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Cream separators ON the Farm.
On invitation OF Secretary F. d. Co
burn, of the Kansas State Board OF
Agriculture, an address was delis ared
at the Boards recent annual meeting
by Mr.. Geo. Morgan, a longtime. OBJ
servant dairy and creamery man, on
the subject OF using cream separators
on the farm. Mr.. Morgan is entirely |
convinced OF the desirability OF the
milk-producer having his separating
done at home rather than at the fac
tory or station, and some of his OBJ
servations are as follows:
The value OF the farm separator
to- the private dairyman has already
passed the experimental stage. The
evidence of our experimental stations
and the testimony of all who have
made a careful, Intelligent comparison
between the gravity system and the
modern cream separator Is practically
unit in favor Of the latter for the
| private dairyman. The question as 70
its advantages in localities where
creameries are established is one con-
| fronting creameries at this time In
! their operating expenses, This applies
+, alike both to creamery and patron,
whether under cooperative or pro-
prietary management, It makes but ut
tie difference All are vitality interest
ed In the expense account. II the east
ern creamery enjoys a patronage OF
from 10000 to 10000 pounds OF milk
per day, while many of our creameries
are running along at from 5000 10
5000 pounds, then we have lost much
OF the advantages we possess on ae-
count Of our cheaper dairy foods In
the increased cost Of operating. Evil
IDENTIFY, as long as present conditions
exist, some system of Capitalization ID
inevitable.
The farm separator. we think. will
assist greatly In solving this problem.
: 1t means a minimum OF labor with a
maximum OF profit The product Is
carried In condensed form from the
patron to the creamery. In our state,
, dairytng Is incidental to beef and pork
] production. The conditions at times
. are peculiar and perplexing. The
] farmer has way of putting the cream
cry on half rations Of milk. When
times and crops are good, II Ia no I'M
, common thing to find him at milking
J time quietly sitting on the fence with
: complacent smile upon his counte'
!. nance, as he watches the calf do tbs
. milking, but when reyerses come. tbs
cow and the creamery are counted
amongst his best friends and assets
n Where large Investments are made II
q skimming stations and these spell
, strike the patrons, 1t often proves verl
a disastrous TO the management, as the!
= feel compelled to keep running
. though the patronage has gone below
any chance OF profit. We feel safe IL
saying that fully one-third Of tn
skimming stations In this state from
October to May do not pay running ex
], penses. II is in these localities where tn
farm separator will prove Of the great
" est benefit II the patronage Is hgh
then the expense Is correspondence
= light. We place the average cost OF
= skimming station at $1,000 and Tn
average cost Of operating at $500 pc
annum.
= At points where the patronage
liberal, any radical change would nc
y be advisable. II will 10 a great exter
u work It's own way. But at these veal
7 er, non paying stations much good ca
le be accomplished by the use OF the far
y separator, especially In territory ~hei
~ the distance is too great TO haul mill
a. True, to carry out this plan the farm
er must make an investment for whic
O he ia amply compensated In the IL
e. creased value Of the skim milk and u
n. convenience Of having 1t on the far
in morning and evening to be fed Will
d. warm, sweet and fresh and in the be
r. possible condition to be fed to u
he young animal. The milk patron ofts
It. suffers severe loss on account OF h
in Sundays milk during the heated teri
He also loses again by feeding new mi
to the calf for six or eight weeks
ap account OF the danger incurred In fee
n ing the creamery milk. Where mi
on is fed from the farm separator by car
e full management and the use of kaf
II corn-meai, the calf can be put upon q
ng SKINNED milk at is days old. II b
Ia. been our experience that the patro
oh with from 10 to Is cows save enoul
m in one year to pay for 500 m
at chine.
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