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can be enlarged if needed and still be in con- 

 venient shape. 



Necessary investment. The amount to be 

 invested in a creamery plant depends on the 

 amount of business that is expected to be done. 

 $2,500 to $3,500 is sufficient to build and equip 

 a creamery to handle 10,000 to 15,000 Ibs. of 

 milk per day. The cost will vary with the cost 

 of material in different localities. 



Boiler and engine. When purchasing boiler 

 and engine have the boiler of 50 per cent 

 greater capacity than the engine. There are 

 two reasons for this. One is the amount of 

 steam required for purposes about the creamery 

 and the other is that the larger boiler does not 

 need as much time spent in firing. This is 

 quite an item in a creamery as a person cannot 

 be employed for this work alone. 



Look out for a good draft. Have as direct 

 a draft as possible to the smoke-stack. Every 

 turn checks the draft. A good draft is economi- 

 cal of fuel, also of time and patience. A per- 

 son that can have patience with a poor-draft 

 boiler will probably have sufficient to get along 

 with the patrons. As annoying work as I 

 ever did was firing a boiler with a poor 

 draft. The fact that this is an unnecessary 

 evil makes it more aggravating. Too low 

 a smoke-stack or too many turns is usually 

 the cause. In closing this chapter I would ad- 



