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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
11
Long discussion on pasteurization failures in skim milk and buttermilk, noting bacteria survive heat, and enforcement of Iowa law. Cites Ames professor Larson and continuous-flow tests, arguing proper can sanitation and legal fines are needed. mentions Denmark and piecemeal compliance.
An article argues against opposing hand separators in dairy creamery markets. It urges directors to accept the shift, favor centralized processing, and compensate milk haulers to keep patrons with separators, aiming for broader adoption and stable creamery success.
The Charlotte Michigan creamery pays 25 cents per 100 pounds for hauling milk and employs regular haulers at 2 dollars per trip. Typical loads are 800 pounds, with costs around 6 and 64.5 cents per pound of butterfat depending on fat content. A sample shows 1,200 pounds would cost about $3 to haul, suggesting savings from fewer trips.
A fragmented note suggests support for improving welfare and easing a sick person’s fever through patient care and medical aid. The text mentions aid and merited assistance, with implied focus on healing and steady comfort rather than rapid cure.
An analysis notes creameries pay 12 to 25 cents per 100 pounds for hauled milk, with Iowa creameries averaging 15 cents. Heating required by Iowa law adds 75 cents per 5000 pounds, using coal and exhaust steam. Hand vs power separators show fat loss, while sweet skim milk has value far higher than sour. Excess skim milk is sold cheaply, reducing farmer returns by about 33 cents per cow yearly, driving dispute over home separation benefits.
The article argues proper handling of cream from milking to skimming boosts butter quality and price. It details cooling methods, stirring after skimming, and avoiding odors from barns or silage. It cites Wisconsin Experiment Station on odor absorption and warns against dirty strainers and cans tainting milk.
Experiment by Prof. Smith at Michigan Experiment Station compares feeding two calves for 119 days. One fed skim milk yields 5.95 per hundred pounds feed while the whole milk calf costs 17.93 per hundred, suggesting skim milk feeding is far more economical and labor only remains the same.
G L Martin of Story County Iowa, writing to Iowa Homestead, reports on milk testing showing skim from Cooley creamers loses 27 percent of butter fat on average across 13 samples, while separator skim loses 0.056 percent fat across 36 samples. The hand separator could save about 60 pounds of butter fat per year on a 300 pound cow, vastly reducing fat loss compared with the Cooley creamer.
The New York Station reports that deep canis water in milk yields one pound butter per 100 pounds of milk. Diluting milk before setting loses about 1.25 pounds per 100. A cow producing 300 pounds of butter yearly at 4.25 percent fat loses about 90 pounds annually, worth roughly $1863, possibly $25. Two cows could yield a 36 to 50 percent return on a $100 separator.
Supt. C. C. Greeg of Minnesota Farmers Institute claims thorough cleaning of the separator is safe and quick if proper steps are followed. He advocates a warm first wash, brushing with a cloth, and light touch to prevent damage, noting the process can be completed within fifteen minutes.
An instructional note compares dairy cow breeds Jersey Guernsey Ayrebird Holstein and Shorthorn as good milk cows. It discusses using a cream separator to identify high milk producers and emphasizes selecting cows with high butterfat and milk yield.
An early 20th century note extols the Hand Separator as a key aid in preventing diseases among pigs calves and chickens. It argues that feeding clean warm skim milk from proper sources builds strong digestive systems and reduces scour marasmus and contagions like hog cholera typhoid. It compares two pigs from the same dam to show how nutrition affects disease resistance and claims the separator’s returns milk supports thriftier, healthier stock.
An European expert reports that long heating of milk at creameries can spread cholera bacilli, while brief heating may preserve safety. The finding contrasts impractical three hour heating in the United States and urges creameries to verify authority for this risk claim.
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