THICKNESS OF CREAM 



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danger of losing more or less cream through its adhering to the 

 sides of the cans. 



A thick cream is advisable from the farmer's standpoint. 



FIG. 55. Peerless hand separator and cross-section of bowl. 



FIG. 56. Agos hand tester. 



The thicker the cream is, the more skim-milk he will retain on 

 the farm for feeding purposes. It can also readily be seen 

 that if thin cream is skimmed greater can capacity is necessary, 



