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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
12
The article argues heating milk for separation at creameries is costly and hauling milk is expensive. It criticizes charges shifting hauling costs to patrons, says hand separators and creameries are not enemies, and urges adoption of hand separator creamery to profit dairymen, creameries, and farmers amid growing fat demand.
The Canadian Experiment Farm reports skim milk yields 70 cents per 100 pounds when fed with pork and grain. The Utah College study shows pigs grow 2.5 times faster on milk and grain versus milk alone, and game birds improve 1.7 times. Findings suggest significant feed value of skim milk and warn about milk hauler losses.
Wisconsin Experimental Station Bulletin 1899 shows pigs of different ages require distinct feed quantities to maintain live weight. A 100 lb pig stayed steady on 2.5 oz corn meal 2.5 oz middlings and 1 lb 3 oz skim milk. a 150 lb pig stayed steady on 6.5 oz corn meal 6.5 oz middlings and 1 lb 9.5 oz milk. a 200 lb pig stayed steady on 10.75 oz corn meal 1 lb middlings.
Prof W A Henry reports extensive pig feeding experiments using skim milk from the University Creamery to evaluate value for appetite digestion and scours in hogs. He stresses uniform quality and cleanliness to prevent disease and sourness. A Blackhawk county farmer notes skim milk can cause problems, illustrating scours prevention difficulties in pigs.
The Dairy Commissioners discuss skim milk. B P Norton notes gravity skimmed milk sits sour after 36 hours and calves fed on mixed milk may become unhealthy. A creamery sees sugar and milk fed in one day and sour the next, while a head separator milk with corn may balance fat for calves that can rival later stock.
A Minnesota Experiment Station bulletin reports calves fed skim milk show lower cost per hundred pounds and higher profit than those fed whole milk. Nine calves observed 12 to 24 weeks. skim milk included flax-seed meal, whole milk used fresh unskimmed.
A farmer reports calf gains from feeding warm fresh skim milk from a Hand Separator with oats and corn. Calves fed separately show gains across dates and months, with milk measured by amount fed and feed adjusted for digestion and age. The study highlights premium results from fresh separator skim milk and ground grain as a practical, everyday ration.
Data from New York Experiment Station review shows set milk yields 70 pounds fat per 100 pounds cream churned, while separator yields 9 percent fat in cream turned to butter. If a cow gives 200 pounds of butter yearly, the set milk method saves 46 pounds annually. at 300 pounds, 69 pounds. at 406 pounds, 92 pounds. The figures come from the New York Station, not the editor.
The Utah State Bulletin reports annual fat percentages for skim milk using several devices. Farm gravity methods yield higher losses and lower control of milk acidity, while separators reduce losses. a cow producing 6000 lbs loses 21 to 42 pounds depending on the method, underscoring the profit of using a separator.
In a Vermont State Agricultural Bulletin 1898 study by L Hills, 120 trials tested Wheeler Gravity Cream Separator with Jersey and Ayrshire milks. Results show the gravity method left 40 percent of Ayrshire fat and 17 percent of stripper milk fat in skim. Large fat globules in Ayrshire milk explain the effect.
Forty four Swedish creameries tested skim milk from farmers to find only .22 percent fat left after skimming. Farmers typically skim to within 10 percent, while average creameries cause more acidity and loss of fat due to globules clumping. Fresh skim from the cow yields cleaner milk for farmers.
Supt. C C Greeg of Minnesota asserts Holland and Denmark farmers cannot pay rents on land valued at 800 to 400 per acre. He argues American farmers can import corn and feed cows profitably, claiming U S land worth about 100 per acre yields greater profits when fed locally.
Scattered reports from agricultural colleges and experiment stations consistently show a hand separator for skimmed milk increases earnings for dairy cows. The Iowa Dairy Separator ad promises credit terms that cover the cost before due, urging every farmer to own the device as thrift and progress.
An Iowa essay laments the shift from celebrated lawyers and clergy to industrial figures like Carnegie and Rockefeller as the new role models for youth. It argues farmers can boost local manufacturing by supporting nearby factories, enabling boys to learn trades without leaving home, and emphasizes the home factory as vital to youths’ futures.
A New York State report notes a dairy animal whose milk did not cream by gravity was helped by a separator, raising butter yield from 13.9 to 24.1 pounds. The average gain across cases was just under 6 pounds.
In August tests of milk from fifty dairies show acidity rises with handling before creamery delivery. Sour thin milk skims poorly on hand and power separators, while sweeter milk yields higher butter fat. Variations during creamery processing, logs of fat, and use of power separators affect skimming efficiency.
An Ontario Agricultural College test compares hand separator, deep pan, and shallow pan milk and cream. After 90 days butter from hand separator ranked 92 points, deep setting 87, shallow pan 73, showing the hand separator preserves quality and immediacy of separation.
Dr O Mueller reports at the 8th International Veterinary Congress that tuberculous disease in pigs and calves spreads through skim milk butter milk whey and creameries by products. A government dairy inspector noted tuberculous hog batches often come from farms using creamery milk and cows with tuberculosis.
Mr N E Beard of Kasson Dodge Co Minnesota reports seven cows produced 481 32 dollars in milk value in a year not counting calves or milk products for home use The seven cows averaged 322 pounds of butter per year At 25 cents a pound the value would be 564 25 dollars or 80 50 per cow Good cows are worth 76 to 100 each and are a better investment than bank stock rail stock or industrial stock in America
W W Pressey argues the cream separator will stay essential for dairies and homes. He notes quality butter depends on clean separators and urges dairies to reward cleanliness and invest in better conditions for future success.
A humorous May ad spoof shows a husband tempted by a wife to buy a "bran" new IOWA separator. She argues milk and pigs profits justify the purchase. he agrees, planning to buy that night while preserving his savings. The piece ends with the slogan Thrift in a blessing.
Farmers learn to test each cow by labeling pint jars with cow names or numbers. A corrosive alum tablet is added to preserve milk for about ten days, with small daily samples taken nightly. Keep jars away from children as tablets are poisonous if ingested.
Ontario Agricultural College researchers at Guelph report regular feeding increases milk yield by about one pound per day per cow. Canada Experiment Farm found fall cows more profitable after analyzing 29 cows. A pool of dirty water caused sponge curd in milk, which disappeared when cows received pure water. B. S. R. P. 292.
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