The Delta independent., 1898-07-15

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IT, 6osth Csso,ina station has been
osktag es0pssaaivs tests q various
dsisy osthods ssd apparatus. and tells
shovt thsa il bsllstin No. q.
fhsss vss practical test Of the psr.
csseags u butter left in the milk BY the
oad pssetiss of ehurning the vhols milk.
By IL latw pe.etice Of setting the milk
n essd vsess il deep cans till the cream
sisss and dhso eAurning the cream. and
bg H. sti1 later prsctics os ssparating
ths esssa fron the milk by rapid rs-
voiviag mschine called . separator.
Thsrs vss test Of the relative merits
of ths various kinds OF separators on the
market.
Thsss rs test Of the relative merits
q H. gravimetric method and the Bah
coek nstbsd os determining the percent.
go q butter 10 milk.
II svssage Of seventeen churniuss
q u vhols milk showed ~ per cent Of
buttss fat lsft in the buttermilk. The
svssaOs oe three churnings oe cream
fFoo dep settings showed lees than 1
pr csst of butter fat left in the skim
milk and 4 Of per cent left in the
buttssoilk- An average Of twenty four
chussisgs of cream from separatoes
sho0sd IsD than 4 Of per cent Of but
~ ent Iset in the skim milk. but over ?
pse esat len in the buttermilk. But il
Duse - borne in mind that the cream
+ . vssy small quantity ~ compared
With H. whole milk. and psr cent left
II u buttsrmilk from cream u really
vssy osch iess than III per cent Of the
bsttseoilk made by churning the whole
MIN. lest = per cent oe 900 10 much
- tAan ~ per cent os e2500.
naisiag cream by the deep cold SET
tiag eseoes left nearly per cent os
bsttss tat 10 the skim milk. OF sepa.
r.tass. DE- Laval Baby No 3 left one
ssvssth Of per cent Of butter fat in the
skio nuk. DE- Laval Humming Bird
osstsash q one per cent. Little Giant
Rsssiss separator No = os per cent.
Usissa States separator No 8 . little
ovss sas-tenth oe oes per cent. Their
sassa sapscity pr hosr ars: Baby No.
3 o15 psands Il milk; HuonisG Bird,
lis psands: Ruoian. 80 pounds, and
Units1 osasa. 30 poesda
Fsesyoss dam vsss tssasd sspa-
rately By 18Th the sravimetric method
.nd the nabeoek machine for butter tat.
The avseaes a the fifty grsvimetric
tests was Al ~ cent; the average Of
the 6fty Babcnck tests was A.e3 per cent.
A number a tsses for the quantity OF
butter fat 10 buttsrmilk and 10 skim
milk also shoWsd that in every case the
Babcock method showed q little more
butter fat In The samples than the gravi-
metric method showed 10 the same
sample.
According 10 these results, while the
difference = very slight, ii is plainly to
the interest a tbs butter factory to buy
milk by the gsavimetric test. and equally
to the Interest q the farmers Who ssll
milk to the sactnsy to have II PURCHASED
BY the Babooek test.
Prof. J.w. Hart Who made the tests
and complied bulletin No. % draws the
following oooclesioos:
Churniag whole milk aud creaming
milk by dssp sstting arc inefficient and
wssteiul daisy practices.
1t 10 possiA,s 10 seperats milk % - to
leave not evss ooe-tsnth os per cent
oe butter fat h the skim milk.
Heating ~ milk to $50 degrees before
separating 0isss eighty increased enici-
ency oves ~ ordinary temperature Of
operating.
There sppsass to Be no difference in
churpabilily in the cream from different
separators.
Iu warm weather . small quantity of