FARM DAIRYING 



the stable. Such a room should be well ventilated 

 and dean, and the floor tight. 



The foundation of the separator should be firm. 

 Even a slight vibration injures such a finely con- 

 structed piece of machinery. For. the same rea- 

 son, the machine should stand perfectly level. A 

 small piece of quarter-inch rubber packing, placed 

 under the legs before fastening, improves the 

 running of any separator. Keep all parts clean. 

 Every vi^eek or two run a little kerosene through 

 the oil channels to remove the black grease and 

 accumulated dirt from the bearings, but do not 

 fail to oil the machine well afterwards. Coal oil 

 is not a lubricant, simply a cleanser. Use only 

 the oil furnished for the machine, or one of equally 

 fine quality. 



When starting the machine, get up speed grad- 

 ually. Put the same pressure on the handle dur- 

 ing the entire circle of it, and sustain an even 

 speed. For close skimming, run the machine a 

 few turns above the tabulated speed rather than 

 below. Slow speed is the cause of much poor 

 skimming. 



Before turning on the milk, put enough hot 

 water through the machine to wet and warm the 

 bowl thoroughly. This insures cleaner skimming 

 and prevents the cream from sticking to the skim- 



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