Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07
KENT MILK PRODUCERS
INSPECT SUSSEX FARM
NEAR NASSAU PLANT
,Conanued from hrst DageJ

(COnGlnued from nrst paSeJ
milk house and clean methods OF
milking Is able to deliver the quality
of milk at the Nassau plant that
meets the grade "A" requirements.
The same essential factors were
brought out at the farm of James Z.
Hopklns, near Lewes, where a home
made sanitary dairy barn has been
built at a small cost to the owner.
Mr.. Hopkins has a grade herd OF
Holstelns and Guernseys, and during
the past month the average butter
fat test was as per cent, and only
twice since the Nassau station was
opened two years ago has he failed
TO receive the forty cents as preml-
um on every one hundred pounds OF
milk delivered to that point. Mr..
Hopkins is secretary-treasurer of the
Nassau Guernsey Bull Club which
now has five pure bred bulls distri-
buted throughout the area, and
which is being financed by the Sus-
sex Trust Company of Lewes.
Immediately after taking lunch at
Lewes the Kent county visitors IN
spected the Nassau receiving station
where they were shown the way IN
which The milk is handled previously
10 being shipped to the Supplee-Wills
Jones Company in Philadelphia. In
the informal meeting held in this
nlant some interesting facts were
discussed relative to the require
ments necessary for establishing and
maintaining a grade "a" plant, and
the dairymen received some Valu-
able suggestions which may be ap-
nlied toward converting the Harring-
ION station into such a receiving
plant in the near future.
The two farms visited during the
afternoon were those of John Hous-
TON and Ferris Wilson, both of whom
deliver grade "a" milk to the Mas
san plant, and at each of these
nlaces. as we'll as at the farms in
spected during the forenoon, the I'M
nortance of clean milking, and the
immediate cooling of the milk were
strongly emphasized by the produc-
ers. Each farm is equipped with a
sanitary milk house and dairy barn
that meet the standard requirements
for producing this quality of milk
and at these several places 1t was
clearly demonstrated that practically
anv farm can be arranged to meet
these standards if the owner or op-
orator is willing to take the neces-
sarv care in remOdeling the barns
and keeping the COWS reasonably
clean.
The forty cents per hundred prem
ium for grade "a" milk should be an
inducement to every dairyman IC
meet the requirements, as this ad'
ditional amount of money will otteI
mean the difference between prom
and loss in the milk check at the enc
of every month. The three outstand
ing requirements for producing
Grade "A' milk are that the COWS
must he tuberculin tested, the aver
age butterfat test must not be below
az per cent, and the bacteria coun
for the station as whole must no
exceed $4,000.
Those farmers who accompanied
the two county agents on this trlI
were Ben. B. Vinyard, Wilbur rear
son, George Hill, James SALISBURY
and Lawrence Sullivan. In addition
to these five dairymeh the following
students of the vocational agrlcul
ture class of the Harrington Hlgi
School, under the direction OF NIL
lard Fitzgerald, their instructor
took part in this inspection tour
Marion Collins, VIM. Taylor, VIM
Masten, Kenneth Cleaves, JOSEPH
ward. VIM. Moore, Russell Day, Her
man Minner, Jonathan Hopkins an'
Tbarp Harrington. The inspection
marty also included DR.. E. A. BIZ
mingham of the Delaware Stat
Board of Agriculture, who is doln'
tuberculin testing work in diferen
sections of the state.
AS a result of this tour it is plan
ned to hold another meeting OF tn
dairymen of the Houston and Har
rington areas within the near futur
to further consider the prospects o
putting into effect the propose
plans of making the receiving sta
ton at Harrington an "A grau
plant.