THE FARMER'S MILKING MACHINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 15, 5 June 1914, Page 8

THE FARMER'S MILKING MACHINE.

llns machine has been in practical use tor some time, and the test having proved eminently satisfactory in every way the company can now, with great plea sura and,t,,e fullest confidence, commend !.L ° ™ le J:lil 7«ien of the Dominion. The Farmers' Milker" will do all that any of the best machines on the market will do, and some very essential things th.it no other machine can do. In the first place, tlie usual vacuum pump, whidi. requires a lot of power to drive it—and consequently wastes fuel, in the shape of benzine o r kerosene-' has Tjeen dispensed with. It can. therefore, use a smaller engine (l</ 2 b.h.p.) and cut down mwkius expense*. Th's moans a substantial saving in the 00-t of upkeep, year in and year out. Each bail contains a small pump, which actus a vacuum pump, pulsator. and milk pump er-irobined. Tii.is means that, with the exception of the engine, eadh bail has a self-contained, complete and independent plant. The advantage-* of this are obyioui. Ther* are no long linos of vacuum pipes, no vacuum 1 tank!

no waste through faulty pipe joints no iiselou pipe spice in which te'maintain vacuum; and. therefore, again offeeting a saving of power and fuel. Then too. any loss of vacuum through re moval <or falling of the teat cups from the cow, does not cause the teat eup-i to fall off all the other cow.-i.

Any user of pj-c-e:;:.! ■-,- machines wi readily appreciate this feature, also fli fact thati the four t?at cups can be pu on the cow at one l':u-,\

Every oher make of machine has cither to deliver the milk into a vacuum bucket or a vaeai-.M releaser. This machine draws the milk from the cow by vac-nom under the common principle, bu'. we here make our point of departure As soon as the milk reaches a valve in i the cylinder iti can be pumped into any 1 open receptnele placed on the floor, or near the ceiling, or. if you wish-, to the [ next floor above. This'remove-i'l-he objection to bucket plants, with the time and labor involved in carrying tlie milk by hand to the separator vat, or factory can. It also -obviates all the weak nessfti and faults of the releaser sv.stem, while retaining all its decided ad vantages. The mill; is lifted to an\ desired point, and (lows into an open, tinned, steel valley, with a moveable cover, and thence is conveyed to tin; factory can by gravitation. This vallo.i can be readily and thoroughly cleaned with a minimum of labor. 'This is very different to conveying milk along v.ici.um pipe}. w'Moli. in some eases', become 'so clogged with coagulated milk that you cannot see daylight through them. The "Fanners' Milker" is, therefore, not only the most efficient, but the most sanitary. Furthermore, by a halfturn of tlie valve, both the squeeze and the collapse of the teat cup inflation can be instantly adjusted to suit the requirements of each cow. Tlie machine has been specially tested in thl=i direction, and it hab been proved that this is not merely .something* that can bo done by wasting a lot of time, but can be done as easily, quickly, and efl'ei tively as giving a half-turn to a com mon tap. Much lias of late been written and discussed respecting individual letting, and dairymen have been waiting for ,- machine that would enable tlicm to weigh tlie milk at each milking if desired. The "Farmers' -Milker" meet* this requirement perfectly. Other ad vantages will be explained' at the show. A complete plant will be exhibited next week at tte- Xew Plymouth WhiteShow.