The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-08-28
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
A MACHINE FOR MILKING cows,
], AUSTIN SCOTT, Editor.

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England Farmer, from john w. Kingsman
a farmer of Dover New Hampshire, in which
he describes machine for milking cows, and
was his own invention.
In the first place, take large size pail
either of tin or wood, and fit on il a cover so
as TO make it air tight; then | construct a
small pump in some compact form, so as to
exhaust part Of the air from the pail. The
pump made for my experiments, land which
is described in the application for a patent,
is part of the cover to the pail and being
fiat and thin, works rapidly AMI without
fraction, and does not wear so as to leak. 1t
is only necessary 10 produce a slight vacuum,
such as calf might make with his mouth
| then connect four small rubber tubes, about
eighteen inches long, with the top Of the pail
and on the other end of each of these tubes 4
fix little cup of tin, glass or any other
convenient material, about two inches in d.
smetor and three inches deep. Over the top
of each Of these cups is drawn cup of thin,
flexible rubber, having sack or mouth in the
centre, of sufficient size to receive the end of
| the cows teat, with a email hole in the bot
tom for the milk to pass through. The cap
/ fits TO the top Of the cup, air tight by its own
contraction, and also hangs around the end OF
the teat, but by its fexibility permits free
flow Of the milk into the cup and through the
rubber tube into the pail.
| Having got the machine in readiness, slip
each Cf the cows teats into one Of the soft,
flexible sacks or mouths, which can be done
in On instant with the end OF the thumb the
rubber clings around the teals and holds the
cups in place. l then commence pumping
slowly and easily, and the milk flows in u
large steady stream from each teat, through
t { tubes into the pail. The COW, mean time,
is quietly chewing her cud, hardly knowing
that anything is going on so perfectly is the
teat sustained by the rubber sack, that the
suction hardly affects it at all, and there is no
pulling, or illDchipg, or squeezing in any di
recIion. All the while the milk is flowing at
the rate Of about two quarts per minute at
any rate, | have MIXED eight quarts Of milk
from my COW in four minutes, with q machine
by no means perfect; because being the first
and only one ever made, and got up only to
experiment with, it has suggested improve
ments which will be embodied hereafter !
am entirely satisfied that child or n woman
can milk with this machine with perfect ease,
faster an four mixers, eithenmen or women,
can milk by hand.
But the chieiest recommendation OF the ina
chine still remains TO be mentioned. The
common method of milking by hand neces.
sarily exposes the milk TO more or less dust
dripping from the hands, and other kinds Of
filth, which often spois its taste, and always
gives one the idea that lie is swaloaing a
disagreeable amount Of unmentionabld mate
rials. Even the best and most careful mixers
cannot avoid getting some thing into the pail
that should not 60 there this Is proved by
the universal custom Of the straning milk i'm.
medaey after milking. in all cases, and by
whosoever it may have been MIXED. But
straining will not take out the drippings from
the hands Of careless, filthy mixers and the
result is, very general complaint among
consumers, of the bad taste of milk, too
often attributed 10 the adulteration or dishon-
esty Of mkmen.
This machine, however, entirely obviates
this unpleasant difficulty. The milkis drawn
directly from the udder into covered, air tight
pail where no dust or drippings or flth can
fall Of itself or be thrown by carelessnes. The
Irish girls cannot dip their hands into the pail
to moisten the teats, as is their common prRc-
tce. nor can the coz step i0io the pail, or kick
1t over, SO as to spill the milk.
In short, think The milking machine will
be great labor saving improvement for the
agricultural community, and genuine COM
font to both the cows and the consumers-'
Immediate efforts will be made, after obtain
ing patent, to introduce the machine to the
notice OF the public. and to supply the market
demand for them. 1t is not possible at pres
ent so say a. what price they can be afforded.
but probably they will not cost far from five
dollars apiece.