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THE GENESEE FAEMEK. 



THE EXCELSIOR CHURN. 



We have received from the patentee, G. B. Clark, of Leonardsville, Madison county, 

 N. Y., an engraving and description of a new churn, called the Excelsiw. We give 

 Mr. C.'s description, and for price, &c., the reader is refen-ed to our advertising pages. 

 We have never seen this churn in operation, and therefore can not speak personally of 

 its merits, but we have seen statements from dairynaen who have used them, and who 

 speak yerj favorably of their operation. 



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"A is the rotating or revolving body, worked by crank and gearing, as sho-»v'n, or it may be 

 attached to any motive power by passing a band directly on to its raised hoops G G. Two or more 

 large churns can thus be driven in one frame, by passing a short band from the first cylinder to the 

 second, and from that to a third, <fec., thus affording facilities for churning any quantity of milk and 

 cream, together or separately, at one operation. By a new and simple device, the body is easily 

 made water tight at its lid and bearings on the fixed or permanent axles. The cross bar, or dash, is 

 a nari-ow wooden bar, placed longitudinally above the center of the barrel or body, with pi'ojections 

 (B) on«its upper edge, extending upward to the periphery, at any desired angle. Pins inserted in 

 two side staves of the cylinder, pass between the projections on the cross bar, which is removably 

 attached, or supported by iron braces, to the axles on which the body rotates or revolves. The axles 

 are hollow, with ventilating funnels C C, set in blocks, and extending downward into their cavities. 

 By closing the outward end of the axles, a perfect ventilation of the cylinder is effected, even when 

 filled above the place of its axis. The cavities of the axles permit the crooked water tubes E E to be 

 passed through them, to be inserted in the corked ends of the small metallic cylinder iu the center 

 of the churn. Through these tubes, which close by their flanges the outward end of the axles, and 

 being of less diameter than the cavities, so as not to obstruct the ventilation, a stream of cold water 

 can be kept running, the water passing down the outward injecting funnel through the tube, filling 

 the tempering cylinder, (the small tube on the cylinder should be corked after the air h.as escjiped,) 

 and passing out at the waste pipe. This need only be used when tempering is necessary ; and where 

 running water can not be applied, a few pails from the well will reduce the temperature sufficiently. 

 A thermometer may be used to ascertain the temperature of the water at the waste pipe, which will 

 indicate correctly that of tlie milk or cream. The cross bar, tempering cylinder, and tubes, can all 

 be i-emoved from the barrel of the churn, thus leaving nothing but the empty cylinder for cleansing." 



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