In 1923, Hump brand ice cream was born. Ice cream at that time was a luxury food item so when the Great Depression rolled around, demand for the ice cream lessened. Instead of already made ice cream, they produced ready to be frozen ice cream mix.

One of the many wonderful things about the Creamery was that members of the cooperative could buy things through the Creamery and the Creamery would pay the bill and take the money out of their paycheck. This was helpful because people didn’t have to have the money up front. The Creamery also helped people by providing hot water. The milk cans would be sterilized in hot water and then you could ask to bring hot water home to your family. This was helpful because at those times and especially during the Great Depression, heating your water took a lot of fuel, energy and time. Bringing home hot water from the creamery was helpful for washing the family’s dishes, taking baths, and other purposes that hot water was used for at that time.

The Creamery was a big part of the community. One story really shows this. There was one boy who would always catch a ride to school on the wagon that brought the milk and milk cans to the Creamery in the mornings. He would always dread getting the ride because the milk cans were cold and would freeze his bottom. But he did it because it was a long walk to school from his house. In the evenings after the milk cans had been sterilized the milk cans were warm so he would always try to catch a ride.