THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 51 



Member : Do you use covered pails ? 



Mr. Foss : Some pails are covered and some are not. It 

 is not essential if your barns are clean. 



Member : What separator do you use ? 



Mr. Foss: It does not make any difference what kind of 

 a separator you use provided you get a standard; but it does 

 make a difference how you handle it. I use a Sharpless sepa- 

 rator. A separator is a machine that can easily be ruined if 

 you are not careful about running it. 



Member : Do you have any special can for your starter ? 



Mr. Foss : No ; it is not necessary, but it must not be rusty 

 and it must be covered. I want to impress this upon you, that 

 a poor starter is worse than none at all, because it imparts the 

 flavor to your butter. 



Member: A larger per cent of the starter is not good? 



Mr. Foss : No ; and you must be sure and take off an inch 

 of the starter before you use it. 



Member : If you are not ready to use a starter when it 

 coagulates I think it is better not to use it at all. 



Mr. Foss : In summer time you must churn at a lower 

 temperature than in the winter. I aim to have my cream have 

 the required amount of acid in the evening. Just as soon as that 

 cream gets the proper acidity I put it in a spring and hold it 

 until the next morning at 48 degrees Fahrenheit. The tem- 

 perature in cream does not cool as rapidly after as it does be- 

 fore it is ripened. 



If there are any questions that any of you would like to 

 ask I would be glad to answer them if I can. 



Member : Can't you train your customers to a certain 

 quality of butter? 



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