Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08

! proper feeding the heifer can no 10
veloped TO her normal quality of milk.
| How FAR the quantity may be thus in
| creased IL unknown The hcnp Of
Improvement Of dairy stock il in wis,
breeding and in careful selection and
Judicious feeding Of the young stock
yesterdays afternoon and evening
programs were necessarily ,.,,nged
since Hon. FL. G.. Adams of Madison
| VIE. VINO was To speak in the evening
mas been called to Washinc,on on
| business connected with the Grout Iii,
| Inc Falmouth Quartet again dr,iahtn1
the audience and the cheerful news WIS
| announced that II. u. Guiler or Do
| cam, Ill. would speak.
| Mr.. Gcrley is one Of the lcatli,,r mud
| probably the lending creamery men of
| the West. He is a butter cynp,.t aud
long experience and careful study hay.
given him almost nerfctt kncwlcdee as
| u the care of cows ana The shippiu. of
| cream. and. therefore. it is not To h.
wondered at that The Maine dairvn1en
| Wer" glad to hear him.
ftis tax WAS entirely inforrlul ana he
| WAS frcuue ntiY interrupted with u!es
tons on different subjects. He WAS
glad TO speak to Il Maine audience and
| began with a talk on the tubcr,.UIous
COW. also giving Il description OF his
COW stables that was a great treat to
ms hearers. He advocated Cleanliness
good hSht and proper ventilation as
absolute necessities ana gave Il de
Scrinton Of the stalls in his Illinois
STAPLES and the method of keeping
them clean and FIRE" from foul odor.
FIRST. COWS must be fed With good
sound feed. Nothing that has gone in
to any stage of decay should be given
| them. Before the band OF mixers be-
gin their work. men armed with warm
water and sronges should 20 from COW
t" cow and put them in proper ccndi-
ton III respect to cleanliness
Mr.. Gurlcr gave an outline of the
processes his milk goes through from
the time il leaves the COW until it is
delivered in Chicago. The first few
streams from each teat are not used
and the milk is strained as il enters the
pals. From the barn il is carried to
the milk house and put through the
separator. Then it is cooled and taken
10 the bottlinc machine. Each bottle
is securely scaled 50 that it cannot be
tempered with and the date is stamp
ed on the seal. The milk from Mr.
Gurley's COWS is delivered to agents in
Chicago and distributed about the city.
over 10 wagons are used in taking ii
to the agents. Mr. Gurlcr does not be-
lievc in heating milk While talking
he said: Il don't want To say anything
injurious OF against pasteurization. hut
it may cover up q multitude Of sims
y sample of milk from Mr.. Curriers'
farm was analysed by the students OF
Chicago University and il showed SO
few bacteria that they We're afraid
they had made Il mistake ana sent for
another sample. Tho sample first OBJ
tanned was without Mr.. Curriers' kroWl-
edge and was the ordinary product Of
mis- farm. In response to request. Mr..
Gurler sent to the Paris Exposition.
pictures Of his COW stables and sealed
bot lies and was awarded 4 geld medal.
He was then requested to send some
milk and. on August ~. took som" milk
as il came from the barn bottled it in
cases and shipped it in Il vessels; re
frgerator. August -. 1t reached
Paris. Sept. Il. in perfectly fresh
condition. These facts were Of inter
est to the audience as they show that
Mr. Gurlcr. by his methods, turns out
nothing hut the purcst and most
" huleSomc Of milk.
The speaker declared that milk as il
comes from the udd"rS Of 4 COW. is al
most sterile and any pollution or bad
smell that is found comes from out
sid, sources. We consume more hlth
in the milk we drink than in any other
article Of food" he said. If the sam"
care was taken. that our women take
in preparing our ordinary food there
would be no trouble. You need To get
woke up to this fact There is II" ne
cessity of LAYING out lot Of money.
You are bound win and the pubic vii
stand behind YOU People right here in
Augusta will appreciate such work.
Mr.. Carrier occupied the remainder
of the time with The siio In beginning
he said. no silage should }" near when
the milking IS in process Tor " Wouid
po!lute any milk. The circular slio
cemcnte,l inside. is the perfect silo. ne
said. 1T is as tight as cistcrn ana
If. the cement cracks it can be easily
dxna Hr then Went into details con
corning the best constructor % thc
eiio and was often questioned from the
,udienc. all of which inquiries ne
,psv-rred readily. Many of the dairy
mon gathered around Mr.. Gurler after
/ the meeting and asked for further n
/ formation on til" subjects about winch
| he had been talking.
! \ fair sized audience was present III
! III. beginning of last evening pro-
cram. which was opened with singing
IN the .\bnaki Quartet. u. y. Gilbert
/ Of North Greene. was announced as the
/ first speaker. and spoke in part as fol
! lows:
| ..At this time seem 70 he Il crea tnfe
| If circumstances. My subject was de
| signed for the afternoon and the audi
enre that | intended to talk to seem to
he partially absent. and therefore J!
think some apology is due for the ma
tnre Of the words which [ shall speak
have chosen for my subject ''Ad-
! vanced Steps. The speaker said that
.hc Maine Dairymens Association was
ORGANIZED for something besides talk:
that it had a broad purpose in view
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