Show TROUBLE IN MAKING BUTTER Churning Is Sometimes Prolonged for Several Hours Without Obtaining ObtaIning Ob Ob- taming Product Prepared by the United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment meat of ot Agriculture The farm sometimes Tails to obtain butter after after- churning the usual length of tine time in fact the churning Is sometimes prolonged for several hours without obtaining but but- ter The causes of the difficulty together together together to to- gether with the remedies are as ns follows follows fol fol- Lol- Lol lows 1 Churning temperature too low It may be necessary under exceptional conditions to raise It to between 6 65 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit 2 Cream too too thin thin or too rich It Ii should contain about 30 per cent but but- r ir Printing Butter 3 Cream too sweet If ripened to a moderate acidity It will churn more easily 4 Churn too full In order to obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain the maximum concussion the churn should not be more than one one- third full 5 Ropy Rop fermentation of the cream prevents concussion This may be prevented by sterilizing all the utensils utensils utensils sils and producing the milk and cream under the most sanitary conditions If ad additional measures are needed the pasteurization of gf the cream with subsequent subsequent subsequent sub sub- sequent protection from contamination and ripening It with a good starter will vill be effective 6 Individuality of the cow The only remedy is to ream from froma a cow recently fresh or cream that thatIs thatis Is known to churn easily and before ripening mix it the cream Cleam that is difficult to churn 7 The cow being far advanced Inthe Inthe in inthe the period of lactation The effects may mar be at least partially overcome o by adding before ripening some cream from a cow that Is not far advanced In the period of lactation 8 Feeds that produce hard fat Su Such h feeds are cottonseed meal and tImathy timothy timothy timo tIma- thy hay Linseed meal gluten feed and succulent feeds such as silage and roots tend to overcome the condition con con- |