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house are : I. That it is open on all sides and away from any 

 rubbish or bad odors ; 2, that it will be used for no other purpose 

 than a dairy house ; 3, the floor should be cement or tile with good 

 drainage and a trap in all drains. All the windows and doors 

 should fit tightly, but be easily opened and provided with fly 

 screens; 4, a porch and vestibule at the entrance door will 

 furnish a protection from outside weather, and will help to keep 

 some dirt out of the building; 5, the inside walls may be either 

 plaster or wood, and painted so as to be easily washed ; 6, if large 

 enough, the building may be divided into three parts, a boiler 

 and fuel room ; a milk receiving room in which a cold water tank 

 is located, and a separating and wash room. 



COMBINATION MILK HOUSE AND ICE STORAGE. 



844. The combination of the refrigerator and ice storage 

 building here described* is a modification of the Hanahan system. 

 The air circulating around the ice stored in the ice house, comes 



Plate 43. Floor plan of combination ice and dairy house, 

 into the refrigerator through the floor, and out near the ceiling 

 ^Hoard's Dairyman, Jan. 21, 11, p. 1504. 



