Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-03-02

FIG. xvIT1.-CHURNING DAY OK FARM.
enough to provide plenty of lish; ami
ventilation. The floor should Toe OF
smooth cement. II the walls are of
the same material or OF brick coated
with cement they can be more easily
kept clean than il they are made OF
wood The floor should be scrubbed
often enough TO keep IL perfectly
clean. and the tank should be cleaned
out frequently.
Use Of the Hand Separator.
Within the last few years the hand
separator has come into general use
ON farms where six or more cows are
kept. doing away with the old gravity
system OF raising cream. With the
separator all the cream can bc re-
moved. which is impossible by any
other method. The skimmilk can he
fed 70 the calves warm and sweet.
which is a great advantage. There *
less fat In the skimmIlk. but this ele-
ment can be supplied 10 the calves a
good deal more cheaply 10y GlNsccd
than by butter. There may be much
less space IN the milk tank. as only
the cream will need TO be kept there.
Where n creamery is patronized a
great deal OF work is saved by having
only the cream 10 haul.
In selecting n separator the most i'm
portant point TO look 20 is the ease OF
cleaning. There is n great deal OF DIFF
ference in separators I'm this respect
Some are so complicated that II is al
most impossible 10 wash all parts
thoroughly, while others can be so
completely taken apart that washing
IS an easy task. IL is not the number
OF parts 10 n bowl that makes n sepa-
Tator difficult 10 keep clean. but the
ease with which all these parts may
be separated, so that they may be
reached with brush.
| Some Of the other points 60 consider
are convenience. capacity and durabil-
| tty. The capacity viii depend largely
upon the number OF cows kept. II Is
! always better 10 get a machine too
barge than too small. The latest mod
els OF nearly all makes Of separators
ARE made so that the top OF the supply
hank is little more than waist high.
,No other kind should be bought IL Is
h useless waste OF energy 10 lift heavy
HANS Of milk five or six feet high every
might and morning. With these low
built makes the skimmilk and cream
cans may be placed on the floor, so
that they will require little lifting.
II The Importance Of Cleanliness.
Serious objection has been made To
the cream separator on the ground
that it lowers the quality Of the cream
land butter. In many cases there Is
ground for this complaint. Unless alb.
Solute cleanliness is the rule the
cream is liable TO be of poor quality
The milk and slime in the bowl are
the hes: Of food for injurious bacteria
and these multiply rapidly when the
separator is not kept clean. Never
rinse the bowl with cold water and
leave it until the next milking. 1t can
mot be thoroughly cleaned In this way
In cold weather n rinsing with cold wa
ter. followed by half a gallon or more
OF hot water, will do at night. At
least once day in winter and ever!
time the machine is used In summer
the bowl should be taken apart. wash
|. ed well and thoroughly scalded. b,
!, sure to remove every particle of greas
, and dirt. Use brush. never Il rag. :
bag is difficult to keep clean and otter
forms a home for bacteria The $,
/ called dish rag flavor" Is often found
, in butter due TO the use of n rag IN
washing the separator Neither sho iiC
a rag be used 10 dry the howl or othe