The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

by A. r. Bearden, is one of the few
certified dairies in this district and
+ ne delivers milk to the Glen Iris
4 company. To visit the barns and
I equipment of this dairy is quite a
revelation to the old methods used
+ in the milking. All of the attendants
wear spotlessly white suit and hats
t and after each milking they are
compelled to wash their hands be-
/ fore milking again. The milk of each
COW Is kept separate until the final
placing into the milk watts. The con-
crete floor of the barn Is washed
before each milking and the COWS
are brushed and curried before milk
ing.
One hundred and fourteen dairy
men have entered into the Dairymens
Cooperative company, representing
5000 cows of the Birmingham dis
trict and they will begin erection
of their new permanent quarters on
the corner of Eighth avenue and
Twenty street, north, within
the next so days. The building will
be erected on a lot 200x190 feet, but
present plans of the company call for
a building 100X100 feet, two stories
in height of concrete and brick con-
structioa. This will be the most
modern plant and largest such edi-
flee in the south for the distribution
of dairy products. The company is
organized with a capital of 100000.
The capacity of the new plant will
be 100000 gallons of milk daily in
storage, and VIII contain the latest
improved machines for the pasteur-
ization, conveying. bottling machines
and cooling. Birmingham alone Is
using practically 5000 gallons of
milk per day at the present time
and as soon as the demand becomes
greater than the supply from the
station the company intends to en-
large their building to the balance
of the lot.
1t is expected as soon as the Biz
mingham demand for milk is met to
develop the butter end of the bust
ness and endeayor to stop the flood
of money going for butter made in
distant states, total OF nearly one
million collars per year. Cream ship
ments from the territory surround
ing Birmingham will be taken care
Of by the development of new ship
ping points. The butter money that
has been going into the pockets of
cream producers in Mississippi Ten
nessee. Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas
and Missouri, will be diverted into
the pockets of Alabama farmers.
This is considered one CT the best
moves Of the dairymen as it will
permit them to deliver their milk to
this station where it will be dis
tributed by trucks of the company
This allows the dairymen more time
at their homes in the care and atten-
ton of his stock and sanitary condi-
ton of his premises. 1t will also
give Birmingham better milk and
better service by stabilizing and
making uniform prices through the
elimination of duplicate routes now
being encountered in the independ-
ent dairies in their distribution.
There will be nc epidemic of typhoid
fever prevalent in the city again,
according to J. L. Lilies, county
demonstration agent, who has fos-
tered and organized this company, as
it will permit the city physician to
get samples of milk from any dairy
mans product at any time for the
purpose of testing. This is one of the
greatest features the building will
hold for the prevention of disease.
barber mt Plant.
w. II. Barber, of Pittsfield, Mass,
formerly with the department of
agriculture, as milk plant specialist,
has been engaged to superintend the
new plant. He is one of the fore
most authorities on cooperative milk