FIFTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION 49 



The floor is made of concrete, sloping gently to one 

 corner, where it has a tile drain to allow the water used in 

 washing to immediately pass out. 



The dairy is equipped with a No. 6 Sharpies Tubular 

 Separator, a Victor Combination Churn, a IV2 horse Per- 

 kins Air Cooling Gasoline Engine, a stove, a rack for cream 

 cans, a pair of scales and a cupboard in the wall for butter 

 jars and for the butter in the winter. 



Care of Separator, Churn and Milk and Cream Cans. 



The milk cans, pails, strainer and separator are thor- 

 oughly washed twice a day. The washing is done as fol- 

 lows: The cans and pails are first rinsed in cold water, 

 removing as much of the milk as possible, then they are 

 washed with warm soft water containing washing powder 

 to cut the grease, then rinsed with cold water to remove all 

 soapy water, and lastly they are rinsed with boiling water, 

 then placed out of doors with the opening to the sun. Care 

 must be taken to have every particle of milk removed be- 

 fore scalding. If any milk remains the scalding coagulates 

 the albumen in the milk and causes it to adhere to the cans. 

 In washing milk utensils never use a cloth, but always use 

 a good stiff brush. 



The churn is washed by first putting a pailful of hot 

 soft water containing washing powder into it, and then 

 closing the churn and revolving it for a few minutes. Re- 

 move this water and wash another time with boiling water 

 but no washing powder. After draining the water out of 

 the churn it is turned so that the opening will be at the side, 

 the cover is removed and in this position it is left until the 

 next churning. The cream cans are washed in the same 

 way as the milk cans. Care must always be taken to keep 

 churn and separator and cans in a sweet condition, in order 

 to do this no milk or butter dare remain in them. 



Each morning and evening after the washing has been 

 done the floor of the creamery is scrubbed. This is very 

 easily done if it is done immediately after the washing is 

 done. In this way everything connected with the dairy is 

 always kept in a neat and clean condition. 



