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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
8
A long discussion on milk handling and pasteurization traces the push for enforcement in Iowa. Experts warn that partial pasteurization leaves millions of bacteria in can seams, urging compulsory heat treatment and strict penalties for creameries before delivering pasteurized milk.
Directors of milk cream eries face pressure from agents proposing separators. The article warns against opposing hand separators and suggests patrons should unite, send cream to centralized plants, and fund haulers to retain farmer customers. It advocates paying slight extra to keep creameries steady.
A historical note outlines milk hauling expenses for a Charlotte creamery. Hauler pay averages 25 cents per 160 pounds, with regular trips under 1,000 pounds. The text explains deductions and true costs per pound of butterfat, illustrating farmer receipts and overall expenses.
No coherent events or names readable. The fragment lists milk quantities and prices per year with numeric values and symbols, lacking identifiable persons organizations or places to anchor a news item. Unable to determine a proper article-driven summary from the provided text.
Milk heating costs, fat losses, and skim milk revenues affect creameries and farm separators. Estimates show farm separation could yield $15.58 to $21.81 per cow yearly, due to higher value for sweet skim milk and lower returns for farm-separated butter and whey.
G L Martin of Story County Iowa reports Iowa Homestead comparing average sample fat losses. Cooley creamer shows 27 percent fat loss in butter from skim milk, while hand separators lose far less fat, about 0.056 percent. Estimate: 60 pounds butter fat saved yearly on a 300 pound cow.
The New York Station report finds that deep cans in running water cause a loss of one pound butter per 146 pounds of milk while diluted milk loses 1.25 pounds per hundred. A cow producing 200 pounds of butter yearly at 4.25 fat yields about 90 pounds lost annually, worth $18 to $26. Two cows with a $100 separator yield a 38 to 50 percent dividend.
The article discusses dairy cows like Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire Holstein and Shorthorn as good milk cows. It notes that with a hand separator any cow yielding a large amount of milk can produce more butter fat per sure teat.
How to handle cream after skimming including cooling, stirring, and avoiding odors to prevent souring. Wisconsin tests show cold milk absorbs odors fastest, while filthy strainers caused ropiness. Clean equipment and prompt handling yield better butter quality and price.
An experiment by Michigan Experiment Station tests calf growth on skim milk versus whole milk. Over 119 days two calves fed identical hay and grain showed skim milk costing $6.95 per hundred pounds of gain versus $17.93 for whole milk, with labor savings and butterfat considerations noted.
An education piece explains how feeding warm fresh skim milk from clean sources strengthens young pigs calves and chickens to resist scour and marasmus. It argues that improper milk leads to weak digestion and disease, while proper use of the hand separator and clean cans prevents illness and promotes thrift.
An European expert questions extended heating of milk from creameries noting three hours of treatment is impractical in the United States. He finds limited heating can increase germs, while brief heating after pasteurization may reduce risk. The debate centers on safe handling of return milk and its role in disease spread.
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