The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-04
SUMMER CARE OF MILK.
the Country Gentleman.

From the Country Gentleman.
During the hot weather Of July and
August very much bad-flavored milk Is
found at cheese factories, creameries and
milk stations, which causes a general loss
in off quality of cheese and butter. and
the returning home of cans OF milk. This
trouble can be very easily done away
with, If only just little extra care Is ta-
ken
The first and best thing to do Is to
run the milk as fast as drawn from the
cows through a milk cooler, of which
there are several kinus that can be pur-
chased-at from $3.50 TO s.. These can be
made to do good work without Ice BY
filling them with cold water. The one
great advantage of the milk cooler over
all other processes Is that while 1t eoos
II also areates 1t. This aeration helps
very largely to remove odors and flavors
that may have been produced by the cows
eating weeds or drinking stagnant water
as they will do both of these where
chance for 1t exists. without the cooler
by dipping aud airing the gases that are
always found in the freshly drawn milk
can be thrown out, AMI very little If any
trouble from tainted or sour milk will be
| experienced.
There is a practice very common with
dairymen who have running water and
| tank, that causes lots of badly tainted
milk-a condition which is worse than
that of sour milk. As soon as the milk
is drawn from the COW the cans are plac-
ed In tank of cold water and left with
| out any further treatment. The result OF
| this practice is that while the outside of
thu milk is cooled the heat at the center
of the can remains, and a condition arises
| that starts q putrefactive ferment very
| fast This when once started cannot be
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flavor and aroma to either butter or
cheese. To obviate this the simple exped
| lent of dipping or stirring the milk short
| ly after it --.ls been placed in the water
| tank is all that is necessary. Another
/ trouble comes from the careless washing
| of cans and milk pals. All of the germ
| life common in milk multiplies and thrives
best in warm sultry weather, but can be
destroyed largely by plenty of sun, heat
and air. Hence it is one of the best things
pc .ible to keep milk cans and pals out
| in the sun all day.
We are aware that the majority of milk
producers and patrons Of factories and
creameries are interested in furnishing the
best Of milk and In its best possible con-
dition. But in every patronage of fac
tories and creameries there are few
| o. the happy-go-lucky class. that, while
they might care, somewhat for results in
this as in all other things, take the
chances that somehow, somewhere, sev-
erything will come out all right. To bring
this class into line, every factory and
creamery ought to have a set of rules
and contract attached to the same, and
every patron should be called upon TO sign
and obey them. These rules and con-
tract can be such that they will not call
for any great outlay of money, but simply
| demand a little extra care and work. We
have known of creameries whose butter
was sold at two cents per pound below
the market, all because of the needless
lness of their patrons.