 high quality of the product caused 

 it to command a premium on the 

 market. Print butter sold at one 

 cent over 92 score on the Chicago 

 market, while tub butter sold at 

 one cent under 92 score print but- 

 ter on the Chicago market. 



A short summary of the cream- 

 ery receipts for the year from the 

 various sources of accounts, fol- 

 lows: 



Commission Houses $18,705.40 



Retail Merchants i 47.018.72 



Patrons 3.005.85 



Buttermilk ...; 631.47 



Sundry Items 20.45 



Butter Inventofy 696.33 



Total J70.078.22 



Disbursements totalled $68,085.59. 

 From the profits, $550 was ^et 

 aside for stock dividend, $445 for 

 the purchase of a creaifi vat, and 

 leaving a balance on hand of 

 $997.63. 



Poultry Products Too 



Besides its butter trade, the "co- 

 op" handled poultry and eggs tor 

 its patrons on the very narrow 

 margin of one cent per dozen for 

 eggs and one cent per pound for 

 poultry. This is less than halt the 

 usual margin of buyers. 



Only the small balance of $393.06 

 was shown to the credit side of 

 the poultry products handled, due, 

 of course, to the narrow margin at 

 which they were purchased. Re 

 ceipts -for eggs during the year 

 totalled $10,365.52 and chickens 

 were sold to the value of $7,131.19. 



The Mt. Carroll Creamery found 

 that handling poultry and eggs for 

 patrons worked in very well along 

 with Us dalrj trade. The volume 



panying table showing the price 

 paid for cream during each month 

 of 1922 by the Mt. Carroll Co-op- 

 erative Creamery, the Elizabeth 

 Co-operative Creamery, and a 

 neighboring cream station, will 

 help to answer that question. 



As can be seen from the table, 

 an average of about five cents per 

 pound was paid all through the 

 year by the Mt. Carroll Co-oper- 

 ative Creamery over that of the 

 neighboring cream station. The 

 "co-op" purchased 152,375 pounds 

 of butterfat during the year. At 

 five cents per pound difference, it 

 paid farmers $7,618.75 over what 

 a neighboring cream station paid. 



At the same time. It is estimat- 

 ed. Judging from the prices paid 

 during other years, that the neigh- 

 boring cream station paid at least 

 lour cents per poiMd more than 

 if there had been no co-operative 

 creamery in Mt. Carroll. This 

 brings an estimated increase of 

 $13,713.75 which producers received 

 over what they might have, had 

 there been no "co-op." 



The fact that the Elizabeth Co- 

 operative Creamery paid more 

 than the Mt. Carroll Creamery did 

 during 1922 was possible because 



IN THEIR WORKING CLOTHES 



The Mt. Carroll Co-operative Creamery wa.-! undergoing repairs 

 when The Record visited it and we were unable to get a good pic- 

 ture of it, so we "snapped" two of the officers who happened to be 

 present, Charles W. Moore, president, (left) and H. P. Hostetter, 

 secretary (right). 



Other officers are, Jasper Schamberger, vice-president,- and S. A. 

 Keim, treasurer, who, with Sherman Gillespie, John Elliott, Frank 

 Vanderheyden, ."W. J. Hartman, William James, George Fulrath, and 

 President Moore, constitute the Board of Directors. 



CQinparative Cream Prices (1922) 



teo. of ceikt4 per lb. paid for bntterfat. 



. . ' , Mf. Carroll 



Cooperative 

 Creaaiery 



Jan 31 & 34 



Feb. 35 



March 36 & 35 



April 36 & 34 



May 32 & 34 



June 36 & 35 



July 38 



Aug 32 & 34 



Sept 40 & 42 



Oct. 45 & 47 



Nov., 49 & 62 



De*. , 55 & 50 



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Ellxaketik NelKklKiHas 



Cooperative Cream 



Creamery Statloa 



J614 25 



39 30 



3714 35 



36 W 30 ■ 

 37^ 30 

 38H 30 



37 30 

 36 30 

 42 34 

 47% 40 

 62 -143 

 54 48 



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HoUtein "News" 

 To Make Debut 

 Early In June 



The Illinois Holstein-Friesian 

 Association is starting a new pub- 

 lication to appear this' month, 

 "The News," ,wjilch Will appear 

 monthly. The following are the 

 new oflicers of the Association: 



President, Frank T. Fowler, 

 Lake ■V'Hla; 'Vice-President, C. J. 

 lindley. Greenville; Treasurer, A. 

 S. Benton, Chicago; Oineral and 

 Field Secretary^ E; G. Thiem; 

 Directors, H. W. Allyn, Byron; W. 

 H. Fitch. Aurora; Geo. A. Fox, 

 Sycamore; L. M. Gentry, Oregon; 

 H. M. Wood, Delavan; W. W. 

 ■yapp, Urbana. 



of longer establishment of the 



former concern and the probable 



better quality of cream received. 



Increase Tkis I'ear 



Judging by the business of the 

 Mt. Carroll "co-op" so far this 

 year, it appea#» that 1923 will 

 easily see a great increase over 

 1922 in total vofiime. During the 

 first four months of this year, an 

 average of 600 pounds more butter 

 has been made each month over 

 the corresponding period last year. 

 Much more poultry and egg busi- 

 ness is evident this year also. 



The creamery is beiag consider- 

 ably improved this year. A new 

 cream var'amJ a refrigeration sys- 

 tem have already been installed. 

 In addition, the plant will be paint- 

 ed and otherwise improved during 

 the year. 



Officers PleasM 



Statements made by Chas W. 

 Moore, president of the Mt. Carroll 

 Co-operative Creamery Company, 

 and H. ' Hostetter. secretary, in- 

 dicate that lthe> , are pSeased with 

 the results of co-operation as it 

 has worked out In the enterprise, 

 but there are some trials and trib- 

 nations also. 



As Mr. Hostetter expressed it: 

 "Co-operation is the only thing. It 

 can work wonders it farmers will 

 only 'stick ' Too many forget, 

 however, that the creamery is 

 their own enterprise and they will 

 desert it if some competitor olters 

 them a cent or two more in order 

 to win them away from their own 

 concern. They forget that the co- 

 operative is responsible i for the 

 higher prices and that if it is 

 killed, competitors wljl pay the 

 same old prices.** 



PITOURGHPLUS 

 PRACTICE IS HIT 

 HARDJY HOUSE 



fake Steel Freight Charge Is 



Target of Unanimous Vote'; 



Bill To Governor 



By a unanimous vote of 108 

 to 0, the 'Illinois House of Rep- 

 resentatives li«4 declared against 

 "Pittsburgh phis," following, 

 the lead of the Benate which had' 

 already voted to take steps to 

 abolish the steel industrj' prac- 

 tice which adds the Pittsburgh 

 freight rate to the price of steel 

 products in tnidwestern mills. 



The bill would create a coittmit- 

 tee of seven members apppinted bj 

 the Governor: two from the Sen- 

 ate; two from the House; one 

 from the Farm Bureau; one from 

 the Western Association of Rolled 

 Steel Consumers: and one, a man- 

 ufacturer. The committee is auth- 

 orized to prosecute legal actions, 

 to co-operate with a similar body 

 of another state, and to inform the 

 public generally for the purpose of 

 bringitig about the abolition of 

 "PitUburgh Pins." 



Provision is also made by the 

 bill for the appropriation of $25,- 

 000 tor the cotnmission appointed. 



The bill is now subject to action, 

 by the Governlor. 



"Pitsburgh Plus" abolition .is 

 backed by the American T'ami Bu- 

 reau Federation. ■ TlJe I. A. A. 

 passed resolutions against it at 

 the last annual meeting. 



The praciiceadds gr<"'.-'<<— '-^.ithe 

 cost of farm im?l**nier , .,, - -Ijp 

 farmer is one of the largest — if ^ot 

 the largest— uaer of steel prodncts 

 in the countty. The imaginary 

 freight charge |s of course pock- 

 eted, by the etiel ' manufacturers. 



Charities Send ■ U ' 

 Folder Telling 

 Of the Outings 



The United Charities of Chica- 

 go is sending te la list of I. A. A. 

 and Farm Bureau members thia 

 month an Illustrated folder de- 

 scribinp the Outcngs for Children 

 Project. Ihis tollder tells graph- 

 ically what is II^Bg done tor the 

 youngsters. ; ' 



Ground Rock Phospnate- 



You Know What You're Getti4t| > 

 I You Pay Only For Quality Yo« <!;et 



Phosphate is a profit maker. It cuts down your 

 labor cost per bushel of yield — increases quality and 

 selling value of the graun. 



The I. A. A. has a shipping office in Tennessee to 

 insure you prompt service and accuracy of weight 

 and qucJity— every carload is sampled and analyzed 

 and you are billed on the basis of the analysis. 



The buying power of the I. A. A. insures you 

 the lowest price consistent with high quality. 



Your Farm Ad'viser hais the information and or- 

 der forms. Get your orders in early through your 

 County Bureau. The price is lower now than later. 



Phosphate-Limestone Department 

 ^ i ' Illinois Agricultural AssociatioD 



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