dairy history – A Little Off the Ordinary

Why Did Old Milk Bottles Have a Bulge at the Top? Meet the Cream-Top Bottle

August 25, 2026 Tess Blackwood

Why did some old milk bottles have a strange bulge near the top? It was designed to collect the cream that rose from non-homogenized milk. Here’s how cream-top bottles worked,…

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Did a Woman Really Hire an Orchestra to Play for Her Cows in 1910?

August 13, 2026 Tess Blackwood

In 1910, an Illinois dairy farmer hired a nine-piece orchestra to play for her cows during milking. The cows seemed to love the classics—but ragtime was another story.

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Why Did Old Milk Bottles Have a Bulge at the Top? Meet the Cream-Top Bottle

Did a Woman Really Hire an Orchestra to Play for Her Cows in 1910?

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