. The dairyman's manual. A practical treatise on the dairy .. . nd down through the floor over thecellar, and it may be bad for the milk, as well as for theoccupants of the rooms above. The ceiling not onlypreserves cleanliness, but regularity of temperature. Where an outside cellar is desirable, an excellent ar-rangement is like that shown in figure 35. A cellar isdug twelve feet deep ; the walls are built f stone, con- THE CAKE OP MILK. 241 erete or brick. A snb-cellar at least eight feet deep ismade by throwing a floor over the cellar four feet belowthe surface. An out-hoase or shed is buil
. The dairyman's manual. A practical treatise on the dairy .. . nd down through the floor over thecellar, and it may be bad for the milk, as well as for theoccupants of the rooms above. The ceiling not onlypreserves cleanliness, but regularity of temperature. Where an outside cellar is desirable, an excellent ar-rangement is like that shown in figure 35. A cellar isdug twelve feet deep ; the walls are built f stone, con- THE CAKE OP MILK. 241 erete or brick. A snb-cellar at least eight feet deep ismade by throwing a floor over the cellar four feet belowthe surface. An out-hoase or shed is built over this asa protection and is lighted by a sash in the roof. A sashis placed over a raised frame in the floor, as shown, whichlights the sub-cellar. Steps are provided for access toeach cellar. The sub-cellar is furnished with shelvesand a bench. In such dry soils as will admit of it acellar of this kind is one of the best possible for a smalldairy, or, indeed, for household purposes. It is light andcool, and the temperature will not vary from about sixty. Fig. 35.—OUTSIDE MILK-OELLAB. degrees, or somewhat less, the whole year. It should bekept whitewashed, by which the light is well diffusedabout it. It may be found convenient to use the upperportion as a churning-room and for storing milk are apt to be damp. In this case the air maybe dried by means of a peck of fresh lime placed in abox or tub in the cellar. Twenty pounds of lime (onepeck) will absorb about seven pounds of water, and totake seven pints of water from the air of a cellar willmake it jeij dry. The lime will simply fall to a pow- 242 THE DAIKYMANS MANUAL. der and may then be used for many useful purposes, orbe added to the garden compost heap. Where the cellar cannot be used on account of thewetness of the soil, an above-ground cellar must be pro-vided. This may be partly sunk in the ground, but ifthere is any danger of water soaking into it, it should bewholly above the ground. It becomes
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