1917-18 DEPAETMEN^T OF LANDS, EOKESTS AND MIXES. 137 



EEPOET OF ONTAEIO GOVEENMENT CEEAMEEY, NEW LISKEAED, 



ONTAEIO. 



To the Honourable, the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, Ontario : 



Sir, — I beg to submit report of the Creamery from November 1st, 1917, to 

 October 31st, 1918. As we expected a great many of the farmers tDok advantage of 

 the ready market for their cream, and the steady cash revenue derived from the 

 Creamery. 



The past year we had two hundred and twenty-two take advantage of this, 

 and upwards of nine hundred cows were furnishing cream to the Creamery, ranging 

 in herds from two to ten cows. 272,834 lbs. cream were received which produced 

 67,937.3 lbs. fat, and 84,541 lbs. butter. $33,015.09 was distributed among the 

 farmers at the lower part of the Clay Belt. The average price paid for fat was 

 48.5 cents per pound, value of butter, $38,768.71, average 46 cents per pound, a 

 price that was never before realized in this part of the Province, taking into con- 

 sideration the amount of butter made at the Creamery. 



If this amount had been made into dairy butter farmers would not have 

 realized more than twenty to twenty-five cents per pound, and no cash for their 

 product. 



The Matheson District expect to send cream from 150 cows this coming 

 year, as the good railway facilities for shipping cream from points north of here, 

 is a good advantage to the farmers. Milch cows have come in, in great numbers, 

 and while not the kind we would like to see in every case, some very fine pure 

 bred cows have been brought in. 



I am starting a cow testing "association in the spring in order to try and 

 eliminate as far as possible, the star boarders that a number of the farmers have 

 in their stables. Farmers are falling in line, and no doubt it will be a great 

 success. 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



A, MacLachlan, 



Manager. 



