Show SANITARY DAIRY HOUSE IS A NECESSITY RO AM OH WORN e floor plan of dairy house showing general arrangement prepared by the united states department of 0 agriculture because recent developments in dairying have caused a largo large demand for a dairy house which will sani ban tary requirements plans for a practical and inexpensive dairy house are suggested in farmers carmera Far mera bulletin of 0 the united states department dep artmont of agriculture for those who aro are striving to improve the quality of their prod acts such buell a building Is an absolute no cos cassity sity ty milk which Is poured or strained in the barn or allowed to stand thoro there Is liable to be a conta ml by bacteria and to absorb stable odors As an soon as the cows milk to Is drawn it should bo be carried to the dairy house to bo be strained and cooled immo A d lately to 60 degrees F or lower an up to date sanitary dairy house la Is provided with all the facilities for cooling milk in III tho the roost most economical and empo expo dilious dit ious manner for convenience the dairy house toli should bo be near the barn yet so BO far from it that no barn odors odoro can bo be do detected in tho the house and should bo be on oil well drained land which slopes from the house tho the principal purpose in building ft a dairy house Is to provide a place whore where dairy products may bo be handled apart efrom anything else to carry out this dilea it Is necessary to divide the interior of the building so that tho the utensils do not have to be washed in the same room where the lie milk Is handled the idea of absolute cleanliness must nl at ways bo be kept in III mind therefore there should bo be no unnecessary lodges ledges or frough surfaces on which dirt may lodge ventilators rs aro are necessary to keep hoop the air in the milk room fresh and free from all odors and to carry steam away from the washroom windows are of groat grant importance as the they admit sunlight and fresh air and facilitate work in bummer tho the doors and windows should bo be to 0 exclude and other insects it la Is imperative that there be a plentiful supply of cold running water at the tha dairy house it it Is not possible to havo have a regular water system water supply may be piped from an elevated tank fed by an engine windmill hand pump or hydraulic ram the dairyman can III afford to spend hla his time carrying water in a pall to cool milk and wash utensils for tho the proper sterilization of aten tolis an abundance of steam or hot water la Is needed A pall or can may appear to bo be clean and baill may contain numerous bacteria which will hasten tho the souring of milk cause bad flavor jn in butter or choose cheese or spread cont contagion a after the utensils tire are thoroughly cleaned they should be either scalded with boiling water oro steamed or teamed the dairy house should bo be so BO built as ais to economize labor to the greatest extent to do this tho the building must e mot cross section through dairy house be 10 arranged to avold avoid unnecessary estepa it Is not IOB possible Bible to submit a plan that will sult suit all conditions but it Is ibell eved that the accompanying design will moot ilio neloa of 0 the average dalry dairy that chipi either fallk or cream la in caos tills this plan la Is capable of con older ablo vail atlon to adapt it to a wide sphere ot of useful usefulness nebs for larger dairies tho the same bame arrangement may bo be ased on a larger scale each room boing made ot of greater size outline of construction and equip ment the building illustrated herewith la Is 20 feet long 10 feet wide 8 feet 6 inches high in the front 6 feet 6 inches jn the rear and has a shed roof the exterior ot of tho the building may be cov ored ared with sheathing and building paper or with weatherboarding and shingles the deciding factors being expense durability and appearance the interior however should bo be carefully finished nut sued so BO that the walls and ceiling may bo be smooth and freo free from corners carriers or projections on which dust or dirt may accumulate tho the building should havo have a good concrete floor pitched to drain through boll traps tho the side walls ns as high as the window should bo be plastered with cement on metal lathing tho the remainder ot of the walls walla and ceiling may bo be covered with matched boards and then pointed painted with a white washable waa hablo enamel paint ventilating flues should extend through tho the root roof from tho the ceilings ot of the cooling room and washroom tho the windows should be hinged as shown in tl tho the drawings drawl nga and set to bo be flush with the inside wall when thoy they oro arc closed the little closet in the wull wall between tho the milk room and tho the washroom Is to hold bottles in which the composite milk samples may bo be kept the closet can bo be opened from either room so that tho the samples from tho the milk room may 10 lo bo placed in the bottles in the closet and when it Is desired to test tho the milk thoy they can bo be reached easily from the washroom this arrangement makes it unnecessary to carry bottles from ono one room to the other over the tester in tho the washroom ft a shelf bhelt may bo placed for the purpose of keeping tho the glassware used in III the tha babcock Babcoc lc test and the scales for or weigh ing ng the samples of cream the equipment of the dairy house consists of a 1 to two horse power vertical bollor boiler which supplies steam to tho the sink and to tho the steam jet in the rain drain board a galvanized iron wash sink a can rack a babcock tester a U a L an inexpensive sanitary dairy house concrete cooling tank a milk cooler and milk scales A separator may also bo be located in the milk room routine work in tho the dairy house houie after each cows milk is drawn it should be ba carried to tho the milk room weighed recorded sampled and strained tor for the composite test it la is then run over tho the cooler using cold running water for the arat cooling when a can filled with milk from the tha cooler it to Is put into the cement tank which should bo be filled with ice and water well up on the neck of tho the can the should bo be stirred frequently until thoroughly cooled when tho the milk Is not being stirred the ole cans cana should always bo be kept covered to prevent the entrance of dust dirt insects etc never mix warm milk and cold milk or cream tho the doors of tho the wilk milk room should bo be kept shut except when necessary to pass in or out when all tho the milk Is cooled the tha cooler palls strainers nors etc can bo be carried into tho washroom whore where they should bo be rinsed in cold water and then washed with hot hoi water and washing powder after thin athla they are rinsed steamed and inverted on tho the drain board for this purpose two pipes may bo be used one carrying cold water tho the other steam these may bo be controlled by either hand or foot lever or a single lot jet tod fed by both cold water and steam nany may bo be installed |