The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-16

understand ideal dairying" to
mean the condition Of the milk pro-
ducing industry that We would like to
see III vogue MY ideal therefore is
practical It refers to the great bulk
Of market milk and not to dairy herd
and those whose trade is limited or
whose owner can az well run It at
loss as a profit ! mean no criticism
Of certified milk or other such high
class dairies. They have their use
fuI place and they are increasing In
Importance, but they are beyond any
ideal that we may expect to realize In
the production Of the great bulk Of
market milk for some years to come.
Milk production is an industry in
which many thousands of citizens are
making their living. Its methods Of
conduct have been about the same for
many years. 1t represents an invest
ment Of hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars Radical changes cannot be made
suddenly in such an enormous enter
prise. For present-day ideal ] would
describe conditions that are now to
be found on some Of the better dairy
farms that are sending milk to the
general market and doing so at a
profit. The fact that a dairyman must
make a profit from his business is
often overlooked Many people seem
to think he should be phiIanthropist
--or at least carry on his business at
loss.
The production OF milk may be dis
cussed conveniently under five head
ings, representing five distinct points
that should be guarded. These are:
l. The health Of the COW.
g. The cleanliness Of the COW and
her surroundings.
3. The condition Of the utensils.
4. The cleanliness Of the employees
(including their health.
s. Cooling and storing the milk
1. Cows that produce milk for hu
I man food should be in good health. a
competent dairyman can usually tel
If COW is not in good health and h'
will recognize any of the common
COW ailments except tuberculosis, ant
he should always withhold from th'
market any milk given by such a one
He should have veterinarian pas
upon the health Of his herd at leas
once a year The value of the tuber
culin test is well known and It shoull
be used by a rapidly increasing nun
Der of daiymen. But it would be IN
wise, in my judgment. to compel 1t
use n all dairies within short time
There are not enough competent vet
erinarians to test all COWS in shor
period OF time, nor are our laws s.
effective now that unreliable work an
recontamination can be sufficient
guarded against. Here is an instanc
where COW owners need to know tn
facts. When they understand tn
true value Of tuberculin and how it
use may save them from heavy losse,
as well as assure safer milk, they vi
want this test
Measures for protecting the healt
Of the herd include light and ventlli
tion in the stables Every stabl
should have an abundance Of direc
sunlight and fresh afr. If dairyme
understood the Importance OF thes
agents, new windows and ventilator
would be installed at a rapid rate.
would be well II every dairyma
knew the details Of some CAREFUL
conducted experiment along thes
lines. which has shown the better r.
suits in a dairy where light and fres
air we're abundant as compared wit
another where these aids to healt
were lacking.
g The COW and her surrounding
should be kept clean and this require
intelligent labor or expert supeIy
sion. Wholesome milk cannot be pr,
duced IN dirty places. Many pr
ducers are honest in their belief the
a little foreign matter falling into mil
does no harm If the milk is we
strained. They do not know that o
ganic matter is laden with objection
able types Of bacteria and these o
ganisms constitute the chief harl
and that the soluble part Of the COZ
taminating material is nest in impo
tanoe and the stun that cannot q
through the slrainer is the least IN
portant II dalrymen did but appr
ciate what It means to plant Ii
OF bacteria In milk as vel as the
appreciate what Il means 20 let a L
Of weed seeds set into their fields
then It would be easier tn enforce Il
simple rules Of cleanliness
i Is not necessary here 70 tell ho