The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-08
GETTING GOOD MILK INTO THE CITY.

! trip to reach the establishment at 10
p. m, about the hour when they begin
to fill their 5000 bottles of milk for
the morning delivery of the succeed
ing day In the office we found Di-
rector /. c. Smith, a skilled, trained
man who knows the scientific side of
the operative as well as he under
stands the business methods neces-
sary TO make a big plant a success.
With him was the associations bac-
terialogist, DR.. Carl Lind, a highly
skilled specialist. Originally edu-
Gated in Copenhagen he is a graduate
of an English scientific school and
has also studied dairy chemistry and
dairy bacteriology in Switzerland
Germany and France. The most strik-
ing characteristic is the immaculate
cleanliness that everywhere prevails.
The entire establishment is absolutely
free from dust and dirt Not an odor
can be detected. The association fur
nishes the employees with working
clothes and itself launders them and
maintains ample free bathing facili-
ties. The employe coming in from the
street goes into the dressing room.
sheds the clothes which have been
more or less contaminated by wear
upon the street, takes a bath and as
sumes a newly laundered garb
Efficient Processes.
Every process through which the
milk moves from its receipt at the
door until it goes out in the wagon in
the early morning is an efficient proc
ess both from the standpoint of main
tanning purity and excellence and
from the standpoint of economy Of
handling After the milk cans, for ex-
ample, are fully emptied, they are
placed upon a drain board. The drip
pings from this board produce 1000
pounds of butter per year, which am
ply repays the slight trouble caused
in placing the cans in this position.
Every process is practically automatic.
Their machines seem to have almost
human intelligence. The milk which
goes into each bottle is automatically
measured and not a fraction of an
ounce more or less than the specified
is placed In the bottle. The
filling of the bottles, the placing of
the shoppers, the sealing of the STOP
per- the transportation of the bottles
from the machines to the shelves, the |
cleansing of the empty bottles and |
cans-all these proceed automatically. |
When ready for delivery the milk |
is placed on racks in the large milk |
wagons Each wagon is accompanied |
by a driver and six boys, who by the .
use Of carrying racks are enabled to
deliver the bottles with great rapidity. |
No driver can go into another drivers
district. There is no duplication of
routes. The wagon hardly pauses in
it's course. Here milk delivery is re-
duced to a science.
Over -Four Million Receipts.
The concern gets out a variety Of
dairy products. The fresh sweet milk
is of the grade known generally as
certified milk. IN addition to this
they sell a special high grade called
infants milk" The milk that goes
into the bottles so labeled must have
been produced during a certain part
Of the ovine lactation period. The
COWS must have been excluded from
folders which are inclined to give
faint or unpleasant flavor to the milk.
The milk must have certain high per-
2entages Of butter fat, The quality
and purity of this grade of milk is
most carefully guarded, and it goes
out only in sealed bottles or cans to
families and hospitals.
SKINNED milk and butter are also
sold. Three different grades of cream
ire placed upon the market-the rich
whipping cream, the medium cream
and half cream. In addition to this
highest grades of butter are made and
sold. A particular brand of butter
milk which has proved popular and
profitable is known as Bulgarian Yog-
lurt. This is similar to the product
which is said to have made the Bull
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qualities are due to fermenta-
ion produced by the bacteria of the
Bacillus Bulgaricus variety. 1t is
said to be a digestive aid of great ef-
ectiveness. Altogether the company
axes in annually for its products the
sum Of $4,15O,000.
Profits to the Farmer.
At the time when the milk is deliv-
cred to the concern the farmer is
1aid little over two cents a quart.
This is exactly the same price which
,thers are paid for their milk by the
companies. In case OF
he man who delivers to one of the
oint stock companies this is all that
he farmer ever receives for his milk
rhe farmer who is member of this
concern, however, at the
md Of the half yearly period receives
dividend which amounts to about
me cent per quart At the end of