The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-07-24

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AsFieulture)
Approach of warm weather adds to
tile dairyman's problem of Keeping
milk ffem sourine. 1t is commonly
fucun that bacteria in milk produces
changes which spoil ii and therefore
every means should be taken to reduce
the bacteria content Of milk as much
H. possible This can be done. first, by
producing milk under clean conditions;
second by cleanliness in handling and
keeping it in sterilized utensils, and
third. by cooling it and keeping ii cold.
Dirty milk utensils, and even those
which apparently are clean but which
have not been sterilized, contain vast
numbers of bacteria which are added
t. milk or cream when it comes in con-
tact with them. It is true that even
when milk is produced under clean
conditions It will contain a few bacter-
ia, for when such milk is placed in an
stcfiIiZed utensils or is run through
an unsterilized strainer cloth of the
separator, large numbers of bacteria
are added, which are apt to spoil it
quickly. When dairy utensils are steri-
lied by steam germs are destroyed,
and therefore milk and cream in these
utensils will keep sweet much longer.
Sterilization of utensils on farms is
neither difficult nor expensive If the
simple steam steriIiZer designed by
dairy specialists of the United States
department of agriculture is used.
For Smaller or Larger Farms.
This sterilizer is designed to be of
greatest use to those who have one,
two or three ten-gaIIon or smaller cans
with similar number of pals and a
strainer cloth, but il can be used to
. "a @lss---t4esa s,,I4as~ ts.ssei nuurs.-. -
cans are required. In its construction
are needed first roasting pan of stan
dard size go inches long, Il inches
wide and inches deep, close fitting
insulated cover to fit over this pan,
and a box with a removable top to fit
over the cover.
re make the cover, take q sheet OF
heavy galvanized iron and cut it large
enough to allow it 10 project three
fourths Of an inch over the edge of
the pan. Bend the edges of the sheet
so as 10 form Il shallow box with sides
reeeighths of an inch high. Then
cut out cover for the shallow box
thus made. Cut a hole one and one
half inches in diameter in the center
of both the cover and the box Iron
braces should be placed crosswise on
the box to strengthen ii. Then fill
The shallow box with paper or ashes
tos sheets, after which the top Of the
box is carefully sOldered on. Solder
q round, galvanized-iroR pipe four and
one-half INCHES long and one and one
half inches in diameter in the hole in
the center of the cover.
The box with the removable cover
previously referred 10 should also be
made of galvanized iron. This box
should be II inches high and large
enough to fit on the cover just de.
scribed. The complete cost Of tbs
outfit should not be more than IS, and
if Il soldering outfit is available 1t can
be made at home, or any timer can do
the job.
Using the SteriIizer.
To SteriliZe cans, the roasting pan
should be placed on two burners of a
cock stove or an especially built hricl,
furnace. The pan should be filed
with water to the depth of one inch
and the cover placed over it. As soon
as the water heats sufficiently, steam
will come out of the outlet pine and
as 4 rule it takes less than Is minutes
TO develop enough steam for steTiliZa-
tioa. When steam of sufficient heat Cat
least 203 degrees Fahrenheit) has been
reached, place the can over the steam
outlet for five minutes. then remove,
shake out any water and place up
right on the floor. The can should be
absolutely dry in two or three minutes.
If not dry in that time it shows that
the steam was not as hot as 205 de-
not been washed clean.
Pals and other utensils are stori.
lied In the same manner. But to
stcriliZe can covers, strainer cloths,
separator parts and other small uten-
sis it is necessary to use the box hav-
ing the removable cover. When the
steam begins to issue from the outlet
pipe place the box over the steriiizer
put the small utensils I'm ii and place
the cover over the box. See that all
parts fit snugly so the steam will not
escape, and then proceed as In steri.
lizing cans.
When properly operated, this steri
liZer destroys practically all bacteria
in the utensils. including all disease
germs. 1t will accomplish the same
results as any steriiizer in whie.i
steam not under pressure is used En-.
nertnaact2 With this sterilizer show