Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-05
THE NECESSITY FOR CLEANLl'
MSS IN THE DAIRY.

During the present times OF close COM
petition In all farm products, !, becomes
more essentially necessary to put ihA,
though, and care into all our work tha,
will enable us 10 turn out the best quali-
" u goods o. al kinds. Not only s,riv-
ing 10 keep up TO the medium standard.
bu, 10 progress. and make better each
year the product. which we are manu-.
fsetaring. I, u no, necessary TO use
any very hish-prioed articles or tools, or
10 make the business an expensive one
by using much high priced material.
Generally speaking. . little fore,hoaght
will obviaie much Of the extra outfit, and
render the product Of superior quality.
Farmers. A. q class. fall 10 take pains
enough 10 make every thing hrt-olA''.
They provide amply. and extend their
lAbo- over much ground. thinking 10 IN
crease their income. bat fail In = great
measur, In al. because they do not pa,
on the fnishing touches. Relieving IN
good substantial work. devoid of an,
show or ornament. they do not appreciate
the value Of finished appearance. OF Of
the benefit 10 be acquired from . pretty
outside sho~ing for their goods. Again.
they often f.l ia the little matters Of Pc
culiar nea,ne,s and thereby lose much OF
their labor We have always believed
ia the system OF MIXED farming for this
section. but Will say that We shall no, be
surprised 20 zee farmers driven into spec
i.l,iss BY the sharp composition Of today.
and the advance made by cooperative
farming
Ba, Of ,hi. ~e purpose to sPesk IN an
other article. The objec, Of this one s
10 cal farmer, s,ten,ion 10 the necessity
ior nesine.s ~hen they are handling Their
milk OF butter Great care also u nee
e.sAry TO ses that every thing about the
iood and surroundindinss Of the dairy
are kept in perfect cleanliness. and h,'
,le tain, once introduced into the milk
follows the butter 10 the consumers "a
Die. Even -hsn the greatest care posi-
be u t.ksn IN drawing the milk irom
the COW. there oil be enough that ..
foreign sct into he milk. We have OF
sa thought that pcrhap. the "nuiiy hsv'
o. 20 oiien dsscnbed BY winters. when
they tell " of tbe merits u butter, may
DOT BE- the "oo~s favor instead. that
has been communicated 20 the milk by
careless milker II you have never pf.e
ticcd suaining milk but once. just NY
.ar.inins t~ice; observe II anything u
rrmo,od from The milk the .econd time
aad n there i.. iry again And So Il some-
thing i ~, gained the ,hHi time. Oar
practice s 20 carry elosely-oovcfed CA
10 the barn into ~hich each COW, milk
!. strained as, a. sooa as drs~n' through
6ss wirc and thea a cloth s,r.iner'
After the can i tlled Il Is taken 10 The
hoss. and a fns cloth fastened over the
top and IL l. strained again into tue
creamery. And. although great care y
taken 9TH the cows bags.~e often notice
that eoa.ider.ble vsry foe dirt is taken
ogi ., the third straining.
We have nov sot ample lass 70 pro-
,ect W from the false composition OF DO
Gus butter. add should s,nve 10 push u
70 the wall. a. IL mus, eomPeie on its
msrit., BY making the genuine butter IN
such a manner that the demand ~ill De
for ,ha, particular article Study neat
ne.. In All the surroundings, put it before
the consumer. In an attractive f'rn' And
.pare 20 pains 10 establish and MAINTAIN
q rrpu,atioa that will. Of itself. IN great
measure. dispose Of your goods. lhen'
Il possible, ls, this reputation reach TIE
consumer BY selling direct Bat. II nee
e...r, 20 sell At stores. there vail be much
gained II we produce only good article
because dealer. In country produce are
beginning TO make distinction. between
good and poor articles.
We append par, of an article oa bad
Batter %. Bssas Batter. taken from 'he
Prair, F1ru.er. -hleh probably n IN
p.r,, . fancy sketch, ba, which serve,
purpose, and II any reader Is led TO take
moie pain. in bis dairy ~ i's Peru'al'
Ne shall be- satisfied. Dairy batter. just
nov. /. in bad flavor In the market Tor
the very reasons mentioned in the article
aud a. there i. large par, Of the butter
Of the country Manufactured In PnvA'e
d.iries. any effort iha, will tend 10 i'm
prove fs quality will also improve the
demand for Il. IN our markets;
Are substitutes for outer The worst
,uemi.. the butter-maker hs.f Has not
iuattsntioL % the duty Of providing suit
.ble Gs,d and water for cows, OF securing
perfect cleanliness In every opersilOn o'
buttsr.making. OF m.intsiniug Prfiecs par
ity Of surrOs adings OF butter IN csery
-tsgr of its existsncc. from TIE Ups OF the
COW 10 those of the CONSUMER, dOne maen
10 make success easy for manufacturers oi
ol-omargarinef ilOs often have women
Who wsrr makers OF nrst-oisss oattsr A.
nome In the East. given up In despair OF
ever being able ~ prodacr eAtAoie oas,er
IN their homes In . new country, OF under
changed condilbDns To many The cause
OF their rspo.lsd failures has oeen q mys'
Try unfathumable. The praifies are GOV.
cred with a lgxurisnt carpet OF sueeaI.n'
sra-.ss which f.tten the cows, even Sniis
tne yield % milk l. heavy. Ine e..ue
have plenty Of Nstfrs anu ene n". -
died a. carefully, and every step OF os''sf,
nAking l. tAkeo as neatly ~ Ia the Oiu
nome bat the Wild prairie CROWNS con
tsin weeds that the cows eat uvep
streams and ponds Of stagnant water, ln-
stead OF the hmpid springs and s~us
brooks Of the old home, sr1rd the ony
driak the cows get In many cases eool
ssd clean milk rooms are wanting, and me
milk stands In rooms where IL Is tAin~u
BY impare air. A..
Bai food, stsgnsnt water, worrying tbe
cows by dogs OF boys, lack OF shelter froo
hs.l confinement In stables reekins wiz
odors OF manure and rotten straw, oos-
pine 10 thwart the efforts OF the neat
s-t housewife 20 make pAlstAole butter.
In how many stables In this land VIII msn
tomorrow slt down 10 milk cows that wiz
have lust arisen from beds Of warm dung
cow. that have never known the refining
lbaasnes OF comb or orushi To The nsnks
of these neglected beasts manure u sues
lng, often an inch or two thick, As mas
elgng al through the winter montns, sho
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