. Productive dairying . Dairying. 296 THE FARM MILK HOUSE The ice chute at one side is provided in order that the ice may be taken out of the ice house without exposing the cold inter- ior to the outdoor weather. It is also an entry for the cold room to save waste of cold air. A simple ladder may be con- structed on the wall of the chute next to the refrigerator room. A series of doors in the side of the ice house, somewhat after the manner of a silo, provides means for throwing the ice out. A plank floor should be made at the bottom of the chute where the ice will be found easily available fo
. Productive dairying . Dairying. 296 THE FARM MILK HOUSE The ice chute at one side is provided in order that the ice may be taken out of the ice house without exposing the cold inter- ior to the outdoor weather. It is also an entry for the cold room to save waste of cold air. A simple ladder may be con- structed on the wall of the chute next to the refrigerator room. A series of doors in the side of the ice house, somewhat after the manner of a silo, provides means for throwing the ice out. A plank floor should be made at the bottom of the chute where the ice will be found easily available for use in the cream tank, or ready for any use. The ice house if filled ten feet high will hold about 35 tons of ice. Built of wood with cement floor reasonably well made, this building will cost approximately $ Fig. 97. -Combination ice, dairy and power house on farm of F. Gruenhagen, Brainerd, Minn. (Photo by author.) The cold water tank for keeping milk and cream sweet is about the most important single piece of equipment about the dairy. This tank under most circumstances should be located in such a place that all water pumped for the stock shall first flow through this tank aroiind the cans of cream and milk. In this way the cream gets the " cold " and the animals are provided with the more temperate water and both are benefited thereby. Where eight-gallon or ten-gallon cans are to be handled it is wise where possible to build the tank low in the cement floor to avoid excessive lifting. The sides of the tank may well be built up some six or eight inches above the floor level,. 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 resemble the original Washburn, Robert Mann, 1874-. Philadelphia ; London : J. B. Lippincott Company
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