The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-01-18
DAIRY b AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR our
szr.,sr RURAL, READERS. :. ss,-g :
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm-A Few
Hints, a. to the Caro- Of Live Stock
and Poultry.


Over 900 kinds of bacteria have been
found in milk, cream and butter.
These bacteria can grow little or none
without proper conditions of tempera-
ture. It is, therefore, obvious that it
is to the advantage of the dairyman
to keep his milk cool. Some bacteria
will get in, but If the temperature of
the milk is so low that the minute
plants cannot multiply, the ones that
get in will do little harm. This value
OF cold is not properly appreciated ex-
cept by creamery operators and the
more advanced dairymen. AS a proof
OF this we cite the fact that the stor-
ing Of ice is not by any means univer-
sal among even northern dairymen.
Some are fortunate enough to- .haves
lowing springs,where the temperatures
OF So and 60 degreesare obtainable. But
temperatures even lower are desirable.
Below so is now proving to be a very
good temperature at which to ripen
cream, This leads up to. the idea that,
the bacteria that give us desirable
.havors are able to live, develop and
multiply under degrees of cold that
Will kill other and less desirable bac-
teria- BY properly utilizing the prin-
c1ples OF heat and cold the buttermaker
can produce an article of butter far
superior to the average of that on the
market.
Reports from all parts of the world
show that the progressive dairyman is
abroad. He is found in widely sep
arated localities, and in nations that
are antipotal. He is a missionary al
ways, by his example preaching the
gospel Of cleanliness and right meth
ods:> AS yet he is not reaping the re-
wards that are due him.. At meeting
Of creamery managers in Australia 8.
dairy instructor said: I'm, every: dairy
ding district Of Victoria progressive and
'up-to-date dairymen are to be found.
The milk they send to the factories is
all that can be desired, and this to a
conscientious manager is a constant
source an tasanxiats:s psrforce sex-
pected to treat all alike, and the man
whose cleanly habits and intelligent
methods enable him to supply an ex-
cellent milk reaps no reward; in
marked contrast to those who exhibit
,hagrant disregard for the interests
of his fellow suppliers by neglecting
to benefit by such good examples. In
such cases we find undisguised hostil-
ity to inspection and low grade of
milk. The problems to be solved
are thus seen to be about the same
everywhere.
The Firms are determined that Den
mark shall not hold more of the Eng
lish butter market than they can help
The dairymen of Finland have been
copying the Danes in almost every
thing as to butter, so far as they have
been able. They began to send butter
to England some time ago, and their
shipments have quite steadily in
creased. They are now copying the
Danes in their manner of fostering the
foreign market. Denmark has for
many years kept two agents in the
''island kingdom" to look after Danish
butter in the English market So the
Finnish dairymen have sent an agent
to England. He is to have the double
duty of telling the English consumers
and importers how good Finnish but
ter Is and of telling the Finnish dairy
men what changes they need to make
to please the English consumers and
secure the English market. *