Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-29
4 MERICA'S MILK
IA S u p PL Y

1t is believed by experts that the CEN
sus returns now being tabulated will
show that the American COW gives ten
billion gallons of milk a year. There are
about twenty million milch cows in tn {
| United States, and 1t is said that nearly
| so per cent of them fail to yield pront
to their owners. The dairy business is
reputed to be about the only business
in the United States representing an In
vestment of half a billion dollars which
is not controlled by some organization.
| OF the milk that is produced about one
third is sold in it's natural state, and
nearly one-half goes into the making of
butter.
| 1t Is believed by many who have inves-
tigated recent inventions bearing on the
subject that it will soon De possible TO
produce powdered milk on a commercial
scale. Such a change in the milk bust
ness would amount practically to rev.
,olution. Two million quarts Of milk are
used In the city Of New York every day
OF which more than 100000 quarts rep
resent nothing but water that is natural
| ly a part Of the milk. On the basis o. one
cent a quart for the handling and sale
| of the water contained In the milk. this
: would represent a useless expenditure by
the people of that city Of nearly So
10000 Ga year. Some one has figured
that II the nations milk supply would
be reduced to the powdered form, 1T
would save the people se3,o0o,ooo. There
are 1000, 900 pounds OF SKINNED
milk produced in the United States every
year, the solid contents Of which are said
to be equal in nutritive value to two
and one-fourth times it's weight in lean
beer. If this could be saved by the new
powder process. IT would mean the saw
ing of, zoo. 10000, 900 pounds Of extremely
rich food.
The conversion of milk into powder is
accomplished by process treating milk
with exhaust steam under vacuum con-
ditfons 1t was discovered by a promi-
nent Danish scientist, who believes that
If this process shall become universal
1T will go a long way toward solving a
wor.u food problem, and toward overcom-
ing the great number of deaths that are
attributable to disease Dorne by milk
The last two or three years have wit
messed a remarkable growth in the move
ment Oh cities to protect their inhabit-
anus from the dangers of impure milk.
New York and New Jersey have long
been leaders in this movement. AFTER a
large number Of states ana muntcipali-
ties had formed pure MILK commissions,
the American Association OF Medical
Milk commissions was formed and this
organization meets annually for the pur-
pose of bringing general attention TO all
the advanced ideas OF milk production
and handling. The deliberations OF this
organization are pubIIsned in the form
of an annual report, and this book con-
stitutes one Of the text books or the
need of condemning the imperfect animals
been tried, II has met with the approval
OF the dairyrnen whose herds were dis
eased
A number of states now are experiment
ing with a new system Of overcoming
the presence of tuberculosis in herds Of
dairy cows This is the Bang system,
proposed by a Dane of that name. When
a herd of cows is found to be afflicted
with tuberculosis. the healthy ones arc
segregated from the unhealthy ones, and
the owner keeps two herds instead OF
one. The calves from the tubercular
COWS are taken from them soon as
they are born, and are fed, on milk from
healthy cows In this way there is no
pure milk crusade.
An Illinois woman believes that she
has completely solved the milk question
While travelling in Switzerland, she be-
came very fond OF goats milk, and when
she returned to the United States she
found that she could support two goats
on less than ten cents a day, and
that from these she got six quarts of
the best Kind of milk. AS the goats are
able to live In luxury where a COW might
starve, she thinks that goats milk Is
the solution Of the whole question. 1t