The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08
MONEY FROM THE DAIRY.
Il DISCUSSION or MIX S7ERfLJZED
AND MILK ~ BOTTLES.
Valuable Directions for Planting Young
Trees From One Who knows--Horts-
cultural Notes-stop Runawsya
From HONS and Farm.)

to know TINT another cnishfeHtN
thinker like yourself. and one, too, VINO
has done 30 much to forward the march
OF progress IN daiFying, IS IN sympathy
with Prof. Heath IN regard 10 wrong IN
the Sterilization of milk l. TOO, hke me
writer OF Pure MIX in this week issue
OF the Jersey Bulletin. am anxious 10 re-
ccive from my dairyman the pure s"eeI
mix that needs no sterilization. am
also one Of many consumers VINO desires
chat our dairyman shall adopt th's sgs-
tenn OF milk delivery. ] know niue elthyi
practically or theCrCt u, ally OF the ahNdl1-
ages OF the glass jar over the TN can lVI
milk delivery, but remember heaIlns
dissertation on this subject denFtIen IN
the Agricultural Building al the WORM
Fair. The lecturer cited many OF tnS
benefits TO the consumer VINO Ieee'.SSu
his milk supply IN giass J%'s; 80, ~" time
fact that interested nc most AZ ihe lIIme
was what he claimed 10 be the lhposS'<
bhty OF adulterati0D az the hahds Vi
the driver without detection by the Coil-
sinner III Al IS not asking too much'
and IL your subject have not aiIeaay
been decided VI on. VIII you hl"nI
tell us either through the columns OF me
Home and Farm or the Jersey buI!eIih
livery" II viii give me pressure 20
answer Mr.. Patton's questiohS'
There is ~ necessary connection D.
tween sterilizing milk and delivering
milk IN glass bottles, though The htter
usually follows the former practice IN
seeds of growth with heat, ana unless
the milk Is kept excluded from the ar
81 takes up new seeds again, ana LOT 'u.S
reason the practice IS 10 snip IL ~ DO
lies Theoretically sealed, which VIII also
point out 10 Mrs. Patton the reason VIM
the driver cannot adulter1te tf~. MIX
without tho consumer knowing ~ , ht
practice OF shipping and retaining hl,in
in~glass bottles Is rapidly becoming very
popular. especially IN large cues, "Heae
there is class ~ consumers VINO are
somewhat particular about the milk ny
drink and who are Wing 10 tP'fion a. TO-.
extra for the accommodation tC-
IL certainly IS more HouDie
and expensive to deliver in bottles thah
IN cans. though the saving asdI ms, t IRE
Tascality Of drivers goes IONS way
ward evening up matters.
THE BOTTLE METHOD.
1 have been struck with the fact pm
large cities that even the poorest oil lne
consumers are so taken with the DOT
tie method that they carry t1ese Do
ties TO the corner grocer 70 set -
filed Don't ask me now u!eS ~ tbat
bottles. That is one OF the lh4H .s, t'3 a.
makes q expensive TO denver INN ~
bottles-yOu can't get them an ,",,cb
again But milk certainty Is NtIS ~ ~
more delicious taken from a colI, "lur
mouthed bottle than from any kl.u VI
n tin can. IL may be all inaelhausOn ,,
just as tea tastes 50 m9ch ptl'.t ', ,,,
thin china cup than from YIN ~ ~,
with the cream clearly marked on tiIe
top of the milk and can be set IN tn9
Refrigerator along win DeIIIts Iiu
other ioud-smeliin% articles and not pc
come contaminated The sealed Top
with paste over IL shows Wheh il H'7
been opened, aud this keeps ne 3eIE-
ants from surreptiuOusly taking a dIiuh
out of IL ana then claiming that Llc
driver failed 10 leave the usual amount
Those dairymen who desire 10 go 10
the top of the business in milk-selIlns
can see the benefit OF using cans lhat
yield a large percentage OF cream d'ln
fhen the necessity of bringing TINS cream
10 the notice Of the consumer, Whlch CaH
best be done in, clear glass Jars. Inc
custom i'm the best regulated daifles N
10 have a cooler Of some kind at the COW
barn, where the milk is chilled Ehen
FIRST taken from the COW, ana poufen
Immediately into the bottles, "hlch .Ic
Theoretically fastened ana paper stars
pasted over the tops, ana the botles %Ic
kent in ice or cold water until READY IoI
shipment. In large establishments there
are machines used for cooling the Hhih
and filling the bottles rapidly. Any
dairyman who wishes TO adopt TINS me Ia
-a.ptssof MILK delivery should begin on a
small scale and gradually build up his
trade. a., r,,,i,
butter market reports for the last HNe
or six years. and | find mat Tor the
month of December, 1891, was amour
cents pound under the average price IOI
The same month during the aforesaid
wears Pretty much the whole year OF
1894 has shown this much depression III
the market as figured from thc SdIts o.
creamery butter that has regular S'dt-
dard price all over the country. 10 my
m.nd this Is a very fine showing IN con
trast with the depression of trade Eehei
ally. Where do we md sucn slaI,lea IA az
corn wheat and cotton compared WIN
butter? How could any man ma a hilS
OF business more constant year III anu
year out, In panic, or IN Sood times lI'"'t
q butter dairy, even creameries, tue most
easily affected by the general tone OF
rhe market OF course, private ddlIles
that have their own line Of customers
hardly feel the effect OF SoOd OF hdIu
times. Few men are Wiling 10 eat poor
butter after they once become accust3hl-
ed TO a good article no matter now low l
the funds of the eXchequec run. Asalh
there is this to be said m favor OF e oi.e
There Is screw loose in the regular
work OF the farm. There y 100 nhuSn
10 20 In warm weather ana 100 httie al
cold weather. Those animals mat tdI u
a living in summer eat their heads on
IN winter Like the summer hotel ~
iavs>idio so long during the year ma
there is not time during the season
10 make 10 pay The farmer Wofhs MN
,oIf 10 death while the sun IS on ms
rorthern trip. but as soon as ne returns
20 the South the days are spent IN luIt-
lated dairy changes an this on the farm.
II the cows are properly maze 10 nIop
shcir calves in the fan ami are htvt
housed IN warm stables through INC
,yfnter there Is good renumerdtiye Work
Tor you from the approach OF cO0l Wedll-
ar until hot weather sets IN next suninei'
when the cows can be 1et 80 dry, mus
relieving YOU OF this work and allowing
ali your attention 10 be applied 10 tne
sclds. This kind Of work also brings In
a steady supply OF hard cash day py Gay
for no dairy business Is done on ne
credit system. There Is no work Ike
dairying for rehahlitating the South
Success In the dairy h so dependent
upon the pluck, energy and native abil-
3tV of the man, and so capable OF end
less growth that the bright young men
of the South should mt their wits 10 TINS
opportunity.
THE BALANCED RATION.
These are tbe days when everybody
wants TO know what kind Of rations
10 feed the cows In order TO make money
and many OF the farm papers have a
department especially devoted 10 CIV
ing this information. In other words,
the balanced ration is the lad OF the
hour along win tubeicuioSls. now the
well balanced ration as made up In the
editors easy chair Is going TO be SAD
disappointmont 10 many new feeders,
While ~ Is true there are several bed
rock principles involved in the ration,
such as muscle makers and Tat makers
and milk makers, at the same time tHe
COW can ouly use these things 10 adVaL-
tage when she receives them under prop,
or conditions There is little need or
feeding for milk with ration made Tor
that purpose If the cow is half frozen
10 death and needs all the fat forming
and heat producing elements OF food she
can get hold Of 10 protect her Ire win.
Again the cow is at great disadvantage
az the ground feeds are or poor quaIity
and hardly adulterated; as they oiten are.