. The dairyman's manual : a practical treatise on the dairy, including the selection of the farm. Dairying. 310 THE DAIRYMAN S MANUAL. stock is held mostly by the patrons, the remainder being owned by residents of the village in which it is situated. The building (figure 56) is situated on a hillside, and has a road entirely around it, which is found a great convenience in doing business. The cream is thus de- livered on the upper floor (figure 58) and is poured through the cream-receiver in the vats on the lower floor. There is an ice-water tank on this floor, which is supplied from a spring
. The dairyman's manual : a practical treatise on the dairy, including the selection of the farm. Dairying. 310 THE DAIRYMAN S MANUAL. stock is held mostly by the patrons, the remainder being owned by residents of the village in which it is situated. The building (figure 56) is situated on a hillside, and has a road entirely around it, which is found a great convenience in doing business. The cream is thus de- livered on the upper floor (figure 58) and is poured through the cream-receiver in the vats on the lower floor. There is an ice-water tank on this floor, which is supplied from a spring several feet above its level and a short dis- tance away from the building. This tank supplies the cold water used in the cream vats for preserving it sweet. Fi?. 56.—THE WALKILL CKEAMERT. in the hot weather, and keeping the temperature even during all the sudden and violent changes of it in the summer season, and, in fact, during the whole year, for a too low temperature in the winter is quite as disastrous as a too high elevation of it in the summer. The cream-room below is reached by a staircase. This room is on the ground floor or basement. The addition at one end (figure 57) contains the engine and boiler, the coal bins and the office. The work-room contains two large churns, the butter-worker, and a drain for carrying away the buttermilk. The cream is drawn off from the vats by means of pipes, as shown, the vats being elevated. 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 Stewart, Henry. New York : Orange Judd
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