The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05

The solid constituents OF the two ia hun
bred parts would be, in milk, fourteen; in
SO that three and one-haIf pounds OF milk
contains the same kind apd amount OF nutri-
ton as one pound of homeless beef both being
Willard. in his Dairy Husbandry" p. $50,
estimates a gallon of milk To weigh 81 pOunds,
so that the 5,79S, O00,OyO gallons of milk pro-
duced annually. weighs 50, 732, 1000 pounds,
and contains a nutritiNe or food value equal
TO IA 100000 pounds of homeless beef.
Turning To the ninth edition OF the Encyclo.
pedia Brittaniea, vol. 3, ,. T62, we find 'fat
OK gives ST. per cent. OF butchers meat, in
Guiding bone; and on page 762, of the same
volume, that about l2z per cent. of such
butchers IN eat Is bone"
From this it appears that about 50 per cent.
of a fat steer is bOnelesS meat.
II we take 20,6oO,O.O tat steers of the gross
weight, OF 400 pounds, or 700 pounds of meat
free OF bone, they will produce H,455.OOO 600
of nuIritive 1OOd equal to the milk produced
annually in the United States.
such fat steers would sell In our commercial
markets at $50 per 100 pounds, gross weight,
or S63 each.
Twenty million six hundred and fifty thou
tand fat steers al siS each would be worth
81 $50 800 goo: from this deduct one fifth for
nice and tallow. $3.50. 100 900; showing the meat
value 10 be 81 ,0iO, 10000.
This gives the food value of the milk annu.
ally produced as compared with the value CT
beef containing the same aInout of nutrition.
Nor is this all, for milk has a value as an
article OF food superior 10 its money value-a
value that can not be expressed by COMPARE
sion with any other food product.
five desire to have any inst conception of
the value OF milk in our families, let us read
the report of the United States Com missioners
70 the Paris Exposition, vol. D, pp. 1919.
milk for children" the report states "the as
founding developments of mortality among
children in France, lately made to the Acade-
reached the frightful figure of 70 per
cent. In some communes, made men turn
their eyes eagerly in every direction
human Iife." Were like Investigations made
as to the causes of mortality among children
in our large cities, even among families that
children. 1t might possibly appear that the
mortality was caused by the want of proper
viii, with mia !" Which is NOT only the best and
most nourishing food, but the cheapest food
that can be procured, is 1t not strange that the
largest proportion OF the families in our cities
only use IL in limited quantities, in tea and
coffee, never as an article of food? Willard.
IN his is Practical s, Dairy a a,o p; ID
twenty-four cents per gallon, is equiv
alenf In value TO boneless beef az nine cents
per pound" That being true, 1t is false
sanitary point of view, that substitutes meat
for milk as an article OF food In our fami-
lies. In answer TO the objections made
against milk ON account OF supposed adultera-
tons. / would state that our American dali
rymen have been educated IS to the import
ance and necessity of producing good milk.
This Con vention, and all our daiTymen's Con-
ventions, and those engaged in the manufac-
ture of butter and cheese are educators OF our
dairymen In this regard, and 10 Is safe 10 as
sert that IL fs easier to procure good, unad Ill
terated milk in our markets than ft Is 10 OBJ
tain pure, unadulterated sugar or tea, or even
coffee, In these markets. IN stating the 'mar-
ket" or food value OF the milk annually pro-
duced In tbs United States, we do not wish to
be understood as saying that the amount
stated II realized by the milk producers. We
state 1t as the amount that would be realized
were 1t all sold at the market price, and used
as an article of food.
And here we are led 10 inquire how the
milk annually prod Is used. Willard IN his
Dairy HusDaDdry." page 20. states that SO per
cent. is used In making butter and cheese,
and Al per cent IL consumed. Estimating that
II will require an averrge Of twenty seven
pounds or milk TO make one pound of butter,