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CREAMERY BUTTER MAKING 



Cream Samplers. While an aliquot sample is neces- 

 sary only where composite samples are made, samplers 

 taking an aliquot sample, like the Scovell, McKay and 

 Michels, have the further advantage of securing a more 

 accurate sample when the cream is not thoroughly mixed. 

 These samplers take a uniform sample from the top to 

 the bottom of the cream in the can. The "milk thief," 

 which also takes an aliquot sample, does not take as satis- 

 factory a sample when the cream is not thoroughly mixed. 



Fig. 34. Michels sampler. 



Fig. 35. McKay sampler. 



McKay Sampler. This consists of two tubes, one of 

 v:l:ich slides into the other. One side of- each tube is 

 open so that the cream enters along the entire side of the 



