THE FARM SEPARATOR 



81 



and the small granules of butter will be lost. It 

 is a good practice to run a quart of warm water 

 through the machine or warm it up before the 

 milk is put into it. 



Milk must be fed into bowl at a 

 uniform rate. A third point that 

 should be observed if satisfactory 

 results are to be obtained is the 

 uniformity with which the milk is 

 introduced into the bowl. An even 

 feed will do much to ensure an even 

 cream test, all other conditions re- 

 maining the same. 



Machine must be kept clean. To 

 secure the best results and the 

 cleanest and most nearly perfect 



, ..... .... ,.,o .:»«« mu wash the sepa- 



er it is used. 

 The slime should be removed, and 

 the parts thoroughly scalded to de- 

 stroy the germs which are certain 

 to be present. These germs are 

 found in large quantities in the 

 bowl and if not destroyed by heat 

 may cause serious damage to the 

 cream. The separator should be 

 washed twice daily, and it should 

 be thoroughly scalded and dried in the sun.. Heat 

 and sunlight are death to germ life. 



Fig. 25. A 

 thermometer. A 

 valuable piece 

 of apparatus for 

 the farm dairy. 



