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tion of cream stations the following factors are of permanent 

 importance : 



Location. The cream station should be accessible to the 

 farmers who come into town from the various directions. At 

 the same time, a location should be selected which would offer 

 good drainage, freedom from dust, isolation from stables, junk 

 shops and other contaminating surroundings. Open privy vaults 

 and manure piles should be especially guarded against, as they 

 are prolific breeding places of flies which may infect the cream 

 with germs harmful to the quality of the product, and danger- 

 ous to the health of the consumer. Bad odors are easily absorbed 

 by cream and in turn are transferred to the butter, thus jeopardiz- 

 ing its market value. The location of the station should, there- 

 fore, be selected with due consideration of sanitary surroundings. 



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Fig*. 1. Arrangement of a properly equipped cream station 



Construction. The materials used for ordinary building 

 purposes are entirely suitable for the cream station. For a per- 

 manent cream station, however, the selection of materials of per- 

 manent character and not susceptible to decay is a matter of 

 economy. The great majority of the buildings that house cream 

 stations are built and used fundamentally for other purposes, 

 and are selected for the handling of cream after they are built. 

 It is important that at least a separate room be reserved for 



