PLAN AND DESCRIPTION OF SANITARY DAIRY SHEDS 169 



put in the small division, the larger one being used for feeding the 

 more bulky fodders, hay, etc. 



The overhead carriers can, by means of the adjustable switches, be 

 brought from the feed-room right down the centre alley of the calf-shed, 

 handy for the mangers on either side. 



The floors of the calf-pens should be of cement concrete with a 

 sufficient fall towards the gates to allow any urine to run into gutters (gu) 

 on each side of the alley, which gutters should have sufficient fall to 

 carry the liquid manure away into the covered pits (HH) on each side of 

 the entrance (0) to the calf-shed. 



The partitions and gates of the calf-pens would be particularly 

 sanitary if made of piping and interlaced wire like the " Cyclone " 

 gates, but the mesh must be small enough to prevent the calves sucking 

 or licking each other. The advantage of these gates and partitions 

 would be that fresh air could circulate freely all round the shed. 



FF, engine-room. Is arranged as follows: — Vertical boiler (I) and 

 engine (m), water tank (n) for filling boiler by steam injector. 



Brackets and shafting (as in feed-room), with pulleys to drive shafting 

 in feed-room and also vacuum pump (j>), which is connected with 

 vacuum reservoir (q), overhead, by a 1-inch vacuum pipe, the reservoir 

 being connected with the vacuum pipe running round the cowshed. In 

 the corner of the engine-room is the coal or fuel bin (r), and a steam 

 pipe (s) is carried (overhead) from the boiler into the separator and 

 washing-up room to provide steam for various purposes. 



GG, separator and washing-room, is fitted with steam turbine 

 separator (t), steam turbine Babcock tester (u), wash-up trough (v), 

 brine tub (w) for boiling rubberware, cold water tub (x) for keeping 

 rubberware immersed when not in use, circular platform with steam 

 jet in centre (y) for steaming cans, buckets, etc., can and bucket rack (z), 

 slate-top table at window (za) for use in testing samples of milk or 

 cream with Babcock tester. 



The steam pipe (s) which is brought through the wall from the 

 engine-room has connections with turbine separator, Babcock tester, 

 brine tub, wash-up trough, and steam jet, each connection being fitted 

 with a wheel valve to turn on or shut off steam independently; the 

 main steam pipe can be \ inch with § inch connections, or § inch 

 throughout. 



For boiling water in the wash-up trough or brine tub, the steam 



