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adjacent to the homestead 

 are gravelled ; whilst all 

 roads leading to and from the 

 shedding are macadamised. 



]\[ilking operations are 

 carried out under the per- 

 sonal supervision of one of 

 the principals. The udders 

 are washed and dried prior 

 to milking ; the milkers 

 hands are also washed after 

 each individual cow. From 

 the shed to the dairy the 

 milk is taken in covered cans 

 tO' nrntect it from flies and 

 dust. 



Modern improvements 



have been adopted in con- 

 structing the dairy. The 

 foundation is concrete, and 

 the double brick hollow 

 walls are 12 feet high, the 

 inside being cemented. The 

 flo<')r is made of concrete 

 and the ceiling is plastered. 

 Splendid provision is made 

 for light, \entilation, clean- 

 liness, and economical work- 

 ing. 



On arrival at the dairy 

 the milk is run through a 

 Ulax strainer and over a 

 circular cone ccxiler which 

 reduces the temperature to 

 60 degs. Fahr. Tt is then 

 run into the ean> and is 

 readv for transit to tiie city. 



All kinds of agricultural 

 implements are to be .seen 

 housed at the farm. An oil 

 engine is utilized for chaff- 

 cutting, fdling the silo, saw- 

 ing w(K)d, etc. 



HoR.sEs, Waggons, ant) 



r'ARTS. 



T<-n horses are em[)li)> 

 in distributing the milk. 

 These are bred on the farm. 

 Six draught honses are also 

 k<'pt for ploughing an 

 general work. 



