Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-23

was practically impossible to raise
even good scrub calves on separated
milk. Finding no great trouble my
self with raising the best Of breeding
stock on separated milk has led me
to look into the matter, until find that
our creameries--in order to avoid the
expense Of a man to measure out the
skim milk, and at the same time salts
fly the greed Of those patrons who are
eternaily trying to get something for
nothing-run q hose each to the separ-
ator and the water tank, and run both
with the same pump. This is the prac-
tice that has given separated milk a
bad name, and justly so, for the mix
ture is practically worthless" Here is
a case where adulteration had every
responsibility for non-success in feed
ing calves upon separated milk.
In considering the claims made for
separated milk as food it must be
remembered that the most enthusiastic
o. it's supporters do not attempt to set
forth that it is a perfect food material
& is a substance from which very
valuable ingredient has been almost
wholly distracted. This being so we
must see the condition to which we
nave brought our separated milk and
the measures to which we must resort
either for the purpose of restoring
something equal to what we have taken
away, or for the purpose of devising
a system Of feeding that will compen-
safe in the altered character of the
new food.
Separated milk is what remains aft
er butter fat and small amount of an
other animal matter Lave been re-
moved. Butter fat is supposed to be
one Of the most digestible Of all fats.
The necessity for fat in food is not
settled question, but there is every
reason for belief in the theory that fat
is extremely useful, and is probably
a necessary ingredient in the food of
young animals DR.. Pavey says: ut
exerts a favorable influence over the
assimilation of heterogeneous matter and
the process of tissue formation and nu-
triton, and it may be said that there
is strong reason to believe that the as
ISOLATION of certain amount Of fatty
matter with the carbohydrates is prob
ably necessary for the maintenance Of
the organism Of perfect health. The
belief is further entertained that it's
deficiency is sometimes the source Of
the developments of the tuberculous
diathesis." We may therefore take it
that it is advisable that there should
be fat contained in the milk that is
supplied to young animals.
AS regards the other animal matter
that has been removed from mechanic
ally separated milk, it has been sug-
gested that in the Shiny matter that is
found attached to the bowl of the sep
arator, after quantity of milk is run
through it, there may be some sub
stance that is necessary for digestion,
and that probably it is owing to the
want of this substance in separated
milk that calves do not thrive upon
Such milk. The processes of digestion
are very intricate, and small quanti-
ties of matter appear to have copsid-
able influence over this very mysteri-
GUS process; yet ! cannot thirk that
the matter that adheres to the bowl Of
the separator in cream separation -
in whole or in part necessary for the
digestion of milk when it is used for
food. An investigation into the infu-