The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-31
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS ron
OUR RURAL READERS.
How saee~.sfui YaFmsr. Operate Tht.
Department ef the fsrmA rev
Iiiat- to the Care OF Tive steek
and fouitry



The direct use OF steam for sterilis-
ing Is very common. In many facto-
ries and dairy houses there l.. adioln-
Ing the wash sink. a table In the cen
ter Of which Is a steam ict. and when
cans are washed thcy are iuVcrtrd over
this JET ana steamed Cor a feW min.
uies. This method 90 sicamins an
swcrs the rurpose tsirly yell Ia Ger
tain eases a. when largs number ~
cans are washed ana 4 special nom
Is provided tor the purpose or The
steam SCI . uricf h,ssJ which con-
ducts the ESCAPED steam Is rire lead
ine oui % tho oull.us SPECIAL care
should be tskrn to make thc exposure
loog enough. 1ut ono us.ug this system
Is liable 10 make tbc time 100 short
Another chicoiicD to % is that the
steam Goes uoi come ln direct contact
with thc outside as VCii as che inside
81 he cans More Perfect WORK Is
accomplished by steam chest. IN
which thc smaller utensils, such as
cans, pals. d.rqcrs. E.ass Jars Ctc.. MAY
De placed au4 Caiircy surrounded Wiih
steam as lone as desired a ga.Nan'
isci ir1n Ghost lr1m 5 81 ; icct each
in dimension is la-so ologga to hold
tae utensils. EXCEPT watts ana machiu-
C'y ordinarily usel Dob creamery o.
she,.e factory when many cans are
Co De cleaned. thg clJs, should Dc lafse
enough 90 bold O dozen Or more az a
time. All joints mas. bC made aa close
as possible The doors shpl.d Dee iarsc.
so that utensils may te easily put INTO
and removed from the chest AZ TIE
top OF The steamer thCIe should pe an
escape pipe . Or 8 inches ln diameter
and passing out 90 doors. The Tow OF
steam through this may be controlled
by valve. and each time tle steam ls
turned on a iew moments should De
given 20 allow most " % 90 escape from
the chest through this Icing pipe before
the door Is opened. u this is not done
the operator may De severely scalded
By opening the door while the steam Is
still under pressure. steam should be
admitted az the bottom. aud the bottom
should have enough incline 20 cause all
water formed by condensation 90 run
OF through a trapped pipe leading 20 a
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 Ia
an inverted position.
II more room bc required and the ar
ticles are small. shelves similar 20 the
movable bottom may be used. Several
different materials are employed for
| constructing steam chests. Wood gives
| good satisfaction when the chest Is Of
| ten used. II should be firmly bound to
prevent bad results from Wrapping. Gal
vanized iron is a common material. and
I copper Is sometimes used II a metal
! be used. the door should be double TO
make It rigid. A convenient method Of
steaming utensils on a large scale Is
TO have, instead Of a tank a steam
closet. the iioOr OF which Is on a level
with the main floor Of the building. 4
I 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 10 their proper places with very
little handling. Such a saving OF work
amounts to a great deal In a large fac
tory. steaming Is often omitted for
the want OF a suitable chest or closet
II no better method is available. an or
binary wooden box with n tlght-httlng
cover may be easily and cheaply ar.
ranged.
Every dairy utensll should be fire..
uuently sterillzed. and nothing IL better
for this purpose than superheated
steam direct from the boiler Not an
uncomfortable amount Of steam q.
needed for this purpose and FOR heat.
ing water. aud. when necessary. m,
building. and these facts should be-
borne In mind when a boiler is pur.
chased. care being taken TO have is ca.
paclty greater than required by IN,
engine. so that steam can be had AT
any time for these other purposes. But
II desired small boilers may be obtain
ed for furnishing steam for heating wa.
ter and sterllizlng only. their cost be.
ing S25 or upward, according to size
Such boiler Is especially recommend.
ed for any factory or large dairy moi
already equipped with them.