The Cass-Clay Creamery at Bonanzaville was built on site in 1984 to resemble a former 1930s creamery from Kenmare, North Dakota, and much of its interior and equipment came from the Cass-Clay Cooperative Creamery headquartered in Fargo. After World War I, the end of the war and a lack of available farmland decreased crop values so severely that many North Dakota farmers could not turn a profit. Farmers responded by turning to cooperatives as a way to handle these conditions. Local cooperatives provided services for product development, returned profits to their members, and allowed farmers with a shared interest to pool their money and increase their purchasing power. This lowered member costs, increased potential income, and helped dairy farmers manage their representation at the state and national levels so they would not be taken advantage of by large companies. In a state with small populations and long distances between towns, cooperatives proved especially efficient, and North Dakota co-ops prospered more than those in other states.