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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
10
Farmers complain about every-other-day milk delivery to creamaries in falling skim milk quality and butter fat yield. They cite excessive dating charges and sour milk that cannot be skimmed cleanly, reducing farm hog fattening and milk as a food product. The hand separator is urged as a solution to save milk value.
Prof C D Smith of Michigan Experiment Station led an experiment where seven pigs fed on skim milk plus middlings and grain gained 396 pounds in 35 days while consuming 3 998 pounds of skim milk and 410 pounds of grain. At market prices, skim milk fed pork shows about 60 cents per hundred pounds.
The Chicago Health Department discusses milk clarification with cream separators to remove dirt mucous and cells before processing. Experts say filtering filthy substances improves milk quality and reduces disease risk though concerns about resting tanks and germ growth remain.
Fragmentary text references a female figure supplying various domestic and national goods from meat to soil fertilizer and sugar, claiming a chemical process for cardboard production and suggesting a claim about paper. The passage is garbled and lacks clear sourcing or complete sentences.
A historical tip describes nailing a two foot high fence board on the floor beneath milking stanchions to prevent cows from kicking and fouling the milk. The method aims to keep udders and necks clear, reducing dusty urine soaked bags and injuries during summer milking.
A discussion of dairy creamery profitability contrasts hand separated skim milk with creamery butter yields. It presents cost breakdowns per 100 pounds of fat, notes savings of 67 cents per 100 pounds, and argues farmers should weigh contracts with condensaries and cheese factories against fat price. Includes references to experiment stations with varying skim milk values, testing milk fat content, and guidance for farmers on distribution of proceeds.
The New York Experiment Station figures show 32 pounds of milk per butter pound with milk set and 23 pounds with the separator. Butter from the churn yields 70 pounds fat per 100 pounds fat in cream, while the separator yields 53 pounds fat.
Prof. Bouska of Igwa Agricultural College at Ames notes frozen milk complicates accurate sampling. Variations in butter fat arise if milk is tested when partly frozen or fully thawed. An 1893 Dairy Bureau study shows wide swings from 1.2 to 14 percent butter fat in cows’ milk and in can samples taken under domestic-use conditions.
A letter argues against judging a cow by milking out small milk fractions to test fat content. It warns that milker excitement, heat, or timing can skew results. Proper testing requires multiple days and considers overall milk quality and volume differences.
A seasoned dairyman divides pasture into two fields to rotate cattle and maintain a steady milk flow. When pasture growth lags, supplemental feed boosts production and profits. Edwin H. Weber notes the value of a milk separator in dairy operations.
A farmer faces profitability swings: with milk at 3.20 and butter 20 cents per pound while hogs are 4.00 per 100, he can gain about 46 cents per 100 by selling to the condensery. If hog prices rise to 6.00, the same milk yields only about 9 cents per 100.
The note outlines milk value calculations with butter fat at different cents per 100 weight. It shows figures like 231 cents for butter fat implying a milk value of 1.43 dollars per 100, and mentions farmer leases and condensery payments at 1.00 and 0.80 dollars per 100 in varying terms.
A fragmentary market note discusses milk value at twenty pence per unit equating to about 1.60 dollars, butter fat at 29 cents per pound, hog prices around four dollars per hundred, and farmer losses when selling to a different intermediary.
A 1907 note explains milk delivery at a large Iowa creamery with 180 patrons. It states average butter per cent in November 1907 was about 4.90 pounds per 100 pounds of milk, though not tested, and that milk paid the same price per 100. A butter fat test of 4.20 is suggested as a representative value for cows calving in spring.
The note compares value of milk, pork, and butter fat to feed hogs at home versus a condensery payment. It calculates per 100 or per 160 units, using varying milk percentages and fat values from 20 to 28 cents. It also notes that if hog feed costs drop below $20 per ton, skim milk becomes more valuable when fed at home.
Figures show most cases yield losses when selling to cheese factories or condensaries, 26 cents per 100 more than butterfat in freak milk. Loss ranges 13 to 8 cents per 100 pounds. Skim milk freak from a farm separator is worth similar in simmer months if pork price stays steady, urging farmers to weigh skim milk pricing against pork profits to protect overall earnings.
Chicago health official warns that boiling or pasteurizing milk from creameries cannot make it wholesome if it contains putrefactive bacteria. Toxins produced by these organisms resist pasteurization, says W A Evans M D of the city health board in a bulletin.
A Tama Iowa dairy farmer testifies after ten years using a hand milk separator at home. He describes selling milk by the hundred pounds and the progression from unpasteurized to pasteurized skim milk via creameries with power and hand separators. He claims higher profits, healthier calves and pigs, and overall preference for the farm separator system based on practical results.
Farmers opposed heating skim milk and pasteurization, arguing it wastes fuel and reduces feed value. They tested constitutional challenges after a town dairy law, backed by legal counsel and a stockholders meeting. The piece notes Iowa and Minnesota farmers adopting cream separators for year round use, praising the New Iowa creamery and featuring a farmer’s cow and milking scene in an advertisement.
Advertising copy argues buying a milk separator saves daily costs, claiming 16 to 50 cents saved per day on hauling, 6 to 20 cents saved per day on processing, and 20 cents to a dollar daily for better skim quality. It urges readers to calculate personal savings and trust verifiable bulletins.
Fragmentary lines describe rough speech about luck and fate. A heedless speaker evokes brass, bravado, and consequences. The text hints at misfortune, a bruised brow, and social judgment, with a digressive rural voice.
Dr Peters of the Nebraska Experiment Station describes a simple air massage method for treating caked udders. He uses a milk tube with a bulb to inject air into the affected quarter, massaging to release blockage, followed by a compress and hot bran bags to relieve congestion. he asserts the technique erases the condition and can be done by anyone.
The Royal Agricultural Society notes two lots of cattle fed identically but with manure either exposed to rain or kept under cover. On 20 acres the covered manure produced 12 1 2 bushels more wheat per acre and 150 bushels more potatoes. Land value cited as 360 to 150 per acre underscores the economic case.
West Virginia Experiment Station tested skim milk as chicken feed in 122 days. 22 hens fed skim milk produced 1 244 eggs, while 22 hens on mash with water produced 996 eggs. In 97 days 60 hens fed skim milk laid 862 eggs, vs 632 eggs for hens on other food, showing over one third more eggs with skim milk.
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station reports skim milk fed to 12 sows and 36 pigs yielded 1 140 pounds weight gain for pigs while sows lost 104 pounds. With pork at 6 10 per hundred pounds and grain at one cent per pound, skim milk from the separator brought in about 60c per hundred pounds. Farmers undervalue separator skim milk and risk degraded returns by sending whole milk to creamery.
Kimball's Dairy Farmer discusses dairy profits and woes in rural life. He notes variable hay, corn, and hog prices, the strain of weather, and the reliance on separators to produce cream while predicting money in the bank or losses, reflecting farm economics and tension.
There is financial distress in eastern states and money centers while Iowa and adjoining western states are urged to stay prosperous. Dairymen are told to test cows, remove nonperformers, buy a hand separator, and keep the northwestern region thriving financially.
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