G8 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



"It is a fright to get into some of those creameries. Soem of 

 tllem are all right and the boys do their uttermost to keep them 

 as clean as possible. But I have gone into creameries again and 

 again, put on my overalls and helped the boys to clean up. I 

 would take the steam hose if one was available or make some 

 sort of connection so steam could be applied, and you would be 

 surprised to see the amount of dirt and old horribly smelling milk 

 or cream that could be blown out of pipes, gates, or other places 

 where it had a chance to gather, and I found pipes that it was 

 impossible to get the smell off. The gate in the cream vat is a 

 place I found badly neglected and I believe it to be the cause of 

 a good deal of the poor butter on the market. The best way and 

 about the only way I found to get them to keep that gate clean 

 was to place a bottle brush somewhere on the cream vat so it was 

 impossible for them to clean the vat without seeing the brush." 



Such were the statements, and a good many more of the 

 same nature could be mentioned if time would permit. But it is 

 enough to show the need of improvement among our creamery- 

 men and their duties toward cleanliness. The floor in the cream- 

 ery room must also be kept clean. Grease spots of any kind 

 should not be allowed to accumulate on the floor and with the 

 chemicals and different kinds of washing powder available it is 

 an easy matter to keep them off. 



The ceiling, walls and windows should be kept as clean as 

 possible, and the man in charge should see that they be painted 

 when needed, as well as the pipes in the room. Utensils used 

 during operation should be properly cleaned, sterilized and put 

 in place. Tools used should have a certain place and not be 

 thrown where last used. 



. But before we leave the creamery room, there is one more 

 machine, the separator, toward which the buttermaker has duties. 

 It is a very delicate piece of machinery and its durability depends 

 entirely upon the care it gets. Therefore, too much care cannot 

 be taken in operating it, and before attempting to do so the 

 operator should get thoroughly acquainted with the different 



