Marble Hill press., 1920-11-25
Cooling un.s-le.sns


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When the majority of people lived
In the country or small villages. aud
nearly everybody had nsighbor with
o COW. the milk marketing problem
Vas simple often the sutif. proccss
consisted in the nelghhor's bringing
over = pitcher and four copper pcn'
mics and carrying away the quart Of
milk. or perhaps Johnni. was ssnt
out 20 deliver milk 20 hEif a doEsn
neighhors ai ; ornts n quart. pocket
ing the ssirs penny.
Even IN the case ~ hlg cities. the
mo~t complicated system Of getting
mllk 70 the consumer consisted in the
farmers placing the night aud morn.
inE prstryt into cans and starting for
the city 20 make bis round - frum
'O 20 s.l customers Tie machinery
~ distribution vas aii tn the hands
~ the producer. snd dlstrihution vas
90 dirrct that n. machinery vas not
20 any extent complicated
Become. serou, proelsrN
with the shifting - population 60
hiE cvn,ers and the pr,-mptIo8 u the
former farming iaHd ,n the suburl'.
by cpmmuisf settlements and estates
the marketing ~ milk has become n
serious pr,s,lsm TIE farmer who
produces MILK Is ouly ore stsfs=the
iultial onr=in system which In
rlud~s sometimes the 'plbsr. the
steam or trolley rnliuay. and she big
city distributing arrnries ~ an %,
iustrn'iun ~ these changing ruufi-
fions one riiy may b. meu'ieu~d
Whi~h hsd isn separate miik dealers
thr~e years aru bot l. n"v almost
sn'irviy SERVED hy three distributing
siatiors Tie surrrssful farmer has
learned 20 adjust himself 60 this stu,
afion
The principal coalitions concerned
IN the marketing ~ milk are that Il
shall be clran. free frpn uduiteratians
snd disease rvrms that II shall te
eeole,i rrursriy en the fsrm ant Kept
epol while Il + "a the prsiucrrs
hands II should b. deliter,Si ~ the
railway platform IN time fnr the traiv
and properly projected during transit
nlg cffy distributing cpmpanle. and
loral boards ~ health have prvtty
thoroughly Impressed UPON ptoinc~Ts
the uecvsstty ~ kerpiur milk euId
sni II the farmer Is Inclined f. demur.
he receives an uncomfortable expert.
ence b. having milk turnel hack 20
him One creamery returned over
5000 worth ~ milk and cram to
farmers A Misunderstanding plant
received morr than i0.ono gallons OF
sour milk IN oue year
Getting the milk down 10 low
temperature will be much easier II
you have Ice and this Is the SEASON
Of the year when Il is timely to speak
~ lce storing for dairy purposes
Where stream or pond is available
in the northern section ~ the United
States. natural ice can be harvested
and stored ut low cost.
Under ordinary circumstances about
one-hhif 10 one ton of ice should he
allowed for each COW for cooling
cream. or Ia to tons Of ice per Cow
for cooling milk The United States
Department of Agriculture viii send
fHrurcrs' Bulletin i05s, giving full
directions for storing ice. on request.
There are number ~ mllk-cooling
devices that can he uss'i An efficient
surface cooler. where the milk passes
In n. thin layer over an ice or brine
cooled surface. can be constructed III
small expenS" and will pay for itself.
There are several types ot these cool
ers, description Of which may be-
obtained by writing the United States
Department of Agriculture for Farm
ers' Bulletin gTs.
To hold milk at low temperature
over night during the summer prop
erly constructed cooling tank Is also
desirable, A good covered cooling |
tank also protects the milk from In |
sects. dust, foul odors and other Inn |
purtties, and II well insulated also |
protects the milk from freezing In |
winter.
Where milk In to he shipped long
distances. some method of maintain |
Ing low temperature during transit is
necessary, and for shorter distances
some kind Of an Insulated can or felt
jacket for the can Is practically indis-
rensahle. Ice. jackets and insulated
cans add to the expense. but usually
pay for themselves by reducing spoil
age and securing better market for
the milk. With the advent of good
roads and motortrucks. cooperative
hauling of milk is becoming more
common. In some sections large re-
gional cooling stations have been es-