Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25

cleanse the cans before they leave the factory to be refNed again. All the
 floors were we'll oiled. no dust what ever arising sys. s-- sT-
 The process of evaporated milk is more slSilful and scientific than that of the condensed milk. As it is intended the natural milk should retain it's fla vor and quality. much care is required to produce this product After it is canned and sealed it Is withheld in the storehouse for six weeks, then tested again and shipped.
 2 The condensedaor Sugar milk is more easily prepared. First the milk is weighed, then dumped into tanks, from there it is drawn into the 'hot wells" which hold 1000 pounds; but only 5000 is drawn at a time. The milk is then drawn up into the vacuum pan. When 10000 pounds have been drawn into one pan it is finished off.
 The purpose of the vacuum, pan is to -evaporate the water out of the milk. whiyh takes about an hour and a poundssto. 900 pounds of milk; then it is boiled in a large round vat by means of coiled steampipes in the center.
 I could 4see+the boiling white mixture through the glass window of the vat. It certainly was very interesting and attractive. After sufficient boiling it is then allowed to cook then pumped into a tank and from there into a machine called the filler. which fills 14 cans every five seconds. The cans then are which was especially interesting.
 It is wonderful to note how these up-to-date machinery operations actu- ally perform what human hands have always done. and we of ordinary per ception could not realize that any thing would ever be substituted for hands and fingers.
 From the perfection of automatic machinery the condensed milk is put up in a few hours.
 Tn the morning when the cows are mi1ked, many dairymen using the au- tomatic nilker. which I was also priv ueged to see. and through the several changes 1t becomes ready. for the gro ceryman's shelf in his store by noon. ; Another most interesting study at this Borden's plant was king the tin cans by complicated machinery. The sheets of tin are received i n large quantities. First 1t is cut into strips and caps. At one end of the large fac first it is stamped for the seam, then sliding along it receives an application of hot solder as it is rolled into circu- lar shape the edges are Joined. then the top and bottom pieces added by electric heat and solder. and at the farther end of the room the miniature railway drops a fu11-fiedged. bright, clean little milk can. After the cans are filed with milk and soIdered they, are taken into another room to be labelled. t
 This simple process appealed to me as amusing. There was long rail- way just the width of the can where the cans were entered sideways and rolled along. and soon a daubr of some thing adhesive was applied and the next revolution carried it over a label (face down). which was captured for its destiny to bear witness of Borden's condensed milk. As I watched these little cans. one after another. roll By. taking each one it's label Ono hand was needed to aid) until received by the packer, who must place them into the wooden boxes and thence into the. waiting freight car at the very door. and then to be carried for it's wide distribution. all over the world.
 Best wishes to all. s-..ses
 ". V P JENNIE.