The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-17

after their additions have been faithfully
attended to.
Now contrast This with The nntidy
manner la which many farmers allow
their mixers a. milk the COWS hair nn-
brushed. full ~ hnsks and straM,. per-
hap~. jn>l a. they come from loading
hay III thrsShing grain: clothes stained
and soslcsl from blowing. planting. weed
img. retaining the smell II the vegrta-
hlcs thcy have been working over:
hands - grimrl with necessary labor
thar. unless thoroughly clcauScd. II must
bc impossible Ia milk without imparting
some filth and bad odor ~ the milk.
MANY kinds II work can not be easily
performed without the hands aud clothe,
receiving an unpleasant smell. aud An
know. or should know. that nothing i
80 easily tainted with such vdors ~ milk.
When We think ii the condition "A the
hands and clothes oi those who - IA
the milkeSy :" without washing Or
change ~ raiment, or brushing the hair.
We can not wonder that poor milk and
butter are 20 common. even ii there was
no other reason for IT,
Again. Al Echo Farm every prccau-
ton J. taken a. prevent any impnrity
getting into the milk When brought
in from the stalls. the milk X strained
through the usual ~iraincr that l.. or
should De-. on fhr milk pail. into anorh-
er pail having 4 brass ~trainer on the H.
adt If the spout. hut On the outside If
thi~ spnm; two thicknesScs ~ muslin are
confined by tin hoop. anil thus the
milk. when II reaches the pan. has by
two operations been strained fonr times,
and il would seem impo~~ipi. f"r any
unclean thing unless dissolved t. enter
the milk.
Many object ~ straining cream. tut
we have always held that IL must be
done. Ia W sure that any mote or parfi-
Gle If dust or dirt that may have care
lessly or accidentally fallen into the
cream pot b. removed And no, OIL, this.
but, by Siraining the cream. dried, hard
Jumps Of cream that often form on TOD
II the pan. particularly il Set wh-r. the
wind blows on the milk. will either he
removes, or - mingled with the r,-sf u
the cream that they will not fnrm white
curdy spots in the butter An The cream
will b. better mixed. and the butter come
with less trouble Straining cream i
usually difficult job. particularly il
very thick. But Strainer j. ia u~s w
which the cream j. rapidly anil thor
oughly strained aud mingled. and We
have seen notices of several other kinds
" cream-~trainers or pumps. which
operate. we presume in a similar man
ner. securing the same desirable results
We have never felt that Il was any re-
concentration thaia churn would bring
tn. butter by few minutes churning.
We do not think one secures a. much
butter from given amount II cream,
Nor II ~ good quality. by rapid churn-
ing. and are happy 10 tind that Al Echo
Farm ~ minutes are allowed, Il a tenn
pcraiure If - degrees.
III the same system. order, and clean
illness were adopted ia All slairies. we
are confident we should find most sat-
iSfactory Improvement even i'm the butter
from Onr Old breeds II cows. With
Jersey stock. We should not fear IL CON-
pete with Echo Farm But suppose oar
farmers, eyen il not able "a bus the Adler
ney COWS. conclude ~ try this system ~
order and cleanliness. perhaps their
profits would he . increased a. t. show
them that cleanliness - well A. godli-
ne-~ j. profitable in All thing Mr.. II.
IE BescAcr. Ia HUTsr's Baur.