Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-08
Coo Operative Farm
Products Marketing
Ho,v 1t Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
in America to the Profit of Both
Farmer and Consumer
GETTING GOOD MILK INTO THE CITY.
BY MATTHEW s. DuDeEoN

Trip TO r6acn the establishment at lU
p. M, about the hour when they begin
to fill their 35, 900 bottles of milk for
the morning. delivery Of the succeed
ing day. In the Office we found Di-
rector I. G. Smith, skilled, trained
man who knows the scientific side of
the operative as well as he under
stands the business methods neces-
sary to make big plant success.
With him was the associations bac-
terialogist, Dr.. Carl Lind, a highly
skilled specialist. Originally edu-
Gated in Copenhagen he is 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 eLtire 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 bath aud as
sumes 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 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 to the shelves, the
cleansing of the empty bottles and
cans-all these proceed automatically
When ready for delivery the milh
is placed on racks in the large mill
wagons. Each wagon is accompanied
by a driver and six boys, who by the
use of carrying racks are enabled tc
deliver the bottles with great rapidity
No driver can go into another drivers
district. There is no duplication OF
routes. The wagon hardly pauses il
| its course. Here milk delivery is re
| duced to science.
Over Four Million Receipts.
The concern gets out variety o.
| dairy products The fresh sweet mill
is of the grade known generally a!
certified milk. In addition to thil
they sell special high grade called
infants milk The milk that goe,
! into the bottles so labeled must have
been produced during a certain par
! of the ovine lactation period. Tht
cows must have been excluded from
folders which are inclined to Civ,
taint or unpleasant flavor to the milk
The milk must have certain high per
centages of butter fat. The qualit.
and purity of this grade of milk il
most carefully guarded, and it goe
out only in sealed bottles or cans t.
families and hospitals.
SKINNED milk and butter are ais,
sold Three different grades of cream
are placed upon the market-the ricl
| whipping cream, the medium cream
and half cream. In addition to thi
the finest of cream cheese and tn
highest grades of butter are made an,
sold. A particular brand of butte
milk which has proved popular an,
profitable is known as Bulgarian Yoe
hurt. This is similar to the produc
which is said to have made the Bul
garians race of centenarians. 1t
valuable qualities are due to ferments
ton produced by the bacteria Of tn
| Bacillus Bulgaricus variety. 1t ii
| said to be a digestive aid of great ei
fectiveness. Altogether the compan
takes in annually for its products tn
considerable sum of $4,150,000.
= Profits to the Farmer.
/ At the time when the milk is deliy
cred to the concern the farmer |
paid a little over two cents a quar-
This is exactly the same price whic
others are paid for their milk by tn
distributing companies. In case {
the man who delivers to one of tn
joint stock companies this is all tina
the farmer ever receives for his mill
The farmer who is a member of thi
cooperative concern, however, at th
end of the half yearly period receive
a dividend which amounts to abou
one cent per quart. At the end {