lo July, 1911.] Tlie Bab cock Tester on the Farm. 



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THE BABOOCK TESTER OX THE FARM. 



R. T . Archer, Dairy Expert. 



Sufficient has been written to prove the necessity for the farmer being 

 able to use the Babcock tester ; also to test cream and separator milk, 

 to ascertain whether or not it pays to feed and milk the individual cows 

 ii, the herd. The object of this article is to explain the correct method 

 of working this invaluable appliance. 



To insure satisfactory results it is necessary that a correct sample be 

 obtained — a sample that represents correctly the composition of the bulk. 



, — — — ; The method of samp 



ling milk generally 

 adopted in butter or 

 cheese factories is what 

 is known as the drip 

 system, in which the 

 1 lilk runs alon" a 



sl.v-liorXLL: UAHCOCK lE.SlLK 



2. MILK SC.VLES. 



chute from the weighing tank to the vat. A hole is punched in the bottom 

 of the chute through which the milk drips while it is running along the 

 chute. A ves.sel is placed to catch the drip and a little of it is put into 

 a bottle. This is repeated with each delivery. A little formalin is put 

 ill with the first lot to preserve the sample until the end of the week when 

 it is tested. 



Testing Cows. 



Taking the sample. — Strip the cow thoroughly drv. W'eigli tiie milk 

 oil the scales (Fig. 2), which should he hanging in a ronvcnitMit place, 

 and note the weight on the ruled sheet* CFicr. .^). Pour the milk from one 

 bucket to another three times ami immediately take i c.c. (cubic centimetre) 



• Rpcorcl shopfj III ly !>• nt>tnin<'rt fr'ini th" T) 'p»i-tnicnt of AKriciiltiiro. MeDKinrnP. at 6(1. pT 

 ■(loion. nT<t freo. WIi 'ii unl 'rintt. nii])lir iiit-i -ilu>iilil -tiito wlvtlior thfi weekly or numthly olioots are 

 Toquircd. 



