296 MaANuFAcTURE oF MILK PowbkEr 
milk previously condensed without paying tribute to the owners 
ot this patent, the Merrell-Soule Co. 
The C. E. Rogers Process.—This process was patented by 
Charles IX, Rogers of Detroit, Mich., U.S. patent No. 1,226,001, 
May 13, 1917, and No. 1,243,878, Octaber 23, 1917. 
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Fig. 102 and Fig. 103. Rogers milk drier 
Courtesy of C. I. Rogers 
1 desiccating chamber, “spray nozzles, “spray pipes, *hot air inlet con- 
duit, Send of air conduit, “deflector, *air discharge conduits, *® recovery 
screens, " pivots, !° bar,?! loose screens for vibrating, '“ springs, ' rods con- 
tacting with !4 cams. 
The patent claims cover the desiccation by the spray-drying 
process Of fluids including condensed milk. The apparatus con- 
sists of a large drying chamber, the spray nozzles are located 
near the top on all four sides of the chamber. The hot air is 
