The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-08-22
DAIRY PRODUCTS
VERY ESSENTIAL
America Depended Upon to Meet
the Needs of All Allied and
Neutral Countries. .
COW IS efficient PRODUCER
Great Law Of Food Conservation Is to
Turn lnedibIe Feeds Into Edible
Foods in Cheapest Manner Pos
sibIe-cleanIiness Urged.

Dairying-one Of the largest Of the
agricultural enterprises of this coun-
try-has a big war job. Dairy prod
ucts are essential to the well-being Of
the nation, and it has been urged by
the United States department Of agri-
culture that every effort be made to
maintain the supply in this country,
and so far as possible, to meet the in
creasing demands of the allies.
I Before the war the United States
received dairy products from "a for
eign countries. Now these supplies
have been largely stopped and it has
become necessary not only to replace
them at home but to export large
quantities.
Turns Feed Into Food.
Two facts stand out prominently as
reasons for the increased production
and use of milk. The first is that milk
as purchased on the market usually
supplies food material together with
the groWth-producing elements, more
economically than either meat or eggs.
The second reason is that the dairy
GOV is the most economical producer
Of animal food. One great law Of
food conservation is to turn inedible
feeds into edible foods in the cheapest
possible manner The dairy GOV will
utilize coarse materials, inedible by
humans, such as grass, cornstalks, hay,
etc., and will turn them into milk,
which is suitable for human food.
Other farm animals also are convert
ers of coarse roughage into edible food,
but are not so efficient as the dairy
cow.
So much for the war duty Of the
producer. To get the full benefit Of
the milk, care and attention on the
part Of the consumer is necessary.
Consumer Must Be Careful.
If the milk producer and the milk
dealer have done their duty there is
left daily at the consumers door a
bottle Of clean, cold, unadulterated
milk. BY improper treatment in the
home the milk then may become unfit
for food, especially for babies. This
bad treatment may consist Of placing
it in unclean vessels, exposing it I'M
necessarily to the air; failing to keep
it cool up to the time Of using it; or
exposing it to flies.
Milk absorbs impurities-collects
Observation-Disclosures it is exposed to
the air or placed in unclean vessels.
Some Of these may be the bacteria Of
certain contagious diseases; others
may cause digestive troubles which in
the Ease Of infants may prove fatal.
Cleanliness and cold are imperative
for good milk.
Here are some suggestions from
specialists of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture:
Avoid milk kept in a can, open
much of the time and possibly without
refrigeration, at the bakery or grocery
store.
The best way Of buying milk is in
bottles. Dipping it from large cans
and drawing it from the faucet Of q
retailers can are bad practices.
Take the milk into the house az soon
as possible after delivery, especially
In hot weather.
Keep milk in the original bottle un.
I'll needed for immediate consumption.
Keep the refrigerator cool and sweet.
4 single drop Of spilled milk or a
small particle Of neglected food may