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The abundance of sunlight and fresh air that has free access at all 

 times to these buildings tends to keep them sweet and free from undesir- 

 able bacteria that require certain insanitary conditions to live. 



COOLING CHAMBER, CENTRIFUGING ROOM, ETC. 



This is shown in illustration No. 5 (section ijf coo) room), and also' on 

 the right hand side of photograph Xo. 6. 



In the room adjoining the cool chamber an Alfa Laval Centrifuge is 

 installed ; this room and the next one (can room) are both du.st-proof and 

 fly-proof. Alongside the can room is the wash-up room fitted with vats, 

 steam jets and connexions. In this room is the steam chest (sterilizer) where 

 all the metal ware, coolers, cups of milking machines, and such like are 

 sterilized twice dailv. The steam jets are used for steaming milk cans, 

 buckets and the like. 



The walls of this chamber are srrrounded by sealed air spaces, and 

 are packed with non-conducting substances, to pre\ent the heat being 

 absorbed. Brine is circulated through, a series of coils sus}>ended in a 

 large tank, within the chamber : ammonia is employed to reduce the brine 

 to a \'ery low temperature. The water for cooling the condenser is kept 

 cool by means of a lou\-re tower as seen in photograph No. 5. Ice is 

 also stored in the chamber. 



The rubber-tubing of the milking machines is boiled for 15 minutes 

 after use, and then immersed in limewater until next milking. 



Adjoining this room is the boiler nxim containing a one h.p. boiler, 

 which is used for cleaning and steaming purposes. In the event of a 

 breakdown in the electric system, this small boiler is used as a motive 

 power for driving the milking machines. On the north side of the cool 

 room is the machinery room, containing two small De Lavergne refri- 

 gerators, each of 5 cwt. ice capacity. These machines take i| h.p. to drive 

 the two of them. The two buildings have brick floors with requisite fall. 



A complete plant has recently been' erected for bottling all milk on the 

 premises, and a Wickham's Patent Bottle Washer and Soaker installed for 

 washing and sterilizing the bottles before use. 



The iFodder Buildings. 



Photograph No. 9 shows the exterior of the barn, and No. 10 the 

 interior, with men chaiifing maize, crushing oats, and pulping pumpkins 

 from the .stored heap outside the barn, their operations being carried on 

 alongside a long feed mixing brick pit. 



An elevator, as seen in the view, runs through underneath the chaff- 

 cutter, and the fodder that is intended for silage falls directly into the 

 elevator, and is carried into either silo as required. The chaffcutter is 

 a 3-knife machine capable of cutting 6 tons of green material per hour. 

 Oaten hay or oaten chaff, which is used in the formation of a balanced 

 ration, is chaffed and falls direct into the mixing pit. For storage pur- 

 poses, the chaff is delivered by the elevator into a tin-lined chaff room 

 capable of holding some 35 tons. The advantages of this method of 

 storage are that the room is \ermin proof, and that vermin cannot live 

 in the midst of the loose chafted material. The chaff room has doors 

 leading direct into the feeding bin. 



The pulper is used for crushing and pulping pumpkins and all kinds 

 of root crops grown on the farm. Pulped mangolds and carrots are regu- 

 larly fed to the cows, and give good results. 



The grain crusher is used for crushing barley, wheat, oats and such 

 like grains used in the daily ration as concentrated foods. A watchful 

 eye is always kept by the owner as to market values from time to time, 

 and Avhatever offers the best value from a nutritive and commercial stand- 

 point is bought. The barn is sufficiently large to hold a twelve months' 

 supply of hay, straw and concentrated foods. 



