Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
BELONG HEALTH
COMMITTEE VISITED
M|LKMEN'S FARMS
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The board found that i'm most OF the
places screen doors were notably alb
sent from the rooms in which the milk
was prepared for delivery. They also
reported one stable i'm rather filthy
condition.
The board visited the plants of O.
f.. Rowley, who receives milk from
George Hoyt, Bruce Fales and one or
two others for delivery here and the
plants OF j. G. Lambertson and John
McKendry.
Milk from the McKendry dairy is
delivered TO Ionia This dairy has
been inspected repeatedly by the state
authorities. 1t is one of the most
completely equipped plants in the
country in the opinion of the board.
The bottle washing room of the Nc
Kendry plant is floored with concrete,
sloping from all sides to a sewer in the
middle of the floor. A boiler provides
plenty of boiling water and steam in
the large washing tanks. A bottle
brush is revolved at the rate of several
hundred revolutions per minute by
means of a steam turbine and each
bottle is washed with this brush. At
ter the bottles are thoroughly washed
with clean water they are steamed
over "A pipe which emits live steam,
and the bottles are thus thoroughly
sterilized. The bottles are then plac
ed in racks where they drain thor
oughly.
From the washing room the bottles
are taken TO the bottling room i'm the
barn near the stables. This room is
also provided with a sloping concrete
floor with sewer connections. Running
water and ice in an aerator cools the
milk and aerates it before ii goes into
the bother. A large refrigerator holds
the nights milk until time for delivery
in the morning. The whole room is
securely screened, excluding all flies.
Going from the bottling room to the
stables the health board found that
the floors were scrupulously clean.
There was no evidence that COWS had
been kept in the barn for several
months. judging from the appearance
of the floors. The board was surpris-
ed when told that the whole herd was
MIXED in the stables twice day.
Near the door Of the stables were
pair OF scales and a tally sheet. AS
each cow is MIXED her milk is weigh
ed and the weight placed on the tally
sheet The herd is made up almost
exclusively Of full blooded Jerseys
The herd is headed by one Of the best
sires i'm the country and each animal
is "A pet The dairy herd is confined
i'm a large clean yard previous to the
evening milking and at night. During
the day the cows are allowed the free
range OF the pasture fields where living
water enables them To drink at Will
The help that cares for the cows is
clad i'm the usual dairy outfit. rubber
boots. aprons and caps during the
milking. The whole surroundings of
the dairy bear an air Of contentment,
ease and yet painstaking care.
The health board at the present
time is especially interested in the
washing of milk bottles by the custom
ers. They are watching the cases of
contagious disease that are known to
exist Some method recognized to be
thoroughly sanitary for delivering
milk to these homes is being worked
out by the board. The placarding of
houses where milkmen should use
care i'm delivering is considered one
of the most feasible plans. Special
covered dishes placed near the street
so that the milk may be emptied into
them may be recommended No
difficulty has been experienced hereto
fore which cannot be obviated by the
plans which are being worked out by
the board The dairymen visited have
assured the board that they will CO.
operate with them in their plans They
ask that the board come to their farms