Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-18

able speculation and perplexity. We Will
give dimensions for one suitable TOR rae
totv of the size we have indicated. IL
should be sixteen feet long, two feet ten
inches in width inside, and one foot deep:
The bottom should be 1-2 inch thick, and
the sides one inch thick. The legs should
be three feet high, extending up the Sides
so that the top of the sink will be three
feet from the floor. The sink should be
made of clear, seasoned pine, and the legs
well braced, with cross and side pieces
connecting them about six inches from
the floor. Racks and a cloth strainer may
be used, or false bottom with perforated
tin strainers may be substituted. But II
the cheddar process is adopted, none OF
these will be needed. Some of the deal
ers in dairy apparatus offer sinks of va
rious construction of the merits of which
dairymen must Judge for themselves. The
sink should be on large castors, so that 1t
can be easily run where needed.
WEIGHING AND DUMPING APPARATUS.
The proper height of the weighing can,
of the dumping window from the ground,
and the best apparatus for unloading, are
generally matters quite perplexing. The
proper height of the receiving can is that
which gives a gentle slope to the con-
ductor, as too much current not only
causes the milk to slop over the sides OF
the strainer, but drives the dirt through
the strainer. With watts three feet two
inches high, the platform for the scales
should be three feet eight inches from the
floor. A square tin box, with bits Of wire
strainer cloth in the sides, is in use at the
factory of DIR. L. l.. Wight, Whitestown,
n Y, and is the best kind of strainer we
have ever seen. 1t is held in place by be-
ing fitted to wooden rack.
OF the many appliances for unloading.
none is simpler, cheaper or more satisfac-
tory than the crane, unless it be large
wheel shaft overhead, like the one used at
Budlong's factory, in West Schuyler, n.
T., which does the work easier than any
lifting apparatus we have seen. A crane
may be made Of scantling four by four
inches, the upright eight feet long, and the
arm seven feet. Hang it as you would a
barn door. Fasten one end of a strong
half or three-quarter inch rope to the end
of the arm run it through pully to which
is attached the tongs; then over four
inch pully above, near the end of the arm
run it back over similar pully next to
the upright, then down to a three inch roll
Ter, with a crank, at convenient height
for turning. One end of the crank must
be sustained by strong iron strap, bow
ing outward in the direction of the arm,
to admit the roller (about six inches long,
lengthwise, and fastened to the upright
above and below.
The window sill should be not more
than two or three inches above the edge
of the receiving can, which should stand
close to the window, just clearing the sill.
The road should be eighteen inches below
the platform on which stands the scales
and weighing can. Then the can, when
raised just enough to clear the wagon box
and wheels. will be of the right height for
dumping when swung round to the win
dow. Many make the mistake of getting
the road too low, which causes the unnec-
essary work of raising the milk three or
four feet by hand before it can be dumped
and wastes strength and time, both in
raising the can and lowering it back
again into the wagon after it is emetied.
The LOCATION, &C.-In building fac
tory every provision should be made for
cleanliness. 1t should be located near
living spring of water, ranging tempera-
ture somewhere between forty-five and
fifty-five degrees. There should be suffi-
Gent water to fill, at all times, an inch
pipe, and care should be taken to secure
fair head-enough to carry the water above
the vats, at least. The water should be
carried in pipes under the building, along
by the ends Of the vats where it is wanted
with penstocks rising from the pipes, to
furnish water for each vat. The faucets
in the penstocks should be all of the same
hight-if any difference is made, the one
fartherest from the head might be quar-
ter or half an inch the lowest. Outside
should be penstock. to carry off the SUI
perfuous water. The outlet to this should
be few inches higher than the faucets in
the penstocks for supplying the watts with
water. This is necessary TO secure flow
of water in the factory. In freezing
weather, and during the winter the pen
stocks in the factory can be removed, I'M
til needed for use, and the holes in the
pipe beneath plugged up. An extra fau-
Get in one of the penstocks at the end OF
the watts. inserted high enough from the
floor to set pail under. will supply all
the necessary cold water for cleaning and
other purposes.