The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-11-24
HAS
MANY FARM USES
invaluable in Dairy, Incubator,
Store Room, Veterinary Use
and Sick Room.

Hardly a useful instrument around
a farm is more neglected than the
thermometer. Properly appreciated, it
| would serve the farmer in many ways.
Exact information on the temperature
of the air is of Importance; but there
are dozens of other uses.
Constant Companion Of the Dairyman.
A thermometer should be the con-
slant companion of the dairyman. In
probably no other department of the
farm can n thermometer be used to
greater advantage than in connection
with dairy operations.
The temperatures at which milk,
cream, and butter are kept, and at
which the various operations of but
ter making are carried on, are very
important.
When milk is to be sold as such it
should be Immediately cooled. The
reason for this sto stop the increase
of bacteria as much as possible. Bac-
terra will reproduce themselves every
half hour if the temperatures are fav.
orable.
II milk is to be separated by the
centrifugal process, it should have a
temperature of about 80 degrees; if by
the gravity methods, it should be
cooled to so degrees very soon after
milking. The temperature at which
cream is churned is an important
item: So to 60 degrees Fahrenheit is
considered about right. Butter should
be stored in a cool place to keep it
sweet For all these purposes it is
essential to have a thermometer, and
one that can be depended upon for ac-
curacy.
The necessity of maintaining cor
rect temperature in an incubator need
not be emphasized. The temperature
is correct at 103 degrees, and it should
not go lower than that, especially dur
ing the first six days. Some incubators
have an electric alarm which rings
bell when the temperature goes below
1O3 degrees.
Clinical Thermometer Useful.
In the care of live stock. the elm
ical or fever thermometer may be
found very useful The following are
the normal temperatures of farm ami
mails: Swine, 1O4: goats or sheep, 1O2
to 1903; cows. 101 to 1902; horses 80
to ss.6; dogs, 80 to 100 A rise of or
2 degrees is unimportant if tempo
rary: but if permanent it indicates a
serious conditi which needs atten
ton. A rise of 10 to IL degrees in
animals is usually fatal.
In calling a veterinarian by tele-
phone, it is often important to be able
to give the exact temperature of the
animal. good clinical thermometer,
if available, should be used according
to veterinary methods.
The thermometer will tell whether
the cellar or storage house is of the
right temperature for produce. APP
pies are frequently stored in outside
cellars, where the temperature is best
if it can be kept at 81 or 80 degrees;
but "a or 36 degrees will give salts
factory results. If the temperature is
to be higher, the fruit should be placed
in storage soon after being picked, to
forestall preliminary decay. In boiling
maple or sorghum syrup, the thermom-
eter can be used to ascertain the den
sity of the liquid.
II is sometimes desirable before
planting to test the temperature of the
ground Often insect and disease pests
can be forestalled If seed is planted
as early as the ground is warm enough
to terminate it. Tests with thermom-
eters on various parts of the farm un-
der different weather conditions will
give some interesting data on avail
ability of land for crops that are af-
fected by heat and cold.
In the farm home the uses of Their
mometer are almost countless.
Buy . Good instrument.
In buying thermometer, get good
one, with a tube from to IL inches
long, and. II possible. with the figures
etched ON the glass, where the scale
can not get out of adjustment. Spe-
cial thermometers are made for dairy
ing. cooking, outside use, and getting
blood temperatures of animals.
For atmospheric temperature Of a
room the thermometer should be hung,
If possible, away from the wall and
where 1t will not he affected by air
currents from open doors or windows
or from stoves or artificial heat in the
cold seasons.
With constant use one becomes &C
quainted with the instrument. SO that
dependence will be placed upon 1t;