MECHANICAL LOSSES 



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Losses Due to Inaccuracy in Testing. — The testing de- 

 partment is perhaps the department which experiences greater 

 difficulty than any other department in giving satisfaction. It 

 should also be realized by the managers that great losses may 

 occur in that department unless properly checked. Form XVI 

 may serve as a convenient factory report for checking, not 

 merely the losses due to testing and weighing, but other me- 

 chanical losses as well. 



FORM XVI 

 Churn Record 



The principal reasons for errors in the testing department 

 are inaccurate glassware, inaccurate measure or weight of 

 sample, improper care of samples, and improper method of 

 reading the tests and general carelessness on the part of the 

 operator. 



I. Inaccurate Glassware. — All glassware should be properly 

 calibrated before it is brought into service. Several states 

 have laws making it a criminal offense to use inaccurate glass- 

 ware for testing. Even without such laws it should be to the 

 interest of all creamery operators to assure themselves of the 

 accuracy of the glassware they are using. It was found by the 



