Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1919 — DAIRY FACTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DAIRY FACTS

PREVENT MILK PLANT WASTE Managers and Employers of Dairy Establishment Should Work to Avoid Spoilage. CFletm oil by the United States Department of Agriculture.) A quart of milk wasted now is about twice the lons it Ash a few years ago, and the financial loan, though greet. Is even less serious than the Waste of this essential food. Managers and employees of market milk estnbUshments should take every possible precaution to prevent waste. Here are a few suggestions along this line: To Prevent Milk Waste. Keep the shrinkage ns low ns possible by close attention to leaks, spillage and slopping. Avoid milk piping as much ns possU ble, since considerable milk will slick to pipes nt the end of the run. Have milk vats so thut they can be drained readily. Drain cans and all containers well after dumping the milk. To Save Fuel and Ice. Utilize exhnust steam wherever possible for heating the building and providing* hot water for various dairy operations. Avoid extra steam piping by proper arrangement of rooms, thus avoiding losses due to condensation of steam. Keep steam valves and joints well packed. Keep doors of refrigerator room Closed. Do not work in refrigerator more than necessary and do not leave lights on. To Save Labor. Avoid use of milk pumps wherever possible by adopting the gravity-flow system. Extra labor is required for cleaning pumps. y Avoid unnecessary labor by convenient arrangement of equipment and j#oms and through use of labor-saving devices. Other points which deal principally with mechanical topics are included in the recommendation, all of which have

a aound basis of investigation and experience. By issuing a monthly letter on timely matters to the milk trade, the dairy division seeks to raise the plane of milk handling efficiency. It makes official information available to those who are able to put it into irntpediate use and should assist in reducing operating costs as well as waste of dairy products.

Exterior of Well-Equipped Dairy House.