Show JT1 GREA ESa The Tribune sent out some fifty circular cir-cular letters asking Information icla tire to what the creameries In tho State did in 1899 their Investments In plants and the business the quantity of products pro-ducts etc and In answer about two I thirds only responded It may be that Home of the creameries listed were not I being operated and that others were leased to some other companyof which we learned of quite a number and the reports received In some Instances In-stances may have covered data on other or leased plants From reports received the table herewith here-with has been prepared Besides this there are facts that lie reports enabled en-abled us to condense and state In a fLIt few words as follows Capital Invested In creameries under tho management of thirtythree owners own-ers 157978 The total amount Is probably prob-ably 5200000 In tho State Persons employed em-ployed about these creameries 112 This relates only to persons making butter and cheese running skimming stations and marketing milk and cream Only one or two poisons are employed to run an average creamery I Twentyfive creameries report then I production of butter In 1S99 at 1701338 I pounds I requires an average or twenty pounds of milk to make one pound of butter Creameries pay from 55 cents to SI per 100 pounds for milk which has to come up to a standard test as to the amount of butter fat It contains Tho average price for the year was 71 cents per 10 pounds None of the 4000 farmers who sell milk to creameries can gain by using the pump in lining cans as lie milk test shows tho absence of cream If below the standard Twentytwo makers of cheese makers report theIr product at 1397987 pounds I I only requires ten pounds of milk to make a pound of cheese At the average price of 70 cents for 100 pounds for milk the creamery pays about 7 cents per pound of cheese nnd 11 cents per pound of butter in purchasing pur-chasing milk to make these articles Probably about 20000 cows are required re-quired to supply these creameries with milk Besides the butler and cheese made many creameries run the milk through the mechanical skimmer and dispose of the cream at the same time they supply sup-ply their patrons with fresh milk which only goes through the creamer to be weighed and tested Whey in making cheese skim milk and buttermilk In the butler s ant buttermlt buter process makes a very large bulk of liquids to get rid of In some localities his is re turned to the persons supplying milk In others it Is fed to hogs while others near cities find Q market for buttermilk at least The creameries reporting on hogs make their number aggregate 2750 as having been fed while they marketed market-ed 195000 pounds of pork Some In feeding hogs make a business of rats Ing pigs for sale to farmers This hog business in connection with civamerlos I docs not appear to have been adopted to the extern It should be To the consumers of butter and cheese a most Interesting chcse Interestng feature Is the fact thai all creameries produce excel I lent and uniform goodi the business having been brought down to n science I to such extent that there should be no failures Just hero It la proper to Bay that n few years a no good butter llY I was to be had In Utah except from that made by the few women who had properly learned how to make goon butter When the first creameries were I Started they were in the hands of pco plo who were experimenting on the business without a thorough knowledge of It Thanks to the Experiment station sta-tion at Logan the creamery department depart-ment lucre became one of tho best and most Deeded of any and Its work has brought rtbout complete reformation in I the making of cheese and butter I This has almost stopped Importations from the Kustdf both butter and chcose Some Thccse comes from outside out-sIde fjut It Is because our creameries disposer all tlfl lr stock at certain seasons sea-sons and the market become stripped then It Is Imported to supply a pressing demand I Our creameries make Just about enough butter and cheese along with what tho ranchers produce to supply the State but as much of the creamery I I goods are shipped out of the State there Is room for many more cream cries here This Is an excellent climate for tho business and the nutritious grasses and cool mountain nlr make this State equal to the best for Ihe dairy business |