Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-28

amount credited to each patron on the
receiving sheet which is kept tackled on
the wall in plain sight. The cream is
then conveyed to the next floor through
metal trouGhs made in sections 30 as to
he readily cleaned-aud is emptied in
The huge ripener.
This consists OF a double walled
metal tank OF three hundred: gallons
capacity, having a reservoir at one end
anu a metal hood or cover winch can be
raised or lowered at the will OF the
operator. Between the double walls Of
the ripener and connected with the
reservoir, Il continuous flow Of water
may be maintained, hot or cold us
may be necessary to raiss or lower the
temperature OF the cream within tho
tank. The hoo'l or cover INSISTS in
maintaining the temperature required.
Running ompletely through the center
OF the tank IL n huge metal core which
is kept IN motion by machinery while
tho cream is cooling or heating. This
ID to insure Of upenIng. 4
starter for the rIpeninR process is added,
which Is manufactured by dairy supply
firms for the purpose, much as Il house.
wife adds her start OF yeast to leaveu
the new supply che is making.
When the cream in the tank has been
kept at the proper temperature-about
70 dcgrees-ior several hours it Is again
| ready 10 be transferred through the
metal trough1 to the third and lowest
floor, where the huge churu is ready to
receive it. The churn OF the average
ranch bears about tue same relation to
this continuance for mukiug butter rs
an apple to a field pumpkin, the operat-
or being able to produce seven hundred
pounds at one churnIng.
When this process is completed the
b%utterEi!k is drawn off ready to be
delivered to a number OF Elko's snloons
where it is sold as Il beverage or to the
n~eighbor,ng ranches where the Iigs
prove equally arpreciative Of its good
qualities.
Then n door is opered in the side OF
the churn which lies horizontally and
from a pipe directly above, gallons OF
pure old water are introduced and the
butter is thoroughly washed.
In the interior ni the churn is the
]worker' u wooden continuance with
huge oller somewhat like u wringer
winch is stationary while the churn is in
motion. After the salt has been intro
1uce1 the naariro 10 chnu,al anil Iha
rollers are made t. r~Cvolve. The door
Of the churn ie CO Scd and the churn also
r~evolves slowly. With each revolution
the mass Of butter and salt falls on the
rollers and is drawn through until
thoroughly worked.
Then from the cooling room adjoining,
the operator issues, rolling before him
the holding table which being mounted
ON castors moves easily over the cement
floor. After being loaded with the
butter from the churn, the. table is re.
turned to the cooling room. This room
has walls nine inches thick containing
double air spaces. Tho window nlso 10
double, and here an even, low TEN era.
ture can be maintained. Across one
end OF this Dom which ia 2iitx10ft a
large well.equipped refrigerator room is
built
In tho cooling room the butter If
being packed in the great l0ftx3it mold
with a heavy wooden mallet. Their
when the sides are removed from til,
mold. the big block Of butter ia ready tt
be cut into bricks. Tho strong wires OF
the vertical cutting frame are forced
against the butter by two movements o
a lever, forward and sideways. EncI
time this double movement is complet
ed. eight perfect butter briclSs, weigh
ing one pound each, drop forward.
The bricks are hen neatly wrapped
in paper stamped with the creamer,
label md i'll strong hinged
: boxes, dnst-pruuf and air.tigbt. ready
for delivery to the local trade.
Passing from the cooling room agnir
into the main room, We find one dooI
admitting us to the storcroom and
] another to the engine room which il
situatcd between the Office and store
aSc'h' IL htthb vi Nuc untltT EuON
ample preparation Tor business. Here
are nearly four thousand pounds Of the
finest grade 81 dairy salt, white as snow
also three hundred pounds OF wash,
ing powder, two hundred pounds Of an
soda and twenty-five thousand stamped
butter wrappers.
lr the engine m model Of neat.
ness-thc little ten.horso power engine
is emootliily doing its work. At present
only three tons Of coal per month arc
necessary to run the plant. md il in pro
posed to cover the fifteen horse power
boiler with M asbestos sheetirg Ia
maintain heat ind further economic
fuel. Tho engine room opens into the
Office which brings us Ia the front of
The building. q table, stove, roll tor
office desk aud chair furnish this room
and here We geo the Babcock tester Tor
sscortaiDiug the amount Of butter fat 10
each patrons cream. The cream is test
cd abont twice each month from sam