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

hazardous than any other form of
cooperative dairy industry.
A brief discuss,on of some of the
conditions which are considered es-
sential to the successful operation Of
a milk condensing factory of COM
mercial size will disclose some of the
difficulties which farmers coopera-
tive organization would have to over.
come II failure is to be avoided.
FIRST. The plant should be located
in a community which is not only
thoroughly adapted in every way TO
high standard of extensive dairy
farming but Is already far advanced
in such development. The herds Of
cows should be large, healthy. well
cared for, and of a breed or breeds
that produce a grade OF milk rea-
sonably adapted for condensing pur-
poses and the production OF stan
dard product.
Second. In establishing a plant for
eondensing milk by the vacuum pro-
cess It Is OF primary Importance that
the location provide an abundant,
steady supply Of pure, cold water. in.
dependent of the supply required for
boiler use. The quantity Of water
required to condense given quaint
ty Of milk will, Of course, vary with
the operating conditions such for ex-
ample as the temperature Of the con-
densing water and the temperature
Tor the pressure) of the vapor to be
condensed, A general idea of the
importance Of water supply can be
obtained from the authoritative esti-
mate that about gallons of water
are required for the condenslng OF
pound OF fresh m TX (about pirD
Difficulty in obtaining an adequate
supply Of good, pure cold water is
a cause of serious embarrassment 10
some of the commercial condensaries
now established and the lack Of II
has been the cause of many failures.
Third. An abundant supply of pure
milk is an absolute necessity. The
! exact quantity required daily will, OF
course, vary with the size Of tn:
plant. Several reliable authorities
have estimated that for the Profit
able production of condensed milk OF
commercial scale the supply o. raw
milk to the factory should not fal
below $4,000 pounds day. This esti
mate Is exclusive of the daily supply
; of milk normally required for othel
,, purposes by the community. Further
more, II the finished product is t
be Of marketable quality, the mill
received at the condensery must he o
exceptionally high grade; that ID
; s.ean and pure.
While first class milk is asSentia
for the manufacture OF a first clas
dairy product Of any kind, II Is absc
I lutely necessary IL condensed mill
factory Is to be a success. II fey
cans Of low grade milk are not dc
tected at the receiving platform of
condensery, the slight defects In tn
raw milk are multiplied in The pre-
cess OF condensing 1t and the resul
is practically certain to be the con
plete loss OF the whole batch whic
may represent financial loss OF se'
eral hundred dollars. This stateiner
may be illustrated concretely: It
claimed by authorities that raw mil
/ containing as much as OF per cer
acid Calculated as dactic acid) is nc
fit for condensing purposes. Tn
| does not necessarily mean that
would taste sour, but II accepted an
condensed In the ratio Of 2.25 to
4 Git may be more but is seldom less
the acidity, increasing in the SAN
ratio, would reach 0.45 per cen
which would be practically certain
cause a sour taste in the fnishe
product. Every housewife knows thu
on heating, and that the higher III
temperature the more rapid is II
curdling process and the firmer II
III curd This makes n unfit for COO