The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-15


rator, while the rich, light yellow cream
runs from another. The SKINNED milk is
carried to long shed near at hand, where,
on one side, are small pens for the young
calves. These little creatures are free to
stroll in and out Of the feeding pens except
when their meals are ready, and then they
are treated in much the same manner as the
cows, their mothers, in that they are trained
to regular habits and broken into the neck
bars and feeding boxes like the herd. With
the exception of few of native " stock.
all the calves are taken from their mothers
when a few days old and brought up By
hand. The native" COWS, however, resent
this proceeding, and dry up very quickly
unless they have their calves with them at
least once a day.
PERFECT CLEANLINESS.
The arrangements for cleansing the tin
ware used in this establishment are good,
Near the entrances to the creamery there is
/ huge caldron set in brick-work, and this
| is kept filled with boiling water. Every
| container," especially those long-necked
| cans in which tho milk is carried about
| town, are brought here and thoroughly
washed with hot water, soap and soda. A
brush is used by which the inside surface of
! the cans is freed from every particle of milk
| or any other foreign substance. The cans
are then rinsed in an abundant supply of
cold water kept constantly renewed, and
| being taken to the caldron are there
scalded. While still very hot, they are
! taken out of doors, and placed upside down
| on a rack built for them, and there they
| remain twelve hours III the sun and wind to
| sweeten and dry. By being thus thorough
in the cleansing of the GO containers" it IS
found that the milk keeps fresh aud sweet
! for a number of hours. Even after having
i been carried around town on long milk
route, and then returned to the dairy, it is
found that the milk which may happen to
| be left in any of the cans remains sweet
several hours after it comes back. And
| similar attentio to absolute cleanliness of
| the vessels in which milk is kept is the only
| thing that housekeepers will find Is needed
/ to ensure their having sweet milk Al! day.
| The experience of t'iase NiIn }eif'tr urilk in
| the city is that IN many eases TIA: C',,uos.. rr
| others whose business ii l. Ia htnd out the
| tin for the mornings milk, IT'S vessels
| that are not clean. These vessels have
been washed with the rest of the kitchen
| ware, but in many instances they were
not thoroughly cleansed and some lit
tie particle of clotted milk that had
lodged in the joint between the bottom and
| side of the tin, or a trace of grease, soap or
dirt in the side seam communicates the
fresh milk poured into it and sets up fer
mentation, 1. e., sOurs it before tea time.
| Then the milkmen are blamed for not being
careful in cleaning their cans
| IN THE FIELDS
Near the stables there is being tried the ex-
pertinent of raising alfalfa. On the banks
of marshy spots in these fields this plant has
already established itself where the seed
has been scattered among the coarse native
grasses, and on the plots of ground where
it has been Systematically sown, it bids fair
to be a success. There is the customary
trouble with the "cut'' worm and from
other causes, but these are being overcome.
The manure from the stables is carted away
as it accumulstes aad is spread over the
land where it will do the most good.
| THE SURROUNDINGS.
In the vicinity of the dwellings attached
to the farm Mr.. Dillingham; has reserved a
plot of II acres, on which stands neat lit
tie country cottage, and on one side, in a
fenced piece of ground, he has planted a
variety of about 300 fruit trees-such as
plum, pear, apple, ETC., which seem to do
fairly well at this elevation. Frequent rains
fall in this locality throughout the year.
The prevailing winds which sweep through
the valley make the tempera ture delightful.
The numerous gulches in the lofty range
that shnts in the valley on either side are
bright with varied foliage. Beyond this
range rise the high peaks of the mountains
of Oahu. In front, looking down the val
ley, is spread out the city of Honolulu,
fringed by the harbor with its shipping,
and beyond all, the bright blue Pacific
ocean. Thus, it will be seen that the Wood
lawn Dairy and Stock Farm have as fine a
location on these islands as could be de-
sired. It's natural advantages are great;
its proximity to the city Of Honolulu in
sures its products good market and the
energy and skill shown in every department t,
as we'll as the wisdom displayed by its
founder in securing the best variety of
stock in the world, are guarantee that the
output of its dairy will be as good and
wholesome as can be found on the islands