A NEW MILKING MACHINE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4816, 4 September 1894, Page 2

A NEW MILKING MACHINE.

The H. ]3. J7er«W'« Hasting correspondent gives tho folloKragaccount of tho trial of a patent milking machino, tested a fow days ago, attheEndsleigh oetate:—MrWithell the inventor, and his son wera present to givo information as to the wording of the machine, which.is so extremly simple that after -a'very few lessons it can be attended to by ■ a boy or girl. In ono comer of the-!*" shedstandstheexhausteompartment, the mechanism of which is worked eitherbyhandorpther motive power, \ AtEndsleigh a water wheel propelled by the flow from an artesian well has been fixed to supply this. Running ; down the full leng&jf tho shed an ordinary gas barrel!* fixed,, having . ; a tap over each stall, to these taps are attached indiambber tubes which "•* are carried into the air tight pail, which is also saspended from I the pipe hanging by the sido of tho :' cow to be milked. Another tube is '■;'■] fitted with four milkers, resembling ;?■ old-fasbioncd extinguishers fitted.': with' an indiarabber flange, The .■'. : i milkers being applied to the animals ; i teats ; a small button push on the ;■;:,; pail is pressed, and a vacuum bping : ,S formed in tho pail by reason ofitbe'■ -M air in the pipes being exhausted by .:« tho exhaust compartment, the milk v is seen to be flowing freely, the cows: ; . -, : plaoidly chewing the cud, andappar-. "4 entlythoroughlyenjoyingthemselTes 'M The moment the milk ceases to flow," ; #i by. an extremely ingenious though. • I simple arrangement a safety; valve :3; allows the air to escape,; 'warning ;i the attendant to bring along another ;M cow. Tho : exhaust compartment -- ; can be. regulated to any suction -ii power, but a standard of 10 degra«-1- « the,. r ,nsual t ,one and each" 1 ' s pail- .Js ''alsoAregulated to the same:, power, so damage totheanimalbybvor-suctibitS isi practically impossible.; irig. of time and labour is mostijjiiS! portant, asjt js_ stated that by |He)p use.qf the machine a man can wiiki|s! 30 of 40 cows Thesnidslp at "Bndsleigb 1 are :;cbiutactod>'#l|§ accommodate 1 30 cWs,and && spring it is estimaM that' 150 iieadW| will be milked, the raacHueis tbowughly deradiisti^yiil