Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-22

degree Fnhr " the temperature ct
which the readings should be made.
II the bottles cool before the reading
is made. they should be psiccd In .
water bath ct IN required tCmpcru-
tur' and then read. To read the test,
the diNldrrs are used, placing ono
point at the bottom of the tat column
aud IN, other at the extreme top.
Then without changing the angie OF
the diNidcrs. they ar, placed with one
point at the zero mark, while ne
other extends up along the bottle nvck
and indicates the percentage OF tat.
The milk bottles are graduated so
that when iT.6 q. O.. cor \ grams ul
mllh are used the amount Of fat may
bc rcud iu direct percentage, The
graduated portion b. divided into ten
spaces. each representing one per
cent IN So spaces have five div'-
! .iuns. each representing onC-iiiih or
twO-tonths ct one per cent
Testing cream requires the sample
TO bc weighed inst I'D of measured
by the pipctt This Is because an
accurate sample can not be taken 10y
m. hitter method Eighteen grams
ut cream are required. while the ltv
e.. O. pipcttr holds only about 10 ur Z
grams. Il pending on the richness "l
the cream la butter tat. cream Also
has a. tendency To- stick tu the sides
at the pipcttc. which prevents an ac'
curaic sample from being taken. Spc.
| tial haluiCr aCal'- aty best ad1pt'd
ter Weighing cream samples.
Ia taking cream samples, the -Aii'
! precautions as IN the casc oi Wilk
, should bc taken to get fair sample
Eighteen grams of cream should be
| " .lghrd into each cream bottle. ~
| uallN "a uttl. less than i5.5 g. e.. ~
iucid be- sufficient for cream, ~ there
| b. less cuscn - dissolve. The miN'
tur. ot acid aud cream az first shonid
have, a HIht chocolate color grudu'
IuUN changing "a black as the tcS'
| pruccrts The process oi centrUug
| ing aud rad the test n Ill" same 80
tor milk. except that the iat Is meas
ured from the bottom of the tat col
umn tu the lower edge oi tn mems
cue.
SOM, pcuIl, prefer To- use only nin,
grams OF cream, IN testing Ther,
| are special hottlcv mad tor th"l
Iamuunt Sine grams can be tested
l Twin the ordinary eighteen gram
,rcum bottle by simply multiplying
| the result by two tu get the cor
rcctvd reading tn" objection "a
using only nine grams Of cream g.
4 that lee ousr of error the error a.
1 Twice as great Wy wv Nltf' NfN'
M ,thud az where eighteen grams are
used
! Testing skim milk rcpuir's ,
special duublc-ucckcd bottle that vii
| read "a tat test as low ~ tiNc-hun
drcdths OF one per cent. Ordinary
separator skim milk or butter To b,
IaccuratolN I'm the Ordinay milk bot
tie: t7.G e.. G.. OF skim y lk should b.
measured with the ot Cinary miii
pipcttv and the side tube. ~ skin
milk contains more sUlids-n
than whole milk, more than i1.6 G.. 4
of acid is needed 10 to 20 e.. e. h th'
proper amount TO use. " should b'
added In two portions, shaking care
fuiIy after each addition TO mis- thot
uughIy without getting any solid mat
ter into tho small neck or spurtinl
lanv acid on the operator. In centu
50 ring. the whirling should la con
tinucd for one ur two minutes lungo
than Ina the case ~ whole milk. u
unlly the graduated portion of IN
neck Is divided into five spaces. rh"'
lIepresentng fiVe-hundredths of ou'
per cent The Cat column may b.
raised or lowered 20 position 10 Vi
read more easily by placing the iingc
over the mouth of the side tube.
". n CUNNiNGHAM.
| February IS, 1914