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lid to keep out dust and to shade from the sun. Place a 

 faucet at the bottom, by which to run off the water when 

 it has become warm. Set the cooler near the well 

 whence cold water can easily be drawn, and keep the cans 

 of milk submerged in the water. If there is a supply of 

 ice, the temperature of the water may be still further 

 reduced, and the cooler rendered more efficient. A box 

 of the size given above will have room for twelve three 

 gallon cans. 



HOME-MADE BUTTER-WORKER. 



The butter worker, figure 114, is made to stand upon a 

 table or low bench, or when of large size, upon the floor. 

 The lever works upon a rod and can be moved sidewise, 

 an arrangement which we have seen in no other butter- 



Fig. 114. A SERVICEABLE BUTTER-WORKER. 



worker, but which is a very desirable one. The table 

 slopes forward, and has several grooves to carry the liquid 

 down to a pail or a dish placed to receive it. The lever 

 at the under side is leveled to a round or sharp edge, as 

 may be wished. The cost of the worker is a mere trifle ; 

 it should be made of maple, ash or chestnut. 



