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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. 



[lo May, 1911. 



on a |-acre block in Belmont-avenue, where the business has been estab- 

 lished for fourteen years. The refrigerating plant was installed five years 

 ago. This place handles 1,575 gallons of milk, and 1,000 pounds of 

 butter weekly. The butter is from one of the best Victorian factories ; 

 and is printed specially for this retail trade. The milk is produced on 

 two farms near the outer boundary of the suburb, and is brought in from 

 there, morning and evening, by the dairy waggon. As it is milked it is 

 passed over the cooler ; and is ready for transport to the dairy within 

 a few minutes after the milking is finished. 



Looking at the picture of the Model Dairy on page 309, the bricked 

 entrance way, with neatly trimmed hedge bordering it, is seen towards 

 the back. To the left, are the stables and waggon shedding. Across 

 the 40 feet roadway, on the right stand the dairy buildings, covering an 

 area of about 22 feet by 75 feet. At the end nearest the entrance is the 

 engine-room 9 feet bv 2\ feet inside; and fitted with 6| h.p. Crossley 



MILK TESTING ROOM, WILLSMERE CERTIFIED MILK COY., BOURKE-STREET. 



gas engine, rotary brine pump, and 2-ton Werner compressor. The milk 

 cooling room and ice chamber adjoin this. The cooling room is 12 feet 

 by 9 feet; and the chamber has a floor space of 10 feet by 11 feet. 



As the milk w\iggon arrives from the farm it backs in at the place 

 where the cans are standing in the photograph. Abo\-e this, cans are 

 seen standing on a platform inside the building. This is at a window 

 provided with sliding shutter. As the waggon backs in, the cans are 

 transferred through this window to the platform, which is above the 

 cooler ; and no lifting is necessitated. The window being closed, the 

 milk is poured into the loo-gallon receiving vat; and cooled over brine to 

 about 45 degs. F., and then placed in the ice-chamber till the carts are 

 ready to go. out. 



The cool chamber is fitted with a :^.mall elecrric fan to keep the air 

 in circulation; and a temperature of 34 degs. F. is maintained. On the 

 other side of these rooms froiu the engine-rcom. and nearer to the front 



