Show ot I 1 tc le EFFICIENT AS STORAGE TANK plan given for construction of cheap milk cooler oll barrel will anwer answer purpose ie for the benefit of those who bo may not possess a good milk cooler I 1 will tive ive a plan for a cheap and efficient cooler or storage tank write II 11 0 clary of illinois in hoard hoards dairyman an ell oil barrel may be purchased for about 75 76 cents make la two w 0 openings one on bide side large r ge enough to admit a ai two inch pipe the inlet should be a trifle above the overflow flow the inlet pip pipe 1 e should be equipped with an elbo elbow 1 and a piece of pipe long enough to extend within a couple of inches of the bottom of the barrel this will let tb the a tool water in at the bottom and force the warm water out at the overflow it this cooler be placed between the well and the drinking tank for the stock there will be no waste of water ar or extra work in cooling the cream A cover sheild be provided for the a barrel to keep keel out ont dust dirt and th in let this cover la is large enouch enough to hold four fire aye gallon a cane cans now in regard to the cream bep mep it does not pay to buy a cheap machine tor for several reasons rea aone euch such ai an inefficiency durability etc set the cream tym screw so as to skim about a 15 16 to 10 40 per cent cream thie this la Is beneficial to the farmer la in more way ways than one erst the loiis lods of thin cretti which in itself ie is valued it at from 20 to 30 cents per hundred Al fAA A f CA 00 rr we 1 mw A bome tome made cooler and storage tank large enough to hold four five gallon shotgun can cans tor for feeding purposes second heavy cream insure Inu tires a better keeping quality md does not require to much time or work in handling it great care houm should be taken to have the sep clean never allow it to become corroded aa as this means great losi loss of cream through the the skim mill should be tested at least ibo abo it oace a a month to know how the machine ie Is skimming kim ming Skim milt should not teat test over 03 to 05 per cent tent batter butterfat fat never tarn turn the separator above or below peed speed below peed speed a thinner cream and ft 4 lower teat tent of cream with a loss of butterfat in the skim milk and above peed speed aleo also means a ices loss of butterfat never start the milk through the sep brator until it ie Is well up to speed keep the bearings ell oiled and should they become gummy clear them with kerosene A variation in the teat test come comes broil many different causes such as speed spee of t bowl steadiness of motion friction temperature pera ture of milk amount skimmed per nour hour acidity of milk and stage of strip peep milk A great seal deal of suspicion la Is thrown on the butter or cheese maker as a to his bon hon of testing if you have bays a variation of over two per cent it la a well to first loo kocl to your separator and nd Q aa ie IS iti its working facilities aa as wll well a as lb quality of the milk separated lepa rated the price of good clean milk and eream tream viii far exceed the coit cost of pro lacing it economy in high producing cow cows the highest producing cow cows are tire on 1 ii I 1 average the moat most economical producer producers it 1 fit true that the coat cost of eed eaten by thee theme cow cows la Is consider laly higher than for the low pro dubers bit bat since the product products obtained are much more valuable than the feed consumed and since IL lanor portion of the net energy 1 la aka feed eaten can be used for the prodoc production aon la tir the case of such cow cows them net returns secured are increased to a far greater extent than the in la in coat cost of feed feel good separator A good separator epa when properly bandied handled should not leave more mors than 05 per cent of ot fat ut in the skim milk 1 means that but one pon jd id of fat fits a i left ft to every 00 taki 0 out record for jeney jersey five ilya thousand pound pounds of 6 per cent la Is not a ery lery high record for a rood good jersey are your beefy all keni loing doing half halt ae as well beat best of feed it ie Is BJ aa exploded notion that illava frill will make bad milk silage suggs li in lothing nothing but canned corn fodder and 1 Is 04 teat test of feed |