Show WATER COOLER BEST FOR MILK hot weather necessitates an effective system by n H R SEARLES extension dairyman at university form farm st paul whether milk and cream are used on the farm or sold to the creamery cooling becomes the problem ot of the hour on the dairy farm during the summer A good cooling system is a necessity if the dairyman is to prosper air is not ilot a good cooling agent even in the coldest winter experiments have shown that milk cools many times faster in water than standing in air cooling large quantities of milk may call for ice or artificial refrigeration but the dairyman who sells cream can usually do a good job with a cooling tank and well water using the water that goes 0 o the main stock tank first for cooling is entirely satisfactory if proper equipment is provided the water may be pumped through a two barrel tank with most of the pumping carried out at the same time the warm cream is put in the tank will be a better cooler if it is sheltered from the sun and wind and if it has a tight cover to hold out warm air and dust if the tank is of metal some insulation on the outside will also help hold out heat the milk and cream supply for the family will also be more desirable if care is taken in keeping the product cool putting the home milk in two quart glass jars and arad sinking these in the cooling tank is is satisfactory even if there is refrigeration on the farm it is a good idea to cool the milk first in water and not put the burden on the refrigerator friger ator |