Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-11-01
HOW TO USE A HAND
MILK SEPARATOR
LOSSES MAY BE AVOIDED BY
CAREFUL ATTENTION.


result of improper turning are great.
The United States Department OF Ag
riculture has given he following hg-
ures in the last census;
According to the last census re-
port there was waste OF l,62l.795
pounds OF butter throughout the Uni
ted States in 1909 because of the lack
OF an accurate speed regulating device
for cream separators The head of
the Dairy Division of the Bureau of
animal industry declares that while
the cream separator Is the most eco
nomcal metEod of summing mix,
new III use. there is still a heavy loss
IN butterfat This loss varies from
to 81 per cent
Heretofore there has never been
any possible means OF determining
the speed at which the separator is
opcrateG whether the turning is by
hand or by power In hand turning
the operator can tell how fast he is
turning the machine only by timing
himself-looking at a watch and
counting the number of revolutions.
\ great many people. rather than
go to this trouble. simply guess at
the speed they are operating the ma
they are wrong 1t is well known that
at different times a persons physical
condition ,aries-today he may feel in
fine spirits and put plenty of ginger
into his work: tomorrow he may be
tired and unconsiously turn the crank
of his separator at a much lower
speed On the day he is in fine spir-
its lie NAV be turning the crank too
ran;J1x- tl,, 1ax, hc - trad ~,
speed drops below what it should be-
This, in spite OF the fact that the man
ufacturers of the separators warns
him that the machine must be OPP
Grated at a precise number of revolu-
tons per minute in order to do effic-
lent work.
Some very exhaustive tests were
carried on recently at the PURDUE Ex-
detrimental Station, showing that there
are tremendous losses from the incor
rect operations OF cream separators.
In these tests it was shown that in
correct separator speed will cost the
dairyman who has 20 cows a large
amount of money in year The av-
erage COW produces $500 pounds of
milk or 10000 pounds for the herd
Run through separator correctly OPP
2.954 pounds. or 3.446 pounds of but
ter. which at 80 cents pound.
amounts to $1.033S0 If the separa-
tor is cperatcl al the lower guess
rate of speed as shown in the Purdue
tests. only l.6G9 pounds OF butter
would Lave been produced cat the
same rate rer pound. this would bring
the dairyman only S50970 or loss
in single year of $524l0. This loss
is sustained simply because of the
need of a cream separator speed indi
Gator: because the dairyman guesses
at TIE speed of his separator.
Several of our agricultural colleges
have conducted tests along those
lines, and speed is recognized by them
a. TIE a.l-important factor in the sue
cessiul operation OF the cream separa-
tor The slower he speed. the great
er will be the loss of butteriat in the
>kimmilK. anG as general PROPOSE
ton. the niger tn speed is above the
>t2tcC number of revolutions indi
Gated by the manufactures, the larger
the risk OF the separator getting out
OF order. and OF mere serious com
picatIon TO have the separaor run
exactly II its proper speed at every
tage. in that clean skimming and
uniform cream would be the result
| believe. from my own observa-
tionS and experience with cream sep
arators on the farm. that great deal
is gained by accuracy in this respect
| believe the production of cream will
be found to be greater and that the
saving in the wear of the machine
will be an item of considerable inn
portance. Dairymen should make it a
point to take small sample of skim
milk to the creamery once in a while
to have it tested and bv carefully
| watching his machine and the result
| OF such testings he would soon be
able t. know exactly what his separa
tor is doing ard avoid all unnecessary
! losses. 1t is a good policy never to
guess at any thing when it is possible
to know
| M. Dahl.