Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
ABOUT THE MECHANICAL MIXER
After Years of Study 1t Is Now
Perfected.

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Perfected.
Inventors have been working on the
mechanical mixer for years. Like
every other invention Of Importance,
there were necessarily many failures
before success crowned the efforts or
the man who was able to picture IN
his mind a machine that would relieve
the dairy farmer of much OF the So
called drudgery of his work, says KIM
balls Dairy Farmer.
Today the milking machine is sue
cess. There are unquestionably many
who will tell you otherwise but the
truth of the situation is demonstrated
by the machines that are in practical,
successful operation every day in the
year.
The mere fact that the use or the
milking machine has been discont1n-
ued on some farms may be m1slead-
ing. An illustration will make this
clear. A dairy farmer who milks
about 100 COWS producing a very high
class product which tops the market
in a western city, installed machine
a few years ago. The expense in this
case was an item of considerable i'm
portance. After using the milking
machine for time 1t was discontin-
ued and the fittings in the barn stand
as mute testimony which is literally
used by some to prove that the milk
err is worthless. AS a matter OF mact,
this same dairyman said recently that
he planned to start his machine again.
1t is not unsuccessful but 1t was dis
continued for certain local reasons
which do not in the least enter into
the question of it's success.
This little incident is given tc show
that the discontinued machine Is not
always discarded.
The question is freque ntly raised
relative to the cleanliness of the ma
chine. Ordinarily the man who Is pro-
gressive enough to install mixer
will take the best of care of his herd
and of the milk Cleanliness will pre-
vail not only in the dairy room but
also in the barn and in the care Of
the stock. However, in one case a
milking machine was installed where
the men were not so thoroughly up
to-date, and it was question whether
the milk would be of good quality aft
er the machine had been in use for
} some time. This dairy farmer was
: marketing his milk and the men who
have supervision of the quality Of the
milk watched this plant rather care
fully but found to their surprise that
the quality improved.
The question has been raised as to
the effect of milking machine on the
COW. One breeder of registered dairy
cattle used the machine to make some.
of his best records. Another tried it
successfully upon both aged COWS and
heifers, and in both cases there
seemed to be no question as to the de-
+ STABILITY.
One dairyman in the Mississippi val
ley who is producing certified milk
for dining car service uses the ma
} chine exclusively. He is able to keep
the bacterial count down and fur
nishes very high quality product.
These few illustrations have been
given to show that, regardless of what
may be said by some, the milking ma
chine is success. There will be IN
favorable evidence just as there is
with everything else, but if all Of the
facts are taken into consideration,
carefully weighed and compared, a
general opinion must be in favor of
the machine. 1t works we'll with the
: cows doing them no injury; it is pos
sible to make records and it improves
the quality of the milk from a san
itary standpoint.