. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 205. An excellent hand Fig. 206. Table butter-printer. have a building set apart from the barns or other places from which objectionable odors might come, for the exclusive use of the dairy. This building need not be very large, but must be constructed so that it can easily be kept clean and cool. A cement floor should be laid, as it is the easiest to clean, is cool, and does not rot from moisture. If the walls are built of stone, brick or concrete, so much the better, for such walls keep out the heat. The r
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 205. An excellent hand Fig. 206. Table butter-printer. have a building set apart from the barns or other places from which objectionable odors might come, for the exclusive use of the dairy. This building need not be very large, but must be constructed so that it can easily be kept clean and cool. A cement floor should be laid, as it is the easiest to clean, is cool, and does not rot from moisture. If the walls are built of stone, brick or concrete, so much the better, for such walls keep out the heat. The roof construction should be such that it will effectually turn the heat of the sun. If the roof is not of concrete, it should be built double, so that an air-current will pass between the upper and lower parts. Walls and ceilings should be covered with cement plaster, whether wood or stone is used in their construction. This finish, if properly put on, is easy to clean and does not readily become affected with mold or decay. The water-supply.— Provision must be made for an abundance of water, and the pumping arrangement must be such that the fresh water from the well or spring will flow through the dairy-house. It should run into a tank built deep enough to allow the complete submerging of the milk and cream cans. The tank should have suf- ficient width and length to hold all that it may be necessary to use. A tank built up of concrete and finished with a cement surface is the most economical in the long run, and is much more sat- isfactory. Provision must be made for draining it out for purposes of cleaning. Wooden tanks are usually a source of trouble from leaks and decay. Iron tanks do not last long, because they become rusty. Cooling arrangements.—If the dairyman has ice, the problem of cooling is very simple. Broken ice can be placed in the tank about the cans. There are plans for building ice-houses with re- frigerators connected, but, all purposes considered, the refr
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