Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-05-11
THE CREAMERY.
WILL 1T BE A SUGGEST
The Answer to Depend Upon the
People.

ISCplSs
This seems to be the question that i:
going the rounds at present. While
will not venture to answer the question
at the present time, would Like to call
attention to few OF the sources from
which success must come, if it comes al
all.
In the first place, we must have plenty
OF good pure cream. Secondly, it must
be skillfully handled at the creamery.
Thirdly, it must have good business
management. The creamery must be a
failure If any one of the three is lacking.
shall confne myself principally to
the first source, or element, OF success.
We certainly expect that We have man
that can and viii handle the cream skill
fully. As to the business management,
I have very little to say. What 1 have
to say is, that those of US who have
been entrusted with this very important
element of success realize that We have a
difficult task before us. We are all inter
ested in its success, and viii DC our best.
And now as to the first element-ths
cream. No doubt that you viii all agree
with me that it takes pure milk to make
pure cream - pure from disagreeable
tastes and doors coming from the weeds
and from impure water drank by the
cows, and it may come by being left for
short time in impure air.
Then, if the milk is not properly cared
for it will sour before the cream has had
sufficient time to rise, and as the acid in
the milk increases it eats up the best OF
the cream. To the end that we have
good, pure cream, let me suggest that
the cows be kept away from the weeds as
much as possible, also from impure or
stagnant water; that great care be taken
that the dirt and dust be kept out OF the
milk while being MIXED. Do not be
careless and depend on the strainers to
do what is impossible for the finest and
the best to do entirely. Then let us have
the milk put in cans that have been thor
oughly scalded and aired. Put the cans
in tank OF cold water, stir the milk for
a while, as stirring and cold water viii
help to throw off the. gas and animal heat,
also the odor shat comes from the weeds.
Milk treated in this way viii keep much
longer and produce moro and better
cream. Water should be changed as
soon as the milk has thrown off its animal
heat. The milk tank must be kept from
the sun and in as cool place as possible
Patrons must not expect the gatherers to
skim where the dust and dirt are flying, |
or skim milk that has not been properly |
cared for.
We shall soon have to collect every
day, and patrons should understand that
this doubles the expense of collecting,
which means less price for the milk.
Let us all unite in the effort to keep
the milk from souring, and SO put
off these long, expensive trips as long as
we possibly can. For the last few days
we have been very much encouraged by
the way the farmers are taking hold of it,
and if they will aid us by taking the best
care possible of their milk, we will do our
best to establish the reputation OF the
Trego county butter. If We can manage
to pull through the first two months all
the reputation of our butter
what it should be-then We can expect
better prices and easier sales.
Every man in the county should try to
help it along, as a failure means simply
this: No more enterprises will be at
tempted in Wa-Keeney for long time.
Success for the creamery means living
for hundreds, more settlers; it means a
sugar factory and Touring mill, CON-
Portable homes and contented people.
Thanking you for your confidence and
and hoping that each one
will strive to do his part and make The
creamery "a success, and thus answer the
question in the affirmative,
l remain your co-worker,
z. D. WHEELER,
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