The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-19


production of evaporated milk the
product must be sterilized in the cans
at very high temperature in order
to insure a good keeping quality. 1t
is obvious, therefore. that IL milk is
delivered to the factory with slight
excess of acidity the product obtain
ed from 1t without producing hard
curd, which would make the product
absolutely unstable and thus a to-
tai loss to the manufacturer. Furth-
ermore. excessive acidity which is
principally caused by improper care
and handling of the milk, is not the
only condition that may render milk
unfit for condensing. Other undesir-
able qualities of the milk may also |
be induced by poor health and i'm.
proper care of the cows, by the kind
and the condition OF their feed and
by many other details of imperfect
management of the dairy farms.
The services of experts thoroughly
qualified by training and long expert
ence in tn s particular line will be
required to detect and guard against
these unfavorable conditions. Even
then II Is often difficult to avoid these
financial losses. Considering the
fact that the condens'ng Of milk, on
any considerable scale, is Of compar-
atively recent development, It is to
be expected that competent men Of
special training and experience in
this particular field would not be nu-
merous. Considering also the very
rapid growth OF the industry during
recent years, Il is to be expected that
the demand for such men would large
ly exceed the supply. 1t follows,
therefore, that farmers cooperative
organization which enters this field
at this time and succeeds in securing
for its plant the men who are quail
fed and competent to steer the organ
| ization clear Of the financial losses
likely to be incurred from an unde-
sirable supply OF milk will be indeed
fortunate.
Fourth. Adequate facilities for mar
keting constitute another essential to
| the commercial success OF condens-
| ed milk plant. Commercial success,
of course, implies a profitable market
| for the product-a market which is
readily and directly accessible to the
plant without adding excessively to
the cost of manufacture, either in the
form Of high freight rates or long
hauls from the condensery to ra l.
road AS already indicated the sue
cessful manufacture of condensed
milk on a commercial scale requires
large output of the finished product
"a very much larger output than Is
likely to be consumed in the local
market; therefore, in selecting 10
cation, favorable transportat on IA
silities to a good market or markets
are a consideration of vital import
/. ance to ultimate success.
Fifth. In establishing and operat
4,
cessity of adequate capital is another
, important question. The cost Of built
ings and equipment will, of course
vary with the purchase Of superior OIL
Inferior materials and workmanship
as well as size OF the plant and, II
some measure, the kind Of condensed
milk to be produced. In any case
however, the buildings should be thor
oughly substantial, more so than Il
commonly considered necessary To-
a creamery or q cheese factory. TIL
major part OF the equipment is of |
very highly SPECIALIZED, more or les
complicated, and very expensive type
. The proper operation Of the equiv
ment, especially the vacuum pan an
:. the sterilizer when the product
sterilized in cans. calls for a h'g
!, degree OF skill and large experienc
), II serious losses are to be avoide
!, and a standardized legal product
to be produced.
!, The cost OF buildings, equipment
:, and operation Of plant for the mar
: ufacture of evaporated milk (uI
sweetened condensed milk for hous'
hold use) will illustrate the sapits
required for the manufacture Of an
= other form Of condensed milk. A
a this is the form which is most
!, demand, the manufacture Of this pr
duct offers the best chances Of SUI
cess. Some reliable authorities hav
- conservatively estimated that ad
: quate buildings and equipment for
min mum production on commerce.
scale would cost in the neighborhoo
of $4,000, exclusive OF working cap
taI The ,aarLaI.. e. saadalnal II