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Moose Jaw Milk Producers Association fonds
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19.75 cm of textual records.
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The Moose Jaw Milk Producers Association was formed in 1924. Membership consisted of all farmers and dairy-men shipping milk to the creameries in Moose Jaw. The object was to promote better relations between the dairy-men and the creamery. Among those involved in the formation of the association were Benjamin Hopkins Thomson, R.H. Jones and Fred H. Jones.
The Association was financed by the creamery deducting one and one-half cents per one hundred weight of milk from each dairyman’s monthly cheque.
The Association promoted the Moose Jaw Herd Improvement Association and the Moose Jaw Boys and Girls Calf Club. They were also instrumental in promoting cow testing in order to improve the butter fat production in the herd.
In 1968 a new Moose Jaw Milk Producers Association was formed with new by-laws. President was George Fagan and secretary-treasurer was E.R. Champion.
Over the years, producers costs kept rising, but their returns kept falling, as profits were going to labour and distributors.
In 1972 Moose Jaw area milk producers decreased to 21 from 78 in 1960.
The Moose Jaw Milk Producers Association disbanded in 1986. A bank account was open until 1992.
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This fonds consists of four series. It includes the bylaws, minutes, financial records and correspondence of the Moose Jaw Milk Producers Association from the late 1950's to 1992. There is a photocopy of a group photo taken in front of Zion United Church between 1926 and 1930. The group and persons in the group are not identified. The original photograph has been catalogued for the library archives. There are some minutes and a financial statement of the Saskatchewan Milk Producers Association in the 1970's, as well as annual reports of the Saskatchewan Dairy Foundation and the Dairy Producers Co-Operative of Saskatchewan.
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Donated to the archives by Delmar and Helen Mealing.
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- English
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No further accruals expected.
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Several items were discarded due to mold and mildew
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This fonds was re-boxed and foldered in 2004.
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- Dairy Producers Co-Operative of Saskatchewan (Subject)
- Saskatchewan Dairy Foundation (Subject)