Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-08
How to Care for the Separator.

How to Care for the Separator.
(Prof. L. n. Dorsey. Animal Industry, Dairy
Maine.)
The cream separator, in order to oper-
ate efficiently, must be given ~ much
care az any other often-used piece OF
mechanism. The steam engineer grooms
his engine ss lovingly % does the horse
trainer his animal before the race. The
dairyman who depends upon his sepa.
rator~ to furnish salable cream should
exercise as much care with 1t as do the
above. mentioned individuals with their
respective charges. No animate or in.
animate object will respond to abusive
treatment and q cream separator, neg
lected, is not source of profit but rath.
er one of loss; loss of time, patience,
and money.
The following points should be given
careful consideration In connection with
the separator IL efficient operation 10 to
be hoped for: 1st, location Of machine ;
I'd, preparation for run; Sd, operation
4th, cleaning; 5th, care when not In use.
The separator should be located In Q
light, we'll ventilated room, apart from
the barn or tie-up. The foundation for
the machine should be as free from
vibration az possible under the existent
conditions, because Of the fact that
vibration will cause excessive wear, and
bring ultimate breakdown. It also
causes inefficient skimming. 10 addi-
tion, the separator should sit In an
absolutely level position.
In preparing q separator for a run all
oil cups should be filled with separator
oil, not heavy machine oil; and the oil
should drop freely from the cups, regu-
lated for about one drop every two or
three seconds. Machine oil is too heavy
or dense for the hand operator and its use
will soon cause the gears and bearings to
become gummed.
The bowl, with devices properly In
place, should be set gently but firmly on
be spindle, and spouts and covers ar
ranged evenly in place. The supply can
faucet is then brought into place over
the float in the milk receiving cup. The
milk, which should be at least S5' T. in
temperature, is poured into the supply
can.
The run is now commenced.
Open the oil cups and slowly bring the
crank to the specified number Of turns
per minute. Turn the crank steadily
and evenly, and maintaining unslacking
pace, open wide the faucet of the supply
tank. Maintain the required speed until
the last OF the milk has run from the
supply tank, then release the handle and
flush out the bowl with SKINNED milk
in amount no more than the capacity Of
the bowl. For most machines one quart
Of skinned milk Is sufficient for this
purpose. Allow the bowl to come to a
stop OF its own accord and shut of the
oil cups. Any braking applied to the
bowl Is liable to cause excessive bearing
wear. Drain the remaining skinned
milk from the bowl by loosening the
bowl nut.
Now that the run ia over, the bowl and
other parts with which milk has come
In contact should be Immediately washed
and rinsed. The bowl should be taken
apart and the skimming devices run on
to the special holder. All parts should
be rinsed in lukewarm water, and then
washed in hot water In which Is dissolved
good brand of dairy washing powder;
then they should be rinsed in scalding
water and placed where they will dry
rapidly, such as in q currant OF dry air
or in the sunlight. Be sure that the
cream screw opening is entirely free OF
clogging material.
The bowl should never be put to.
har ha
left for long time before using, as such
practice causes rust to appear. In sum-
mer the separator parts should be pro-
tected from flies by cheesecloth. Never
allow the bowl or accessories to 60 un-
cleaned from one run, say, in the morn
ing until the next one at night, because
such slackness not only detracts from
the quality Of the cream separated, be.
cause of immense bacterial contamina-
ton, but in the course of time concre-
ments of accumulated milk solids cause
the bowl to skim less thoroughly. The
rest of the machine should be wiped
clean and dry after the bowl is attended
to.
About once q month when the separa.
tor is In steady use the gear case should
De opened, AFTER draining out tuo o'',
and flushed out with kerosene oil, and
then fresh oil run into the case. This
procedure removes small particles OF
metal abraded from the gears, which II
allowed to remain would cause excessive
wear, and also insures the gears OF re-
ceving the necessary amount OF oil. Re-
new any worn bearings II discovered.
If the separator is not to be used for
considerable period of time particular
care should be used to prevent rusting.
Appearance of rust can best be prevented
by carefully vasolining all bowl parts and
accessories.
If the foregoing details are carried out
the separator will give satisfactory serv-
ice and be special pride to the owner
when exhibited to chance visitor.