Products Being Sought To End Waste, Ease Disposal Problem Whey the liquid left from milk used in cheese-making poses a big problem, because it is hard to dispose of without creating a nuisance. However, the nuisance aspect of whey is pro viding a strong incentive to de velop uses that can turn waste into a raw material for new pro ducts, the U. S. Department of Agriculture reports. Although whey may be describ ed as the watery part of milk, which is separated from the curd in cheese-making, the amount of this material wasted each year in the United States actually con tains well over 550 million pounds *f solids enough to fill a 5,500- car, 40-mile-long freight tram. It is these whey solids —perish able and highly active that pre sent difficult disposal problems, yet also offer a great promise as industrial raw material, according to USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Cheese makers in the U S. pro vince more than a billion pounds of cheese each year. Since about nine pounds of liquid whey are left from each-pound of cheese, that means some 12 billion pounds of whey are produced. It is estimated that almost nine bil lion pounds are wasted and pre sent a disposal problem.' Feeds mainly in dried form poultry account for the proportion of whey used today. Researchers are trying to develop practical biological meth ods of producing feed supple ments from whey. The principal solid in whey is lactose the only sugar produc ed by the animal world. Less than four per cent of the nearly 500 million pounds of lactose in cheese whey produced each year separated and refined. USDA scientists, point out that lactose cannot compete success- ■■■■*■■■■■■■■■■■■■ S Sta-Fresli *S Silage Grade ■ Sodium ■ Bisulfite ■ ■ The Easy -To - Use 5 Low - Cost JPowder ■ That Keeps Your * Grass Silage Fresh ■ ' ■ Green, Sweet ■ Smelling p p Actual Farm Use and * 5 Experiment ■ ■ Station Tests of Silage £ 2 Treated with ■ ■ STA - FRESH Show: S ■ z £.■l. 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Here, lactose, in its cheapest form can be con verted into versatile chemicals that in turn can be transformed into a multitude of useful ma terials such as riboflavin (the es sential vitamin B 2) and butanol (an alcohol used widely as a sol vent). The riboflavin content of whey can be increased by fermen tation Other products of whey fermentation are vinegar, ace tone, and ethyl alcohol. Whey protein, a byproduct in 4he manufacture of lactose, also has high potential use. More than 80 million pounds of it are pro duced each year, but only a small portion of it is recovered. Re searchers are looking for some cheaper method for separating the material in a commercially useful form. Why is so little whey process ed’ A big reason is that much of it is produced at widely scattered points and the volume of many plants is relatively small. The 1,- 700-plus cheese plants in the U. S. vary considerably in'size, but they average 12,500- pounds of whey per day per plant. Estimates indicate that 100,000 pounds of whey per day should be available to operate a whey evaporator economically, and that 250,000 pounds are needed for a spray drier. Economical haul for fluid whey is 40 to 50 miles. While for a 30-per cent concentrate it is about 150 miles. USDA Researchers includ ing sanitation engineers and soils scienists are working to set up guides for practical* methods foi disposing of whey from cheese plants where utihzaion of the fluid whey is not feasible. -A Federal-State cooperative study at the University of Wis consin is underway on spray ir rigation as a means of disposing of whey and other dairy-plant wastes. Researchers also want to know how dairy wastes affect soils and plants. Feeds MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1957 ‘Champ’ to Be On Exhibit Here May 9 and 13 “The Champ,” a giant life-like plastic Hereford steer mounted on a 34 foot trailer which is tour ing the country in the interest of the cattle industry will be on dis nlay m front of the Guernsey Sales Barn at 8 p m, May 9 and at the Lane Stock Yards, May 13 all day. The remarkable exhibit was produced by the Ralston Purina Co who dedicated it to a better undei standing of the cattleman’s busmes of producing beef for our nation’s people. Visitois may walk through the ciant steer’s body and see realis tic demonstrations of how feed and roughage are made into beef People enter the animal by air plane ramps that open out of the neck. Inside, they see how the vital organs of a steer’s body work in the production of beef They also see demonstrations of how a cow makes milk and how an unborn calf develops from a 30-day to a nine-month embryo So life-like is the exhibit that the body gives off the sound of the steer’s breathing, and the rhythm of his heart-beat. It demonstrates how fat and lean meat are distributed through the body, and what part each essen tial feed ingredient plays. The Champ has been featured in several national cattle shows and expositions, as well as on television and in nationally dis tributed magazines More than a quarter of a milhon persons go through the exhibit annually, and many times that number see it each year. The Champ stands 12 feet tall, 19 feet long, and nearly eight feet wide. I,t weighs ,4,000 pounds without the tractor and trailer. The exterior was built in 29 dif ferent parts, then assembled out ot-doors. Leading veterinarians and animal nutritionists assisted in making the interior displays. Guernsey Cow Completes HIR Record Peterborough, N. H. A re gistered Guernsey cow, Willow Bends Mirthine, owned by John A. Breneman, Willow Street, has completed an official production record in the Herd Improvement Registry division of the Ameri can Guernsey Cattle Club. This record was for 10,659 pounds of milk and 576 pounds of fat. “Mirthine” was a eleven year old, and -was milked two times daily for 305 days while on test. This official production record was supervised by Pennsylvania State'University. EVERYONE WELCOME - SPECIAL PRIZES FOR 4-H AND F.F.A. MEMBERS - FREE EATS It’s The Law “It’s the Law” with simple an swers is offered by LANCASTER FARMING in cooperation witl the Pennsylvania Bar Associa tion. Genera! interest questions are welcomed, and will be an swered as soon as possible. Let ters must be signed. Answer will not be published on a speci fied, requested day. Questions cannot be answered by mail, ana LANCASTER FARMING will reject any inquiry which is not of general public interest. Ad dress all inquiries to “It % the Law,” LANCASTER FARMING Quarryville, Pa. (Fictitious ini tials will - be used to protect the identity of the questions). > Q Is it possible to get an an nulment, after five years of mar riage to a bigamist’ , A A bigamous marriage is void from its inception and it may be annulled at any time, so long as the “dual marriage” persists However, the bigamous marriage must be annulled by decree of court before the inno cent party is free to remarry. Q If I can find the hit-run driver who damaged my parked car, can the police legally refuse to investigate the case’—R. F. A “Investigate” is a rather broad term, and it is difficult to believe that a police force would not attempt to learn the fact in volved in a hit-and-run incident. 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