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and  Co.,  of  24,  Great  Winchester  Street,  London,  the  agents, 
supplied  a specially  arranged  horse  gear,  and  this  is  a point 
which  the  public  apparently  did  not  thoroughly  understand  at 
the  Show,  viz.  that,  though  for  convenience  steam-power  was 
usually  employed,  the  work  could  have  been  equally  well  done 
at  all  times  by  horse-power.  In  Mr.  Jenkins’s  Guide  an  illus- 
tration is  given  showing  the  horse-gear  applied. 
The  Laval  separator  was  fixed  to  the  floor,  and  the  milk 
delivered  by  the  railway,  but  first  weighed  on  one  of  Avery’s 
platform  weighing  machines,  then  raised  to  the  necessary  height 
by  one  of  Rainfortli’s  jack-lifters,  and  placed  in  a suitable  tank, 
from  whence  it  was  supplied  to  the  revolving  cylinder  by  a 
tap.  This  machine  is  so  well  known,  and  is  so  well  described 
in  Mr.  Jenkins’s  pamphlet,  that  further  notice  is  unnecessary, 
except,  perhaps,  to  remark  that  Messrs.  Hald  and  Co.  have  intro- 
duced some  alterations  in  the  cover,  by  which  the  products  are  dis- 
charged more  readily.  A double  case  allows  of  hot  water  being 
introduced,  which  warms  the  cream  and  causes  it  to  become 
thicker.  The  form  of  the  discharge  orifices  also  facilitates 
the  process.  The  cream  from  this  separator  was  churned  at 
once  in  one  of  Bradford’s  Diaphragm  Churns.  The  skim-milk 
was  refrigerated  in  one  of  Lawrence  and  Co.’s  machines.  The 
butter  when  taken  from  the  churn  was  manipulated  with 
Bradford’s  “ Springfield  ” Butter-worker,  worked  either  by  hand 
or  power.  The  power  was  supplied  by  a twelve-horse  power 
portable  engine  with  plenty  of  boiler  space.  A copious  supply 
of  hot  water  was  provided  by  a tank  over  the  engine,  fitted  with 
a ball-cock  for  cold  water  inlet,  a one-inch  steam-pipe,  perforated, 
passing  round  the  bottom  of  this  tank.  In  a few  minutes  after 
steam  was  turned  on,  200  gallons  of  water  was  raised  to  boiling 
heat,  and  hot  water  supplied  to  all  parts  of  the  factory.  I must 
not  omit  to  note  that  Pocock’s  Patent  Milk-can  Cleaner,  made  by 
the  Reading  Iron  Works  Co.,  which  received  a medal  last  year, 
was  shown  in  operation.  It  comprises  a tank  or  trough,  with  three 
revolving  brushes  : the  two  outer  ones  in  an  opposite  direction 
to  the  centre  brush,  on  which  the  cans  are  run,  and  held  for  a 
few  seconds  by  one  attendant,  while  his  assistant,  standing  on 
the  other  side  of  the  trough,  removes  them,  and  stands  them  on 
end  to  dry.  This  is  an  ingenious  arrangement ; but  in  order  to 
insure  absolute  cleanliness  and  the  destruction  of  any  germs, 
the  cans  are  placed  over  a perforated  steam  cap,  supplied 
by  a halfrinch  steam-pipe  from  the  boiler.  The  steam  is 
certain  to  destroy  any  germs  that  might  escape  the  washing 
and  scrubbing  process.  It  is  not  suggested  that  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  working  dairy  was  entirely  the  best  that  could  be 
contrived ; but  it  was  arranged  so  as  allow  the  public  to  see  as 
