Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-24
Concerning Creameries.

utensils at the state fair.
in deciding on the merits of the various
systems for setting milk now before the
public will be surprise to the people, in
asmuch as no attempt was made to COM
pare their workings, even for the short
time afforded by exhibition at the state fair.
Dairy apparatus can hardly be judged
rs furniture, cabinet work or ornament.
They are for specific use-to accomplish
n desired end-and n trial of one or two
days would be of little avail in detcrmin-
ing the comparative merits of the devices
presented, which are mainly founded on
the same principle much less TO determine
which of the systems are correct in prin-
ciple and most practical in application.
The systems at present before the public
may be briefly named
First, rs most largely in use, of great
antiquity, and excellent in results for n
great part of the year are the common
small pans. These are too we'll known,
their merits and dement's too well appre-
caled to need much mention. In favora-
BILE weather we believe no system will
give more or better cream, but dog-days
and thunder storms cause loss-and the
work entailed is burdensome, increasing
lust in proportion as the dairy increases,
being ten times rs much work TO care for
the milk of ten COWS as for one cow. To
control the temperature and lessen work
large pans were adopted which had run
ming water under them, and, after, around
the sides. Then for more thorough and
rapid cooling and to save room came
deep setting" of milk in pals or cans
in IL vat Of water.
Then the Cooley" system was brought
out, in which the cans Of milk were en-
,irely covered with water and the temper
nture brought down near 400, on the
theory that such degree of cold would
bring all the cream up in space of time
less than from one milking time to the
next, and so making but one set of appara
tus necessary.
Mr.. Wooster believed in currents as
advantageous in bringing up cream. So
he, to secure such currents, devised a sys-
tenn of securing them by cooling the upper
half of his cans by ice water about them,
while the lower half remained exposed to
the air and higher temperature below.
Mr. Wooster objected to covering milk, so
had n cover with ventilating turret.
The Moseley Dreamer has the same
can and cover as the last, but instead of
the cans being fixed in the tank and the
lower half showing below, the lower half
of the cans set in other cans fixed in the
bottom of the tank, and so are surrounded
by water. This differs from the Wooster
in having the lower half in the cold water
instead of air, and from the Cooley in not
being covered with water on the top.
Mr.. Furgerson believed air to be the
best medium through which to control the
temperature and a large exposure of
surface to the air the best method of set
ting, SO he devised Il kind of refrigerator,
in which milk is set in large pans. practi-
cally small milk room in which the air is
kept at the desired temperature by means
Of ice and ventilation.
These systems have never to our knowl-
odge been practically tested, side by side,
to determn the comparative excellences
of each, or the correctness of the princi-
Piles on which the apparatus is based. The
four last named, the " Bureau" the
Cooley" the Wooster and the
" Moseley" were present at one state
fair, and were awarded prizes of various
degrees by the committee having them in
charge. In absence of any such competi-
tive trial, even for a day, it becomes u
matter of speculative curiosity on what
grounds such discriminating awards were
made. In speaking of these creameries
we have, as well as we were able, spoken
of the principles on which they are found
ed and not at all of special devices for
securing special results, and on which
there may be question Or dispute between
them.
Now, we have suggested to the state
superintendent of agriculture that this
matter comes clearly in his province ant
in that of one college as well, to try tc
ascertain by actual and comparative trials
what are the correct principles and which
are the best methods, and to secure thi.
end, secure the services of some goot
dairyman or men, and pay him or then
for doing the work well and thoroughly
Let such man take the various &" cream
cries." or two of them, and for who'll,
season run them according to the dircc
tions given. Mix, aud divide by exac
weight the milk for each note amount o
ice used, time taken, weight of cream
time of churning, amount of butter, trea
the butter produced exactly alike, save 4
sample from each at stated times, and, il
short, make a thorough test of each, ant
note all the conditions and results of sucl
test.
The superintendent appeared to consider
the matter favorably, and we submit thai
he, with the cooperation of the college
should be able to base such trial made
and the results of such trial must be Of
great value to the dairymen of our state,
Shall it be done? What do you say
Messrs. President and Superintendent
What do you say, Messrs. Creamery men
And, brother dairyman, what do you saw
Bethel Fair.
Wednesday was rather rough day OF