Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-06-13
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class Milk Pans.

The following extract from HoTso"s HdHd
Book of Dairy Hasbandfy, recently puoli'h-
"A n Scotland. relative to the merits OF glass
LII mans. is worthy of consideration, and
aoree we believe with all the experience
among oar own farmers vino have used them.
On several OCCASIONS we have commended the
glass milk pan, and now again take occasion
n invite the attention of all engaged, more
or less, in dairyipg, to the following iacts' as
we'll as confirmation of previous statements on
the subject.
An immense amount of discussion has Ia
ken place on the special merits of dihereh'
sorts of milk pans. Probably the grea'eS'
quantity Of milk in this country is set ior
in leaden cisterns about four or hVe inenes
deem: the next commonest pan Is OF ofo"n
o.-tha,vare. white inside, some twenty one
inches across at the top, and four inches deep
nr thereabouts, and foot or more "iue d.
bo..om. Vessels of timed iron OF similar
shape are also very common Tor the PurP'S'
zinc which is much more easily acted on
,,.n tin bv the acid Of milk, though occasion
ally used, is therefore not so good material
Glass milk pans are much more IN Vogue' eA-
oood;,elv clean. as dirt is SO much more easl-
" seen on them; they are, OF course Hofe
brittle than the earthenware.
Cant. Stanley Carr. who farms largely IN
Holsteia employs these glass pans almost ez-
clusivelv. He says:-"In my dairy, which
coptaias upwards of $50 COWS, the glass ves'
sells have been used for four years; and give
them a decided preference over all others =
Their form is good. being sixteen inches
i,-oad at the top and twelve at the bottom
the glass is dark bottle green, Transparent
ana perfectly smooth, ABOUT one-eight OF al
inch thick, and provided with rounded rim
at the upper edge. which makes it easy to re
tain safe hold of them even when full The
contain eight quarts, but never receive NOR
than six. They cost eight pence apiece, an
their durability may be estimated by the fae
that. 70 encourage carefulness, each dairy
maid is allowed one dollar per anum extr'
as po,. naoney, being bound at the same tin
to paw ten pence for each one she breaks; y
hitherto no girl has broken to the extent
her dollar. 1t is self evident that acidity ca
not be communicated to glass; ard the ea
and rapidity which they are cleaned requirir
merely to be first washed with luke-war
water then rindseG in cold water and place
in rack to dry, effect great saving In fu
and labor, diminishing the number OF our d
ry-maids by at least two" Capt. Carr STATE
that Mr. Thomas Peterson, of Trinity Char
bers, Waterlane. Tower Street, London, hi
undertaken to supply the German milk pa
in any quantity at Is, each, or at U.s. F
dozen.
Mr.. Duncan, of Bradwell, near stony STR
ford writes thus: when first took to d
rying on large scale, laid out EGO in gil
pans, because they looked SO well in dali
On father acquaintance with them, L ha
come to the conclusion that they are the che
est things (even at As, each) that farm
can use; for they arc washed, and wiped,
kept clean with 500 per cent. less trou
than leads My glass pans are about TIVE
ty inches il diameter; do not like lar,
ones They hold about FIVE quarts each !"