The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-01
THE MILKING MACHINE.
Counfrv Genflkman


There is no subject In which dairymen are
more interested at present than the milking ma
chine Among the simplest of these is the So
called Calfette, manufactured In Buffalo, N. Y,
which is probably the best to use with few
COWS, for with hand power it can be economi-
cally employed on two COWS, or even on single
one. A power equipment permits its employ
ment on as large herd as desired, enabling one
man to milk as many as so COWS.
Another machine. invented by q viTginian. Is
thus described in Popular Mechanics:
1.-THE machine proper comprises large pail Of
block tin with an aluminium cover, on which Is
mounted q pump which works automatically
when connected by rubber tubes with q system
of pipes extending throughout the stable. Be-
tween each two COWS a branch pipe extends, to
which the rubber tubing can be attached. The
system of pipes at some distance away connects
with compressor, which of course can be oper-
ated by number of different kinds of power
electric power or gasoline engine is preferable.
One size of compressor requires hp. to operate
it, and the next larger size requires hp.
"The lid of the pail in turn is connected with
the teats Of the COW by rubber tube three feet
in length, one end of which is supplied with four
cups which TT over the teats. There are several
sizes of these cups made. in order to meet the
requirements of all diaries; but the size most In
use will milk 90 per cent. of the cows in any
dairy. Two of the rubber tubes thus equipped
are connected with each pail. As the milk leaves
the COW it passes directly into the covered pail
precluding the possibility of contamination.
IAN important feature of this manner OF
milking is found In the fact that cows seem per
fectly satisfied with 1t. The milk is of course
drawn by the power of suction, and the motion
is more uniform than that of the human hand
In fact. the squeezing methods of the human
hand are avoided, and the machine accomplishes
the work in the natural manner in which cali
| sucks.
Experiments with this machine have beer
conducted by the inventor with $50 different
COWS, and some of these experiments have been
conducted with one COW for an entire year. Nc
injury whatever resulted. and as to the prolonga
ton of curtailment of the flow of milk there
was no difference over milking by hand"
Certainly the milking machine should solve
many serious problems, of which the help prob
lem is among the toughest. Dairymen should
investigate the various types now rapidly com
ing on the market.
We are informed that the Bennett Farm Com
pany, with 80 COWS on its farm in Warminstel
| Township, Pa, is using machine milkcr oper
| ated by q steam engine, though gasoline or cleo
trio motors can be used The stable is piped sc
that between each two cows the mixer can be
attached to the pipes. A pulsator is mounted or
the lid of the special milk bucket and draws the
! milk as 10 hand milking-suction and reaction
| teat cups fitting close to the udder. The lid Of
| the pail is air tight, with an observation glass
boy can manage two machines, milking foul
cows, OF "a to 30 an hour. An adjustment regu
lates the strokes of the pulsator to suit the mill
/ flow