SEPARATION OF CREAM. 145 



General Remarks. — In order to keep the separator in good 

 running order, it must receive care. The belt should not be 

 too tight, nor too loose. If too tight it is likely to bind, heat, 

 and set the bearings of the separator. If too loose it is Ukely 

 to shp, and to wear out more quickly. The machine should be 

 well oiled. It is better to use a trifle too much oil than not 

 enough. If a bearing is once heated, the machine will never 

 run as well again. 



The bowl should be handled with great care. Bowls, or 

 parts belonging to the bowl, can be kept from rusting by boihng 

 them in water, or by steaming them thoroughly after they 

 have been cleaned. If scalding-hot water is used before the 

 milky portion has been washed off, the albuminoids will be 

 scalded on to such a degree that it is difficult to get them off. 

 This applies to all dairy and creamery utensils. Hot water 

 is said to be best in which to dip tin or iron-ware after washing 

 in order to keep them from rusting. If the bowl, pail, or 

 whatever utensil it may be, is turned over to drain after being 

 dipped in hot water, the heat taken up by the utensil will in a 

 short time perfectly dry the apparatus. If the bowl is steamed, 

 it should be heated thoroughly to make it dry quickly. 



If the milk supply gets short during the run, and it is neces- 

 sary to run the machine without feeding milk, then the machine 

 should always be flushed with luke-warm water. This will, in 

 a measure, prevent clogging. Scalding-hot water should never 

 be used for flushing the separator. The cream and skimmed- 

 milk tubes should be carefully cleaned, with the special wire 

 provided for that purpose, each time the machine is washed. 

 The contrivances on the inside of the bowl should also be 

 handled with care so as not to injure them in any way. They 

 should be treated with hot water, as mentioned above, in order 

 to keep them from rusting. 



When the bowl is not to be used for some tltne, it should 

 be oiled well so as to prevent it from rusting. It is easier to 

 oU a separator bowl than it is to scour the rust off later on. 



