. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying. Dairy farms; Dairy plants; Milk plants. 192.—C'HnRNINO BV in Fig. 190, can be bought for £40, and, where water-power is not available, such an engine and boiler provide the cheapest power that can be employed in large dairies. But where a horse or pony is kept for general purj)oscs, and can always bo had for churning when required, it may be desirable to set up a small, handy, and cheap horse-gear, as shown in Fig. 191. Such a gear may be bought at £5 to £7 ; it is easily put in position, and as easily attached
. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying. Dairy farms; Dairy plants; Milk plants. 192.—C'HnRNINO BV in Fig. 190, can be bought for £40, and, where water-power is not available, such an engine and boiler provide the cheapest power that can be employed in large dairies. But where a horse or pony is kept for general purj)oscs, and can always bo had for churning when required, it may be desirable to set up a small, handy, and cheap horse-gear, as shown in Fig. 191. Such a gear may be bought at £5 to £7 ; it is easily put in position, and as easily attached to a churn. Ko power, however, is so cheap as water, and a very small stream may be uti- lised for such a purpose as churning at a small ex- pense ; and where such a stream is available near to a dairy it is always advis- able to make use of it. In some countries large dogs are trained to do the churn- ing, by means of such an arrangement as that shown in Fig. 193. Still, as it will hardly do to keep a large dog for only such a jiurpose as churning, and as he could not actuate a large churn, a water-wheel, a horse-gear, or even a small steam-engine will be found to be cheaper in the end, and, all things considered, more satisfactory. The dog-power is on the endless-chain principle; it is so arranged that the dog, once started, must keep going until some one stops the machine, and so he may be left to mind his work. Where a dog is kept for other purj)oses, he may be made useful in churning also. IMarketisg. In l^ngland it is customary to prepare butter for market by weighing it into lbs. or half-lbs., and for the weighing no machine is better adapted than one simi- lar to that seen in Fig. 193. The Square slab on which the butter is placed should be either marble, or glazed earthenware, or enamelled After weighing, the butter is made up lis, or is moulded in a circular form with a stam])etl on the top. It is generally taken Please note that these images are extracte
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