Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-02
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm--A Few
Hints to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry
Care. of Dairy Utensils.

Inc QlTecL use OF steam LOT BLeflllZ-
ing is very common. In many facto-
ries and dairy houses there is, adjoin-
ing the wash sink, table in the CEN
ter Of which is steam Jet, and when
cans are washed they are inverted over
this Jet and steamed for a few min
swers the purpose fairly well In GER
tain cases, as when a large number OF
cans are washed and a special room
is provided for the purpose, or the
steam Jet is under hood which con-
ducts the escaped steam to pipe lead
ing out of the building. Special care
should be taken to make the exposure
long enough. but one using this system
is liable to make the time too short.
Another objection to it is that the
steam does not come in direct contact
with the outside as well as the inside
OF the cans. More perfect work is
accomplished by a steam chest, In
which the smaller utensils, such as
cans. pals, dippers, glass jars, ETC., may
be placed and entirely surrounded with
steam as long as desired. A galvan-
lied iron chest from 8 to feet each
in dimension is large enough TO hold
the utensils, except watts and machin-
cry ordinarily used in creamery or
cheese factory. When many cans are
to be cleaned, the chest should be large
enough to hold a dozen or more at a
time. All joints must be made as close
as possible The doors should be large,
SO that utensils may be easily put into
and removed from the chest. AT the
top OF the steamer there should be an
escape pipe or 3 inches in diameter
and passing out of doors. The how OF
steam through this may be controlled
by a valve, and each time the steam is
turned off few moments should be
given to allow most OF it to escape from
the chest through this Icing pipe before
the door is opened. If this Is NC done.
the operator may be severely scaided
by opening the door while the steam Is
| still under pressure. Steam should be
admitted at the bottom, and the bottom
should have enough incline to Cause all
water formed by condensation TO run
of through trapped pipe leading to q
drain. About six inches above the bot
/ tom a movable false bottom Of strong
wire netting or iron framework may be
! placed, on which the articles are put IN
an inverted position.
4 II more room be required and the ar
I ticies are small, shelves similar to the
/ movable bottom may be used. Several
1 different materials are employed for
/ constructing steam chests. Wood gives
good satisfaction when the chest is Of
ten used. 1t should be firmly bound to
prevent bad results from warping. Gal
vanized iron is a common material, and
i copper is sometimes used. If metal
be used. the door should be double to
make It rigid. A convenient method OF
steaming utensils on large scale is
to have. instead of a tank a steam
closet. the floor Of which is on level
with the main floor of the building
light truck with skeleton bottom and
side may be loaded with articles from
the wash tanks and quickly rolled into
the closet, steamed and the utensils
taken to their proper places with very
little handling. Such saving OF WORK
amounts to a great deal in large fac
tory. Steaming is often omitted Tor
the want of suitable chest or closet
IL no better method is available, an or,
binary wooden box with a tight-fittins
cover may be easily and cheaply ar.
ranged.
Every dairy utensil should be fire.
uuentIy sterllized. and nothing is better
for this purpose than superheatet
steam direct from the boiler. Not al
inconsiderable amount OF steam Il
needed for this purpose and for heat
ing water. and. when necessary, tn,
building. and these facts should b,
borne In mind when boiler is pur
chased. care being taken to have its ca
pacity greater than required by thu
engine, so that steam can be had a
any time for these other purposes. But
II desired, small boilers may be obtain
ed for furnishing steam for heating wa
ter and sterilizing only, their cost be
ing s25 or upward. according to size
Such boiler is especially recommend
ed for any factory or large dairy no
already equipped with them.