The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-05-21

er and the consumer. For the same
service performed In q less sanitary
way taking n longer period OF time.
involving more waste and more con.
tamlnation the Boston consumer pays
five and one.half cents. Here Is a
saving In cost OF distribution OF two
and one-fourth cents per quart. II this
could be saved to the milk consumer
In Boston II would amount to about
10000 pay day OF $780, 900 in n year.
How many lives would be saved by
absolutely pure milk at the reduced
price no n knows.
A Night Visit.
In order to see the Trifolium milk
depot at It's busiest we planned our
trip to reach the establishment at 10
p. m. about the hour when they begin
to Ill their $4,000 bottles Of milk for
the morning delivery OF the succeed.
Ing day. The most striking charac-
acteristic Is the immaculate clean.
Illness that everywhere prevails. The
entire establishment IL absolutely
free from dust and dirt. Not aa odor
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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 rs.
m a newly laundered garb.
Efficient Processes.
Every process through which the
milk moves from It's receipt ut the
door until II goes out In the wagon In
the early morning Is m 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
amount 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 70 the shelves. the
cleansing OF the empty bottles ana
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 n 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 ia no duplication of
routes. The wagon hardly pauses In
its course. Here milk delivery Is re-
duced to n science.
Over Four Million Receipts.
The concern gets out a variety OF
dairy products. The fresh sweet mill:
Is OF the grade known generally as
certified milk. In addition to this
they sell q special high grade called
infants milk" The milk that goes
into the bottles SO labeled must have
been produced during n certain par,
OF tho bovine 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
cottages of butter fat. Tho quality
and purity OF this grade OF milk IA
most carefully guarded. and II goes
out only In sealed bottles or mi "a
families and hospitals.
Skinned milk and butter are also
sold. Three different grades OF cream
are placed upon the market-the rich
whipping cream. the medium cream
and half cream. In addition to this
this flnest OF cream cheese and the
highest grades OF butter r made and
sold. A particular brand of butter
milk which has proved popular and
profitable Is known as Bulgarian Yog
hurt. This Is similar to the product
which Is said to have made the Bul
garians q race OF centenarians. Iti
valuable qualities are due 20 fermenta
tion produced by the bacteria OF the
Bacillus B~ulgarieus variety. It 80