Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
SUCCESS IN The DAIRY
Some Items of Interest Relative
to Caring for Separators and
Mix and Cream.
CLEANLINESS THE ESSEN TIAL
To Complete Success in the Dairy
Business-The Pure Food Law OF
the State OF Iowa.

We are desirous Of giving as much
information as possible, to our patrons,
as long as il will result in advancing the
creamery business. Such results are
attained only by closely studying and
following scientific methods of dairying
and handling milk and cream. The
patron who does this will certainly make
a complete success i'll the dairy business
You will note below some items of inter
est relative to caring for hand separators
and hand separator cream.
BEST METHOD OF CARING FOR HAND
SEPARATOR.
Secure a good reliable machine of large
capacity; have it firmly fastened to the
floor, being sure it is perfectly level when
set, or machine will soon be out of order.
See, too that every part is perfectly oiled
with best quality of separator oil-have
oil tanks frequently cleaned and filled
before beginning to operate machine.
Begin'to turn crank quietly and stead
lily without any jerks; gauge speed of
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of crank by watch.
To clean all parts that come in contact
with milk, first immerse i'll cold water
and give every part and seam a thorough
scrub with brush, then scald all parts
with very hot, clean water, afterwards
rinse again i'll clean, cold water and dry
with clean cloth and expose every article
to fresh air and sunshine. Do not put
bowl in hot water first as the milk will
then adhere to the different parts of it,
/ CARING FOR HAND SEPARATED CREAM.
In our opinion the best method is to
keep all utensils clean, as cleanliness is
one of the first laws OF nature, and here
too much of this cannot be applied in the
way of handling cream, to bring the high
est market value.
BY cleaning, I mean, at first, after the
cans come from the creamery to rinse
them with cold water, wash and scald
them with hot water thoroughly, so as to
destroy all the bacteria
When this is done place the cans out
doors in a rack to drain and sun.
The cream after it comes from the sep
arator should be removed as soon as pos
sible to a clean, cool and we'll ventilated
room. as cream absorbs all kinds of odors
and the butter made from that cream will
as a rule not be up to the standard
After cooling the cream i'll a cold water
tank, cover to keep all PARTICLES of dust
out
DO not mix newly separated cream as
/ it will cause il to sour in a few hours. In
winter I should keep it at all times after
cooling at an even temperature as much
as possible.
WHAT OTHER STATES ARE DOING To-
WARDS RAISING THE STANDARD OF
MILK, CREAM AND BUTTER,
As noted in Chicago Dairy Produce:
On July 1 the pure food bill became a
law of the state of Iowa and it is now my
duty as assistant dairy commissioner, says
/ +. l.. Odell, to see that the law is ell
forced. Heretofore ii has been customary
among the majority of creameries to re-
ceive cream that was not fit for making
good butter. If the buttermaker made
kick in regard to the quality of the cream
/ the farmer would tell him if the cream did
not suit he would take it to some one else,
or ship it to some central point. Let me
state right here that wherever | condemn
a can of milk or cream and the party offers
it for sale at another and l find it out,
said party will be arreswd and fined to
the full extent of the law. In addition to
this, the party who buys it will come
under the same jurisdiction.
We must have better cream to make
better butter. The standard must be
raised. Let every cream producer from
now OH see to it that his cream is deliv-
cred i'll a clean, sweet condition. We're
going to enforce the law Wash your
separator every time you use it. Any
party who has hand separator and who
keeps it i'll a dirty, filthy place, uses it in
an unwashed condition for separating
milk and sells his cream to be made into
any product for human food will be sub
ject to a fine of not less than s2s, nor
more than 500.
CENTRAL. MICHIGAN PRODUCE Co.,
Alma, Michigan.