150 AMERICAN DAIRYING. 



Unnecessary loss. — I have in my mind a 

 creamery that lost over four hundred dollars in 

 one month through poor butter. The cause I 

 do not know, but it could have been prevented, 

 no matter what the cause, for if none but good 

 milk had been received and- the work properly 

 done the butter would have been all right and 

 the loss would not have occurred. Now the 

 party must establish confidence in his goods 

 again after he has overcome the trouble, and 

 his customers will be a long time in regaining 

 full confidence, as they will think he stumbled 

 once and may again. Perhaps this is not quite 

 in place here, but I write it to show patrons 

 that they have a responsibility in the matter 

 beyond simply getting their milk into the 

 weigh can. 



Spring wagons necessary. — Milk should be 

 drawn to the creamery or its destination in a 

 spring wagon to prevent churning and to save 

 the cans. I have seen milk that had been 

 drawn a long distance without springs that had 

 become churned and butter was floating on the 

 top. This makes a loss, as the butter thus 

 churned cannot be utilized. The saving in cans 

 and on horses will pay well for the springs. 



Canvas covers.— All milk delivery wagons 

 should have a cover of some kind. A canvas 

 or ducking cover will do good service and is 

 quite generally used as a protection in summer 



