Pasteurization Debate Hits Iowa Creameries and Laws
An Iowa debate on pasteurizing skim milk and buttermilk questions enforcement and practical limits. The piece cites continuous flow pasteurization at 150-160 degrees, critiques inspections and cans tainted by germs, and notes Iowa and Denmark laws under scrutiny for dairy safety and compliance.
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Anik
United States
Towa
Sta
Wis. Sta
New York City
California
Yoal
Denmark
Iowa
No Title Provided on Milk Separator Debate
Opinion piece discusses friction between hand separator advocates and dairy creamery directors. It argues directors should not deter separator patrons and suggests centralized plants as alternative for farmers to maintain profitability. Encourages hauling cream at standard rates to keep patronage and strengthen existing creamery.
Creamery Skimming Costs Highlight Milk Hauling
A Michigan creamery explains the 25 cents per 100 pounds hauling cost for milk to the plant. Regular haulers, paid per trip, rarely exceed 1000 pounds, with average loads around 800. The piece analyzes how hauling costs affect farmer payments and the overall butter-fat handling costs, using sample weights and scenarios to show savings from shorter trips.
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Charlotte
Michigan
West
Board of Health Urges Milk Separated Before Sale
Chicago Board of Health advises that all milk be run through separators prior to sale or bottling to purify it from filth and improve taste and shelf life. This measure aims to ensure safer dairy for consumers and promote longer freshness.
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Chicago Board of Health
Milk creamery costs and skim milk losses in Iowa farms
Heating costs for pasteurizing milk at Iowa creameries run high with coal and exhaust inefficiencies. Hand versus power separators yield different fat losses, averaging about 2 percent fat in skim milk, and sweet skim milk may be worth more than sour milk for calves and pigs. Farmers lose 33 cents per cow yearly by not separating on the farm, while creameries profit from selling skim milk at lower prices.
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Towa
Iowa
Plymouth
Kansas Experiment Station
New York Station
Conserva
Erles
Great Saving Water Separators in Skim Milk Loss Debate
A Iowa Homestead letter by G. Ly Martin of Story County compares Cooley creamer and hand separators. Data from 13 skim milk samples show 27 percent fat loss with Cooley, while 36 samples of separator skim milk show only 0.056 percent fat loss. Authors project large annual butterfat savings and note potential 36 to 60 percent dividends on a $100 separator.
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G. Ly Martin
Story County
Iowa
Iowa Homestead
Cooley Creamer
New York
Cleaning a Separator In Fifteen Minutes Says Minnesota Expert
Supt C Greeg of Minnesota Farmers Institute asserts a separator can be cleaned in fifteen minutes if details are followed. Start with warm water and brushes with light touches, then finish with hot water. Avoid using hot water first as it thickens curd and increases cleaning labor.
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C. Greeg
Minnesota
Farmers’ Institute
The Good Cow It Pays to Select Your Cows
An old dairy advise piece compares Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire Holstein Shorthorn cows and argues a high milk yield plus butter fat percentage defines the best cow. It notes the scale and Babcock tester as essential for selecting the cream cow and says a good milker is profitable with a cream separator.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Care of Cream Wins Better Butter and Prices
A brief home dairy guide on handling cream and milk to prevent souring. Proper stirring after skimming, cooling before mixing, and avoiding odors from barns or feed are key. A Wisconsin Experiment Station test shows cold milk absorbs odors quickly, while cleanliness of strainers and cans matters to milk quality.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Calf Cost Showed By Michigan Experiment
Prof. Smith of the Michigan Experiment Station reports a study on feeding calves with sweet skim milk versus whole milk. Over 119 days, calves fed skim milk gained similarly to those fed whole milk, with feed costs far lower for skim milk. The analysis suggests substantial savings from using a farm cream separator and skim milk for calf feed.
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Smith
Michigan Experiment Station
Disease Prevention for Hogs and Livestock Feeding
A vintage ad extols a hand separator as a disease prevention aid for young pigs calves and chickens. It argues that feeding warm fresh skim milk from clean sources prevents digestive weakness and susceptibility to scour and marasmus, promoting robust healthy animals and safeguarding farm income.
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Judiciaua
Ai Mentary
Cape
Cholera Bacillus in Milk and Creamery Practices
An expert argues long heat treatment in milk is impractical in the U S. Shorter heating allows cholera germs to thrive. three hours kills them. Prevention through pasteurization is urged, with cream separators enabling immediate skimming from cows. Skim milk supports calf and pig feeding and butterfat retention.
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United States
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