Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-30

act than selling or taking to factory the
milk OF sick cow. Some food will render
milk impure; so too If COW is allowed or
compelled to drink filthy water or breathe
impure air, the effect is seen in the milk.
Success In the dairy business may he summed
up IN two words, viz pure milk Great
care should be taken that no filth
drops into the pail Much Of our
milk is only fit for a fertilizer.
There is class Of odors and tants that
come from the milk pals. Wooden pals
should never be used, as it is impossible to
keep the porous and checked wood perfectly
clean.
sThe wagons in which We convey our milk
to the factory, and the tubes or faucets
about the vats or pans, often affect the pu-
rity of the milk. Too great value cannot
be placed on having the premises perfectly
clean and sweet. Otherwise, millions OF
spores will rise in the atmosphere and be
absorbed by the cream. Milk will keep
Just IN proportion to the manner in which
it is taken care of.
Mr.. Lewis here related his experience in
placing milk in tight can under the burn
ing rays of the sun, the milk in which, in
seven hours became utterly unfit for use \
second can he placed beside rapidly decom-
posing matter, and found that in seventy
minutes it became unfit to feed swine, and
third lot properly cooled and placed in
pure air, kept sweet 100 hours.
Ii Is estimated that in New York and
Brooklyn 1000, 900 are paid annually for
water in milk, and that nine-tenths Of the
deaths of infants are caused by the impur-
tiles IN milk.
At the close OF the address ii WAS an
nnf.uaal ht- taia 10. l ..r.. bal
been elected President of the New York
State Agricultural Society.qt its meeting al
Albany.
In the discussion following Mr.. Lewis's
paper, Mr.. Arnold Of Rochester said the
lactometer will not always tell whether or
ho milk is wa.ered Milk as it varies in
quality does not vary in specific gravity. 1t
will sometimes show water when there has
been change of food have had milk
brought to me where 1t took III lbs. to
make Il pound Of cheese This was caused
by turning cows into fresh green feed The
lactometer, while it does not give the exact
quantity gives 4 very probable condition of
milk a. regards the amour; Of water in it.
Dr.Haskins agreed with Messrs. Lewis and
Arnold IN regard to the relative merits of
the lactometer. L. gives probable indiea-
tions of the purity of milk, and Is very use
ful practically.
Mr.. Witherell, editor Of the Boston
CHiiirafor, claimed that the lActometer, for
any scientific test, was not worth the
glass it was made o.
DR.. Sturtevant believed IN the instrument
a useful to a certain extent in detecting
adul;erations; but thought that ths true
quality of milk might be determined in some
other way, Viz: by observing the difference
in tie mixing OF caseine, in natural milk
and in tia; which has been alulterated by
water
There was a very animated discussion
between Mr. Witherell on the one side and
Mes~rs. IIa-kin>. Lewis and Arnold on the
other. - to the relative merits oi the
lactometer. the former claiming It 10 be no
test and the latter claiming i, to b, most
useful.
Mr. Lewis said that the specific gravity
Of milk would not vary more than Two per
cent during the whole season. and that by
testing milk at the factory and then going
to farmers houses and testing pure milk it
can be easily determined whether or no j;
i adulterated Mr. Arnold did not wish to
have it understood that the Use Of the lac
tometer was the only means by which 10
determine the purity OF milk. hut tine most
1t Is safe enough to 20 by.
The Association then adj jIurned for din-
ner.