CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Preliminary Survey of Conditions I 



II. Form of Organization 1 1 



Copartnership 1 1 



Corporation 14 



Mutual Cooperative Creamery Association 18 



Joint-stock Company 21 



III. Creamery Construction 24 



Floor Plan 24 



Foundations, Walls and Brickwork 30 



Roofs 36 



Painting 37 



Ventilation 3 8 



IV. Sewage Disposal 4 



Sewer System 40 



Cesspool 43 



Septic Tank 44 



V. Refrigeration 49 



Insulation 49 



Systems of Refrigeration 58 



Natural Refrigeration 58 



VI. Mechanical Refrigeration 68 



General Discussion 68 



Compression System 69 



Absorption System 81 



^C VII. Labor 84 



Organizing a Strong Working Force 84 



Paying for Labor 92 



--VIII. Purchase of Milk and Cream 100 



System of Dealing with Patrons 100 



Systems of Milk and Cream Purchase and Delivery 108 



Purchasing Equipment and Supplies ... 123 



The Buyer 123 



How to Buy 125 



Records , 126 



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