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FIG. 26 

 FIG. 25 LADLE STRAIGHT PADDLE 



26) is the best form of wood instrument with which 

 to handle the butter. 



THERMOMETER 



Of all the instruments and appliances which have 

 a place in the dairy, few are more important than 

 the thermometer. Nothing is more unreliable as a 

 test of temperature than the hand or finger. Tempera- 

 ture must be registered to a nicety in the dairy. 



A large proportion of the thermometers for sale 

 in the markets are faulty. A dozen taken at a time 

 and compared with a tested thermometer may show 

 three-fourths of them to be incorrect. Those cost- 

 ing one, two, or even three dollars may be as much 

 out of the way as the cheaper ones. Thermometers 

 should always be purchased from some reliable 

 dealer who can vouch for their accuracy. In most 

 counties in the State there are weather stations sup- 

 plied by the government with accurate thermometers 

 with which purchased thermometers may be tested. 



