The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-15

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the name creamery. He is misin
formed as to the needs on North Caro-
lima farms and in supposing the read
ers of this paper do not now and then
get Iiteratur showing that cold gravity
setting fails when placed In comparison
with the centrifugal system Of hand
ling milk. II any reader wishes TO in
vestigate for himself let him address
the North Carolina Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station for Bulletin No. ia
and follow that with other bulletins
from dairy States and be convinced.
The following opinion of the above
article has been sent in by a gentleman
who is an expert dairyman and quite
familiar with the two classes of appar-
atus and who also knows something Of
dairy conditions here in North Caro-
lima. AS an observer who has had
very good opportunities to note our
conditions and needs, the one remark
which ought to attract and hold our
attention is that: 1.-The North Carolina
dairymen are now suffering from lack
of mutual confidence and faith sum
Gent to hold them together"
Can the dairymen in and out of the
State DAirymen's Association allow
this statement by n jealous Tor their
welfare to stand unchallenged aud
drift along to their pecuniary mental
and moral loss without making some
individual and concerted action to dis,
prove it soon3-Ed.
A Dairymau comments on Nj. Noise
ly's articles Creamery Sharks" and
Portable Creamery We. Separator"
The two preceding articles are of
such character as to call for some
thought and attention from the reader.
They contain truth and error 80 cum
ningly interviewer as to be misslead
ing. At one time some Of what now
the leading dairy sections Of America
were scourged with a multitude of
creamery sharks" who by their dis
honest methods destroyed the conf
dence of the farmers, not alone in men
Of other professions who were their
true friends, but also in n another,
especially when plans of organizing
for the purpose Of advancing their
common interests were involved. The
North Carolina local dairymeE are
now suffering from lack Of mutual con
hdence and faith 81 fiji ;ienG to hold
them together in organizations which
would be to the advantage OF the pro
Queer.
The organizers of the stock com
panies referred to in the above articles
are not the only enemies the dairy men
and farmers have. Parties who are
now attempting by misrepresentation
to introduce Anticipated methods and
machinery which through defects of
their OVID, or on account OF climatic or
other conditions cannot prove advan-
tages should be regarded as enemies o.
detastable type as yer were the
creamery sharks"
When ice S easily obtained the Eor;.
able creamer may in some cases be q
valuable addition to the outfit of the
private or farm dairy wher- aot more
than five or six cows are kept. In
cases of this kind il will be much easier
to make good butter by the aid of the
creamer than without. However,
when ice is not obtainable, or if it can
be had ct all. it is very expensive, the
portable creamer will prove to be of no
service, and the dairyman who can be
induced to invest in one is sure 10 re.
greet it afterwards.
For complete separation OF cream
and milk by the deep can and dreamer
process, it is necessary to reduce the
temperature Of the milk to A degrees
Fahrenheit soon after it is drawn from
the COW, and to hold it at this tenn
perature for at least twelve hours and
often more. This requires a regular
and constant supply Of ice for eight
montos out Of the year. Can these
conditions be complied with by the
dairyman9 il a profile m he must solve
tor himself when contemplating the
purchase of a creamer.
When it is hard or impossible to get
ice in large quantities, and especially
where more than six to ten COWS are
kept on a farm, it will be best to use
the separator. If the dairy is a pri
vate one, a small separator u either
by band or tread power in which the
bull can furnish the 20 wer will be bet
ter and cheaper in the long run than
the creamer process. II a large mum.
Der of COWS are kept and much butter
is made in the neighborhood, a CO
operative creamery would be the best
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