Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-01-30
PRACTICAL MILK TESTING.
If the Farmers Furnish the Samples
the Experiment station Will DO the
Rest.

about to make comparison Of the
most practical methods for milk
testing, in order to give the farmers
and others of the State, who may
wish to test their herds, information
as to the most expedient method for
their use, the cost of such apparatus
as is necessary, and the expense of
using the same.
This matter of milk testing is of
vastly more importance to the dairy
farmer than many imagine; amongst
every herd will be found individual
animals that are really being kept
at loss, others that are barely pay
ing for their keeping and still others
that are source Of great profit. 1t
is really money in the pocket of the
farmer to sort out those cows of his
herd that he is feeding at a loss.
The best and most expeditions way
of doing this is to make thorough
test for butter fat of the milk of
each cow separately and at frequent
Intervals.
In order to get material to work
with, and from as many sources as
possible, we invite any and all who
may own COWS and would like to
have them tested and at the same
time aid the Station in it's work, to
send in samples of milk which will
be tested free of charge and results
reported 1t is to be distinctly I'M
derstood that the Station reserves
the right to publish any and all of
the results, for the benefit of the
public, in the Bulletin which will
be issued describing this work.
The following are directions for
sampling milk and it is advisable
that they be followed as closely as
possible in order that those sending
samples may obtain results showing
the exact quality of the milk being
given by each particular COW.
In sampling single COWS, have a
glass fruit can-or other vessel with
good tight Governor each COW to
be tested. AS soon as each COW is
MIXED, thoroughly mix the milk
by pouring from one pail to another
three or four times (the simple pro-
cess of milking does not mix the
milk sufficiently with small dip
per of about one half pint capacity,
dip up about teacupful and place
in the glass can; this must be done
before the milk has time to settle.
Each can should be labeled with
the name of the COW or numbered
to prevent being mixed with others.
At the next milking place another
dipperful Of the same size in the can
in the same manner as before. In
this way may be obtained samples
representing only one milking OF
more just as is desired. When it is
desired to test the milk of several
COWS or of a herd, the sample is best
taken by having an extra pail al
hand and as each COW is MIXED
mix the milk thoroughly by pour
ing. from one pail to another and
put dipperful into the extra pail
When the milking is finished and q
dipperful from each cows milk has
been put in the pail mix it thorough
ly and dip out about a pint for the
sample.
The quality Of milk varies greatly
from milking to milking or from
day to day. From one day to the
next it may vary as much as one
half per cent. For this reason We
like samples of single milkings, o
two or more combined, of milk from
individual animals and of the mixed
milk of herds. Samples Of SKINNED
milk and butter milk are also de
sired.
This work will be done in the in.
terests of the farmer and dairymar
and we again cordially invite then
to cooperate with us in work which
will be of benefit to them and at the
same time cost them nothing save
the little trouble and labor necessary
to prepare and send samples.
Beginning Thursday January
2Sth, we shall be prepared to re-
ceive samples for this particular
work for three or four weeks.
Address all samples and send
with full description stating
whether it is the milk of whole
herd or of individual COW, whether