Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-01

will skim clean when skimming q %
per cent or 80 per cent cream, but II
n must furnish a 40 per cent or 45
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 80 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 skimming a 80 per
cent cream.
A 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 to
the number Of parts to be cleaned, but
to the construction Of these parts. Can
every piece Of the bowl be taken apart
so that we have no cracks or shoulders
to clean? If II Is a disk machine. will
all of the disks come apart so that we
can wash them individually, or, II
there is any other device, can 1t be
taken apart so that all Of the surface
viii be exposed and be easily washed?
Some machines may be so constructed
that there are only a few parts, and
yet these few be more difficult to wash
and keep clean than a machine with a
great number.
The parts coming In contact with
the milk should be heavily timed, as
this makes washing easier and pre-
vents the parts from rusting. II the
parts start rusting 1t Is very tedious
work to keep the machine clean. How
ever. no separator is so constructed
that 1t a be kept clean and sanitary
without taking it apart after each sep
aration. In order to get the best re-
suits from your machine 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 a minimum. and
this kind Of gearing will run for years
without any repair or adjustment II
the machine can be easily oiled. The
oil and dirt should be wiped or occa-
sionally and the bearings flushed with
coal oil. The oiing Of a separator
should be as automatic as possible.
The splash system that Is used on some
Of the separators makes the oiling au-
tomato. requiring attention about ace
q week. and with an Oil cup for the
neck bearing we have the danger Of
the hot bearing reduced to a minimum.
Although q series Of OIL cups with the
snap lever proves very satisfactory,
oil must be furnished the neck bearing
either by means Of q cup OF a heavy
oil pad, because the bowl travels at q
tremendous speed and needs a constant
bath Of oil to prevent heating. The
lower bearing Of the spindle must also
be 50 afrnnged as to be oiled constant
~ while the machine Is IN use. The
other BEARINGS must be provided for hi
nome way or other and. ~ previously
stated. as nearly automatic as possible.
While the construct1m q the casing
o. frame Of the machine may look IKE
Z secondary problem. II really Is very
essential fr two reasonss Frs<, does