74 ^HtRfY-PlFTtl Ax!sHiAL RePORT OF TtlEi 



This cream that was rejected perhaps was only a Httle too 

 sonr, which, though it would be considered a serious objection 

 for creamery butter, would not, of course, be considered nearly 

 as serious in dairy butter,, consequently would sell all right at the 

 stores. 



We have made a practice in our business of sending circular 

 letters occasionally to our creamery patrons reminding them how 

 to take care of their milk, cream after separating, the separator, 

 etc. We find this has helped wonderfully. Also have sent men 

 around to each farm to make a thorough inspection. This last 

 has done more good than all else combined. We get right after 

 those who do not take care of their cream, and the others (I am 

 glad to say the large majority) who do have good cream are 

 pleased to know that we are trying to have all the cream as good 

 as theirs. And they appreciate our efforts. 



There is one advantage the cream gathering from hand sep- 

 arators has over whole milk, and strange as it may seem, this 

 advantage has to do with the quality. In the winter when the 

 amount of milk is small there is a practice at some whole milk 

 creameries of only taking in milk every other day. Now., which 

 is preferable, especially when the stable and cows are not as 

 clean as they might be, and where the milking is not done in as 

 cleanly a manner as it should be, to let the filth stay in the milk 

 more than twenty-four hours to steep, or run this milk im- 

 mediately through a hand separator? 



I have a buttermaker friend who told me about two years 

 ago (and who at that time received whole milk only) that it 

 was impossible for him to make good butter in the winter. He 

 took in milk only every other day. 



Is it not possible that if the milk had all been run through 

 hand separators as soon as drawn from the cow, instead of hold- 

 ing the milk two days before delivering;, that the quality of his 

 product would have been greatly improved? 



I have been wandering all around talking on both sides of 

 the question, whereas I suppose I should advocate the cream 

 gathering side only, as I am a firm believer in it, but I realize 

 that there is much to be overcome. And while we are trying to 

 educate (I am glad to say) the minority of the farmers who do 

 not take proper care of their separators, cream, etc.,, let us look 

 to ourselves and see if we are scrupulously clean in every par- 

 ticular in and around the creamery. This is of the utmost im- 

 portance. 



How can we expect the farmers who may not all be naturally 

 inclined that way to do as we wish to have them, and furnish 

 good cream, if we do not show them we are in earnest by taking 

 the utmost care ourselves? So let us all do everything in our 



