Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-19

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Better Care OF Milk.
AS the area devoted to the dairy in
ferests enlarge, we are led to speculate
upon its future greatness. Are we to
go on increasing, always finding a mar
ket for our butter and cheese, good,
bad and Indifferent, or will there be
such an enormous quantity placed upon
the market that only the good will be
accepted and the bad rejected, thereby
forcing the manufacturers of the poorer
grades to work out their own salvation
or go to the wall? Such a turn in
affairs would contine the production of
butter and cheese to those who aim to
make only fine goods, and who are en-
abled to accomplish this point by the
use of the best appliances and the aid
Of human skill and ingenuity To assist
them in the manufacture of the finer
grades of butter and cheese. There
fore. it is necessary that we watch every
manipulation of the milk from the time
it leaves the COW lin fact the food
which is given the cowl to the time it is
placed in the hands of the consumer in
the form of butter and cheese. The re-
sponsibility for its good care up to the
time of its delivery to the manufac-
turer rests with the farmer. Much as
this subject has been dwelt upon, and +,
although many pfccepts have been
laid down, not one half Of the dairy
men who take milk to factories feel the
responsibility resting upon them.
Many seem to think that any time or
money spent in caring tor their milk
is so much clear loss to them personal.
ly, although, it may benefit the manu-
facturer, failing to see that any deteri-
Grafton in the quality of single can Of
milk will affect all the butter and
cheese made that day, and consequent
ly lessen the dividend that should come
to them. The other half of our dairy
men deserve the credit of seeing the
necessity of taking proper care of their
milk, delivering it to the manufacture
ers in good condition. In discussing
this question Mr.. C. S. Kelbaum gives
some very valuable suggestions to the
Indifferent and inexperienced dairy
ulCii VI inc 5laNo IcouilS tildl Coiile
through their carelessness. He says
manufacturers want the full and hearty
cooperation of every dairyman in
endeavoring to get the best possible
results from their milk with the
least percentage of loss Good cows,
well fed and well watered, will produce
good milk. Well watered means plen-
ty of good, healthy water, from run
ming stream or good well. 1t is a no.
torious fact that poor water-or water
from stagnant pools--is the cause of
more faint in milk in the summer time
than anything else. Salt, regularly
given, adds to the quantity as well as
the quality of milk. If it be possible,
let your cows have access to plenty of
shade during the hot days of summer,
for many can of milk is spoiled by a
single pailful drawn from COW in an
overheated condition Do not hurry
your cows. Do not allow your men to
beat them nor dogs to worry them.
They will give more and better milk
for the kindness bestowed on them.
When your men come to milk, insist
that they clean the bag and teats with
water, if they need it, and then dry
them before milking; and, for heavens
sake don't allow them to drain the
dirty mixture into the pail. Look to
it that every pail, every strainer, every
can, is washed in cold water first, and
then most thoroughly with hot water,
drained, and allowed to get the suns
rays upon them, if possible, for there
is no purifier like good pure air and
bright sun.
Every dairy farmer should be pro-
vided with good milk-house, situated
at good distance from the COW stable,
so that it may be free from the disa-
greeable odors that milk is always sure
to absorb if left all night in the COW
stable. If you have not running water
in the milk-house, provide yourself
with good Windmill pump. AS soon
as the milk is drawn, carry it at once
10 the milk-house. Have the water
about your cans changed several times,
and the milk stirred to prevent cream
raising, until it is cooled to about sixty
degrees fol- the nights milk and sixty
five degrees for the mornings. During
all this time be sure and leave the can
covers off, to allow the animal heat to
escape. Do not mix your mornings
and nights milk, but place them III
separate cans, even if you have only
can altogether. Carry to the factory as
soon after milking as it is cooled to the
proper temperature, using, if possible,
spring wagon, to prevent too great
churning of the milk on rough roads.
Always cover your cans with blanket
to protect the milk from the sun in
summer and from the cold in the win
ter.-Americdn Ddiryman.
A GOOD FENCE IDEA.-A western
farmer writes to one of our exchanges
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