Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-03-06

will skim clean when skimming n -
per cent or 80 per cent cream. but il
one must furnish n 40 per cent OF -
per cent cream will this machine skim
cleaner than any other providing other
requirements are equal: The separa-
tor. with care in keeping the tempera-
ture Of the milk between 30 to 100 de-
grees f. having the machine on a solid
foundation. the bowl running true and
turning the crank at the required
speed. should not have more than five.
hundredthS per cent of butter fat in
the skimmilk when Swimming a 80 per
cent cream.
\ good separator with reasonable
care and attention should last from ten
to fifteen years, with few or no re-
pairs.
When we say that the parts Of the
separator which come in contact with
the milk should be so constructed as
to be easily cleaned we do not refer 10
the number of parts to be cleaned. blt
to the construction Of these parts. cam
every piece of the bowl be taken apart
so that we have no cracks or shoulders
to clean? If it is Il disk machine. VIII
all of the disks come apart 80 that we
can wash them individually. or. if
there is any other device. can it he
taken apart 50 that all of the surface
will be exposed and be easily washed?
Some machines may be SO constructed
that there are only "A few parts. aad
yet these few be more difficult 10 wash
and keep clean than Il machine with
great number
The parts coming in contact with
the milk should be heavily timed. rs
this makes washing easier and pre-
vents the parts from ruSting. If the
parts start rusting ii is very tedious
work to keep the machine clean. How
/ ever. no separator is so constructed
that it can he kept clean and sanitary
without taking it apart after each sep
aration In order To sc; the best re-
suits from your Ielchine wash and
scald all the parts coming in contact
with the milk after each separation.
Most Of the standard machines have
vertical and horizontal gears. with
each end Of the pinion in a bearing.
thus reducing the chance of the gears
moving out of place to minimum. and
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without any repair or adjustment if
the machine can be easily oiled. The
oil and dirt should be wiped off Occa-
sionauy and the bearings flushed with
coal oil The Oiling of Il separator
should he as automatic as possible
The splash system that is used on some
/ of the SeparatorS makes the oiling au-
tomato. requiring attention about once
week and with an oil cup for the
neck hearing we have the danger OF
the hot bearing reduced to Il minimum.
Although Il series of oil cups with the
snap lever proves very satisfactory
oil must he furnished the neck bearinl
either by means of a cup or a heav!
oil pad. because the bowl travels at =
tremendous speed and needs a constant
bath of oil to prevent heating. The
lower bearing of the spindle must also
be so arranged * 10 be oiled constant
ly while the machine is in use. The
other bearings must be provided for In
some way or other and. rs previously
stated. as nearly automatic as possible.
While the construction of the casing
or frame of the machine may look like
/. secondary problem. il really is very
essential for two reasons: First. does
It protect the operator from getting
caught in the gears and cha ms? Sec
ond, is it so arranged that you can
get nj the gears and bearings easily t.
clean them occasionally and take out
the old oil or, in case of overflow, milk