. The story of agriculture in the United States. Butter Making — The New Way 274 AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. Milking Machine was the cream separator. The first form, inventedin Germany in 1864, consisted of pails that were swungaround a central shaft. From these the cream had to beskimmed. Fifteen years later, the present form of the separator was made com-plete in Sweden and Den-mark, and was rapidlybrought into use in thiscountry. Several advantages havecome with the use of theseparator. First, it securesa larger percentage of thebutter-fat than the old-fash-ioned skimming method
. The story of agriculture in the United States. Butter Making — The New Way 274 AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. Milking Machine was the cream separator. The first form, inventedin Germany in 1864, consisted of pails that were swungaround a central shaft. From these the cream had to beskimmed. Fifteen years later, the present form of the separator was made com-plete in Sweden and Den-mark, and was rapidlybrought into use in thiscountry. Several advantages havecome with the use of theseparator. First, it securesa larger percentage of thebutter-fat than the old-fash-ioned skimming method , there is an advantagein securing the cream while the milk has its naturalwarmth. Then, too, the skim milk can be used while itis still warm and sweet. Finally, there is a great reliefto the women of the farm, for the care of the milk andthe cleaning of milk pans was a heavy task. When the separator first came into use, the whole milkwas taken to the creameries. Afterwards, skimmingstations were estabUshed, to which the milk was broughtand from which the cream was forwarded to the , nearly e
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