CHAPTER XII 



CREAMERIES AND FACTORIES 



A CREAMERY is generally understood to be 

 an establishment in which the cream sent by the 

 producer is converted into butter, whereas the 

 entire milk of the farmer is handled in a factory, 

 either for conversion into butter or cheese, or 

 both, as may be found most convenient. The 

 creamery system, which has been adopted in 

 America on a somewhat large scale, has certain 

 advantages which are worthy of notice, although 

 when compared with the modern factory, these 

 advantages are more than counterbalanced by the 

 disadvantages. For example, the farmer who 

 supplies a factory is required to deliver the milk 

 twice daily. If he resides some miles from the 

 building, it becomes essential to keep a horse 

 and cart for the purpose, while the time of a 



man is very largely occupied on the road. The 

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