Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-05
CREAMERY INTERESTS.
GETTING THE PROCESS OF MILK
TESTING DOWN FINE.

Now TO prcratc the vstne OF MIX When
Tested By tho Dabcock or q similar
Machine--fn figuring Garry out tho
rrsetions Of Mills In Deelnnai..
First--Tako fair sample Of milk, and
End by tho rules given for using the ma.
chino tho per cent. Of fat In the milk;
then by multiplying the weight Of the
whole body Of milk from which the sam.
pie came by tho per cent. OF fat found
Il will show tho whole weight Of fat
In the milk weighed In. From day 10
day through the month. or ~ often a.
tests arc taken during the month, credit
each patron with the weight Of the fat In
the milk tho test appliesto. For instance,
II one days milk Of 800 pounds shows
per cent. milk. give the patron credit for
twelve pounds Of fat IN the cheese or
butter that Is subsequently included
In sale. II tests arc made once a week
add together weight OF milk back 10
former test. whether milk was delivered
six or seven days. a. tho case may be,
and multiply tho aggregate weight by
tho per cent. shown by the test
second-whcn sale Is made ascer.
tain the weight OF fat Of all the patrons
that has entered into the weight Of tho
butter OF cheese sold. From tho sum
obtained from the sale Of either product,
or from both, u both arr made, from tho
milk. deduct tho cost Of manufacture,
then. using tho aggregate weight Of fat
In the sale "a a diyisor, and tho sum Of
money loft. after dcduoting tho cost Of
manufacture. a. dividend, find tho
valuo OF one pound Of fat IA other tho
buttor or choose. or both, II both arc
made and aro In tho sale. Then multi.
ply the weight Of the fat each patron has
10 his credit by the price found for ono
pound, aud pay him 30 many dollars and
cents. Exnmploi
e,s55 pounds Of cheese soid at W csn,a.. .ssiso
Deduct oost Of making at ~ een,A."... itaD
balance to b divided. .sTn1
Pounds 81 fat In the cheese sold. say 80
OF Ia weight sss.sss..................... Asld
Value Of each pound Of fat loehtal...... i9ss
Mr.. A having put In i.0OttI pounds %
fat from 8i.in pounds q Joper cent.
milk Il entitled ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii'c
Uhaving put In I 100 pounds Of TAT frUm
saooo poaEds Of milk II entitled 10 49,. oD.a
Chsving put In 90 pounds u TAT from
nom pounds Of pr cent. milk l. en-
Titled tots.sstssss.ssssssssssssssss ffolN
u having Pot In ~ pounds Of fat from
no pounds Of per coat milk 10 enti.
tied sss..s...sss.s........".... pdi
Total paid tho -four patrons. .sf9dl
which IL within eight cents Of tho bal.
Ancc In tho pool. "a shown above, and
that In about a. "oloie n shave" ~ tho
average mathematician could make In
working GU, dividend. unless he had
a hint from unniscienco Just how far
no had better take In or leave out frae.
tons Of mills. have pufposely taken
not round numhcra for weight Of milk.
or por cent Of fat or price Of cheese,
because Il comes rs Il happens on tho
books Of tho factory, and 80 | put my.
self In the cheosomakors place and help
him all can.
Iwant 10 also call attention 10 tho alb
soluto necessity Of having tho mills and
fraction Of milla carried out at least
throc figures 10 tho right Of tho decimal
In getting tho value Of one pound Of fat
for the rnulaplior Of tho aggregate fat Of
each patron. for tho price Of the pound
IA very intnnas representative Of tho
money In tho POOL. A. Smith In
noard'a DairymAn.