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ery waste is exceedingly important. Unless this is provided for 

 by the municipal sewerage system, or a creek or river with run- 

 ning water throughout the year, the creamery is compelled to 

 resort to artificial sewerage disposal in the form of septic tanks, 

 or other contrivances. This is expensive and seldom entirely 

 satisfactory. It is inadvisable to locate the creamery in a place 

 that lacks either natural or municipal facilities for the proper 

 disposal of its waste. 



Even in case the creamery is fortunate enough to be able 

 to connect with the town or city sewer, it may be necessary to 

 install a sediment tank or separating cistern, in order to prevent 

 the rapid coating and clogging of the municipal sewer line, where- 

 by the creamery is liable to forfeit its privilege to use the town 

 sewer. 



Type of Building. For small local creameries a one story 

 building is usually the most suitable. For larger plants, the one 

 story building of convenient dimensions generally does not 

 provide for enough storage room to carry the needed stock 

 of supplies. A two-story structure for creameries of over a 

 500,000 Ibs. butter output per year, appears most suitable and 

 most economical. Where it is desired to establish the gravity 

 plan of arrangement and operation throughout the plant itrjnay 

 be advantageous to use a separate story or floor for each depart- 

 ment, starting at the top with the receiving and "dumping" 

 department, using the next lower floor for neutralization and 

 pasteurization, the next for holding the cream in the vats before 

 churning and the last and lowest floor for churning. 



Material for Construction. The foundation and floor can 

 only be satisfactory when constructed of substantial, non-rotting 

 material. The material for the superstructure is best chosen 

 according to availability and financial ability. A creamery can 

 be made sanitary without going to the extravagance of costly 

 construction. Show creameries, involving large investment, are 

 often not profitable creameries, nor do t they necessarily symbolize 

 superior quality of product. For a small creamery with limited 

 capital a wooden superstructure may be entirely serviceable. If 

 ceiled and plastered on the inside that much the better. For 

 more durable construction, brick, concrete, stone, steel-concrete, 



