Phillips County Museum News for Wednesday, June 19, 2024

In last week’s article, I wrote about the dairy cows in Phillips County. At the same time as the push to improve the dairy cows’ bloodlines, a new creamery association was being formed.

Phillips County farmers met in late June 1924 and organized the Phillips County Creamery and Produce Company. Enough stock had been sold that it was felt the cooperative would be a success. Nine directors were elected to head up the cooperative. They were J.N. Mangis, R.A. Thompson, S.H. Brumbley, Adolph LaFond, Martin Mitchell, J.P. Larson, Frank O. Peterson, F.A. Schempp and Chester Hyde. Mr. Hyde was elected...