. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. /^^^^^ PQj^g^j.^^^.^g^l^ Floors and % '"â Jl III 1 If Wmim^l^^^k walls should be so joined that there is no opportu- nity for accumulations along sides and corners. Well-cemented basements that are light and dry are an aid. Machinery should be placed high enough to allow frequent and thor- ough cleaning beneath it. Where practicable the bottoms of flour conveyors should be of metal and rounded, so as to permit the least amount of flour or meal to accumulate along the side and at the ends. The hoppers of the rolls should be con
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. /^^^^^ PQj^g^j.^^^.^g^l^ Floors and % '"â Jl III 1 If Wmim^l^^^k walls should be so joined that there is no opportu- nity for accumulations along sides and corners. Well-cemented basements that are light and dry are an aid. Machinery should be placed high enough to allow frequent and thor- ough cleaning beneath it. Where practicable the bottoms of flour conveyors should be of metal and rounded, so as to permit the least amount of flour or meal to accumulate along the side and at the ends. The hoppers of the rolls should be con- structed of cement and in accumulate in inaccessible. Fig. 4.âE'.evator and belt brush for cleaning ele- vators infested ty the Mediterranean flour moth. It is made by taking a piece of IJ-inch hoard of same dimensions as elevator cups, fastening bristles to three sides. Side A is fastened to elevator bolt with flat-headed bolts running through board, as shown at BB, the bolts being i or g inch. Bristles on sides CC should be i-inch long, but those at D should be longer, so that a good brushing to outside of elevator may be secured. Such a brush can be made to fit any elevator. (Chittenden.) such manner places. as to allow no flour to USE OF LIME. A liberal use of air-slaked lime in dark corners of damp basements will not only serve as a repellent to insects, but will also tend to destroy some of the objectionable odors and sweeten the air. CARE OF SACKS AND BAGS. New sacks and bags should not be stored in packing rooms or in any place where they become dusted with flour or cereal products, for in this flour dust various mill pests can breed and become established ready to attack stocks packed in the sacks. This is an important point often overlooked. Secondhand sacks should never. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly res
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