Milking; .Job Can P»e Done by Truck Car or Tractor Electric power fahuro needn't mean that dairymen must milk a a whole held of rows by hand. Agricultural engineers at VPI say you can simply pul your car. tractor or truck to woik The intake manifold of any of these engines will supple enough vacuum to operate two or more milking units in an emergency. A vacuum brake adapter, available at most auto pails stores or agencies, can be permently in stalled on the rai or truck be tween the carbureiot and intake manifold. Some traemis have in j take manifolds especially equip ped with an opening and shut off valve for operating milking machines. The car. truck, or tiactor can then be driven up close to the milking barn, and a pace of regu lar milking machine vacuum hose run from the fitting on the intake manifold to the neaic.n stall cock or milker pipe line, lhe milking can then proceed as usual, say the engineers. Machines with mag netic pulsators cannot be operated in this way without special equip ment. however. ! Agriculture 7-year support pro 1 gram loss under S100.000.

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