Cass- Clay Creamery

The Cass-Clay Creamery was founded during the Great Depression and managed to survive those challenging years and the years that followed. They are still in business toady.

While most farmers were able to produce their own dairy products, as towns and populations grew, the need for creameries grew also. Farmers would fill cannisters of milk from their cows and bring them to the nearest depot, which would pick up the cans and transport them into town. In town they were brought to creameries, emptied, and brought back to the train depot to return to the farmers, usually with a check from the creamery inside. The Creameries then produced cream, milk, butter, and cheese for the townspeople who did not have their own dairy cows.

This creamery is a replica of one that stood in Kenmare, North Dakota and features many originally pieces of equipment, including an industrial sized butter churnm and a butter stick cutter.