The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-09-15

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the creameryman are mutual and in
terdependent. The patrons duties are
to provide proper shelter for herd, cor
rect type of floor and method of tying
the animate, that they keep clean and
comfortable, for if a COW is wet and
uncomfortable, no matter how well
fed, she cannot produce to her full
capacity, not mentioning the drain on
her vitality and the danger to her
health. Then to feed as near as prac-
tical a full and a balanced ration, and
to raise that feed upon the farm
rather than buying it. With correct
stable conditions, the COW can be kept
in out of the storms during the Win
ter or rainy season, which is not only
humane but profitable. In defining
floors, water tight trenches are best,
for the liquid manure represents sixty
five per cent of the value of the en-
tire quantity. We regret that there
are many herds of such type of indl-
viduals that could not be profitable
dairy COWS under favorable conditions
Then what would be the result under
the average conditions? Recognition
of these points and the putting OF them
into practice means much towards sue
cess, and the ignoring Of them means
failure.
If there is one expression needed, it
is that which will impress upon the
patron the Importance of cleanliness
in every act and move in caring for
the buckets, strainers, cans and the
thorough brushing or washing of the
cows udders before milking begins,
and the immediate cooling of the milk
if to be delivered whole, or, if sepa-
rated on the farm, cooling of the
cream, which does not mean setting
it away in the old dairy house or
milk room to let the air cool it, but
to be cooled in a properly constructed
tank with cold water and kept in the
water until it starts for the factory.
Milk and it's manufactured articles are
susceptible to rapid changes, which,
first, are meteorological then chemical,
that the utmost care and precautlon
must be taken in it's manipulation. 1t
serves as a good culture medium for
all sorts of bacteria, good, bad and
Indifferent Good butter and cheese
cannot be made without the aid OF
certain type of a desirable bacteria.
To control the conditions which Guilt
vate the one and discard the others
requires some knowledge and much
study. Bacteria is the lowest type
OF vegetable lie anu grow llhe dill
plants by cell division. The growth is
marvelously rapid under favorable
conditions and temperatures. Milk as
it is drawn from the animal is at the
most favorable temperature for bac-
terial growth. Tactic bacteria, or that
organism which causes sOuring, grow
very slowly at temperatures below
fifty degrees, Fahrenheit scale, and
more rapid as the temperature rises
to a hundred degrees, then at much
higher temperatures they are des-
troyed Milk as it stands around the
average barn waiting for the milking
to be completed, before it is strained
and being cooled or separated, is at
that point most favorable to souring.
When milk or cream is cool the covers
of the cans may be shut down to keeT
out flies and other communicating
things, and when it starts off for the
factory see to it that the cans are
covered if transported in an open
wagon. for tin draws the heat OF the
sun and a good can of milk or cream
can in this way be spoiled.
Why all this? Because good goods
cannot be made out of poor material.
You can do that much toward builf'
ing up a reputation and demand for
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