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Method of Preventing the GrowDi, of Bacteria: 

 Conditions of growth, 32 ; Reasons for cooling 

 milk, 33 ; Methods of cooling milk, 34 ; Tanks, 

 35 ; Effect of stirring milk during cooling in tanks, 

 36 ; Coolers, 37 ; The operator, 38. 



CHAPTER V 



Cream Sepahation . . .... 52-83 



Separation by the Force of Gravity : Principle of 

 separation, 39 ; Gravity methods, 40 ; Efficiency 

 of different methods of separation, 41. Separa- 

 tion by Centrifugal Force : Intermittent separation, 

 42 ; Continuous separation, 43 ; When and where 

 the first separators were made and sold, 44 ; Bowl 

 devices, 45 ; Later separators, 46. The Operation, 

 of the Centrifugal Separator : Regulation of the fat 

 in the cream, 47 ; The temperature of the whole 

 milk, 48 ; The rate of speed, 49 ; Percentage of 

 fat in whole milk, 50 ; Variations in the quantity 

 of whole milk or in the amount of liquid used for 

 flushing, 51 ; Slime deposit, 52. Advantages of 

 the Centrifugal Method of Cream Separation over 

 the Gravity Methods : Fewer utensils, 53 ; Skimmed- 

 milk fresher and warmer, 54 ; Fat more easily 

 handled ; Less loss of fat, 56. Factors to he Con- 

 sidered in Buyiiig a Centrifugal Separator : Size, 

 57 ; SuppUes for repairing purposes, 58 ; Other 

 factors, 59. The Location of a Cream Separator : 

 In the cow stable, 60 ; In the kitchen, 61 ; In a 

 milk-house, 62. 



CHAPTER VI 



Grading Milk and Cream, and Neutralizing 



Acidity . . ... 84—89 



Grading Cream and Milk : History, 63 ; Practi- 

 cable methods of grading, 64. Neutralizing Acid- 

 ity in Cream : History, 65 ; Methods of neutraliz- 

 ing, 66 ; Advisibility of neutralizing cream, 67. 



