the producers report they get more 

 money at our plant. The soundness of 

 the plan and the tremendous possibilities 

 of such a program in developing milk 

 sales by producers organizations depend 

 on the following points: (1) No delivery 

 expense, (2) No collection expense, (3) 

 No bad debts, (4) No bottle loss, (5) 

 Personal contact with customer, (6) 

 Minimum investment, (7) Increases con- 

 sumption by narrowing spread. ; , ,, 



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The dealers have been erecting sta- 

 tions across the street from the Pro- 

 ducers and selling milk for 7c but this 

 activity has only increased the Producers 

 business. The customers know what's 

 back of the program of "Cities Dairies," 

 as the dealer-owned stations are called. 

 They are attempting to squeeze out the 

 farmer-owned stations. 



The Danville Milk Producers Associa- 

 tion was organized to bargain for a fair 

 deal with the distributors. The distribu- 

 tors refused to bargain so the Producers 

 Dairy with a cash and carry system was 

 organized not to bargain but to sell milk, 

 not because they wanted to go into busi- 

 ness but becauise they were forced to. 

 Now they like it and are in business to 

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Producers Creameries L > 

 Have Federal Inspection 



Illinois Producers' Creameries was es- 

 tablished for just one reason — to get 

 more money into the pockets of its mem- 

 bers. More money for the producer is 

 being secured by producing a higher 

 quality butter and giving the farmer the 

 profits in processing and distributing. 

 The consumer is willing to pay more 

 money for Prairie Farms butter because 

 it tastes better. Prairie Farms is better 

 butter because it is made in modern, 

 sanitary, co-operative plants from higher 

 quality cream. The cream is of higher 

 quality because it is picked up twice 

 weekly at 5,000 Illinois farms by co-op- 

 erative trucks and churned while fresh. 



78 Truck Routes 



Illinois Producers' Creameries in the 

 short space of 15 months has established 

 a better system of butterfat procure- 

 ment thru a network of 78 truck routes 

 now serving producers in 34 counties. 

 Approximately $25,000 extra was re- 

 turned out of profits, to producers dur- 

 ing their first year of operation. In ad- 

 dition, the general price level of butter- 

 fat was raised nearly 2c in territories 

 served by cooperative plants. 



Again Illinois Producers' Creameries 

 took the lead in the production of high 

 quality butter when on July 15th Fed- 

 eral and State butter inspection was 



Cite Two Creameries 



For Unfair Prices 



"PRAIRIE FARMS" IS THE BUTTER THAT 

 must please. To insure its uniform higrh quality, 

 government inspection was initiated recently in 

 co-operative plants where it is made. 



'Above government inspectors are looking at sam- 

 ple in plant of Farmers' Creamery Company, Bloom- 

 ington. Frank A. Gougler, J. B. Countiss and For- 

 rest Fairchild in background. 



started in all of its plants. Arrange- 

 ments were made with Roy C. Potts, 

 specialist of the Division of Dairy & 

 Poultry Products, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, to provide an official Fed- 

 eral-State butter inspector who grades 

 and scores every pound of Prairie Farms 

 butter manufactured in these co-opera- 

 tive plants. : . 



As soon as it is churned federal cer- 

 tificates of quality will then be issued for 

 each car before it leaves the plant for 

 the market in Illinois Producers' Cream- 

 eries' refrigerator cars. Each tub will 

 be marked with the emblem similar to 

 the Prairie Farms butter carton so that 

 any buyer can buy this butter with con- 

 fidence and know it is uniformly good 

 regardless of where made. 



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Prairie Farms butter sold in cartons 

 in most down-state towns will contain 

 "certificates of quality" issued by the 

 Federal Government only after the high 

 standards of quality which allow their 

 use have been met. Each certificate will 

 be dated so that the consumer can tell 

 exactly when the butter was churned. 

 This not only assures the housewife high 

 quality butter but also guarantees her of 

 its freshness and purity. During the first 

 six months of 1934, 30% cars of Prairie 

 Farms butter was sold to hotels, stores 

 and restaurants in Illinois in competition 

 with scores of other brands which plainly 

 shows that consumers appreciate its high 

 quality, ^^f: \^} '■■■':■' ■;^\-',.v.-^' ■' ; " 



Farmers can increase their cream 

 checks by producing higher quality cream 

 and marketing it through their own co- 

 operative creamery. Demand for our but- 

 ter is constantly increasing and more 

 quality cream is needed to take care of 

 our customers. 



Salt Lake Butter Manufacturers 

 Investigated for Discrimination 



Two Salt Lake City creameries are be- 

 ing investigated by David F. Smith, Utah ' 

 Commissioner of Agriculture, on charges 

 of alleged discrimination on the price be- ■ 

 ing paid to producers. The charge alleges 

 that the creameries are paying Utah 

 farmers 19 and 20c a pound for butter- 

 fat while Idaho producers are being paid ; 

 23 and 24c, and in many cases the cream- 

 eries are absorbing the freight charges. • 

 A federal investigation of the charges; 

 has also been asked by Gus. P. Backman, 

 Utah Code Administrator. 



Commissioner Smith has stated that 

 if the discriminatory practices occurred 

 within the border of the state the man- 

 agement of the companies concerned are 

 liable to a heavy fine and a jail sentence. 



It is thought that the investigations 

 against the two local companies will re- 

 sult in a sweeping probe of the buying 

 of cream within the state. The Commis- 

 sioner has asked the head of the Idaho 

 State Board of Agriculture for his as- 

 sistance in stamping out manipulation of 

 fat prices. — The Dairy Record (July 25, 



An old trick, well known to niinois farmers, it 

 the practice of some private creameries of buying 

 cheap in communities where cream producers ar« 

 not organized, and paying aboYO the market la 

 other sections to kill o£f cream pools or co-op* 

 creameries.— Editor. 



Producers Creameries 



Gain Despite Drou 



In spite of the drouth the Producers' 

 Creamery of Peoria reports a nine per 

 cent gain in volume of butter manufac- 

 tured during May, 1934, over the volume 

 manufactured for the same month in 

 1933. June, likewise, showed a slight 

 gain over June of last year although Illi- 

 nois creameries generally had their vol- 

 ume reduced around 25 per cent this 

 year compared with last. 



The Producers' Creamery now has ap- 

 proximately 25 per cent of the retail 

 butter business in Peoria. Many of the 

 best stores, restaurants and hotels now 

 use Prairie Farms Butter exclusively. . 



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The Producers' dairy is also manufac- 

 turing large quantities of ice cream mix 

 and cottage cheese. Similarly, the Farm- 

 ers Creamery Co. at Bloomington has 

 made rapid strides since its opening 

 more than a year ago. 



The chief value of oo-operatlTe creameries, aside 

 from returning: farmers the profits in processing 

 and distributing:, is in forcing: private buyers to 

 pay farmers what their oream ia worth. All pro- 

 ducers, of course, benefit from this service. — Editor. 



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