The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20


It goes into the can, or is Afterwards
done. IL can hardly be kept In ut conul-
ton by the use of water alone, Virtues
C. H. Everett in Wisconsin Agricui-
turist. It may seem to be sweet III
the morning, as it starts for the iac-
tory, but IL it has far to go, ana ID GA.
posed to the hot sun on the way OF Il
the mornings milk is added 10 tne
milk of the night before, by the 'lne
It reaches it's destination 1t Is not eooo
milk. and it is not to the interest," OF
the patron, especially II it be CO.
operative factory, to have the MIX III
any other than prime condltlon. l w
not know of a single farmer IN my
heighborhood besides myself that uses
the aerators; some of them set the ea"s
in the stock tank over night, but that
method is frequently of no benent, as
tha water in the tank this hot weatneE
IN often nearly as warm as the "nA'
and is really detriment, as inc MuA
"a kept warm throughout the nlent'
and more than that the covers are
moved from the cans and the foui ooois
of the barnyard find their way lnto
khe milk. Others use small TANK
through which the water flows from
the pump to the stock tank. inat
method is better, but necessitates eA-
ercise at the pump handle many q
night when there is no wind 10 turn
the wheel, and the farmer is tired anu
anxious for his well-earned rest.so tnat
the milk is often neglected. Some men
.train the milk into the delivery cans
and allow 1t to set in the stable our
Ing the night. If were boss at the lac
forv I would send such milk back; II Is
not 1T for butter nor cheese. IL seems
strange to me that men Will resort "
all methods but the one that Is INC
cheapest. the easiest executed, the one
that will give the best results ana re-
turn the greatest benefit. A milk
aerator does not cost much, say 81; II
lits the top of the delivery can, the
strainer fits the top of the aerator, OF
can easily be made to. Set the can III
the pure air, pour the milk IN at INC
ton. 1t runs through In me smah
streams. and every particle comes III
contact with pure air. When handieo
In this way it requires but little water
and much of the time not any. Inc
milk is always sweet and wholesome.
Pun the mornings milk through In the
same way. This is very easy to accom-
hlish. No extra work but to WASH the
serator. and no worry and Dotner
about the milk. The man who draws
the milk will not have word that the
butter-maker says your milk was sour
and he wouldn't take it. Milk aerators
are made by all firms OF dairy supply
goods. An aerator that will do nne
work may be made by fitting a small
Tin tube on to a common house Del
sows such as is used to start hre.
Have the timer make tube two feet
long that will fit the nose OF the bel
lows tightly. When the can is filled
with milk insert the tube clear to the
bottom and work the bellows vigorous
iy for a few moments. This will drive
nure air all through the milk. Re-
peat the operation in twenty to thirty
minutes. Have cork for each end OF
the tube; fill it with boiling water and
shake we'll to wash 1t. These simple
things put into practice often make
men successful. Another reason milk
Is often in bad condition comes from
filthy cans. improperly made and
washed. Cans should be emptied Just
as soon as they arrive from the fac
tory, and not allowed to stand in the
hot sun full of sour milk until night.
They should be thoroughly washed
with cold water and then scalded with
boiling water. after which they are
ready to be placed in the sun. When
buying cans it is well to examine them
inside, and If there are open seams
take them to the timer and have the
seams filed with solder.
Indigestion and Cholera.