CARE OF MILKING MACHINES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1882, 16 October 1913, Page 10

CARE OF MILKING MACHINES

INTERESTING'-CIRCULAR. Mr. D. Cuddio, Director of the Dairy Produce Division of the Stato Department of Agriculture, lias issued a circular headed "The Cleaning of Milking Machines." The requisites are set out as follow:— 1. Plentiful supply of clean cold water. 2. Provision for boiling water. 3, Set of suitablo brushes for cleaning rubber tubing and piping. 4. Vacuum tank should be so placed that drainage connects with main drain. 5. Vacuum tank should bo iitted up outside the. sheds where the air is pure, and in such a position that it may be easily cleaned. v 6. Two or three waslyip tubs placed outside tho milking-shed. 7. Havo milk-pipes on automatic releasers erected in lengths of not more than 6ft. 8. Vacuum pipes should be laid so as to allow water to be ejected or pumped through them and drain to the vacuum tank. 9. Use only rubber parts .which are sound. Split inflations result in tho contamination of the whole vacuum system, and where such have been in use, thorough cleaning should take place beforo next milking. ' 10. Where steam is in use the pipes should be so arranged as'to allow it to bo blown through the whole system.-- . ■ , Before milking operators of machines .ate-, advised to: (1) Rinse all rubber parts, and buckets -with clean cold Water ; and (2) . wash cow's teats and 'udder willr clean'waiter and dry with a clean cloth before putting.on teat-cups. For after milking there aro the following ten rules: —1. Draw cold water through teat-cups, releaser, and vacuum tank. 2. 'Wash any dirt from side of teat-cups and tubes after placing in tub No. 1. 3. Take down pipes of automatic releasers-.daily for Hashing. '4. Every day wash \n?h a-brush in hot Soda-water in tub No. i all parts with which milk ccrines in .contact —viz., teat-cups, tubes," relcaser-pipcs, etc.. This should bo done as soon after inilk;ing .as possible. Draw brush through daily, 5.'. After- these parts are-thor-oughly washed they should bo riysod ■with'clean water and then thoroughly scalded with boiling water. G. Leave all rubbers, twit-cups, etc., ill a bath of clean water to which somo lime or salt has been added. This water should bo f'rcs"h every day. 7. Scald all rubber parts daily. .'B. Flush out vaeuupi pipes and tank with hot soda-water onco or twice per wec-k. 0. Remove bottom or top of vacuum tank daily; opening tap is not -sufficient. Taps of pipes •should be given special attention and left open when not in use. 10. After washing, plaeo the milk-buckets outside and expose, fhem to the sun and fresh air. . , Here' are three "don'ts" 1 : 1. Do not use kerosene .tins to carry away milk. 2. Do not use lukc-warm .water where scalding is specified. 3. Do not. use a cloth for washing any dairy utensil; 'use a brush.

And in. largo black type fanners-are enjoined to "remember that negloet to thoroughly clean a milking-machine means impure milk." ' ' The contents of the circular are said to bo tho result of the experience of dairy instructors, who have assisted dairymen with milking-machines.