The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-05
Hints for Buttermakers

The thermometer is about as indis-
pensable to the up-todate butter
maker as the scales are to the mer-
chant. Have good one.
Before attempting to churn be sure
to ripen the cream properly. DO not
mix any fresh cream with that which
is intended for churning. Don't for
get that sweet and sour cream does
not churn alike, and if mixed just at
churning time the butter contained
in the sweet cream would go out in
the buttermilk when the sour cream
portion would be finished churning.
Don't fail to stir the cream gently at
intervals while ripening, so that it
will all ripen uniformly.
Don't forget that the temperature
of the cream at churning should be
56 to SO degrees Far. in summer and
80 to 81 degrees in winter. The best
churning results will be had at these
respective temperatures.
Scald the churn, butterworker and
all wooden utensils with boiling wa
ter before and after using them, and
thoroughly coolthem with cold water
Always use brush to scrub with
Don't churn the butter past the
granular stage. Use every means to
preserve the grain of the butter.
Wash the butter just enough to get
all the buttermilk out of it; that is
sufficient.
Always sort the butter as soon as it
has thoroughly drained after washing
and set it away in cool place for at
least or hours to allow the salt to
thoroughly dissolve, after which work
it just enough to make the color uni
form. lhe best butter is made where
the least working is done. Never use
more than one ounce of salt per pound
of butter, unless by special order from
a customer. Study the requirements
Of your customers in this. Always
use the best brand of salt.
Give good weight in packing or
printing. 1t is better to give pound
than to have a pound short.
Always pack butter with a view to
tidiness in the very highest degree.
No matter what form of package is
used especially study the require
ments of the markets for packages
Always market your butter regular
ly at current market prices. Give
your customers pure, sweet, fresh
butter and your reputation as good
butter maker will soon be established
When your butter is held until it is
old and stale, it is not wanted and
your reputation suffers as well as
your pocket.
Practice cleanliness in every de-
tail. Good butter cannot be made
otherw se--Dairy Exchange.
Three hoboes were arrested Sunday
charged with stealing five cases of
beer from car on the siding in Belle
Fourche. The first case of beer is
supposed to have been stolen Satur-
day night, and from the contents Of
this case a fair sized jag was realized.
Finding the swiping SO easy the gen
| tlemen could not resist the tempta-
tion to steel more beer Accordingly
they returned to the car Sunday
morning and took three more cases.
Returning they were in the act of
taking another case of the cheerful
fluid when Night Marshall Cosgrove
arrived on the scene. He arrested
two of the men and on going to the
fair grounds found the third one laid
out, dead drunk beside case Of beer
They had secured ice, buried por-
ton of the bees and otherwise made
preparations for a summer supply of
refreshments. Their preliminary
hearing will be held today.-Belle
EOurcbo Roo