The Trials of Cream Separators at Doncaster. 
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1234, " Reading Royal " machine, on the occasion of the first 
trial. 
The results show the separation to have been good in the 
case of three out of the five machines, but not so good with the 
remaining two. The degree of separation, however, is by no 
means equal to that obtained by the hand machines. TTie 
probability is that more complete separation could have been 
effected had not the competitors been anxious at the same time 
to separate the maximum quantity of milk the machines were 
stated to be able to do. The best machines in respect of 
efficient separation were the " Reading Royal " and the 
Victoria," then came the Alexandra."' Both the " Leviathan " 
and the Danish machine (Burmeister & Wain's) were inferior. 
In ability to regulate the thickness of cream, the Danish machine, 
however, stood decidedly first, tlie contrivance for effecting this 
being veiy simple and eminently satisfactory. The others were 
much on a par. As in the hand machines, the " Victoria " was 
the only one to produce excessive frothiness of cream. By way 
of comparison with former trials the following may be noted : — 
Power machines 
Percentage of Butter-fat left in Skim-milk 
E.A..S E., 
Kilburu, 1879 
Bath and West, 
Xcwport, 1888 
Bath and West, 
Exeter, 1889 
" Victoria " . 
•11 
•18 
" Laval "... 
■22 
" Laval Al " . 
■15 
" Lister's "... 
•17 
The results now recorded show accordingly a small improve- 
ment in the case of the Victoria," Alexandra," and " Reading 
Royal " machines, but the other two machines have not separated 
nearly so efficiently. 
J. AUGL'STUS VOELCKER. 
MISCELLANEOUS IMPLEMENTS 
EXHIBITED AT DONCASTER. 
Out of ninety-five Miscellaneous Implements entered at Don- 
caster for the Society's Silver Medals, under the designation of 
"New Implements for Agricultural and Estate purposes," all 
but three were sliowii. A very considerable number of these 
implements exhibited improvements of practical value, and there 
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