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the further disadvantage of requiring increased tank capacity 

 and producing a rapidly souring cream." 



It might be added that the diluted skimmed milk is very 

 materially lessened in value for feeding purposes. 



Within the past year or 3^ear and a half numerous letters have 

 been received making inquiries into the merits of so called 

 "dilution" or "gravity" separators. Since the early spring 

 of this year these inquiries have been much more frequent and it 

 finally seemed worth while to make a somewhat careful trial of 

 the merits of these "separators." So far as is known, the 

 attention of the public has not been called to these ' ' separators ' ' 

 through the agricultural or dairy press by advertisement or 

 otherwise, and they have been introduced almost whoU}- by 

 retail agents travelling through those sections where only small 

 herds of cows are kept and where the old shallow pan system of 

 creaming is still in use. (Circulars of two of these "separators" 

 finally came into our hands and a representative of the station 

 bought one of the smaller sizes of each kind direct from the 

 manufacturers.) They are known respectiveh' as "Wheeler's 

 Gravity Cream Separator ' ' made by the Gravity Cream Separ- 

 ator Co.. Mexico, N. Y., and "Hunt's Improved Ventilated 

 Cream Separator" made by the- Hunt Manufacturing Co., Cato, 

 N. Y. Another known as the "Aquatic Cream Separator" 

 made by the x\quatic Cream Separator Co., Watertown, N. Y., 

 has been sent us for trial, and there may be still others on the 

 market. 



The somewhat extravagant claims made for these ' ' separators' ' 

 are best shown by quoting from the circulars and directions sent 

 out with the machines as follows : 



"WHEELER'S GRAVITY CREAM SEPARATOR. 



"A new device to separate cream from milk by the dilute pro- 

 cess, which reduces the viscosity of the milk, thereby securing 

 the cream in two hours. No ice to handle, no cranks to turn, 

 no machinery to run and keep in order. 



" It is way ahead of the best creamery, being the cheapest, best 

 and easiest device to handle milk on the market, and you will 

 make no mistake if j'ou investigate its merits. 



