The Dolores star., 1920-11-26
.uo,, MIX Cooling Station uns.t o,., -
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Ma
uhsn the majority of people lived
NE country or small villages. and
vi, everybody had neighbor with
,ow the milk marketing problem
:, amnle often the entire process
,s,s,ed in the nelghbor's bringing
r~ pitcher aud four copper pen
.s and carrying away the quart Of
n. Or perhaps Johnnie was sent
!, m deliver milk 10 half dozen
.rhbors at 3 cents a quart, pocket
/, he extra penny.
Even in the case Of big cities. the
ras, complicated system OF getting
,ls TO the consumer consisted in the
tmers placing the night and morn
!, nrnduct Into cans and starting for
sa rl,y TO make his round Of from
b TO 200 customers. The machinery
distribution was all in the hands
4 the producer. and distribution was
direct that the machinery was not
any extent complicated.
Becomes Serious Problem.
With the shifting OF population TO
Il centers and the preemption of the
Former farming land in the suburbs
commuter settlements and estates.
be marketing Of milk has become a
srOns problem. The farmer who
IsduCes milk Is only one step-the
Initial One-in a system which In
cudes sometimes the jobber. the
sesm or trolley railway, and the big
dy distributing agencies. As an IL
iustratlon Of these changing condi-
lions. one city may be mentioned
which had 14O separate milk dealers
three years ago. but is now almost
sltirely served by three distributing
Stations. The successful farmer has
Earned 10 adjust himself to this stu
silOn.
The principal conditions concerned
In the marketing Of milk are that It
shall be Clean. free FROM adulteratio
and disease germs, that 1t shall be
cooled properly on the farm and kept
cool while It Is In the producers
hands. 1t should be delivered at the
nllway platform in time for the train
and properly protected during transit.
Big city distributing companies and
IocaI boards Of health have pretty
thoroughly impressed upon producers
ne necessity OF keeping milk cold
shd II the farmer Is inclined TO demur.
De receives an uncomfortable expert
ence by having milk turned back 10
lim. One creamery returned over
s-"c worth Of milk and cream to
larmers. A misunderstanding plant
received more than 5000 gallons of
sour milk in one year.
'etting the milk down TO a low
temperature will be much easier If
'eu nave Ice; and this is the season
me year when II is timely to speak
VI ice storing for dairy purposes.
Nnefe stream or pond is available
y The northern section of the United
s'a'es' natural Ice can he harvested
'la stored at low cost.
Under ordinary circumstances ahout
vme'nalt m to one ton Of Ice should be
'"oWed for each COW for cooling
aealh' or " to . tons Of ice per COW
W. NJ 'oollhg milk. The United States
ppel4r'inent psp Of Agriculture will send
, ,ai'llerS Bulletin 1913. giving full
.e'''ohS Tor storing Ice. on request.
,,. "ere are number of milk-cooling
..es 'flat can he used. An efficient
n cooler where the milk passes
~ W. ,i'n layer over an ice or brine
.V'vu surface, can be constructed 81
Ma. a.' expense, and will pay for itself
,,s are several types OF these cool
49,. description Of which NAV be
naad na,ned by writing the United States
apartment Of Agriculture for Farm
eS Bulletin 976.
A. 10 hold milk Mt low temnera,ure
,,,n n'sht during the summer a prop-
,as,.s,, INSTRUCTED cooling tank is-,.lso
,snn 'o'e' A good covered cooling
sec,v protects the milk from in
m-,,,. u"S', foul odors and other i'm
pro,oa. ana If well insulated also
winter. ''" from freezing In
iIsonoaa MIX Is to be shipped long
me ,o,, some method of maintain
necess" temperature during transit is
somo t! r,! and for shorter distances
hcke, oi an Insulated can or felt
pebsoh,a 'i'e can Is practically indis-
cans aa, Ice, jackets and insulated
pay for " The expense. but usually
no ,o m themselves by reducing spoIj.
The mi" m," securing a better market for
toadS With the advent of good
haulinc hotortrucks, cooperative
Common VI milk is becoming more
vioDa, iOn. In some sections large re.
ablisbe1 o''hg stations have been es.
theIr sn, ",,, to which many farmers hanI
theIr os., ",,k' Many farmers stilI houl
should I1n w milk to small cities. Mix
frees = 'e cooled to at least 30 do.
farmer perore leaving the farm. The
ture :, can then prevent the rempern.
e mix from rising more