The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-06
ounds per hour guaranteed.

pounds per hour guaranteed.
There were q number of farmers
present who passed individual judge
ment on the two machines and on all
the points originally agreed upon,
which were the strength and lasting
qualities of the machine. ease of run
ming and operating largest capacity
and lasting qualities, and every one
of them decided in favor of the I'M
proved U. S. separator. Thus the Al
pha was beaten in every way and the
travelling representatives" OF that
machine are now trying to create the
impression that they were not fairly
treated by saying that the representa-
tives of the U. s. separator ''insisted
on conditions most fav orable to their
machine" when as a matter of fact the
conditions were favorable to any good
machine and the Alpha people knew
then and know now that their machine
cannot compete with the U. s. in any
kind of fair test. They are simply
outclassed on every point that users
of cream separator always take In
to consideration when buying ma
chine.
The following signed statement
gives the facts of the test as it actually
took place and is signed by prominent
farmers and men whose name cannot
b questioned:
LAKE JOHANNA, Mimi, May ", 1901.
Vermont Farm Machine Co.,
Represented by Engund & Ness.
STARBUCK, Mimi,
Gentlemen: This is to certify that at
the contest held at my place May Y,
between the improved United States
cream separator and the Alpha lie
Laval cream separator No. 2, the re-
suits where as follows: On May IL,
the local agent of the Alpha De Laval
came to my place and wanted to place
one of his machines along side OF the
U. s. which l. had On trial. This L
consented to do and notified the agents
of the U. S. giving them only twenty
four hours in which to get ready Tor
the contest which the De Laval agent
insisted upon. On the day set repre-
sentatives of both machines were on
hand and the terms agreed upon, but
at the last moment the Alpha repre-
sentative refused to go on with the
test if the density of the cream was to
be taken into consideration by the
judges. After the agents failed to
reach an agreement started up the
u. S. separator and the Alpha local
agent finally took up the work with
his machine and the results stood as
follows The U. s. No. 5, developed
capacity of 592 pounds per hour
with speed of so, the milk being at
temperture of about 80 degrees.
The percentage of fat in the cream
was POI and in the skim milk .03. The
Alpha No. 2 developed apacity of
ouIy 522 pounds per hour with speed
of As, the temperature of the milk be-
ing the same in both cases. The per-
centage OF fat in the skim milk was .05,
giving the U. S. machine the adyant-
age of saving .02 which was lost by
using the Alpha. The test was made
by Mr.. Samson and Mr.. Flaten repre-
sentatives Of the Alpha and U. S.
cream separator companies. The
points that were to have been con-
sidered by the three judges were dur
ability, capacity, lightness of run
ming and tests of the cream and skim
milk. The U. S. machine was of the
rated capacity of $50 to 500 pounds per
hour, while the Alpha No. 2 was rated
at 600 pounds per hour and guaran-
ueed. Several interested farmers were
present and took a hold and passed
individual judgement on the merits of
the contest and decided in favor of the
United States machine On all of the
following points were to have been
considered by the judges; that is the
U. S. machine is the longest lasting,
is the easiest running, has the great
est capacity and the best all around
machine.
Signed: CHRISTIAN SANDvIG,
ANTON SANDERS,
STEINER BASAL,
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