Protein costs dominate your food dollar says dairy group
Director Al Hagen of the Town Dairy Promotion Association notes that 60 percent of the food budget goes to protein foods. The Protein Economies and Research Council at Ames compares unit costs of protein items and urges readers to consider dairy as a cost efficient protein source, highlighting nonfat dry milk solids at 35 percent protein.
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al Hagen
Dairy Promotion Association
Protein Economies and Research Council
Ames
Hagen
PERC
National price reports show milk cheaper than meat
Evaporated milk and cured cheddar are genuine bargains and whole fresh milk remains far cheaper than meat chicken eggs and fish nationwide in March reports.
What’s in Cream and How to Whip It
A guide explains cream butterfat content by type. Federal standards set at least 18 percent for cream, with light cream 18 to 31 percent, light whipping 30 to 36 percent, and heavy whipping 36 percent or more. Tips include chilling cream and tools and matching bowl size to quantity.
Milk integral to reduced calorie diets
The article argues that whole milk aids dieting by maintaining protein mineral and vitamin levels while contributing only a fraction of daily calories.
Milk Quality Standards for Safe Pasteurization
State authorities detail Milk Quality practices under strict statutes. Grade A rules require healthy cows free of tuberculosis brucellosis and mastitis, clean pine milking barns, well drained yards, proper lighting and ventilation. Milk houses near barns must be clean and odor controlled with sterile utensils and properly maintained pails and strainers.
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United States Public Health Service
United States
Surge System of Milking Boosts Efficiency and Back Safety
A vintage advert describes the Surge System of Milking as removing stooping and squatting in barns, speeding milking and reducing backache. It promotes converting older barns into modern milking rooms or upgrading new barns, emphasizing efficiency, cleanliness, and long term cost savings for dairy operations.
Surge in Brief: Surge line of milking equipment details
The Surge line of milking equipment includes milkers siphon pipe line parlor stalls hot water heaters filter coolers vacuum pumps filter pad boxes incubators washing powder and bactericide. The firm has sold SURGE milkers since 1923 and dairy equipment since 1918. Installations are done by qualified dealers or servicemen who start farmers on proper milking with the new machine.
Surge Service Policy for Surge Milker Dealers in Iowa
Dealers in Iowa conduct annual inspections and servicing to prevent old fashioned hand milking due to faulty equipment. Factory trained servicemen oversee installations with dealer territories and sole rights to sell within bounds. A follow up visit 1 to 2 weeks after installation ensures the user achieves proper milking performance.
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Iowa
We Believe in a Stronger Dairy Industry
A statement praising the dairy business as a major American industry and predicting growth through higher quality milk and products. It urges dairymen to meet the trend by going beyond half measures to secure a future, sharing responsibility with all dairy stakeholders.
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