Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-31
VOLUME 26.
PRACTICAL MILK TESTING.
Tho = rricnl,ural Experiment Sta
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Enron INDErFHDEST Dear Sir
THIS station IL about 70 mako II CON.
pa:isnn OF the most practical mcthnls
OF milk testing, in order 10 give farm.
crs lud cthsrs in the State, who may
wisi! TO test thrir herds, information
Gs 20 tho most eXpedicnt method for
thsir Use. the cost OF such apparatus
ar IN necessary, and tho expense OF
,Is:gg tho silno. This matte. OF milk
'e',ing 10 OF vastly moro Importance
TO ii" dairy farmer than many Of
them imagine. Amongst every hcrl
viii be f0and iniivIdual animals
winch arn really being kept nj loss
10 their owner: others that bar, ly pay
for :h"ir a:oeping, aud still others
TIM, me II source Of great profit.
j. isrs:''y money in the pocket nE
the Gucncr IN sort out these cows OF
iiiI hc'd That he is fecG,ug at Il loss.
Ths most expeditions way uf doing
th'i 10 10 make Il thorough test for
hv'.ar tIt .! the milk of each COW
scrarats,ly.
lu order 10 got material t. wo-k
with, all. from as many sources as
pDSJihio, wc invite any aud nlI who
may own cows aud would like to have
them tested and at ths same timo all
the station n its work. to send Ia Tho
s;n:ica sGmplcs Of milk which will b,
t,g'Hi free u; charge and results rc.
parted. II 10 " bo distinctly under.
T;.sht 10 publish any and al -,~uiia.
for th" public b"1c.ii, in tEc vu,ictin
watch sill % iis-Sl describing the
work.
'fho following nre directions for
taking milk samples aud it is advis
able tha, they bo followed as closely
rs possible so tina: In $50 srndinG
samples may obtain rcsults showing
tho exact quality Of the milk being
gwen by each particular COW.
In eamplirS single COWS, hnvc n
Eia.s irui; AMOR other vessel with
good. tight cnvcr-ior oach COW 10 lo
t,st"i. IL. soon as cach COW il
iuii!Seii, thoroughly m.:: ti., milk by
pouring from ono mil - unntber
three ar four tunes U:,u 6imp'o pr"C"Hs
q; milking IL no. gui.i .irnt tu thor.
ougAly NIX tho T,isl with u email
lrrcr tone hnif pint cnPaci!yt Dip mp
nLOUt - tca cup fail nni Itlac" in the
gloss can; this must be dcnc b2io:c
the milk has timo 10 settle.
Each can should bc labeled with
thN rn,nS OF COW or numbered so ns
not To be uixcd At The next milk.
ing pmt another dipporfui Of the same
G,." into tho can in the Famc manner
~ before In this way may 10 Oh
u ucd samples representing only onr
milking or ,uorc just MS IS dSsircl.
When IL In desired To ten: tho MIXED
milk Of whole herd tho sample is
best taken by having a pail 1T hand
and as each COW ia mi'iod mix the
milk thoroughly aud put n dipprrrul
] ito tho pal. When milking IL lin
uhcd and dippcrful from cncli tow'u
milk hap bcon put into the pail mix
il Thoroughly by pouring from one
pail 10 another and dip out about n
pat OF il, place il in can, label i,
aud sond 10 tho sutton.
rho quality OF milk varies greatly
from milking to milking or irum day
To day. From ono day 10 the next II
may vary Hs much nH onc.halt per
cent. For this rcnson wc would like
saInp!eo of singie mil!tiugs, OF two or
more combined nud OF milk from In.
diyilull COWS and Of tho mixed milk
oi ilOrds Samples Of skinned mill;
and butter milk nro also desired This
work Ia 10 bo done in Tho interests of
tho farmers and wo again cordiclly
invite thum to co operate with ns in
tho work which will bc of benefit to
them and at tho salno timc costs thcm
nothing save tho little tino and
trouble necessary 10 prepare aad send
ganplcs. beginning ruesday, Jan
unry goth, wo shalt 10 prepared to
receive so,nplcs for thus particular
work for three or four wccka.
Address all sauiplos and send with
f"'i description Stating whether IL
is tho Mil, from whole herd ar from
Individual COW whctEcr ono or more
than ono milking, aud whether mora.
mgs OF nights or botl) by express or
bring TO Agricultural Experiment
Station, Itono, Washoo county, No.
vadu.
NATHANIEL II. WiIsox,
Chemist.