The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-22

terms are. Those who did not join
the association Will have to look af
ter their own interests and settle on
such terms rs they can make. We
are not advised what the patent il,
but II II means the common heater
vat so generally IN use, western fac.
tory men will he called upon by the
patentee to settle. 1t Is about time
that these patent right humbugs were
wiped out.
The Manchester Press seems to
think that the Adr0eate copied an ar
ticle, without comment, written by
some anonymous subscriber, who
does not know butter from Goldfish,
regarding the irregular sales of but.
ter on the board of trade, that the
charge made by the Press was true
Had the Press been inclined to deal
fairly in the matter. it would have
published our article, and had it
doubted the truth of our statement,
we gave the names Of sellers to whom
1t could have referred, and ascertain
ed Ii our statement was true. Only
last week the Aurora creamery, when
not represented on the board, sold o.
600 pounds of butter to a Providence,
IL. i. firm, and when the salesman of
the creamery appears on the board he
will report that transaction as irreg,l.
lar. Any gambling on that opera.
toni
The Elkader, Iowa. Register says
''a man calling himself NJ. S. Chat
field, is going about the country claim
ing royalty of IS cents each on the
covers OF creamery cans. He pre-
tends to represent the COlley Can Co.,
OF Chicago, but whoever he repre-
SCENTS, timers and all others should
politely show him the door when he
calls 1t is more than probable that
he Is some fraud getting money under
false pretenses." What next! We
suppose some fellow will come around
and want u royalty for allowing PEG.
pie to milk their own cows.
Some of the factOrymen in this sec.
ton have issued the following rules
to their patrons regulating the care
OF milk. They will he good for other
oCSSkpuS no "Cu 0S Etklu
All milk should be strained through
Il wire cloth strainer, 100 meshes fine,
and Immediately cooled by placing 1t
in cold water. and changing the
water as needed, and frequently stir
ring the milk until it stands ut 80 de-
grees. We reserve the right to reject
milk not cooled to IS degrees when
delivered at the factory. Milk should
always he kept in your we'll or spring,
house ii you have one, and not left
over night in your cow stable, to alb.
sorb bad Odors.
1t should be brought to the factory
ina spring wagon, well protected
from heat or cold with suitable
canvass or blanket.
We want the night and morning
messes kept separate, and all the milk
brought, none to be left home to be
delivered the next day.
We will wash and steam the inside
of tho cans, hut patrons must KEEP
the outside clean and bright, and
have their pals and strainers thor
Oughly cleaned and sealded every day
When the cans are not in use they
should he turned on rack will
covers Off.
All the strippings must be deliver
ed. and if any of the cream shall bt
removed, or the milk otherwise re
duced in value, we reserve the right
to retain from the pay of the patrol
such sum as will in our judgment re
imbnrse US for the loss; and also re
serve the right to refuse to accept an!
more milk.