The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
Vitality in Milk
Discussion by President cortsiyeu, Of Hostsin. Frsssian Association Of
America


President A. A. Cortelyou Of the Hoi-
stein rieslan Association Of America
made a highly interesting address at
the annual meeting OF this association
ut Syracuse. ~. Y. last month on b
newly recognized quality. vitality" In
milk. He said In part:
The most important work of a public
nature which, In my o inlon will oper-
srs OF Holstein cattle. 10 the promulga-
ton OF a better knowledge among con-
sumers OF milk. OF the dietetic value or
the grade OF milk produced by our
cows. IL IN n well know fact that the
offspring OF those breeds OF cattle
whose milk In rich In butter fat are
reared with the greatest dificulty. such
offspring appear TO be deficient In vi
taltty and especially subject TO stom-
ach and bowel troubles which are fatal
Ia many cases: and Il In now being
more generally recognized by physt-
clans and consumers that milk rich In
butter fat In an improper food for
young children and IL deleterious In Its
effects and produces generally h same
effects In human beings as In animals.
These results are now said by sci
entists to be due to several causes and
primarily to the excess OF fat In the
milk, and I'm the case OF children. par
~ticulnrly are probably also due to the
extraordinary character OF the fat
globuies. which In these small breeds
OF cattle are extraordinarily large n
entirely unlike those In Holstein milk.
which nearly corresponds with human
milk I'm It's solid contents.
IL In also becoming widely recognized
that the milk from the large and vigor-
GUS races OF cattle, especially Holsteins,
Possesses another quality. characterized
by Professor Carlyle as vitality. and
that this quality IL communicated TO
the consumer. whether nan or beast.
Thus we have large. strong, vigorous
calves when reared upon Holstein milk.
and puny. weak q from those reared
upon milk rich In fat: and human be-
ings. fed upon milk possessing the char
acteristics OF Holstein milk. are like
wise healthy. strong n vigorous.
The Investigations OF the Storrs Con-
necticut agricultural experiment sta
tion. ms published in bulletin No. 81
wholly confirm these assertions n /
commend this bulletin to you AS worthy
OF most careful study.
Professor Carlyle was right In affirm
ing that there u such a thing as vital
lily la milk and that 10 IL OF equal. II not
greater importance h Its chemical
composition. especially for the milk
supply OF cities, and there can be no
I NNtNNlOn Ouk hNA NNt NlNAANNl vi III
~ closely associated with the vitality
OF The animal producing IT,"
1 Will quote generally from the Storrs
bulletin: I'm the country at large. the
product OF one COW In five is sold To be
consumed as whole milk. IL viii not be
denied that milk varies In It's food
values and la It's composition. The ex-
periments were conducted for h pur-
pose OF showing the relative o value
Of solids from milk poor and rich In fat
content when fed To young growing
animals"
For the FIRST forty days the pair OF
pigs receiving skim milk gained sixty
two pounds: the pair receiving milk
poor in fat 54.S pounds: and the pair re-
ceiving milk rich In fat az pounds.
For the next ten days the gain was for
each pair. twenty-five pounds. twenty
and onc-half pounds. aud three and
oue-half pounds respectively. From
fifty To sixty days the results were
twenty pounds gain, t~wenty-one pounds
gain and six pounds loss. respectively.
After forty days OF feeding the pair re-
ceiying the milk rich In fat were at
fected with loss OF appetite and diar-
rhoea and finally did not consume
enough to- sustain life"
And I wish here TO interpolate that
there can be little. III any. doubt that
the same effects are produced OF young
children by the feeding OF milk OF Ger
tain breeds OF COWS. that Is clamored
for by "A class OF health officers In ous
cities and urged upon the parents, espe-
cially those who are able TO afford u
high priced product. Not unfrequently
the milk of such COWS IL also danger
BUS from other causes.
To proceed with the quotation. The
pair receiving milk poor In fat con
tent. as well as those receiving skin
milk. maintained good appetites until
the close OF the trial"
THE failure OF a pound OF milk solids
IA rich milk to make equal or bettei