A History of Elmsdale , West, and Brockton , Sharpies The Famous Suction Feed Separate* Skims clean at any speed. Absolutely no leaking. Most reasonable in price. Only one-third the usual number of parts* All makes of Separators Cleaned and Repaired It L. COUGHLAN Brockton , Lot 4 Write or Phone B 742 In the early days, farmers received 50 cents per 100 pounds of milk and later received up to one dollar, depending on the test. Every day a sample was taken of each farmer's milk, kept in indi¬ vidual bottles and later tested. The Islander reported February 25,1903: The annual meeting of the Alberton Dairying Association is just issued. The factory opened June 2nd and closed Oc¬ tober 31st. Milk was furnished by 102 patrons, the total quantity of milk received being 739,835 gal. and the total quantity of cheese manufactured being 72,286 lbs. Among the largest contributors were: James O' Brien , whose milk was valued at $195.86, John R. Oliver $113.15, George Hardy $103.77. The annual meeting will be held in the Alberton Courthouse on Tuesday, March 10th at 2:00 o'clock. About 1923 a separator was bought. It separated the milk from the cream. The cream was then transported to Summerside . Farmers too began buying separators. Carl i Weeks sold DeLaval separators and farmers began sending their cream to the O'Leary or St. Louis factories and fed the skim milk to their calves and pigs. The Alma factory served the people well, with farmers being sure of a regular monthly cheque. However, by the early 1930s, business was not as brisk as it had been in the early years. j Possibly the ad in the Island Farmer dated August 16, 1928 was one of the reasons for the slowing down of business - the competition from other dairies. The Islander April 4, 1934 advertised a public meeting at the Alma School for the purpose of reorganizing and restructuring of the Alberton Dairying Association. It The Island Farmer, April 28,1926