Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-03-11

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butter could be produced, and and one from
which these two great objections could be
eliminated. When the milk is taken to the
factory the creamery man simply buys the
privilege of Swimming it, and as it is the
cream and not the milk he is after the ques,
ton has been agtated whether the cream could
not be obtained from the farmer direct and
thus do away with the objections alluded to.
But the objections to this plan at once arise
that the farmer sets his milk in all sorts OF
ways, in all sorts of places where it would
absorb all sorts of odors and Impurities from
the atmosphere and the production of choice
article Of butter would be impossible.
Nov it is evident if the surrounding condi-
tons could be the same with the milk when
in the hands of the farmer as when manip u
lated by the creamery man the desired result
could be obtained. Here has been a field for
invention and the result is the Fairlamb can,
the Hawkeye Submerged can, the Clark Rev.
olution milk pan, and other cans and pans
which have been used with more or less suc-
cess the past season by creamery men who
have been experimenting in gathering cream.
In September our attention was called to
the fact by one of our best patrons that
Mitchell, Griifiths & Co., of Dodgeyille were
doing large and successful creamery bust.
ness, using the Fairlamb can ami gathering
the cream. At his suggestion we visited that
place and investigated their methods We
found them making butter in shanty about
IA feet square that had been used for sum.
mer kitchen, or wood shed, or something of
that sort. 1t certainly was the last place one
would suppose to be mandatory Of tons of
the choicest butter, yet such was the fact, as
lbs day, and were making about $50 lbs. a
day at the time we were there in October
The Fairlamb can used by the farmers who
furnished the cream is twenty inches deep.
ten inches in diameter and has center tube
three inches 10 diameter through which the
cold water rises when the can is set in water.
so that the milk is cooled from the center as
set in pools in spring houses wherever far
mers had springs or in water tight boxes set
near wells so that the water could be pumped
into them often enough to keep the tempera-
ture below sixty degrees. The most Of the
well and spring water in this part of the state
is fortyseight degrees. The cans have an air.
tight cover which is put on after the milk is
sufficiently cooled to lose its animal heat
The box has a cover to keep out dust and
dirt, and a rough shelter of boards keeps
the sun from shining on to the box, The cans
have a glass panel half an inch wide and FIVE
inches long through which can be seen the
quantity of cream that has risen and which is
bought oy the inch, an inch of cream making
a pound of butter. They had two teams
gathering cream on four routes. their men
doing the skimming and gathering the ere am
on each route every other day and the far
mers doing the skimming on alternate days.
The carrying cans were kept cool with wet
blankets and the cream arrived at the cream
cry even in the warmest weather in good con.
dtion.
At the Northern Iowa Dairymen's Cenvent
ton in Manchester last year but little was
said with regard to gathering the cream in
ste ad of the milk as it seemed to be fores
gone conclusion that it could not be success
fully done. Such was the opinion of John
Stewart, the pioneer creamery man of Iowa,
who took the first prize at the Centennial. OF
II. D. Sherman, president of the association
who year ago took the sweep stakes prize
at the National Dairy FAIR in New York, and
in fact of nearly all the experienced creamery
men present at that convention. But the ex-
perience of GIifiths, Mitchell & Co. who are
now putting up fine large creamery to be
operated on this plan, of j. B. Rose of De,
witt, Iowa, who commenced working by this
system the 10th of July, and the successful
experience of few others the past season
has demonstrated the entire rrlcticability Of
OF this system, and the time is not far distant
when we shall laugh at the idea of cartine
milk around the country. At the recent
Darymen's Convention in Monticello, Iowa
Mr.. Rose ''related his experience" which was
listened to with intense interest BY the 600
dairymen and creamery men present, repre-.
senting over thirty counties of the state, fol
great interests hang upon the su :cessful work
ing of the system. When he gave an oppor.
tunity for anyone to ask questions several
would be on their feet at once, so eager were
they for information. Said Mr. Grinnell, one
of the wealthest and most prominent men
in the state, 81 expect to invest from $1,000
to $4,000 in the creamery business this year
and have learned in FIVE minutes from thi.
man what is of more practical value to me
than all else have heard at this convention.
Mr. Rose has had eleven teams gatherin
cream, some of them delivering it at railroad
stations from whence it was shipped to biz
creamery.
Having BY actual observation seen the sue
cessful working Of this system, and heard the
testimony of one Of the most successful
creamery men in the west, We see no reason
why what has been done elsewhere may moi
be done here ia Bloomington ard ut. Hope,
wehre we have leased the creamery now. being
erected by Mr.. Geo. Snider.
We are not going to use the airlamb Oh
any other patent can, as they are expensive
but shall use the common by 90 inch cool
ing can fitted with cover and glass panel
| From our own experience and that of experts
in the business whom we have consulted W.
think the form Of the can has little to d.
with the raising of the cream. II is the sur,
| rounding conditions that regulate the whole
| business, and the farmer who has a spring o.
| Z. well has all the necessary conditions a
/ well as the creamery man with his pool W,
| propose to put these cans out on thirty daYi
| trial and if they give satisfaction, sell then
al cost; il not they can be returned and n,
/ charge will be made for their use.
Mr.. Rose put out 1000 cans on these con.
ditious and not one was returned In fac
If farmers knees what was for their own inter
est they would adopt this or some modi6ca
| ton of this method and thus be able to maxi
butter in dog-days as well az in June. Fo
winter dairying il is far superior to shalloI
pans By this system VIC can gather cream
ten or even fifteen miles distant from on
creameries provided we can get around wit
It the same day.
I In conclusion we would ask why may "
not have dairymens' Association in chi
county, or this part OF the state where every
thing pertaining to our dairy interests ma
| be discussed and thus help along the develop
ment o. az iateTest that is doing more io-da
for some esuh:ies of Iowa than 81 else beside
NEwcoxB 4 0sBoRs.
Bloozingson, March s, 1850.