BEST MILKING METHOD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19032, 1 June 1925, Page 7

BEST MILKING METHOD.

USE THE WALLACE MACHINE. WITH PYE'S PATENT PULLEY. EFFICIENCY" AND ECONOMY. Machine milking has loecorno such an established practice in the dairying industry of New Zealand, that its usefulness as a labour-saving devi.co in handling large herds is almost universally acknowledged. Tho problem of milking large herds has been solved by the advent-and improvement of the milking machine. There aro scores oE makes of machine on the market at tho present time, all of which are developments of the same principle; but for simplicity, economy apd efficiency there is none that equals the Wallace Milking Machine now on tho market. The firm of D. McL. Wallace, by whom the'machine is manufactured, has for the last 15 years been handling and manufacturing milking plants, and they have studied and tested very thoroughly all the advantages and disadvantages of each type of machine. The firm is now able to produce a machine which incorporates the best points of _ the other machines, while at the same time several important improvements have been introduced. Only the best possible material is used in the construction of the Wallace machine, and there is not a shoddy or an inferior article in .it. A feature of the machines is tho small amount of space occupied by them when erected, and usually, even with separator jobs, it is possible to keep the centre of the shed clear. Particular attention is paid to the erection and installation of tho pl«nt. only experienced erectors being employed on the work. As efficient testing is essential in modern dairying an ingenious device lias been added to the machine, by which tho milk ifrom tho individual cow can be diverted for weighing and sampling and then returned through the milk pipe and main releaser to the separator or milk stand. The life of the average separator depends on the steadiness with which it is driven. Every jolt in the driving shortens its life, and various types of shock absorbing pulleys and clutches have been patented toi this. None, however, is superior in efficiency to the " Pye" patent self-governing shock absorbing pulley, which is also produced by D. McL. Wallace and Co., Ltd. This pulley has been subjected to severe tests by expert dairy engineers, and in complying with such tests has shown remarkable distinctive features, stich as the selfgoverning separator power transmission, which imparts i\ firm smooth constant drive. Any shock or jolt is transmitted through a recoil spring, which in turn passes it on to a link which operates the friction band. This combination makes it impossible to icapart excessive power to th§ separator. The friction obtained through only one moving part is the simplest and most elective known.