The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-09
FIRST MILK SURPLUS
SINCE WAR STARTED
IN. Y. Times.)

For the first time since the begin
ming of the World War there is de-
veloping a surplus Of milk in this
country, according to reports recent
" received by the United States De
partment Of Agriculture. Specialists
of the department state that this
condition probably will be only tenn
porary during the FLUSH" Of the
season, and that it is most apparent
in well-developed dairy districts. 1t
NAV continue during the summer
months, but it is expected to adjust
itself by Fall, when demand Will
overtake the surplus of supply. The
situation is largely due TO the fall
ing off in the demand for milk in the
manufacture of condensed products,
milk powders, casein and similar out
puts, for which there vas a large
export outlet.
The department points out the
ACCESSIBILITY Of using as much milk
as possible, in fluid form and other
wise, as a human food. Within the
last generation an increased know
ledge Of the value of milk, due in
some measure to the extensive adj
vertising by milk distributing con-
Germs, has resulted in an almost
doubled per capita consumption of
milk, and consumers who purchase
milk freely thereby, encourage pro-
duction. This is believed to be the
best safeguard against a milk short
age and high prices resulting fSpm
the withdrawal of dairymen from
the business during periods of large
production and the low farm prices
for milk. .-'.,
But when the limit Of human utili-
cation is reached dairy producers
necessary must decide how to dis
pose of the remainder In many cases
this will be a decision between sell
ing whole milk, selling cream, or
even to use a moderate quantity of
milk for feeding, especially to young
animals. In any event, a more liberal
use of milk on farms should reduce
the surplus, even though not solving
the problem entirely.
AS a guide to persons deciding to
utilize surplus milk as a live stock
feed, the department makes the fol-
lowing recommendations, which
may be supplemented by literature
issued by the department:
Milk from a dairy herd which is
not definitely known to be free
from tuberculosis should be scalded
before being fed. An ordinary feed
cooker. is a practical means for scald
ing milk. This process is approx
mately equivalent to. pasteurization
which most large cities require as a
safeguard to public health. Metal
pals that can be kept clean by
washing and scalding are preferable
to wooden containers or others that
are difficult to clean. \
In calf feeding it usually pays well
to feed one pound of whole milk for
each ten pounds that the calf weighs
for a period of two weeks, and, at
the end of that time to change grad
ually to an equal amount of skim
milk. The skim milk should be gradu
ally increased as the calf grows un-
til about fifteen pounds per day are
fed at the end of three months. Feed
the milk warm and regulate the
quantity according to size and vigor
of the calf.
For pigs three weeks old or more
three parts of skim milk mixed with
n part of Shorts" is useful in;
keeping them growing. Skim milk
may be fed with corn and other hog
feeds in various practical combina-
tons. .
For horses, milk may be fed in
quantities up to three or four gal
Ions a day, and even in %clabbered
condition it, is not harmful. Some
horsemen prefer milk slightly sour,
on the ground that it is less likely to
result in gas formation. As a horse
feed, milk is palatable, easily digest
ed, and valuable for fattening.
Horses that have navar hoon fod