I3O PROFITABLE DAIRYING 



This may sound paradoxical to persons who have 

 never given thought to the subject. Night air is 

 dryer than that of midday. During the day the 

 air is absorbing moisture. At night, as it cools, 

 the moisture is precipitated. Therefore the night is 

 dryer by just this difference. It is also cooler and 

 is for that reason better for the dairy room than 

 that 9f the day. 



Stone or cement floors should always be used in 

 the milk room. Good drainage, so that the floors 

 can be rinsed and cleaned frequently, should be 

 provided. The drains, constructed of good tiling 

 to admit of thorough cleansing, should be cleaned, 

 at stated intervals, with concentrated lye. If a 

 separate building be used for a milk room, and be 

 constructed of wood, the outer and inner lining 

 should be separated by studding at least five 

 inches wide; six is better. This provides an air 

 chamber to act as non-conductor of heat. If this 

 space be filled with sawdust it will aid in keeping 

 the room cool. The building should be shaded by 

 trees. In four or five years, Carolina poplars will 

 grow large enough for the purpose. Maples planted 

 at the same time, in a little longer time, will furnish 

 a better shade. A good-sized ventilator should be 

 built in the top to permit the warm air to escape 

 from the space under the roof. When the milk 

 room is in the cellar, it should be separated from 

 the root cellar by an air-tight partition, and 

 the doors between hung with springs to keep them 

 closed. If an outdoor building is used a re- 

 frigerator will be necessary to store the prints. 



A good stove is an indispensible adjunct to the 



