Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-14
DAIRY INSPECTION
RESUMED BY CITY
BOARD OF HEALTH
RANNEY BROTHERS AND MYRON
c. GREEN PLANTS ARE
VISITED

Members OF the health board of
the city council and Health Officer
DR.. L. w. Little made tour of inspec-
ton OF some of the plants that furnish
Belding's milk supply on Thursday
OF last week. During the inspection
OF two, weeks ago the board did not
have time 10 complete the round of
every dairy farm. Those not reached
on the former trip were visited Thurs
day.
AT Ranney Brothers farm the milk
ing machines were in operation. The
can that holds the milk is conical in
shape, the larger end being "a base
AT the upper end small pump, which
is operated by an air compressor, is
attached TO the can. After the milk
ing tubes are attached TO the cows
udder the air is turned into the pump
and the drawing of the milk begins.
The milk is turned into an aerator
at the bottling room within few
minutes after il is drawn from the
COW. The aerator is cooled with a
stream Of water that flows through
a system OF pipes The milk runs
down over the pipes and into re-
ceptical below
From the aerator the milk is turned
into the bother where several bottles
are filled at one operation. The bottles
are washed in a large tank and after
ward sterilized by being enclosed in
an oven of live steam. They occupy
an inverted position and are allowed
TO drain in that position.
The bav,, doors ar. caraf,,Il,,
ed and liberal amount of lime had
been used on the floors to keep them
in a sanitary condition The whole
interior of the stables is whitewash-
ed and free from surplus dirt.
The floor of the bottling and refrig-
orator room is made Of concrete with
gentle slope to a central drain. The
floor is kept clean with a liberal
amount Of water which is flooded over
it previously to the bottling hour. The
whole room is securely screened and
all shelves ana benches kept perfect
ly clean. The interior of the bottles
are not touched with the hands from
the time they are sterilized. All uten-
sils are thoroughly cleansed and
sterilized before each milking period
and vessels containing the milk dur
ing its passage from the milking ma
chimes until it is bottled, are kept
covered with cloths to keep foreign
matter from getting into them.
The health board considered that
conditions at the Ranney farm were
very satisfactory. In their opinion
details in regard 10 keeping the milk
sanitary were carefully looked after
- Ii -.
farm the board went TO the farm of
Myron c. Green to investigate condi-
tions there. The milking at the
Green farm had been completed for
the day when the board arrived They
were shown through the stables how
ever, by Mr.. Green. They found the
stables carefully cleaned and washed
out. The quarters were not eXtrava-
CANT but showed that attention was
being given TO sanitary conditions.
The stalls hangers and ceiling were
whitewashed and presented "A neat APP
pearance. The odor OF the room bore
evidence that good germicde had
been used.
At the bottlng room the racks were
full of bottles that were clean and
sanitary The board found that the
milk was aerated at this plant also.
The milk room was screened and the
floors were scrubbed.
Mr.. Green is contemplating the con-
struction Of new milk room this fall.
II will be built over a good we'll that
is now being used and will be large
enough To house all Of the accessories
that are needed in the efficient handl-
~.
quarters will begin in a few days
The Green dairy is operated under
the name Of Myron G. Green * Son.