Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

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That even the work OF mixing - noSt
without danger Is evidenced by the
case of q mixer In New Zealand who
had his right-eys put out by q switch
from the cows tail. Probably II the
truth were known it would be found
that a great many accidents OF this
kind. more or less serious have oc-i
CURED. It would be well to have the
cows tail fastened during milking, AZ
Is now practiced by some. This "
also IN the interest of cleanliness. =
The Dairy asd Food Department OF
Minnesota is having anything but an
easy time enforcing the anti-oleo laws
In the iron-producing regions OF tnas
state The employers OF labor "a tne
mines find 1t very profitable 70 use
oleomargarine in the boarding-nouses'
where their men are taken care Oh.
Nevertheless the inspectors have taken
hold of the work in earnest and last
year over $1,000 was collected in ines
for selling and using butterine other
wise than in the way the law provides.
We believe that pasteurizaticn fofFl
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, un-
less, In the last case, where the cows 5
are all tested and are known to be free (
In Tn, crn m ,
and cheese factories especially the pas
teurization is advisable. 1t 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. II the pasteurized milk 10
given back to the farmers when It
stands at temperature of 1856 degrees
1t will destroy the germs of the fer i
ments that may be accommodating In the
seams Of the cans. II this Is repeated
every other day, or every time the
patron brings milk TO the factory. 1t
will aid very materially In keeping the
cans Of the more careless patrons In q
good condition and will therefore as
sure better supply of milk for the
use of the man that is to turn II into
butter or cheese.
Only men with cleanly instincts
should be permitted to have part In,
drawing the milk from the COW orr
handling 1t at any time. II dirty men
are to be retained on the farm 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 u
Ing. It has never seemed to the writer
that the facts as reported could be pos
sible. but the preponderance of testi-s
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 best
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 4
until something like the curd test for
dirt 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.
II we 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.
sheep Items.
Sheep feeders are profiting by the
large supply and low prices and are
buying literally at the Chicago yards.
The drouth in the Northwest has
caused a large influx Of sheep into
Idaho. which has overcrowded the
ranges and compelled large unload
ing of stock on the markets. Sheep
and cattle interests threaten to con-
fict, and efforts Will be made to devise
some method of dividing the public
range.
A new sheep Clip. intended for per-
manent use, is being constructed at
the Chicago stock yards. Three years
ago a wooden dip was constructed as
an experiment. 1t will now. be dis
carded. The new one is OF brick and
is 100 feet in length without curves.
The old one had two bends. and these
proved to be its chief defect. n
Montana ranges are said to be short
of aged cattle on account OF the large
numbers Of young cattle marketed
during the last two or three years.
Owing to this depletion OF stock some
cattlemen have resorted to sheep rais-
ing in order to utilize their ranges
Montana feeding lambs are quoted at
$50 to $1.75 by ranchmen.
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