238 KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 



not set against a window. The work was all done by the day, by 

 myself and others, and is a first class job throughout, myself 

 and one other doing the most of the work, including lathing, 

 painting and inside finish. The house is sheathed outside 

 with matched floorhig, furred one-half inch, and sided, and 

 grouted iu behind the mopboards. 



We use wood for fuel, but shall soon introduce base burn- 

 ing coal stoves. Kerosene for lights, but were I now construct- 

 ing, would use gas, made on the spot from gasolene — there 

 being a machhie in use in our township, w^hich has given entire 

 satisfaction for nearly four years. 



THE ICE AND DAIRY ROOMS 



are constructed in a good substantial manner, but are not 

 expensive. 



For dairy tools, I get the best. There are many patents 

 for both churning and butter working. 



THE BOSS CHURN 



is th.e barrel, hung by trunnions in a frame having two uprights 

 to receive it, and turned over endwise with a crank, or pulley 

 attached to a horse, or other power. It has the simplest pos- 

 sible device for fastening in and taking out the head, and 

 is probably the best churn extant, there being nothing in it to 

 cut or break the grain of the butter. 



FOR A BUTTER WORKER, 



a simple tapering tray set on three legs, with front one 

 the lowest, with a large rolling pin, tapered also, attached by 

 ^he small end to the small end of tray, by a swivel, rolling from 

 side to side over the butter, is equal, if not superior, to any 

 thing yet made. Whatever is used should have no sharp 

 corners to it to cut, or break the grain of the butter. A 

 table counter one side of the room and scales of 150 or 200 

 pounds capacity about complete the outfit for the dairy house, 

 beside the cans for both the milk and cream. 



BARN FRAMES. 



Having had some experience in building, and having 

 studied how to obtain the trreatest streng^th and convenience 



