This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...used in direct marketing varies from a few milk cans, a strainer and a dipper in the producer's kitchen to an elaborately equipped milk house. More frequently there is some sort of milk house at or near the well. An ice house is usually felt to be a necessity. In. addition there is some kind of bottler, a bottle washer ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...used in direct marketing varies from a few milk cans, a strainer and a dipper in the producer's kitchen to an elaborately equipped milk house. More frequently there is some sort of milk house at or near the well. An ice house is usually felt to be a necessity. In. addition there is some kind of bottler, a bottle washer, a supply of bottles and bottle cases, and usually a cream separator for skimming surplus milk. The delivery outfit most commonly consists of a light, covered wagon, although often it is only an old, open, one-seated buggy. The delivery horsesthere are commonly two--are seldom used for any of the regular farm work, except possibly in busy seasons. The surplus and shortage problem is usually rather simple in direct marketing. A small amount of extra milk is usually obtainable from a neighbor, if city regulations are not too stringent, or milk can be obtained from some other milkman or from a milk dealer. Any surplus can usually be disposed of at a local creamery or cheese factory. In other cases it is often skimmed and fed to young stock, the cream being sold bottled to milk customers or in bulk to a creamery or ice cream factory. Methods of handling milk in preparation for the market are rather simple in direct marketing. In case of marketing from the can the milk is usually strained, put in cans, and the cans set in cold water to cool. Or it may be strained and passed over a cooler before being put into cans for delivery. When milk is sold in bottles, it is usually strained, cooled, either by setting in cold water or passing it over a cooler, and bottled. The bottles are then iced until time for delivery. In connection with the following data on cost of distributing milk it must be remembered that costs vary decidedly, not only with di...
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