The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
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A correspondent OF Highview, Ia.
gives the cause of the decline of dairy
ing in Iowa in the following terse Ian
guage:
with regard to the decrease Of
creameries in Iowa, it is in my opinion
something like the case of Joshua aft
e. crossing the Jordan; the old patri-
archs had passed away, and the new
generation was led astray by falling in
with the ways Of the Canaanites.''
He does not agree with Dairy Com
missioner Wright that the general use
Of the farm separator results in low
er grade Of butter. He purchased the
first one in his country III 1884. It's
use in that neighbOrhood has become
very general He has been able to get
3 cents above market price for his but
ter made from farm separator.
We think in this he is exactly right.
This farm separator should make bet
ter butter than by any other system be-
cause all the conditions are under CODE
Dlete control If there has been q de
cline in the quality of butter made
from :separatOrs, it is due to some mis-
management in the gathering of the
cream.-Wallaces Farmer.
A Contest In Michigan.
Michigan is to have "a six months ed
ucatiOnal butter scoring contest begin
ming next May. There are SO many
manufacturers of dairy butter i'm that
state that two classes will be made
one for the creamery butter, the other
for dairy. The governor OF the state
will give a gold medal to the winner i'll
each class, and the state board of .agri-
culture has appropriated $150 to assist
in defraying expenses. \ part of the
scoring will be dome by n Chicago
Judge and the balance by ,One tOf the
best eastern Judges Butter makers de-
string to participate should correspond
with John Michels, instructor in dairy
ing, Agricultural college, Michigan, at
once.
Don't Strain Ina the stable.
After the milk is drawn it should be
removed from the stable promptly and
transferred to the milkroom, which
should be used for the straining, aerat-
ing, cooling and storing of milk only.
On many farms the milk is strained in
the stable itself. This practice is high
Jy Objectionable. because stable atmOS-
iphere is always lM0re tOr less charged
with dust, which Will Fall into the milk
and increase the number of bacteria
therein. The temperature in the stable
is generally high and favOrs rapid null
tiplication Of the diving germs in milk,
and the milk viii absorb the stable
odor, which renders iii very Objectiona-
BILE to the consumer.
The Advance In Tubs.
The recent sharp advance in the
price of butter tubs is due to conditions
entirely beyond the controlCof the man
ufacturerS. AS every one knows, there
was tremendously heavy rainfall all
over the country last summer, and this
has been kept up almost necessarily
in the southern districts in which is
grown the ash from which butter tub
slaves are made Much of the timber
land has been under water for months,
rendering it impossible for men to get
out timber to supply the stave mills.
AS there is nothing to indicate that
conditions will be improved until mid
sumner the chances are that the price
of tubs will continue high, and to avoid
a tub famine prudent creamery opera
tors should make it point to keep on
hand a sufficient supply at all times.
We look for tubs to go still higher be-
fore the season is over.-Clreamery
journal.