by co-operative creameries affiliated 

 with Illinois Producers Creameries. Of 

 the balance 16.4 per cent scored 91. 

 23.6 per cent scored 90. 3.1 per cent 

 scored 89. Average score for the year 

 was 91.22 compared with the state 

 average of 90.31. 



PEORIA'S RECORD 



The Producers Creamery of Peoria 

 received 1,064,525.8 pounds of butter- 

 fat last year from which it made 1,- 

 308,731 pounds of butter. This was 

 only 5 per cent less than the year be- 

 fore, despite lower butterfat production 

 due to drouth and feed shortages. Some 

 privately-operated creameries dropped 

 as much as 50 per cent in production 

 last year compared with the year be- 

 fore. Peoria ranks second in volume 

 among Producers creameries. Its 

 membership gained from 1437 to 2009 

 in 2V^ years. Since September of last 

 • year, this creamery has sold all its 

 butter in print form, none in tubs. 



In the annual report of the manage- 

 ment, it was disclosed that: "The print 

 butter business has developed stead- 

 ily. At present we have three trucks 

 selling butter in Peoria and the sur- 

 rounding towns. The public has ac- 

 cepted Prairie Farms Butter as being 

 superior in quality. It is willing to pay a 

 higher price for our butter than some com- 

 petitive brands. Our record of butter sold 

 as prints per month is as follows; .Tanuarv 

 62.712 lbs.. February 44.777 lbs.. March 51.- 

 830 lbs.. April 56.133 lbs.. May 59.6.'^7 lbs., 

 June 54.477 lbs., July 67.910 lbs.. August 81- 

 450 lbs.. September 78.276 lbs.. October 88.- 

 030 lbs.. November 86.469 lbs.. December 

 75.853 lbs. ... .. 



3,550,982 Pounds 



•For the period May 1. 1933, wh;n we 

 started, through December 31st. 1935. the 

 Creamery manufactured 3.550.982 pounds of 

 butter having a total gross value of S896.- 

 690.93. 



"The Producers" Creamery of Peoria is 

 one of eight Cooperative plants which 

 make up a state sales organization known 

 as the Illinois Producers" Creameries of 

 which Frank Gougler of the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association is manager and J, B. 

 Countiss is sales manager. Illinois Pro- 

 ducers" Creameries has not only been a 

 .selling agency but it has been able to buy 

 supplies for the different plants at a sav- 

 ing. This saving in 1933 and 1934 has 

 amounted to S1625.00 and was made possible 

 through buying large volumes. 



"Through Illinois Producers" Creameries, 

 we have been able to secure the assistanc? 

 of C. O. Tuttle. a federal and state butt3r 

 grader. Mr. Tuttle was first available half 

 time, but in March of 1935 it became nec- 

 essary for him to spend all his tim? grad- 

 ing butter in the different plants. It i? 

 through the efforts of Mr, Tuttle that the 

 plants have been able to standardize their 

 practices and make available to the pub- 

 lic a uniform butter whether it was manu- 

 factured in Peoria or Carbondale. 



"Our local sales of Certifi3d Prairie Farm-s 

 Butter have been increasing and we are 

 selling on the average a thousand pounds 



of Certified butter a week. Our largest 

 account at the present time is the Jefferson 

 Hotel. We believe that in the near :"uture 

 all butter sold in Prairie Farms cartons 

 will be government certified 92 score but- 

 ter. 



"The Treasurer's report shows that .vour 

 Creamery earned a net incom? for the fiscal 

 year of $14,979.76. Total dividends have 

 been declared to members of 532.416,76. r.ince 

 May 1. 1933, or a patronage dividsnd of r>29,- 

 969,33 and interest on stock of $2,447,43, 



"Members should and in most cases do 

 understand that an organ'zation which 

 started with an invested capital of .around 

 $16,000.00 and that has g-own in three 

 years time to one with total assets of '.A9.- 

 .371.43 is doing an excellent busin;ss. At 

 the same time total patronage dividends 

 amounting to $29,969.33 have been paid to 

 members since May 1. 1933. as well .is 7'~> 

 interest being paid on all "pa'd up" riock 

 which amounts to $2,447.43. All of this has 

 been accomplished in the short period of 32 

 months. A greater accomplishment has been 

 raising the general level of cream buying 

 prices throughout our territory. 



Cincinnati Producers Saves 

 $576,000 in 1 1 Years 



Although the Cincinnati Producers han- 

 dled 22 per cent I^ss livestock in 1935 this 

 smaller volume returned 25 per cent more 

 dollars to their livestock shippers. Manager 

 R. Q. Smith reported at their recent an- 

 nual meeting. New earnings of the Asso- 

 ciation last year were $62,681.93 bringing 

 total net savings during 11 years of opera- 

 tion to $576,603.03. Total sales for the year 

 were J7.757.558.62 worth of livestock. 



The principal speaker was Dean Chris 

 L. Christensen of the Wisconsin Coll::ge of 

 Agriculture. He listed four fundamentals 

 for successful co-operation: (1* that a co- 

 operative fill a real economic need; (2> that 

 it be soundly and adequately financed; <3> 

 that it be ably managed; <4i that it have 

 an intelligent and informed membership. 



L. H, Bean of the Bureau of Agricultural 

 Economics, predicted that livestock returns 

 to producers in the com'ng year would 

 aproximat? J2.100.C00.00*. .-:"■. 



V A C C I NATE 



WHILE THEY'RE YOUNG 



SAVE MONEY— AVOID RISK 



. . . USE FRESH, 

 POTENT FARM 

 BUREAU SERUM 



YOUR COUNTY FARM BUREAU 



APRIL. 19.36 



