Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
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That even the work Of milking 10 not
without danger Is evidepced BY the
case OF Z mixer in New Zealand who
had his right eye put out by switch
from the cows tail. Probably II the
truth were known 1t would be found
that q great many accidents OF this
kind, more or less serious have oc-
Cured. It would be we'll to have the
cows tail fastened during milking, -
Is now practiced by some This ID
also in the interest OF cleanliness.
The Dairy and Food Department OF
Minnesota Is having anything but an
easy time enforcing the anti-oleo laws
In the iron-prsducing regions OF thai
state. The employers Of labor In the
mines find it very profitable to use
0leomargarine in the boarding houses
where their men are taken care OF.
Nevertheless, the inspectors have taken
hold of the work in earnest and last
year over $4,000 was collected in fines
for selling and using butterine other
wise than in the way the law provides.
We believe that pasteurization OF
skimmilk should be generally prac-
ticed, not only by the creameries ana
cheese factories but on farms where
any considerable number OF COWS are
kept for the, production Of milk, I'M
less, in the last case, where the COWS
are all tested and are known to be free
from tuberculosis. In the creameries
and cheese factories especially the pas
teurization is advisable. It will not
only keep disease germs from being
carried to all the farms but will have
tendency to keep the COWS OF the
patrons from getting in an unsanitary
condition. If the pasteurized milk Is
given back to the farmers when 1t
stands at a temperature of 1856 degrees
1t will destroy the germs OF the fer
ments that may be accommodating In the
seams of the cans. If this is repeated
every other day, or every time the
patron brings milk to the factory, It
will aid very materially in keeping the
cans Of the more careless patrons in q
good condition and will therefore as
sure a better supply of milk for the
use of the man that Is to turn it into
butter or cheese.
:. Only men with clearly instincts
should be permitted to have part in
drawing the milk from tho COW or
handling it at any time. lly men
are to be retained on the -arm they
should be put to some work other than
that that directly affects the milk. We
hear about men that dip their fingers
into the milk when they want to moist
en- the teats of the cow they are milk
ing. 1t has never seemed tt, the writer
that the facts as reported could be pos
sible, but the preponderance Of testi-
mony seems to be that there are such
dirty mixers. That being the case.
the dirty man must be recognized as
existing and he should be prevented
from communicating the milk supply,
But he is not always easy to find. His
dirty tricks are kept by him IN the
background as much as possible. He
must be run down. Perhaps the bcs'
way to find him is for the COW owner
to give his mixers general instructions
against such methods. When the dirty
man is the proprietor himself the case
becomes more difficult to handle, and
until something like the curd test for
oirt is adopted by the creameries and
cheese factories there is little chance
of finding him out 1t should not be
forgotten that the dirty man stands In
the way of the maker Of both butter
and cheese. The dirty man can bring
to naught the finest skill in the world.
If VIC would build UP from the founda-
ton we must eliminate dirt in men and
methods. Cleanliness in all things is
the first step in our upward progress.
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