The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-28
Tlle Farm Separator.

In his report the Dairy Commissioner
Of Iowa argues strongly in favor Of the
use Of the separator on the farm. Among
sothe. things, he says:
When milk Is run throngha separator
immediatly after milking. the cream bas
an added quality over that which is skim
med at the end Of twelve or more hours.
The separator is the best aerator Of milk
yet invented. Large city dairymen run
their milk through separators in order
toaerate 1t and take out the odors that
may be therein. and they find that the,
milk with the cream put back into it is
Of much better quality and keeps better
than that which tias'not been 80 treated.
The use OF the farm separator tends to-
ward better butter, and hence higher
prices for it.
OF course every farmer must deter
mine for himself whether the conditions
on his farm will warrant the expense
OF separator and power. Assuming
that dairymen are in the business for the
money there is in It, and not exclusively
for the pleasure of the society Of
the COW, 1t is evident that the question
Is one Of dollars and cents. The dairy
authorities all estimate that man can
afford to have a separator II he Is In the
business to the extent OF ten cows or
more. And it may be we'll to state here
that experience shows that ills cheaper
in the long run to buy the larger sized
machines. II is usually found that il q
man gets something for nothing that it
is worth about that price. Agreat many
have discovered that they have desire
to keep more COWS and cannot do 30
without buying larger machine. The
tendency OF the use Of the farm separ-
ator is toward expansion in the dairy
herd. Is 81 55i:5
But there is another feature OF the use
OF the separator on the farm that will
cause the creamery man grief, and loss
Ito the farmer. The large dalrymen will
possibly get the idea that they can do
better by making butter at home If they
have the cream already separated. II
should be remembered BY them that the
Operating Of a separator requires,no par
ticu!ar skill, tut that the making Of
/, butter requires the greatest Of skill and
experience, and the marketing Of butter
in Chicago or New York is not so simple
q matter as selling load Of hogs to the
SIIlocaf dealer.
j Then, too. there Is prejudice existing
4 against dairy butter, and the price fol
the same, except in a strictly local re
tail market, will probably be less than
for an equal quality Of butter that hast
|creamery brand upon 1t. Except in
\ those cases where a farmer can work III
a trade for his butter In some nearby
A town or city. it will be found more pro
\ fitable for him to send his milk or cream
a to the creamery than to make it int
4 Ebntter at home and market hts OWL
i Slproduct. s135 S
It is not; to be expected that the usl
4 OF the farm separator will become uni
4, yerss. and SO crowd out the separate
3 c5sameries. but only that the large
4 dairies will take advantage OF Its nse
fnlness. and that the smaller producer
! Will still continue the present system
and the natural growth Of the industr!
all over the state will support all tht
creameriss we now have. and In o few
!, years will support twice as many as q
present. ~