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amounts to $45.75. This saving in butterfat alone will 

 almost pay for the separator in one year. 



Fastening a Separator. To secure steady motion, 

 the separator must be fastened to a solid foundation. 

 There is nothing better in this respect than a concrete 

 floor, with which every dairy should be provided. 



Fig. 20. — Method of Fastening Separator. 



There are two common methods of fastening a separator 

 to a concrete floor : One is to fasten two 4x4-inch blocks 

 to the concrete floor as illustrated in Fig. 20. The separa- 

 tor is then fastened to these blocks in the same manner 

 as to a wood floor. The other method of fastening 

 consists in chiseling four conical holes into the concrete 

 floor, at a distance corresponding with the four holes in 

 the separator base. The cavities thus made are filled with 

 babbitt metal, Jnto which holes a little smaller than the lag 

 screws are drilled. The separator is then fastened by 

 turning the lag screws into the babbitt (Fig. 21). 



