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the dairy. Good drainage should be provided to 

 remove all waste water to a convenient distance. 

 The material for the dairy may be cement, brick, 

 stone, or wood. The walls should be made so that 

 the inside temperature can be controlled. This is 

 best done by having hollow spaces in the walls. 

 Hollow cement blocks, hollow bricks, or still air 

 spaces got by the use of lumber and building paper, 

 are all good for this purpose. The floor may be 

 made of cement, or pine wood, and should slope 



GROUND PLAN FOR FARM DAIRY, REFRIGERATOR AND 

 ICE-HOUSE COMBINED. 



about one inch in six feet to a gutter for ease in 

 cleaning. The wooden floor should be made of well- 

 selected matched lumber I y 2 inches thick, having the 

 joints put together with white lead. The surface 

 should be treated with two or three coats of hot lin- 

 seed oil (8 parts), turpentine (i part), and dryer (i 

 part), applied with a brush and well rubbed into the 

 wood. This dressing should be applied to the floor 

 at least once a year to preserve it and make it easy 

 to clean. 



